In a Brilliant White

In a Brilliant White
Studio album by
Released2002
GenrePop rock, blue-eyed soul
LabelVirgin (worldwide)
Rune Grammofon (Norway)
PolyEast (Philippines)
ProducerPer Øystein Sørensen
Svein Dag Hauge
Fra Lippo Lippi chronology
Dreams
(1992)
In a Brilliant White
(2002)
The Early Years
(2003)

In a Brilliant White is the seventh studio album by Norwegian group Fra Lippo Lippi; this time, with vocalist Per Øystein Sørensen as the sole member (as bassist/founder Rune Kristoffersen retired to manage his record label). The band's first studio album in more than a decade, it contains mostly Sorensen's works and was initially produced and released only in the Philippines by EMI Music Philippines in 2002.

"Later" became a hit in the Philippines even before the album was released, receiving massive airplay on radio which rejuvenated the band's popularity in the Philippines. Hence, EMI Music Philippines (now Polyeast Records) decided to produce a full-length album with it. "Wish We Were Two" was released as a second single, a collaboration between Sorensen and Filipino R&B singer Kyla. However, this single did not receive as much local airplay and never charted.

This album was also released in Norway eventually, following releases over other countries in Asia. Carrying the Fra Lippo Lippi name, Sorensen visited the country once again to play sold-out concerts and appeared on MYX TV and other variety shows such as ASAP.[1][2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Story of a Broken Heart"
  2. "Faithful"
  3. "Will I Recognize"
  4. "Come On"
  5. "Later"
  6. "Wish We Were Two" (featuring Kyla)
  7. "Ordinary Guy"
  8. "Stay"
  9. "Who Is Your Buddha
  10. "If I Knew Then"

Personnel[edit]

  • Per Øystein Sørensen – vocals, keyboards, producer
  • Stein Austrud – keyboards
  • Svein Dag Hauge – engineer, guitar, producer, programming
  • Giert Clausen – engineer (Norway)
  • Dante Tañedo – engineer (Philippines)
  • Espen Berg – mastering
  • Darrell James Laxamana – project manager, producer

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fra Lippo Lippi History". Archived from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  2. ^ Fra Lippo Lippi on ASAP on YouTube