Alisha's Attic
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Alisha's Attic | ||
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Shelly (Left) and Karen (Right)
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Background information | ||
Origin | Essex, England | |
Genre(s) | pop | |
Years active | 1996 - 2001 | |
Label(s) | Mercury Records | |
Associated acts |
Shelly McErlaine | |
Website | http://www.alishasatticofficial.com | |
Former members | ||
Shelly McErlaine Karen Poole |
Alisha's Attic were an English musical group of the 1990s and early 2000s. Its two members were Shelly McErlaine and Karen Poole, sisters born in Essex, England. Their father is Brian Poole of Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, a 1960s musical group.
Alisha's Attic were discovered by Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics) after they sent him a demo tape recorded at home. Impressed, Mercury Records Managing Director Howard Berman signed the girls. They had been trying to get a record contract for nine years.
If one discounts the sister's teenage material recorded as "Keren & Chelle", Karen and Shelly's recording career began with the single "I Am, I Feel", a hit in the UK, and this was quickly followed by their debut album Alisha Rules the World in November 1996. They went on to release two more albums. Their record label then chose not to take up the option for a fourth album, and the girls went their separate ways, Shelly focusing on a solo career and Karen writing tracks for well-known artists including Will Young, Sugababes, Amy Studt, and Kylie Minogue.
A solo album entitled Hard time for The Dreamer was released by Shelly early in 2005; she has also written material for Janet Jackson and appears on Michael Gray's "Borderline".
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Alisha Rules the World
- Peaked at #14 on the UK album chart
- Released November 1996
[edit] Japanese Dream
- Released 1997; Japan-only release
See Japanese Dream
[edit] Illumina
- Released October 1998
- Peaked at number #15 in the UK chart
See Illumina
[edit] The House We Built
- Released on July 23, 2001
- Produced by Bill Bottrell
- Recorded at Bill Bottrell's studio in Mendocino, California
- "Sex Is on Everyone's Tongue"
- "Can't Say Sorry"
- "Push It All Aside" (single)
- "Pilot"
- "The House That We Built"
- "Pretender Got My Heart" (single)
- "That Other Girl"
- "Perfectly Happy"
- "She Ain't Missing You"
- "If You Want Me Back"
- "Devil You Call Love"
- "Dreaming"
[edit] The Attic Vaults 1
- Released in August 2001
- Produced by Alisha's Attic
After separating from Mercury Records, Karen and Shelly produced and released an album of tracks that had been held back from their albums, selling it only to members of their fan club.
- "Strangers"
- "Taken Back"
- "Don't Let Love Bring You Down"
- "The Last Letter"
- "Too Far Forgotten"
- "Real Love"
- "When U Coming Home?"
- "Impossible Dreamer"
- "Flaws"
- "Free"
- "Stay Will U Stay"
- "She's A Heroine"
[edit] The Collection
See The Collection (Alisha's Attic album)
[edit] Other songs
- A cover version of Suede's "Still Life" for the 1996 charity album by ChildLine.
- A cover of The Crystals' "He's a Rebel" for the 1997 film, Bean.