Flip is a 1985 solo album from Nils Lofgren. The sound is typical of the style of the mid-'80s, with a heavy emphasis on the snare drum sound, Lofgren's guitar, and plenty of synthesizer. The name of the album reflects his signature trampoline 'flips' performed on stage whilst playing guitar solos.
Track listing All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren.
"Flip Ya Flip" – 4:11 "Secrets in the Street" – 4:33 "From the Heart" – 3:31 "Delivery Night" – 3:54 "King of the Rock" – 5:24 "Sweet Midnight" – 6:49 "New Holes in Old Shoes" – 4:35 "Dreams Die Hard" – 3:34 "Big Tears Fall" – 6:08 Later re-releases include the bonus track "Beauty and the Beast" – 3:44.
Personnel Adapted from liner notes.Liner notes of Towerbell Records # CD TOW II
The Band Nils Lofgren – vocals, keyboards, guitars T Lavitz – Oberheim synthesizer, PPG Wave Tommy Mandel – Yamaha DX7, Prophet-5, Casio synthesizer Wornell Jones – bass Andy Newmark – drums
Additional musicians Paul Griffin – acoustic piano, Hammond organ Steve Lombardeli – saxophone Rick Valenti – harmonica, backing vocals Devereaux Merryweather – backing vocals Rudy Rubini – backing vocals Tico Torres – backing vocals Jeri Bocchino – backing vocals on "Beauty and the Beast"
Production Nils Lofgren – producer Lance Quinn – producer Bill Scheniman – recording, mixing Mal – additional engineer John Cianci – assistant engineer Big Al Greaves – assistant engineer Paul K – assistant engineer Ed Stasium – remix engineer at Right Track Recording (New York City, New York) Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Christopher Austopchuk – art direction Steve Borowski – photography Sheva Fruitman – stylist Jody Morlock – make-up Larry Mazer – management
Additional technical credits for "Beauty and the Beast" Ronnie Freeland – mixing, additional recording Bill Mueller – mixing
Flip album software by flippagemaker.com
Charts +Chart performance for FlipChart (1985)Peakposition US Billboard 200 150
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