Put me in a good mood. I have my ITunes on random right now and head to toe by Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam came on. The song is catchy as hell and puts you in a good move. I just saw them not too long ago at a freestyle concert in california, and she was still looking good. Props to the music of my elementary dayz.

I like them, too but Head to Toe is not my favorite jam, I mostly skip that one.
I have all their LPs. What do people in this forum think about Spanador´s qualities as a guitarist ?

KoolEaze said:

I remember learning the solo to "All Cried Out" way back when. I thought he was cool at the time...where is he now?

i LOVE LisaLisa! i got to meet her at a record signing for her solo album a few years back. her music is classic!!!!





Lisa Lisa (born Lisa Velez on January 15, 1967) and her band Cult Jam were one of the original American freestyle groups of the 1980s. Cult Jam consisted of guitarist/bassist Alex Moseley and drummer/keyboardist Mike Hughes. They were assembled and produced by Full Force.

The group released their debut album, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force in 1985. The Personal Records label had leased their single "I Wonder If I Take You Home" to the European division of CBS Records for the compilation album Breakdancing. Stateside club DJs began playing the single from the import LP, and thus the U.S. division of CBS, Columbia Records, released the record. It quickly becoming a chart-topper on Billboard's Hot Dance/Disco chart. It then crossed over to the R&B chart where it peaked at #6, and then to the pop chart, peaking at #34 in summer 1985. The single eventually went gold.

"I Wonder If I Take You Home" was followed by another club hit, "Can You Feel the Beat," which also went to #40 on the R&B chart in late 1985. Their third single, the ballad "All Cried Out," also went gold, going to number #3 R&B and #8 pop in summer 1986. "All Cried Out" was later covered by Allure and was a hit in 1998. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force went platinum[1].

Their second album, Spanish Fly, was a huge success in 1987. It spawned two #1 pop hits, "Head to Toe" and "Lost In Emotion," both of which went gold and both of which sported a retro Motown flavor mixed with the Freestyle sound they were known for. "Head to Toe" also parked at #1 R&B for two weeks, and with its strong Mary Wells influence, "Lost in Emotion" did as well.

Spanish Fly went platinum, peaking at #7 on the album chart. Other singles from the album were the ballad "Someone to Love Me for Me" b/w "Spanish Fly" (#7 R&B), "Everything Will B-Fine" (#9 R&B). [2]

1989's Straight to the Sky was a moderate hit that included the Top 20 pop/#3 R&B single, "Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star," as well as the club hits "Just Git It Together" and "Go For Yours." "Go For Yours" was also featured in Caddyshack 2.

Their fourth and final album, Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen, was less of a commercial success, though it did include a hit with "Let the Beat Hit 'Em," which reached the pop top 40 and was a #1 hit on both the R&B and club charts. The group disbanded in 1991. Velez went to do both solo and acting careers and Moseley and Hughes went on to do other projects.

Lisa Lisa released a solo album called LL 77 in 1994, which included the moderate club hit "When I Fell In Love" (which also hit R&B #65) and the notable single "Skip To My Lu," which hit #38 on the R&B chart. She resurfaced circa 2001 on the Nickelodeon series Taina, in which she played the title character's mother.

1985 "I Wonder If I Take You Home" (with Full Force) (#34 U.S., #1 U.S. Dance)
1985 "Can You Feel the Beat" (with Full Force) (#69 U.S., #6 U.S. Dance)
1986 "All Cried Out" (with Full Force, Paul Anthony and Bow Legged Lou) (#8 U.S.)
1987 "Head To Toe" (#1 U.S., #1 U.S. Dance)
1987 "Lost In Emotion" (#1 U.S., #8 U.S. Dance)
1987 "Someone To Love Me For Me" (with Full Force) (#78 U.S.)
1988 "Everything Will B-Fine" (#22 U.S. Dance)
1988 "Go For Yours"
1989 "Little Jackie Wants To Be a Star" (#29 U.S.)
1989 "Just Git It Together" (#7 U.S. Dance)
1991 "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" (#37 U.S., #1 U.S. Dance)
1994 "When I Fell In Love" (Lisa Lisa) (#28 U.S. Dance)
1994 "Skip To My Lu"

CHIC0 said:

so you are the other guy who owns that CD

Dancelot said:

Lisa's too fine.

I came thisclose to getting her to do an interview for my radio show, but life kicked my ass.

I love her first three discs. Didn't care much for some of the C+C tracks on "Straight Outta". And I guess I make three, cuz I still have her solo disc.

As for a favorite track? It's hard. "Can You Feel the Beat", "Playing With Fire" and "Just Git It Together" would probably be the top 3. But there's a LOT more I like.

I love Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. I had their "Spainish Fly" tape and played the hell out of it. But probably their best stuff is was from the first CD. "Can You Feel The Beat" is just plain hot (I'm kind of surprised it wasn't a bigger hit....only #69?).

Rogue588 said:

I'll say! And the girl could sing, unlike these wannabees today. J-Ho wishes she was in Lisa's league.
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"I Promise You" (1987)

This song has always been one of my favs.Very Prince-inspired,like something he would have recorded with Sheila E.Coulda been a big hit if released as a single.

uPtoWnNY said:

It seemed like for years J Lo was trying to be Lisa Lisa....still probably is. BTW, Lisa's still fine. She is on a few of those eighties comentary shows and was recently on a very twisted episode of "Law and Order SVU" (she basically gives her son to a Micheal Jackson meets Jim Carrey type celebrity for a night in order to get money for another kid's medecine).

Lisa Lisa is so inbeaded into my grade school memories....'All Cried Out' is the one song that takes me back to luchtime with my friends and singing that song out loud...that whole first album was the greatest...

I love the speaking intro on 'You'll Never Change'.

-'Sorry baby I got stuck at work'

-'Every night you always seem to get stuck into something...I'm so sick of this..you'll never change...

SPANISH FLY and STRAIGHT TO THE SKY were great too....not as classic but had some truly great jams and ballads...'Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star' was a great pop song! HELLS KITCHEN wasnt as memorable to me other than 'Forever' and 'Let The Beat Hit Em'...which was THE CUT!

LL77 was a good solo record...I remember dancing my ass off to 'Skip to My Lu'.....

But it all comes back to that first album.....

...'All alone on a Sunday morning...outside I feel the rain is faaaaaliinng whoooooaaa hoooooa....'

peace

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

I like that spoken intro.The song is HOT!

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

I think 'Spanish Fly' is their masterpiece.I love every song on it.The follow-up 'Straight To The Sky' is just okay.....a few truly outstanding tracks ("Dance Forever","I Like What You Do To Me" and the excellent title track) but also several filler tracks that sound too much like standard,by-the-numbers New Jack Swing.