Alisha's Attic was a British musical group in the late 1990s. Its two members were Shelly and Karen Poole, sisters born in Essex. Their father is Brian Poole of the Tremeloes, a 1960s band.

Alisha's Attic were discovered by Dave Stewart (of the 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.

Their recording career began with the single "I Am, I Feel", a hit in the U.K., 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 company 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, The Sugababes , Amy Studt, and Kylie Minogue.

Solo material by Shelly wass released early in 2005; she has also written material for Janet Jackson.

Discography

Alisha Rules the World

Released on November 11 1996

Produced by Dave Stewart

Recorded at Church Studios in Crouch End, London

The album received positive reviews, and went platinum in the following year. It sold 400,000 copies in the U.K., and the four singles all went into the top twenty.

1. Irresistible U R
2. Intense
3. I Am, I Feel (single)
4. Alisha Rules the World (single)
5. White Room
6. Stone in My Shoe
7. Personality Lines
8. Indestructible (single)
9. I Won't Miss You
10. The Golden Rule
11. Just the Way You Like It
12. Air We Breathe (single)
13. Adore U

Illumina

Released on October 5 1998

Produced by Mark Plati

Recorded in New York

1. The Incidentals (single)
2. Going Down
3. Shameless
4. Resistor
5. Air & Angels
6. Wish I Were You (single)
7. Me & the Dolphins
8. Barbarella (single)
9. Are You Jealous?
10. Lazy Head
11. Do I Lie?
12. Karmically Close
13. Dive In
14. Lay Low
15. Outta These Clouds

The House We Built

Released on July 23 2001

Produced by Bill Bottrell

Recorded at Bill Bottrell's studio in Mendocino, California

1. Sex Is on Everyone's Tongue
2. Can't Say Sorry
3. Push It All Aside (single)
4. Pilot
5. The House That We Built
6. Pretender Got My Heart (single)
7. That Other Girl
8. Perfectly Happy
9. She Ain't Missing You
10. If You Want Me Back
11. Devil You Call Love
12. Dreaming

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.

1. Strangers
2. Taken Back
3. Don't Let Love Bring You Down
4. The Last Letter
5. Too Far Forgotten
6. Real Love
7. When U Coming Home?
8. Impossible Dreamer
9. Flaws
10. Free
11. Stay Will U Stay
12. She's A Heroine

The Collection

Released on July 7 2003

After dropping Alisha's Attic, Universal, parent company of Mercury Records, released a greatest hits collection on their budget label Spectrum.

1. Alisha Rules the World
2. I Am, I Feel
3. The Incidentals
4. Air We Breathe
5. Pretender Got My Heart
6. Indestructible
7. Wish I Were You
8. Barbarella
9. Indestructible (Live)
10. If You Want Me Back (Live)
11. Push It All Aside
12. Karmically Close
13. Are You Jealous?
14. The Golden Rule
15. Pretender Got My Heart (Remix)
16. Air We Breathe (Talvin Singh Mix)
17. I Am, I Feel (Junior Vasquez Urban Mix)

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

External links

• The Official Alisha's Attic Website
• Angeleyes Fan Site
• alisha's attic absurd alliterations