Aah... Alisha!

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Aah.. Alisha
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Studio album by
Released1986
StudioRave Recording Studios
Genre Indipop
Label Gramophone Company India
Producer Louis Banks, Rajesh Johri
Alisha chronology
Jaadoo
(1985)
Aah.. Alisha
(1986)
Babydoll
(1988)

Aah... Alisha! is a 1986 platinum-selling, Hindi-language pop album by Indi-pop star Alisha Chinai. As well as singing each song, she factored heavily in the production, having co-written seven of the eight songs. [1]

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Track listing

  1. Babusha (Banks, Johri, Alisha)
  2. Kissko Dil De Doon (Johri, Alisha)
  3. Sayani (Johri)
  4. Aaja (Alisha, Johri)
  5. Gungunane Laga Hai Dil (Johri, Alisha, Ila Arun)
  6. Taara (Banks, Alisha)
  7. Jannat (Johri, Alisha)
  8. Aah...Alisha! (Johri, Arun)

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References

  1. Asha Kasbekar Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle 2006 1851096361 page 34 "Alisha Chinai (1972– ) is the pioneer and undisputed Queen of Indipop—that's the verdict of the music industry. Her first major hit album was Jadoo (Magic). Further platinum albums included Aah Alisha, Baby Doll, Madonna, and Kamasutra, but it was Made in India that established Indipop as a discrete genre and Chinai its prime proponent."