Alisha's Attic

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Kwaku">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Their father is Brian Poole of 1960s group Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.<ref name="Sexton">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

History

1988: Karen and Shelly

Karen and Shelly released their first single, "Sugar Daddy", as Keren & Chelle [sic] in 1988,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.,<ref name="Sexton" /> 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<ref name="Hudson">Template:Cite journal</ref> In July 1997, the band played at the first Lilith Fair festival.<ref>Courant.com: Alisha Rules The World: 24 July 1997</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shelly is also in the band Red Sky July.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		UK <ref name=uk>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	AUS <ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Template:Cite book Alisha Rules the World (album): {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }} "Indestructible": {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	GER <ref name=ger>German chart peaks: "I Am, I Feel": {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} Alisha Rules the World (album): {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} "Alisha Rules the World" (single): {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	SCO <ref name="SCO Albums">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Alisha Rules the World	Released: November 1996 Label: Mercury	14	54	58	29	UK: Platinum<ref name="UK SIN CERT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Illumina	Released: October 1998 Label: Mercury	15	—	—	31	UK: Silver<ref name="UK SIN CERT" />
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							Certifications	Album
		UK <ref name=uk/>	AUS <ref name=aus/>	FRA <ref name="FRA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	GER <ref name=ger/>	IRE <ref name="IRE">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>			SCO <ref name="SCO">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	SWE <ref name="SWE">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1996	"I Am, I Feel"	14	18	40	69	13	14	23	UK: Silver<ref name="UK SIN CERT" /> AUS: Gold<ref name="AUS SIN CERT 1997">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	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.

External links

• Official Alisha's Attic website (offline)
• Template:Musicbrainz artist