Alisha Rules the World

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Alisha Rules the World
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Studio album by
Released4 November 1996
Recorded The Church Studios (Crouch End, London)
Genre Pop
Length45:58
Label Mercury
Producer Dave Stewart [1]
Alisha's Attic chronology
Alisha Rules the World
(1996)
Japanese Dream
(1997)
Singles from Alisha Rules the World
  1. "I Am, I Feel"
    Released: 15 July 1996 [2] [3]
  2. "Alisha Rules the World"
    Released: 21 October 1996 [4]
  3. "Indestructible"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Air We Breathe"
    Released: 30 June 1997 [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Alisha Rules the World is the debut album by English pop duo Alisha's Attic, released on 4 November 1996. The album received positive reviews, and went platinum in the following year, selling 400,000 copies in the UK (with another 100,000 in Japan). The four singles released from the album all reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. [9]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Karen Poole, Shelly Poole and Terry Martin.

  1. "Irresistible U Are" – 1:49
  2. "Intense" – 3:55
  3. "I Am, I Feel" – 4:00
  4. "Alisha Rules the World" – 4:34
  5. "White Room" – 4:13
  6. "Stone in My Shoe" – 4:39
  7. "Personality Lines" – 0:54
  8. "Indestructible" – 3:39
  9. "I Won't Miss You" – 4:01
  10. "The Golden Rule" – 1:34
  11. "Just the Way You Like It" – 3:57
  12. "Air We Breathe" – 4:37
  13. "Adore U" – 3:57

Note: "Indestructible" was consistently misspelt as "Indestructable" on CD and printed covers as was "Irresistible" misspelt as "Irresistable".

Personnel

Alisha's Attic

with:

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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