Alisha (singer)
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Alisha Ann Itkin is an American
Freestyle
, dance-pop
singer from Brooklyn, New York who had several hits in the 1980s and 1990s.
, included the hits "All Night Passion" (#4 Hot Dance US), "Baby Talk" (#1 Hot Dance US), and "Too Turned On" (#6 Hot Dance US) and sold over two million copies. Her second album, Nightwalkin, was released on RCA Records in 1987 and included the songs "Do You Dream About Me?" (for the movie Mannequin
) and "Into My Secret" (which reached #9 on the Hot Dance US charts). Her third album Bounce Back was produced by Michael Jay and was released on MCA Records
in 1990. It included the title track (which reached #10 on the Hot Dance US charts) and the single "Wrong Number", as well as featuring the background vocal talents of Martika
and Donna De Lory. In 1996 Alisha released the dance single "Wherever The Rhythm Takes Me" (produced by Critique/Fever Records) and in 1999 was chosen to sing "You Wanna Be A Star", the title song for the Will Ferrell
and Molly Shannon
movie Superstar
. Most recently Alisha has re-recorded her first single "All Night Passion" and released a Hi-NRG
dance single.
After taking some time off to have a family, Alisha has returned to singing and recording.
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)"Into My Secret" (4:32)
"Love You Up" (3:11)
"Girls Don't Lie" (4:31)
"Play With Boys" (3:45)
"Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind" (4:08)
"Nightwalkin'" (4:15)
"I Don't Know What Comes Over Me" (3:51)
"Do You Dream About Me" (3:36)
"Save a Little Love" (4:15)
"Into the Night" (3:58)
"Wrong Number" (3:50)
"Everything You Do" (4:26)
"You've Really Gotten to Me" (4:28)
"Love Will Talk" (3:58)
"(Ain't No) Better Love" (4:04)
"Bounce Back" (3:53)
"Rescue Me" (3:52)
"Kiss Me Quick" (3:28)
"Don't Let Our Love Go" (4:22)
"I Need Forever" (4:27)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Freestyle
Freestyle music
Freestyle or Latin freestyle, sometimes referred to as Latin hip hop, is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1980s. Mostly popular during the mid 80s to the early 90s...
, dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
singer from Brooklyn, New York who had several hits in the 1980s and 1990s.
Music career
Her self-titled first album, produced by Mark Berry and released on Vanguard RecordsVanguard Records
Vanguard Records is a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. It started as a classical label, but is perhaps best known for its catalogue of recordings by a number of pivotal folk and blues artists from the 1960s; the Bach Guild was a subsidiary...
, included the hits "All Night Passion" (#4 Hot Dance US), "Baby Talk" (#1 Hot Dance US), and "Too Turned On" (#6 Hot Dance US) and sold over two million copies. Her second album, Nightwalkin, was released on RCA Records in 1987 and included the songs "Do You Dream About Me?" (for the movie Mannequin
Mannequin (1987 film)
Mannequin is a 1987 romantic comedy film, starring Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Meshach Taylor, James Spader, G. W. Bailey, and Estelle Getty...
) and "Into My Secret" (which reached #9 on the Hot Dance US charts). Her third album Bounce Back was produced by Michael Jay and was released on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
in 1990. It included the title track (which reached #10 on the Hot Dance US charts) and the single "Wrong Number", as well as featuring the background vocal talents of Martika
Martika
Martika is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress. As a singer she released two internationally successful albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, selling over four million copies worldwide.-Early life and career:Martika entered mainstream show business in an uncredited role as one of the...
and Donna De Lory. In 1996 Alisha released the dance single "Wherever The Rhythm Takes Me" (produced by Critique/Fever Records) and in 1999 was chosen to sing "You Wanna Be A Star", the title song for the Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...
and Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon
Molly Helen Shannon is an American comic actress best known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995–2001 and for starring in the films Superstar and Year of the Dog. More recently, she starred in NBC's Kath & Kim from 2008–2009 and on the TBS animated series Neighbors from...
movie Superstar
Superstar (film)
Superstar is a 1999 comedy film and Saturday Night Live spin-off about a quirky, socially inept girl named Mary Katherine Gallagher. The character was created by SNL star Molly Shannon and appeared as a recurring character on SNL in numerous skits. The story follows Mary Katherine trying to find...
. Most recently Alisha has re-recorded her first single "All Night Passion" and released a Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
dance single.
After taking some time off to have a family, Alisha has returned to singing and recording.
Albums
Vanguard Records
Vanguard Records is a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. It started as a classical label, but is perhaps best known for its catalogue of recordings by a number of pivotal folk and blues artists from the 1960s; the Bach Guild was a subsidiary...
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- "All Night Passion (Original Version)" (6:49)
- "Stargazing" (5:23)
- "Baby Talk" (5:37)
- "Too Turned On" (6:17)
- "Boys Will Be Boys" (3:30)
- "One Little Lie" (4:24)
- "All Night Passion (Special Album Remix)" (7:00)
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
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- Bounce Back (1990, MCAMCA RecordsMCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
) - US #166
Singles
- "All Night Passion" (1984) - #103 US, #4 [2 weeks] US Hot Dance
- "Too Turned On" (1985) - #6 US Dance
- "Baby Talk" (1985) - #68 US, #1 US Dance, #67 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- "Stargazing" (1986) - #16 US Dance
- "Into My Secret" (1987, RCA) - #97 US, #9 US Dance
- "Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind" (1988) - #23 US Dance
- "I Don't Know What Comes Over Me" (1988)
- "Bounce Back" (1990, MCA) #54 US, #10 US Dance
- "Wrong Number" (1990)
- "You've Really Gotten To Me" (1990)
- "Wherever The Rhythm Takes Me" (1996, Critique)
- "You Wanna Be a Star" (1999, Jellybean)
- "All Night Passion Remake" (2004)
See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart