Alisha is the debut studio 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. Berry was looking for a vocalist for the track "All Night Passion" and after its success, he went on to produce her debut album.
The album was released on 12" vinyl in 1985. The original vinyl release contains the album versions of "Stargazing" and "Baby Talk". The album was released on CD in 1986, and the original mixes of "Stargazing" and "Baby Talk" were replaced by their extended dance mixes.
"Baby Talk" was originally recorded by Gregg Brown and released in the UK in 1984, and "One Little Lie", written by singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, was recorded by Anni-Frid Lyngstad 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. "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
Personnel Album credits adapted from the liner notes of Alisha.
Alisha - vocals Mark Berry - producer, musician The Brass Bed Factory - photography prop Joel Broddsky - photography Greg Brown - composer Simon Climie - composer Bev Collins - background vocals Carol Collins - background vocals Alexandra Forbes - composer Greco & Emmi, Inc. - album design Jimmy Halperin - composer, musician Chuck Hammer - musician Chris Hills - musician Tay Hoyle - engineer Robbie Kilgore - musician Andrea La Russo - composer
Nikki Lauren - background vocals Logankoya - composer Kirsty MacColl - composer Penny Mealing - background vocals Richard Musk - musician Shep Pettibone - mixer, additional producer, musician Mark Richardson - musician Beth Rudetsky - background vocals Michael Rudetsky - arranger Steve Schwartz - musician Peggy Stanziale - composer Rick Tarbox - composer Jimi Tunnell - musician, background vocals Andy Wallace - musician, remix engineer Jeff Zaraya - executive producer Paul Zinman - musician, engineer
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