🟣 Lolly Lolly – Single UK: Apr 1989

Released on April 10 1989, “Lolly Lolly” became the second single from Wendy & Lisa’s Fruit At The Bottom. Issued exclusively in the UK and Europe, the single centred on a new Prince‑created remix — “Lolly Lolly (According To Prince)” — which did not appear on the album. Multiple formats were issued, each containing unique mixes, edits, and promotional configurations.

🟣 The Story

Five weeks after the release of Fruit At The Bottom, Wendy & Lisa issued “Lolly Lolly” as the album’s second single. Although the album version did not involve Prince, the single rollout was built around his remix, “Lolly Lolly (According To Prince).” The B‑side, “Hip Hop Love,” was previously unreleased. The single reached No. 64 on the UK Gallup Singles Chart and became one of the duo’s most format‑diverse releases of the era.

🟣 Format: 7" Single (UK)

Label: Virgin – VS 1175 / VS1175

Catalogue Number: VS 1175

Released: 10 Apr 1989 — UK

Chart Position: UK No. 64

Track List — 7" Single

Side A

• Lolly Lolly (According To Prince) — 4:22

Mixed By – Prince

Vocals – Cole, Lisa, Susannah, Wendy

Written‑By – L. Coleman, W. Melvoin

Written‑By, Producer, Performer – Wendy & Lisa

Side B

• Hip Hop Love — 5:04

Producer – Wendy & Lisa

Written‑By – W. Melvoin / L. Coleman / S. Melvoin

Writing Credits

• L. Coleman, W. Melvoin — all tracks

• S. Melvoin — B‑side contribution

Production Credits

• Produced by: Wendy & Lisa

• Remix (A‑side): Prince

🟣 Format: 7" Promo (UK)

Label:

Virgin – VSDJ 1175

Catalogue Number:

VSDJ 1175

Track List — 7" Promo

Side A

• Lolly Lolly (According To Prince) (Radio Edit)

Mixed By – Prince

Vocals – Cole, Lisa, Susannah, Wendy

Written‑By – L. Coleman, W. Melvoin

Written‑By, Producer, Performer – Wendy & Lisa

Side B

• Hip Hop Love

Producer – Wendy & Lisa

Written‑By – W. Melvoin / L. Coleman / S. Melvoin

Writing Credits

• L. Coleman, W. Melvoin — all tracks

Production Credits

• Produced by: Wendy & Lisa

• Remix: Prince

🟣 Format: 12" Single (UK / EUR)

Label:

Virgin – 612 118‑213 / VST1175 / 612 118

Catalogue Number:

612 118‑213

Track List — 12"

Side A

• Lolly Lolly (Random Dance Mix) — 7:26

Engineer – Susan Rogers

Remix – Steve Beltran

Side B1

• Lolly Lolly (According To Prince) — 4:19

Mixed By – Prince

Vocals – Cole, Susannah, Wendy & Lisa

Side B2

• Hip Hop Love — 5:04

Written‑By – S. Melvoin

Writing Credits

• L. Coleman, W. Melvoin — A, B1

• S. Melvoin — B2

Production Credits

• Produced by: Wendy & Lisa

• Remix: Steve Beltran / Prince

🟣 Format: 12" Promo (UK)

Label:

Virgin – WL 1

Catalogue Number:

WL 1

Track List — 12" Promo

Side A

• Lolly Lolly (According To Prince)

Mixed By – Prince

Vocals – Cole, Lisa, Susannah, Wendy

Written‑By, Producer, Performer – Wendy & Lisa

Side B

• Lolly Lolly (Random Dance Mix)

Engineer – Susan Rogers

Producer – Wendy & Lisa

Remix – Steve Beltran

🟣 Format: 12" White Label Promo (UK)

Label:

Virgin – VST 1175

Catalogue Number:

VST 1175

Track List — White Label

Side A

• Lolly Lolly (Random Dance Mix) — 7:26

Engineer – Susan Rogers

Remix – Steve Beltran

Side B1

• Lolly Lolly (According To Prince)

Side B2

• Hip Hop Love

🟣 Format: 12" Poster Edition (UK)

Label:

Virgin – VSTP 1175

Catalogue Number:

VSTP 1175

Released:

1989 — UK

Format:

12" / 45 RPM / Stereo / Poster Edition

Track List — Poster Edition

Side A

• Lolly Lolly (Random Dance Mix)

Engineer – Susan Rogers

Remix – Steve Beltran

Written‑By – L. Coleman, W. Melvoin

Side B1

• Lolly Lolly (According To Prince)

Mixed By – Prince

Vocals – Cole, Lisa, Susannah, Wendy

Written‑By – L. Coleman, W. Melvoin

Side B2

• Hip Hop Love

Written‑By – L. Coleman, S. Melvoin, W. Melvoin

🟣 Format: CD Maxi‑Single (UK)

Label:

Virgin – VSCDT 1175 / 662 118

Catalogue Number:

VSCDT 1175

Track List — CD Maxi

Lolly Lolly (According To Prince) — 4:21

Mixed By – Prince

Hip Hop Love — 5:04

Lolly Lolly (Random Dance Mix) — 7:26

Engineer – Susan Rogers

Remix – Steve Beltran

🟣 Format: CD Mini Single (UK)

Label:

Virgin – VSCD 1175 / VSCD1175

Catalogue Number:

VSCD 1175

Track List — CD Mini

Lolly Lolly (According To Prince) — 4:21

Mixed By – Prince

Vocals – Cole, Lisa, Susannah, Wendy

Written‑By – L. Coleman, W. Melvoin

Performer – Wendy & Lisa

Hip Hop Love — 5:04

Written‑By – L. Coleman, S. Melvoin, W. Melvoin

Lolly Lolly (Random Dance Mix) — 7:26

Engineer – Susan Rogers

Remix – Steve Beltran

Written‑By – L. Coleman, W. Melvoin

🟣 Format: CD Promo (EU)

Label:

Virgin Records Ltd. – WLCD 1

Catalogue Number:

WLCD 1

Track List — CD Promo

Lolly Lolly (According To Prince) (DJ Edit) — 3:23

Remix & Mix – Prince

Vocals – Cole, Lisa, Susannah, Wendy

🟣 Key Highlights

• Second single from Fruit At The Bottom

• Features Prince’s remix “Lolly Lolly (According To Prince)”

• Multiple UK/EU formats with exclusive mixes and edits

• Reached No. 64 on the UK Gallup Singles Chart

• 12" editions include the extended “Random Dance Mix”

• 2011 Special Edition album reissued the Prince remix

🟣 Personnel

• Wendy Melvoin — vocals, instruments, production

• Lisa Coleman — vocals, instruments, production

• Prince — remix, mixing (select tracks)

• Susan Rogers — engineering (Random Dance Mix)

• Steve Beltran — remix (Random Dance Mix)

• Cole, Susannah — backing vocals

🟣 Variants

• 7" — Virgin – VS 1175 — UK — 1989

• 7" Promo — Virgin – VSDJ 1175 — UK — 1989

• 12" — Virgin – VST1175 / 612 118‑213 — UK/EUR — 1989

• 12" Promo — Virgin – WL 1 — UK — 1989

• 12" White Label — Virgin – VST 1175 — UK — 1989

• 12" Poster Edition — Virgin – VSTP 1175 — UK — 1989

• CD Maxi — Virgin – VSCDT 1175 — UK — 1989

• CD Mini — Virgin – VSCD 1175 — UK — 1989

• CD Promo — Virgin – WLCD 1 — Austria — 1989

🟣 Chart Performance

UK — Gallup Singles Chart

Peak Position: 64

Total Weeks: —

First Chart Date: April 1989

🟣 Context & Notes

• Single era: Fruit At The Bottom

• Production: Wendy & Lisa

• Sleeve notes: Standard Virgin Records design

• Historical placement: One of the final Wendy & Lisa singles to feature Prince involvement

• Reissues: 1991 reissue removed the Prince remix

🟣 Related Material

• Previous single: Waterfall — 1987

• Next single: Are You My Baby? — 1989

• Associated album: Fruit At The Bottom

• Associated tour: Wendy & Lisa promotional cycle, 1989

🟣 Mini‑Timeline

✦ Feb 1989 — Fruit At The Bottom released

✦ 10 Apr 1989 — “Lolly Lolly” single released

✦ Apr 1989 — UK chart peak at No. 64

✦ 2011 — Prince remix reissued

🟣 Glam Flashback

A neon‑bright late‑80s spark — Wendy & Lisa meet Prince one last time on the🟣 Sources

Primary reference sources: Warner Bros., Paisley Park, Discogs, Prince Vault, Official Charts Company, archival documentation.

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