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{{Short description|English pop duo}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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|Name = Alisha's Attic
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
|Img = AlishasAttic.jpg
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| caption = Shelly (left) and Karen (right)
|Origin = {{flagicon|England}} ], ]
|Genre = ] | origin = London, England
|Years_active = ] - ] | genre = ]
| years_active = 1996–2001
|Label = ]
| label = ], ]
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|Also Known As = | website =
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* ]
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'''Alisha's Attic''' were an English ] duo of the 1990s and early 2000s. The two members were sisters ] and ], born in ] and ] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/artists/alishas-attic |title=Alisha's Attic&nbsp;– news, lyrics, pictures, reviews, biography, videos, best songs, discography, concerts, gossip, pictures and tour dates |work=NME|date=1998-09-26 |accessdate=2012-04-30}}</ref><ref name="Kwaku">{{cite magazine|last=Kwaku|date=1996-06-29|title=Mercury betting the house on Alisha's attic|magazine=Billboard|volume= 108|issue= 26, p58|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Their father is ] of 1960s group ].<ref name="Sexton">{{cite magazine|last=Sexton|first=Paul|author2=Horak, Terri|date=1997-03-15|title=Mercury set to open up U.K.'s Alisha's Attic in U.S|magazine=Billboard|volume= 109|issue= 11|page=15|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
'''Alisha's Attic''' was an ] musical group of the ] and early ]. Its two members were ] (nee Poole) and ], ] born in ], ]. Their father is Brian Poole of ], a ] ].


==History==
Alisha's Attic was discovered by ] (of ]) after they sent him a ] recorded at home. Impressed, ] ] ] signed the girls. They had been trying to get a ] for nine years. The sudden signing to Mercury angered ] the notorious keyboardist for the ]. Boon had been trying to get the band a management deal for years and felt angered by Stewart's intervention. Boon, whose temper was legendary, made sure he had a meeting with Stewart, during which he infamously filled the Eurythmics songwriter's coffee with ] - leading Stewart to need urgent medical attention when he began to uncontrolably defecate. Boon was unapologetic about his stunt.
Karen and Shelly released their first single, "Sugar Daddy", as Keren & Chelle in 1988,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dreamlogic|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1334447-Keren-Chelle|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|publisher=Discogs|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106021514/http://www.discogs.com/artist/1334447-Keren-Chelle |archive-date=6 November 2014 }}</ref> but it failed to chart in the top 100, reaching No.167. Their chart career began with the release of their debut single "]", which quickly became a radio and chart hit in the UK. This was followed in November 1996 by their entirely self-written debut album '']''.<ref name="Sexton" /> The platinum-selling album was produced by ] of ], and it spawned four top 15 UK hits and earned them substantial success in Europe and Japan.
They were nominated for a 1997 ]<ref name="Hudson">{{cite journal|last=Hudson|first= Heidi|date=April 1997|title=Alisha's Attic|journal=Lesbian News|volume= 22|issue= 9|page=37|issn=0739-1803}}</ref> for Best Newcomer, and also nominated that year for an ] for the best lyrical and melodic composition. In July 1997, the band played at the first ] festival.<ref></ref>
They also toured with ] and supported ], as well as performing on their own headline tours throughout the late 1990s.


Alisha's Attic went on to release two more albums, '']'' (silver in the UK) which produced the singles "The Incidentals", "Wish I Were You" and "Barbarella", and the critically acclaimed album ''The House We Built'', a mostly live album recorded with ] in Mendocino, USA.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tony Barrell |url=http://www.tonybarrell.com/town-called-alisha/ |title= A Town Called Alisha |newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=2001-02-25 |accessdate=2014-09-27}}</ref> The two singles from this album were "Pretender Got My Heart" (which was featured in the film '']'') and "Push It All Aside". Both of these singles featured videos made by ]. The group released one more album in Japan – ''Japanese Dream'' – before they went their separate ways in 2004.
If one discounts the sister's teenage material recorded as "Keren & Chelle", Karen and Shellie's recording career began with the single "I Am, I Feel", a ] in the ], and this was quickly followed by their ] ''Alisha Rules the World'' in November 1996.


Both members went on to become successful songwriters, writing for artists such as ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alisha's Attic|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/306219-Alishas-Attic|access-date=2021-03-10|publisher=Discogs|language=en}}</ref> Shelly is also in the band ].
They went on to release two more albums. Their ] then chose not to take up the option for a fourth album, and the girls went their separate ways: Shellie focusing on a solo career, and as she did so, changing her name to Shelly; and Karen writing tracks for well-known artists including ], ], ], and ].

A solo album entitled ''Hard time for The Dreamer'' was released by Shelly early in ]; she has also written material for ] and appears on ] "]".


==Discography== ==Discography==
{{Infobox artist discography
===''Alisha Rules the World''===
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:Peaked at #14 on the UK album chart
|Image =
:Released November 1996
|Caption =
See '']''
|Studio = 5
|Singles = 9
|EP =
|Compilation = 1
|Live =
|Video =
|Music videos =
|Tribute =
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===''Japanese Dream''=== ===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
:Released 1997; Japan-only release
|+
See '']''
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | ]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | ]<br><ref name=uk>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1740/alishas-attic/|title=Official Charts > Alisha's Attic|publisher=]|accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | ]<br><ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
===''Illumina''===
*Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alisha%27s+Attic |title=australian-charts.com > Alisha's Attic in Australian Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=2017-04-09 }}
:Released October 1998
*Top 100 peaks to December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
:Peaked at number #15 in the UK chart
*''Alisha Rules the World'' (album): {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/kO3n4AT.jpg |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 15 Jun 1997 |publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ]) |accessdate=2017-04-09 }}
See '']''
*"Indestructible": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015 |publisher=Imgur.com |accessdate=2017-04-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |archivedate=5 June 2015 }}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | ]<br><ref name=ger>German chart peaks:
===''The House We Built''===
*"I Am, I Feel": {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-27076|title=Alisha's Attic – I Am, I Feel (single)|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=2017-04-09}}
:Released on ] ]
*''Alisha Rules the World'' (album): {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-11260|title=Alisha's Attic – Alisha Rules the World (album)|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=2017-04-09}}
:Produced by ]
*"Alisha Rules the World" (single): {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-21825|title=Alisha's Attic – Alisha Rules the World (single)|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=2017-04-09}}</ref>
:Recorded at Bill Bottrell's studio in ]


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | ]<br><ref name="SCO Albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts |title=Scottish Albums |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>
#"Sex Is on Everyone's Tongue"
|-
#"Can't Say Sorry"
! scope="row" | '']''
#"Push It All Aside" (single)
|
#"Pilot"
* Released: November 1996
#"The House That We Built"
* Label: ]
#"Pretender Got My Heart" (single)
| 14
#"That Other Girl"
| 54
#"Perfectly Happy"
| 58
#"She Ain't Missing You"
| 29
#"If You Want Me Back"
|
#"Devil You Call Love"
* ]: Platinum<ref name="UK SIN CERT">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx|title=UK Certification|publisher=]|accessdate=2016-06-04|archive-date=27 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627040702/https://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
#"Dreaming"
|-
! scope="row" | ''Japanese Dream''
|
* Released: 1997
* Label: Mercury
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row" | '']''
|
* Released: October 1998
* Label: Mercury
| 15
| —
| —
| 31
|
* UK: Silver<ref name="UK SIN CERT" />
|-
! scope="row" | ''The House We Built''
|
* Released: July 2001
* Label: Mercury
| 55
| —
| —
| 90
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Attic Vaults I''
|
* Released: August 2001
* Fan club release only
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
|align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|-
|}


===''The Attic Vaults 1''=== ===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
:Released in August ]
|+
:Produced by Alisha's Attic
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;" | Album details
|-
! scope="row" | '']''
|
* Released: July 2003
* Label: Spectrum Music
|-
|}


===Singles===
After separating from Mercury Records, Karen and Shelly produced and released an album of tracks that had been held back from their previous albums, initially selling it just to members of their ].
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
!colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
!rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| ]
!rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"|Album
|-
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | ]<br><ref name=uk/>


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name=aus/>
#"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"


!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=alisha%27s+attic&cat=s |title=French Singles |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>
===''The Collection''===

:Released ] ]
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name=ger/>
See '']''

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name="IRE">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie |title=Irish Singles |publisher=irishcharts.ie |accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name="SCO">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/ |title=Scottish Singles |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref name="SWE">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=alisha%27s+attic&cat=s |title=Swedish Singles |publisher=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| "]"
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| 18
|align="center"| 40
|align="center"| 69
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| 23
|
* UK: Silver<ref name="UK SIN CERT" />
* ]: Gold<ref name="AUS SIN CERT 1997">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1997.htm |title=ARIA Charts Accreditations - 1997 Singles |publisher=] |accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>
|rowspan="4"| '']''
|-
| "Alisha Rules the World"
|align="center"| 12
|align="center"| 26
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 69
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| 16
|align="center"| 60
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| "Indestructible"
|align="center"| 12
|align="center"| 128
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| —
|
|-
| "Air We Breathe"
|align="center"| 12
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| —
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1998
| "The Incidentals"
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| —
|
|rowspan="3"| '']''
|-
| "Wish I Were You"
|align="center"| 29
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 27
|align="center"| —
|
|-
|1999
| "Barbarella"
|align="center"| 34
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 30
|align="center"| —
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| "Push It All Aside"
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 17
|align="center"| —
|
|rowspan="2"| ''The House We Built''
|-
| "Pretender Got My Heart"
|align="center"| 43
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| 51
|align="center"| —
|
|-
|align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|-
|}


===Other songs=== ===Other songs===
*A ] of ]'s "]" for the ] charity album by ]. * A ] of ]'s "]" for the 1996 charity album by ].
*A cover of ]' "He's a Rebel" for the ] ], '']''. * A cover of ]' "]" for the 1997 ] '']''.

==References==
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English pop duo

Alisha's Attic
Shelly (left) and Karen (right)Shelly (left) and Karen (right)
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresPop
Years active1996–2001
LabelsUniversal, Mercury
Past members

Alisha's Attic were an English pop duo of the 1990s and early 2000s. The two members were sisters Shelly and Karen Poole, born in Barking and Chadwell Heath respectively. Their father is Brian Poole of 1960s group Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.

History

Karen and Shelly released their first single, "Sugar Daddy", as Keren & Chelle in 1988, but it failed to chart in the top 100, reaching No.167. Their chart career began with the release of their debut single "I Am, I Feel", which quickly became a radio and chart hit in the UK. This was followed in November 1996 by their entirely self-written debut album Alisha Rules the World. The platinum-selling album was produced by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, and it spawned four top 15 UK hits and earned them substantial success in Europe and Japan. They were nominated for a 1997 Brit Award for Best Newcomer, and also nominated that year for an Ivor Novello Award for the best lyrical and melodic composition. In July 1997, the band played at the first Lilith Fair festival. They also toured with INXS and supported Jon Bon Jovi, as well as performing on their own headline tours throughout the late 1990s.

Alisha's Attic went on to release two more albums, Illumina (silver in the UK) which produced the singles "The Incidentals", "Wish I Were You" and "Barbarella", and the critically acclaimed album The House We Built, a mostly live album recorded with Bill Bottrell in Mendocino, USA. The two singles from this album were "Pretender Got My Heart" (which was featured in the film Bridget Jones's Diary) and "Push It All Aside". Both of these singles featured videos made by Sophie Muller. The group released one more album in Japan – Japanese Dream – before they went their separate ways in 2004.

Both members went on to become successful songwriters, writing for artists such as Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Will Young, and Sugababes. Shelly is also in the band Red Sky July.

Discography

Alisha's Attic discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums1
Singles9

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
 AUS
 GER
 SCO
Alisha Rules the World
  • Released: November 1996
  • Label: Mercury
 14 54 58 29
  • UK: Platinum
Japanese Dream
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Mercury
 — — — —
Illumina
  • Released: October 1998
  • Label: Mercury
 15 — — 31
  • UK: Silver
The House We Built
  • Released: July 2001
  • Label: Mercury
 55 — — 90
The Attic Vaults I
  • Released: August 2001
  • Fan club release only
 — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details
The Collection
  • Released: July 2003
  • Label: Spectrum Music

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
 AUS
 FRA
 GER
 IRE
 SCO
 SWE
1996 "I Am, I Feel" 14 18 40 69 13 14 23
  • UK: Silver
  • AUS: Gold
 Alisha Rules the World
"Alisha Rules the World" 12 26 — 69 24 16 60
1997 "Indestructible" 12 128 — — — 13 —
"Air We Breathe" 12 — — — — 13 —
1998 "The Incidentals" 13 — — — — 14 — Illumina
"Wish I Were You" 29 — — — — 27 —
1999 "Barbarella" 34 — — — — 30 —
2001 "Push It All Aside" 24 — — — — 17 — The House We Built
"Pretender Got My Heart" 43 — — — — 51 —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other songs

References

  1. "Alisha's Attic – news, lyrics, pictures, reviews, biography, videos, best songs, discography, concerts, gossip, pictures and tour dates". NME. 26 September 1998. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. Kwaku (29 June 1996). "Mercury betting the house on Alisha's attic". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 26, p58. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Sexton, Paul; Horak, Terri (15 March 1997). "Mercury set to open up U.K.'s Alisha's Attic in U.S". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 11. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. "Dreamlogic". Discogs. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. Hudson, Heidi (April 1997). "Alisha's Attic". Lesbian News. 22 (9): 37. ISSN 0739-1803.
  6. Courant.com: Alisha Rules The World: 24 July 1997
  7. Tony Barrell (25 February 2001). "A Town Called Alisha". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  8. "Alisha's Attic". Discogs. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Charts > Alisha's Attic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  10. ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  11. ^ German chart peaks:
  12. "Scottish Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  13. ^ "UK Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  14. "French Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  15. "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  16. "Scottish Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  17. "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  18. "ARIA Charts Accreditations - 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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