Alisha’s Attic was a British musical group of the 1990s and 2000s. Its two members were Shelly Poole (also known under her marital name Shelly McErlaine) and Karen Poole, sisters born in Essex. Their father is Brian Poole of Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, a 1960s band.
Alisha’s Attic were discovered by Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics) after they sent him a demo tape recorded at home. Impressed, Mercury Records Managing Director Howard Berman signed the girls. They had been trying to get a record contract for nine years.
If one discounts the sisters’ teenage material recorded as “Keren & Chelle”, Karen and Shelly’s recording career began with the single “I Am, I Feel”, a hit in the UK, and this was quickly followed by their debut album Alisha Rules the World in November 1996. They went on to release two more albums. Mercury then chose not to take up the option for a fourth album, and the girls went their separate ways, Shelly focusing on a solo career and Karen writing tracks for well-known artists including Will Young, Sugababes, Amy Studt, and Kylie Minogue.
Shelly released a solo album, Hard Time for the Dreamer, early in 2005. Shelly has also written material for Janet Jackson and appears on Michael Gray’s “Borderline”. |
