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Biography
infobox musical artist| name = Alisha's Attic| image = AlishasAttic.jpg| caption = Shelly Poole|Shelly (left) and Karen Poole|Karen (right)| background = group_or_band| origin = London, England| genre = Pop music|Pop | years_active = 1996 - 2001| label = Universal Music|Universal , Mercury Records|Mercury | associated_acts = Shelly McErlaine | Also Known As =| website = http://www.alishasatticofficial.com (offline)| past_members = Shelly McErlaine Karen Poole '''Alisha's Attic''' were an English duo of the 1990s and early 2000s. The two members were sisters Shelly Poole|Shelly McErlaine (née Poole) and Karen Poole , born in Barking and Chadwell Heath respectively.cite web|url= http://www.nme.com/artists/alishas-attic |title=Alisha's Attic - news, lyrics, pictures, reviews, biography, videos, best songs, discography, concerts, gossip, pictures and tour dates |publisher=Nme.com |date=1998-09-26 |accessdate=2012-04-30cite journal|last=Kwaku|date=1996-06-29|title=Mercury betting the house on Alisha's attic|journal=Billboard|volume= 108|issue= 26, p58|issn=00062510 Their father is The Tremeloes|Brian Poole of 1960s group The Tremeloes|Brian Poole and the Tremeloes .cite journal|last=Sexton|first=Paul|coauthors=Horak, Terri|date=1997-03-15|title=Mercury set to open up U.K.'s Alisha's Attic in U.S|journal=Billboard|volume= 109|issue= 11|pages=p15|issn=00062510 The "Alisha" referred to in the group's name is a fictional character created by Shelly and Karen, based on an imaginary childhood friend of Shelly's. "Attic" is a reference to the attic studio belonging to a composer friend, Terry Martin, where they originally recorded demos.cite book | author=Wilson, Dave | title=Rock Formations | publisher=Cidermill Books | year=2005 | isbn=0-9748483-5-2 | url= http://books.google.com/? id=tOpB23GGxAIC& pg=PA104& dq=%22alisha%27s+attic%22 | page=104
History
Discounting the sisters' teenage material (recorded as "Keren & Chelle"), Karen and Shelly's recording career began with the single "I Am, I Feel", a chart hit in the UK, and this was quickly followed by their debut album Alisha Rules the World in November 1996. They were nominated for a 1997 Brit Award cite journal|last=Hudson|first= Heidi|date=April 1997|title=Alisha's Attic|journal=Lesbian News|volume= 22|issue= 9|pages=p37|issn=07391803 for Best Newcomer, losing out to Kula Shaker .They were also nominated that year for an Ivor Novello for the best lyrical and melodic composition. In July 1997 the band played on the first Lilith Fair tour. http://articles.courant.com/1997-07-24/entertainment/9707240797_1_lilith-fair-spice-girls-kate-bush Courant.com: Alisha Rules The World: July 24, 1997
They went on to release two more albums; Illumina , 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" and "Push it all Aside". Both of these singles featured award-winning videos made by Sophie Muller . The group released one more album, in Japan - Japanese Dream - before they went their separate ways in 2003. Splitting with Mercury Records but staying with their publishers they both continue to be successful pop writers for other artists.
A solo album entitled Hard time for The Dreamer was released by Shelly in 2005;cite news|title=New from Shelley Poole|last=Verrico|first=Lisa |date=2005-09-02|work=Section: Features, Pop CDs, |publisher=Times, The (United Kingdom)|page=11 She also wrote and appears on Michael Gray (DJ)|Michael Gray's " Borderline (Song by Michael Gray Ft. Shelly Poole)|Borderline ".
Discography
Albums
Alisha Rules the World (November 1996, UK #14)cite book |author=Brown, Tony; Neil Warwick; Jon Kutner |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums |edition= |language= |publisher=Omnibus Press |location=London |year=2004 |origyear= |quote= |isbn=1-84449-058-0 |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/? id=ib4MyAIpe3MC& pg=PA57& vq=%22alisha's+attic%22& dq=%22alisha's+attic%22|accessdate=|page= 57
The House We Built (July 23, 2001, produced by Bill Bottrell , recorded at Bill Bottrell's studio in Mendocino, California , UK #55)
# "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"
The Attic Vaults 1 (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 previous albums.
# "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"
'' The Collection (Alisha's Attic album)|The Collection (July 7, 2003)
Singles
1996 "I Am, I Feel" UK #14
1996 "Alisha Rules the World" UK #12
1997 "Indestructible" UK #12
1997 "Air We Breathe" UK #12
1998 "The Incidentals" UK #13cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p203435|pure_url=yes|title=Alisha's Attic > Biography|last=Jeffries|first=David |accessdate=2008-07-01|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/5YybBI2qt|archivedate= 2008-07-01
1999 "Wish I Were You" UK #29
2000 "Barbarella" UK #34
2001 "Push It All Aside" UK #24
2001 "Pretender Got My Heart" UK #43
Other songs
A cover version of Suede (band)|Suede 's " Still Life (Suede song)|Still Life " for the 1996 charity album by ChildLine .
A cover of The Crystals ' "He's a Rebel" for the 1997 film , Bean (1997 film)|Bean .
References
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External links
http://www.alishasatticofficial.com/ The Official Alisha's Attic Website (offline)
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