Alisha Rules the World

Alisha Rules the World is the debut album by English pop duo Alisha's Attic, released on 4 November 1996. The album received positive reviews, and went platinum in the following year, selling 400,000 copies in the UK (with another 100,000 in Japan). The four singles released from the album all reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.[9]

Alisha Rules the World
Studio album by
Alisha's Attic
Released4 November 1996
RecordedThe Church Studios (Crouch End, London)
GenrePop
Length45:58
LabelMercury
ProducerDave Stewart[1]
Alisha's Attic chronology
Alisha Rules the World
(1996)		 Japanese Dream
(1997)
Singles from Alisha Rules the World
  1. "I Am, I Feel"
    Released: 15 July 1996[2][3]
  2. "Alisha Rules the World"
    Released: 21 October 1996[4]
  3. "Indestructible"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Air We Breathe"
    Released: 30 June 1997[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Guardian[7]
Music Week[8]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Karen Poole, Shelly Poole and Terry Martin.

  1. "Irresistible U Are" – 1:49
  2. "Intense" – 3:55
  3. "I Am, I Feel" – 4:00
  4. "Alisha Rules the World" – 4:34
  5. "White Room" – 4:13
  6. "Stone in My Shoe" – 4:39
  7. "Personality Lines" – 0:54
  8. "Indestructible" – 3:39
  9. "I Won't Miss You" – 4:01
  10. "The Golden Rule" – 1:34
  11. "Just the Way You Like It" – 3:57
  12. "Air We Breathe" – 4:37
  13. "Adore U" – 3:57

Note: "Indestructible" was consistently misspelt as "Indestructable" on CD and printed covers as was "Irresistible" misspelt as "Irresistable".

Personnel
Alisha's Attic
  • Karen Poole – vocals
  • Shelly Poole – vocals

with:

  • Dave Stewart – "all guitars and fairy dust"
  • Chucho Merchán – bass, double bass
  • Terry Disley – keyboards
  • Andy Wright, Garry Hughes, Paul Taylor – keyboards, programming
  • Kat Evans – electric violin
  • Olle Romo – additional programming on "Air We Breathe"
  • Caroline Dale – cello on "Air We Breathe"
  • Fenella Barton, Thomas Bowes – violin on "Air We Breathe"
  • Andrew Brown – viola on "Air We Breathe"

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Stephanie DuBois (28 January 1997). "Great Britain's 'Alisha's Attic' sends some of its popularity to United States". Rome News-Tribune.
  2. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 July 1996. p. 27.
  3. Kwaku (29 June 1996). "Mercury Betting the House on Alisha's Attic". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 26. p. 58. Advance copies of the debut single, 'I Am, I Feel,' were released on Mercury July 15
  4. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 October 1996. p. 37.
  5. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 28 June 1997. p. 25.
  6. Alisha Rules the World (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  7. Sullivan, Caroline (15 November 1996). "Music: This week's pop CD releases". The Guardian.
  8. "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 2 November 1996. p. 35. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. "ALISHA'S ATTIC – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 15 Jun 1997". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Alisha's Attic – Alisha Rules The World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  14. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  15. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  16. "British album certifications – Alishas Attic – Alisha Rules The World". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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