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Shine is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and her second international solo album as Frida. It was first released in September 1984 and has since been re-released several times, mainly in the digitally remastered form in 2005 with bonus tracks. Shine, alongside the accompanying promotional videos and clips, is included in Frida – 4xCD 1xDVD. This album has never been officially released in the United States, but was issued in Canada by WEA. This is Lyngstad's last solo English language studio album to date.

Shine
Studio album by Frida
Released	11 September 1984
Recorded	1 February – 31 March 1984
Studio	Studios de la Grande Armée, Paris
Genre	Pop
Length	44:05
Label	Polar (Scandinavia) Epic (UK) WEA (Canada) Universal (2005 re-release)
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Frida chronology
Something's Going On (1982) Shine (1984) Djupa andetag (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Recording history

After the success of Something's Going On, Phil Collins was to produce again for Frida's next album, but as Genesis formed part of his other commitments, producer Steve Lillywhite took over his role.

Recording began on 1 February 1984, at the Studios de la Grande Armée, Paris, France. The producer was Steve Lillywhite, and at only 29 years of age, he was already known for his work with Peter Gabriel, the Rolling Stones and U2 amongst others. Lilywhite's then-wife Kirsty MacColl co-wrote three songs that made the album, as well as a fourth recorded at the sessions and used as a B-side.

At the time of recording, both Something's Going On and Shine, Lyngstad wanted to distance herself from the "typical ABBA pop-sound" and try new directions. Lillywhite managed to give Lyngstad an even more modern and complex soundscape than Phil Collins had done on her previous album. In Frida – The DVD, when speaking about Shine and its failure to recreate the success of its predecessor, Lyngstad herself said "that maybe this album became a bit too modern for its time".[2]

Music

Shine features songwriting contributions from musicians such as Stuart Adamson, Kirsty MacColl, Simon Climie (of Climie Fisher fame), and Pete Glenister – Alison Moyet's co-writer and producer. The Shine album is also unique as it saw the debut of Lyngstad as a songwriter in both "Don't Do It" and "That's Tough", the latter also features her son Hans Fredriksson as co-writer. (Frida also wrote "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" during this period). The track "Slowly" was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA.

The lead single from the album was the title track, "Shine". In some countries "Twist in the Dark", "Come to Me (I Am Woman)" and "Heart of the Country" were released as singles. Shine reached the Top 10 on the album charts in Sweden and Norway, and the Top 30 in the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Shine" (Kevin Jarvis, Guy Fletcher, Jeremy Bird) – 4:39
2. "One Little Lie" (Simon Climie, Kirsty MacColl) – 3:44
3. "The Face" (Daniel Balavoine, Kirsty MacColl) – 3:40
4. "Twist in the Dark" (Andee Leek) – 3:43
5. "Slowly" (Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson) – 4:34

Side 2

1. "Heart of the Country" (Stuart Adamson)– 4:38
2. "Come to Me (I Am Woman)" (Eddie Howell, David Dundas) – 5:04
3. "Chemistry Tonight" (Pete Glenister, Simon Climie, Kirsty MacColl) – 4:56
4. "Don't Do It" (Anni-Frid Lyngstad) – 4:37
5. "Comfort Me" (Pete Glenister) – 4:28

2005 remaster bonus tracks

11. "That's Tough" (Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Hans Fredriksson, Kirsty MacColl) – 5:03
12. "Shine" (Extended Mix) (Kevin Jarvis, Guy Fletcher, Jeremy Bird) – 6:31

Personnel

• Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Tony Levin – bass guitar
• Pete Glenister – electric and acoustic guitar
• Simon Climie – keyboards, synthesizers, harpsichord, backing vocals
• Mark Brzezicki – drums
• Marc Chantreau – percussion
• Rutger Gunnarsson – bass on "Shine" and "Chemistry Tonight"
• Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals

Production

• Steve Lillywhite – producer
• Howard Gray – sound engineer
• Frédéric Delafaye – assistant engineer
• David Edwards – studio coordinator
• Thomas Johansson – album coordinator
• Görel Hanser – album coordinator
• Stikkan Andersson – executive producer
• Heinz Angermayr – cover photos
• Cay Bond – styling
• Digitally recorded and mixed at Studios de la Grande Armée, Paris France
• Remastered in 2005 by Henrik Jonsson of Masters of Audio, Stockholm

Charts

Chart performance for Shine

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	49
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5]	10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	29
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	67

References

На других языках

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- [en] Shine (Frida album)

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[es] Shine (álbum de Frida)

Shine es un álbum de Frida grabado en 1984. Shine llegó al Top 10 en las listas de éxitos de álbumes en Suecia, Noruega y Bélgica, y el Top 20 en Holanda.

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[ru] Shine (альбом Анни-Фрид Лингстад)

Shine — сольный альбом шведской певицы Анни-Фрид Лингстад, выпущенный в сентябре 1984 года. Это последний на сегодняшний день студийный альбом исполнительницы на английском языке. Альбом несколько раз переиздавался, а в 2005 году прошёл цифровой ремастеринг и был дополнен двумя дополнительными песнями. Выход пластинки сопровождался изданием нескольких синглов и видеоклипов. Shine попал в десятку лучших в чартах альбомов в Швеции и Норвегии, отметился в национальных хит-парадах Нидерландах, Германии и Швейцарии.

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