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Alyson is an American pop/dance singer-songwriter and producer from Los Angeles.
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Alyson is an American pop/dance singer-songwriter and producer from Los Angeles.
Alyson's debut album Take a Good Look released on her own label, PM Media, was released on May 17, 2005. The album features the hits "Baby Come Back", "What're Your Gonna Do", "Nothin' More To Say", "Feel You", "Take A Gook Look" and "Forever", the fifth song from her debut album to hit the Top 10 on the Hot Dance Club Play and to become Hot Dance Airplay hits, and hit number one on the World Dance/Trance Singles Chart. It also gained Rhythmic, Top 40 and AC format radio airplay. Alyson's second album, Hey You , was released on March 18, 2008. The title track became the lead single. It became an immediate success on the charts. The album's other hit singles are "Here With Me", "Adios Barcelona", "Sticky Sticky" and "Shoobadoo", all hitting the Top 5 on the national Hot 100 Radio Chart (Top 40 & AC) in New Music Weekly Magazine.
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Dance/Club | U.S. Dance Singles Sales | ||
| 2004 | "Baby Come Back" | - | - |
| 2004 | "What're You Gonna Do" | 4 [1] | - |
| 2004 | "Feel You" | 7 [1] | - |
| 2005 | "Nothin' More To Say" | 9 [1] | - |
| 2006 | "Take a Good Look" | 13 [1] | - |
| 2007 | "Forever" | 8 [1] | 8 |
| 2008 | "Hey You" | - | - |
| 2008 | "Here With Me" | 4 [1] | - |
| 2008 | "Adios Barcelona" | 33 [1] | - |
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