Background
Alisha was born on April 16, 1968 in Brooklyn, New New York
Alisha was born on April 16, 1968 in Brooklyn, New New York
Vanguard Records brought the tape to producer Mark South. Berry, who had been looking for a vocalist for what would become Alisha"s first single "All Night Passion". Released in February 1984, the single became a club hit, peaking at Number. 4 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
Berry went on to produce her self-titled debut album, which was released in 1985 on Vanguard Records and included additional club hits "Too Turned On" (Number 6 Hot Dance United States) and her biggest single to date, "Baby Talk", which reached Number.
1 on the Hot Dance charts in December 1985. In 1987, with the help of Berry, Alisha signed a record deal with Radio Corporation of America Records and released her second album Nightwalkin".
The album, produced by Berry, featured the singles "Into My Secret" (Number 9 Hot Dance United States) and "Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind" (Number 23 Hot Dance United States). lieutenant also included the song "Do You Dream About Maine," which was written by songwriter Diane Warren and was featured in the movie Mannequin.
The album failed to chart, and Nightwalkin" was the only album released on Radio Corporation of America. Alisha prepped for a comeback in 1990, signing a new deal with Master of Computer Applications Records and began working on her third album.
Master of Computer Applications"s president at the time asked producer Michael Jay (who had produced and co-written "Toy Soldiers" by Martika) if he would work with Alisha on what would become Bounce Back. Jay agreed and went on to produce the entire record. The title track "Bounce Back" was released as the lead single and reached Number.
10 on the Hot Dance charts and Number.
54 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1990. The follow up single "Wrong Number" failed to chart, and the album peaked at Number.
166 on the Billboard Top 200. After taking a break from releasing music, Alisha recorded and released the single "Wherever The Rhythm Takes Maine" on Critique Records.
The song, written by Michael Jay and produced by Chris Barbosa, was released on Civil Defense and 12" vinyl in September 1996.
In November 1999, she released the single "You Wanna Be A Star (Superstar)", produced by Jellybean Benitez and Soul Solution, on Jellybean Recordings, the title song for the Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon movie Superstar. Although not officially released, Alisha re-recorded her first single "All Night Passion" in 2004 with an updated, Hi-NRG production.