Flip (album) explained

Flip
Type:	studio
Artist:	Nils Lofgren
Cover:	Flip (album).jpg
Released:	1985
Studio:	The Warehouse, Philadelphia
Genre:	Heartland rock
Length:	42:42
Label:	Towerbell Records
Producer:	Lance Quinn, Nils Lofgren
Prev Title:	Wonderland
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Code of the Road
Next Year:	1986

Flip is a 1985 solo album from Nils Lofgren, longtime guitarist for Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. 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.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren.

1. "Flip Ya Flip" – 4:11
2. "Secrets in the Street" – 4:33
3. "From the Heart" – 3:31
4. "Delivery Night" – 3:54
5. "King of the Rock" – 5:24
6. "Sweet Midnight" – 6:49
7. "New Holes in Old Shoes" – 4:35
8. "Dreams Die Hard" – 3:34
9. "Big Tears Fall" – 6:08

Later re-releases include the bonus track "Beauty and the Beast".

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.^[2]

The Band

• Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Andy Newmark – drums
• Wornell Jones – bass
• T. Lavitz – Oberheim PPG
• Tommy Mandel – DX7, Prophet 5, Casio

Additional musicians

• Paul Griffin – piano, Hammond organ
• Steve Hooper Lombardeli – saxophone
• Rick Valenti – harmonica, backing vocals
• Devereaux Merryweather, Rudy Rubin, Tico Torres – backing vocals

Production

• Produced by Lance Quinn and Nils Lofgren
• Recording and mixed by Bill Scheniman
• Additional engineering by Mal, assisted by Big Al Greaves, John Cianci, Paul K
• Remix engineer: Ed Stasium, Right Track, NY
• Flip album software by flippagemaker.com

Charts

Chart (1985)!scope="col"

Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	150

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nils Lofgren .
2. Liner notes of Towerbell Records # CD TOW II
3. Nils Lofgren. Billboard. July 19, 2023.