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"Genesis, the sole album by SF-based sisters Wendy and Bonnie Flower, ranks as one of the most remarkable unheard albums of 1969. With melodic confections laced with radiant sisterly harmony, the breezy Brazilian splashes and soft-rock strains of Genesis convey a sophistication that belies the artists' tender ages (Wendy 17, Bonnie 13). Wendy & Bonnie "Genesis" Reviews "So here are two teenaged girls, with a recording contract, and a clutch of musicians at their disposal including Jim Keltner, Mike Melvoin, and Larry Carlton. Um, not bad. What they came up with is truly a stunner ... The whole thing is executed brilliantly and sympathetically by the Extreme-Heavyweight musicians, who never let their own agendas get in the way. In fact, the whole thing is SO brilliant that when you first put it on, you immediately think "hoax.' There's no way these girls could have come up with this music. But they did, and you really need to hear it." - Ugly Things "The music is unashamedly pretty and deceptively complex, and any fan of late '60s soft pop has to hear it ... Genesis is a remarkable album." - Amplifier "A true artifact of life in the pop culture vortex of the 60s...For those whose finely attuned musical radar has brought them under the spell of Free Design's exuberant harmonizing and Curt Boettcher's avant-bubblegum recordings with The Millennium and Sagittarius, Genesis will come as welcome discovery to be happily filed somewhere between the two. Quality kitsch, as it were." -M Hotel Music Media "Revived with bonus tracks, Genesis is a charming, surprisingly mature confection, studded with tasteful session work and the girl's own prodigious playing ... sure to appeal to sixties pop afficionados." -Scram "...a sophisticated production with sweet lyrics, complex musical sounds and a jazz/pop/soft rock ambiance..." -Pacifica Tribune "...Bay Area sisters' sweetly sorrowful harmonies with songs remains as fresh and captivating as ever." -The Oakland Tribune "Delicate and warm, the album imparts a sense of worldliness and skill that belies the sisters' youth. If you can meet the unashamedly sentimental tone of this beautiful music on its own terms, there won't be much better listening while the summer grass is still there for you to laze in..." -Straight "Genesis, an unclassifiable but wholly beguiling 1969 LP by teenage sisters Wendy and Bonnie Flower, is an even more remarkable rediscovery. On self-penned folk-pop-jazz tunes like "Let Yourself Go Another Time' and "By The Sea,' the duo offers a radiant mix of youthful innocence and precocious sophistication, merging an inventive melodic sensibility with seamlessly organic sibling harmonies." -Time Out New York