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 1988: Karen and Shelly Karen and Shelly released their first single, "Sugar Daddy", as Keren & Chelle [sic] in 1988, reaching No.167.
1996: Alisha's Attic In July 1996, Alisha's Attic released 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 debut album Alisha Rules the World., produced by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, and it spawned four top 15 UK hits. They were nominated for Brit Award for Best New Artist at the Brit Awards 1997 In July 1997, the band played at the first Lilith Fair festival.Courant.com: Alisha Rules The World: 24 July 1997
In October 1998, Alisha's Attic released their second album Illumina, which produced the singles "The Incidentals", "Wish I Were You" and "Barbarella".
A third album The House We Built was released in 2001. 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". Alisha's Attic split in 2001.
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
Studio albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Alisha Rules the World (album): "Indestructible": GERGerman chart peaks: "I Am, I Feel": Alisha Rules the World (album): "Alisha Rules the World" (single): SCO Alisha Rules the World Released: November 1996 Label: Mercury 14 54 58 29 UK: Platinum Illumina Released: October 1998 Label: Mercury 15 — — 31 UK: Silver The House We Built Released: July 2001 Label: Mercury 55 — — 90 "—" 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 The Attic Vaults I Released: August 2001 Fan club release only
Extended plays + Title EP details Japanese Dream Released: 1997 (Japan only) Label: Mercury
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions CertificationsAlbum 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 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.
References
External links Official Alisha's Attic website (offline)