Spanish Fly | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 8, 1987 | |||
Recorded | September 1986–March 1987 | |||
Genre | Contemporary R&B, dance-pop, Latin freestyle | |||
Length | 42:43 | |||
Label | Columbia[1] | |||
Producer | Full Force | |||
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam chronology | ||||
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Singles from Spanish Fly | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau | C+[3] |
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Spanish Fly is an album by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, released in 1987.[9] The singles "Head to Toe" and "Lost in Emotion" both reached number one in the United States. The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.[10] It has sold more than a million copies.[11]
The album was written and produced by Full Force.[12]
People wrote that Lisa has "a rich, versatile sound and the vocal strength to penetrate the album’s percussion-heavy arrangements."[13] The Globe and Mail thought that Lisa's "accounts of her various sex and dance urges are both funny and salacious."[14] The Los Angeles Times called the album "an urban contemporary kitchen sink—everything is in there, from dance to doo-wop to crackling funk to spicy salsa."[15] USA Today deemed Lisa "today's Ronnie Spector: a technically limited singer who succeeds by projecting a girlish attitude that's both vulnerable and indomitable."[16]
All tracks are written by Full Force, with additional "Someone to Love Me for Me" writing by Lisa Lisa
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Everything Will B-Fine" | 5:11 |
2. | "Head to Toe" | 5:03 |
3. | "A Face in the Crowd" | 6:10 |
4. | "Someone to Love Me for Me" | 4:51 |
5. | "Talking Nonsense" | 1:08 |
6. | "I Promise You" | 4:46 |
7. | "A Fool Is Born Everyday" | 5:23 |
8. | "Lost in Emotion" | 5:07 |
9. | "Playing With Fire" | 5:04 |
10. | "Spoken Word" | 0:24 |
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (RPM)[17] | 18 |
US Billboard 200[18] | 7 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] | 7 |
Chart (1987) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[20] | 42 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] | 31 |
Chart (1988) | Position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] | 67 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[24] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |