| Alisha | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 12" vinyl 1986 CD | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1985 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Mark Berry | |||
| Alisha chronology | ||||
| ||||
Alisha is the debut album by American freestyle and dance-pop artist Alisha. It was released in the US in 1985 by Vanguard Records.
At age 14, Alisha got the attention of producer Mark S. Berry when a demo tape of hers got to him through Vanguard Records. [1] Berry was looking for a vocalist for the track "All Night Passion" and after its success, he went on to produce her debut album. [2]
The album was released on 12" vinyl in 1985. [3] The original vinyl release contains the album versions of "Stargazing" and "Baby Talk". The album was released on CD in 1986, [4] and the original mixes of "Stargazing" and "Baby Talk" were replaced by their extended dance mixes.
"Baby Talk" was originally recorded by Gregg Brown [5] and released in the UK in 1984, and "One Little Lie", written by singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, was recorded by Anni-Frid Lyngstad [6] of ABBA, and released on her 1984 album Shine .
The album spawned many club hits, "All Night Passion" was released in 1984 and reached No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club charts, staying there for 2 weeks. "Too Turned On" was released as a follow-up single and peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Dance Club charts in July 1985. Alisha's biggest single to date "Baby Talk" followed, peaking at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club chart in December 1985 for one week. It was also her first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 68 in February 1986. [7] "Stargazing" was released as the final single in the US, reaching No. 16 on the Hot Dance Club charts in July 1986, and "Boys Will Be Boys" was released as a single in Germany. The album did not chart on the Billboard Top 200.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Night Passion" (Original Version) |
| 6:51 |
| 2. | "Stargazing" |
| 5:23 |
| 3. | "Baby Talk" |
| 5:37 |
| 4. | "Too Turned On" |
| 6:17 |
| 5. | "Boys Will Be Boys" |
| 3:30 |
| 6. | "One Little Lie" | 4:32 | |
| 7. | "All Night Passion" (Special Album Remix) |
| 7:00 |
| Total length: | 39:34 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Night Passion" (Original Version) | 6:48 |
| 2. | "Stargazing" (Extended Dance Mix) | 5:48 |
| 3. | "Baby Talk" (Extended Dance Mix) | 6:45 |
| 4. | "Too Turned On" | 6:17 |
| 5. | "Boys Will Be Boys" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "One Little Lie" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "All Night Passion" (Extended Dance Mix) | 7:05 |
| Total length: | 40:49 | |
Album credits adapted from the liner notes of Alisha.
|
|
Brenda Shannon Greene, known professionally as Shannon, is an American singer and songwriter of freestyle and dance-pop music. She is best known for her single "Let the Music Play", which topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 1983 and was certified gold.
Alisha Ann Itkin is an American freestyle and dance-pop singer who had several club hits in the 1980s and 1990s.
Jamie Principle is an American house music artist and producer born in Chicago, Illinois.
From October 26, 1974 until August 28, 1976, Billboard's Disco Action section published weekly single retail sales charts from various local regions along with Top Audience Response Records in their magazine. Billboard debuted its first national chart devoted exclusively to 12-inch Singles Sales in their issue dated March 16, 1985. This record type is most commonly used in disco and dance music genres where DJs use them to play in discos or dance clubs because of the exclusive extended remixes that are often only made available on this format, but Billboard's 12-inch Single Sales chart ranks releases by artists from all styles of music that release maxi-singles.
"Sidewalk Talk" is a song by American record producer John "Jellybean" Benitez from his first extended play, Wotupski!?! (1984). It was released on October 21, 1984, by EMI Records as the first single from the EP. The song was written by Madonna and produced by Benitez. They had initially met in 1983 and Benitez worked as a producer on Madonna's self-titled debut album. When he started work on his debut EP, Wotupski!?!, Madonna wrote "Sidewalk Talk" for him. The song features bass and electric guitars, synthesizers, piano, and drums. Lead vocals are by Catherine Buchanan with additional chorus vocals by Madonna.
"The Flame" is a power ballad released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick and the first single from their tenth album Lap of Luxury. It was written by songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham.
"Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by American pop rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 in the U.S. Written by Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry, and Tommy James, the song has appeared in various film and television works such as the Oliver Stone drama Heaven & Earth. It was also covered by English singer-songwriter Billy Idol in 1981. Idol's version, which took in more of a rock sound, became an international top 40 hit and additionally revived public interest in the original garage rock single. Idol recorded a live version in 1985 which was ultimately released in 1987 where it became an even bigger hit than the Shondells 1968 original, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Pamala Stanley is an American disco and Hi-NRG singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She scored several dance/club hits from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. She is the sister of folk-pop recording artist and singer-songwriter James Lee Stanley.
Passion is the first album by the Canadian singer Kreesha Turner. It was released on August 12, 2008, in Canada and in early 2009 in the United States. Passion became available for advanced streaming on MuchMusic.com a week earlier.
"Loverboy" is Billy Ocean's second single from his 1984 album, Suddenly. It was produced by Keith Diamond and reached number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as hitting number 20 on the soul chart, and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1985. It also reached the top spot of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the US, in an extended version. The track was released on the Jive label under the catalogue reference, JIVE 80. The song was played in the first episode of the long-running BBC One medical drama Casualty on 6 September 1986.
English rock band Chumbawamba has released fourteen studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, one soundtrack album, two extended plays (EPs), 23 singles, and 6 music videos.
"Fresh" is a song by the American group Kool & the Gang. Released as a single in 1984 from the album Emergency, the song peaked at #9 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart, and #11 on the UK chart. It also reached number one on both the U.S. R&B chart and U.S. Dance chart.
"Baby Talk" is a 1985 single by American freestyle and dance-pop singer Alisha. Originally recorded and released by Gregg Brown in 1984, Alisha's version was popular in the dance clubs and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart in December 1985.
"Baby Love" is a song by American singer Regina. The single hit number one on the dance charts for two weeks in mid-1986. The single crossed over to the pop singles chart, where it peaked at number 10 on US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 30 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart. "Baby Love" would be her only single to chart on both the Pop and Soul Singles charts, but several follow up singles charted on the dance chart.
"Thinking About You" is the fifth single by American singer Whitney Houston. It was written by Kashif Saleem and La Forrest "La La" Cope for Houston's debut studio album Whitney Houston (1985), while production was helmed by the former, released in October 1985. Even though it was not promoted as a single to top 40 radio stations, "Thinking About You" became a top 10 hit on the Hot Black Singles chart in the United States. It later appeared as the B-side to Houston's 1986 single, "Greatest Love of All".
Bounce Back is the third and final album from American freestyle and dance-pop singer Alisha. It was her first album released by MCA Records after leaving RCA Records.
Denise Lopez is an American Dance/freestyle singer, born in Queens, New York, mainly active in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
"All Night Passion" is the debut single by American singer Alisha. It was released from the self-titled album "Alisha" in the United States in 1984.
Nightwalkin' is the second album by American singer Alisha. It was released in the US in 1987 by RCA Records.
Mood Swing is the debut album by American new wave group The Nails. Recorded and released in 1984, it included the novelty single "88 Lines About 44 Women," which entered the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and placed at number 208 on the US Pop Albums Sales chart. It is retrospectively held in high regard by critics.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)