Alisha
Studio album by
Alisha
Released1985 12" vinyl
1986 CD
Recorded1983-1985
Genre
Label
ProducerMark Berry
Alisha chronology
Alisha
(1985)		 Nightwalkin'
(1987)

Alisha is the debut album by American freestyle and dance-pop artist Alisha. It was released in the US in 1985 by Vanguard Records.

Background

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.

Singles and chart performance

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.

Track listing

1985 vinyl edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All Night Passion" (Original Version)
  • Rick Tarbox
6:51
2."Stargazing"
  • Jimmy Halperin
5:23
3."Baby Talk"
  • Greg Brown
  • Logankoya
5:37
4."Too Turned On"
  • Alexandra Forbes
6:17
5."Boys Will Be Boys"
  • Peggy Stanziale
  • Andrea La Russo
3:30
6."One Little Lie"
4:32
7."All Night Passion" (Special Album Remix)
  • Tarbox
7:00
Total length:39:34
1986 CD edition
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Album credits adapted from the liner notes of Alisha.

References

  1. ↑ "Out of the New York Club Scene Comes Alisha Ann Itkin, Who May Just Be the Next Madonna". People.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Mark Berry, Producer/Engineer and Founder of Attack Media Group". Blogcritics. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Alisha - Alisha (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1985. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Alisha - Alisha (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  5. ↑ FrancoisForceFunk (2013-03-29). "Gregg Brown - Baby Talk (1984) ♫". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  6. ↑ MAMsMom97. "Frida-"One Little Lie," 1984". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Alisha - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
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