Alisha - Bounce Back (1990)

For Alisha, switching from a small independent label to a major proved to be the wrong move commercially. At Vanguard, the Madonna-esque singer enjoyed a handful of dance-club hits in the mid-1980s. But when she reached adulthood and joined MCA with 1990's Bounce Back, Alisha seemed to fall between the corporate cracks. The little-known CD, produced by Michael Jay, isn't extraordinary by any means, but it does contain some catchy dance-pop tunes, including "Love Will Talk," "Kiss Me Quick" and "(Ain't No) Better Love." However, its best songs are "Wrong Number" and the title song, both of which Jay had co-written and given to dance-pop duo Fire On Blonde in the 1980s. Fire's versions were superior, though Alisha's aren't bad. Despite having some decent songs, Bounce Back was a major disappointment commercially, and Alicia, dropped by MCA, seemed to disappear.~© Alex Henderson /TiVo