Alisha (Alisha Ann Itkin album)

"Alisha (album)" redirects here. For the Alisha Chinai album, see Alisha (Alisha Chinai album).

1985 studio album by Alisha

Alisha

Studio album by

Alisha

Released| 1985 12" vinyl
1986 CD
Recorded| 1983–1985
Genre|

* Dance-pop
* club
* freestyle

Label|

* Vanguard Records

Producer| Mark Berry
Alisha chronology
|  | Alisha
(1985)  | Nightwalkin'
(1987)

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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

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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

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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

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1985 vinyl editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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"|

* Kirsty MacColl
* Simon Climie

| 4:32
7.| "All Night Passion" (Special Album Remix)|

* Tarbox

| 7:00
Total length:| 39:34

1986 CD editionNo.| Title| Length

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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

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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
* Jim Tunnel - musician, background vocals
* Andy Wallace - musician, remix engineer
* Jeff Zaraya - executive producer
* Paul Zinman - musician, engineer

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## References

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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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