Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force is the debut album of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam in collaboration with the band and production team, Full Force, released on Columbia Records on August 2, 1985. It is best known for the lead tracks, "I Wonder If I Take You Home", "Can You Feel the Beat" and "All Cried Out". The third of these hits also features Full Force's Paul Anthony and Bowlegged Lou on vocals.
Critical reception In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "C+" and found Lisa Lisa's singing amateurish and comparable to "a Rosie & the Originals for our more pretentious time." In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Ron Wynn wrote that, along with her singing's "perfect mix of uncertainty, irony, and edge," the album is highlighted by "I Wonder If I Take You Home" and "All Cried Out", which he said is "arguably still her finest performance."
Track listing
Charts
Chart (1985)Peakposition US Billboard 200Billboard 52US Top R&B Albums 16UK Albums ChartTheofficialcharts.com 96
YearSingleChartPosition1985"Can You Feel the Beat"US Hot Dance Club Play6
Personnel Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Lisa Lisa: Lead and backing vocals Alex "Spanador" Moseley: Guitars, bass, keyboards Mike Hughes: Timbales, percussion, rap
Full Force Paul "Anthony" George: Vocals Lucien "Bow-Legged Lou" George Jr.: Vocals Curt "Curt-T-T" Bedeau: Guitars Gerry "Baby Gee" Charles: Keyboards Junior "Shy Shy" Clark: Bass Brian "B-Fine" George: Drums, percussion, drum programming
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