''Spanish Fly'' is an album by

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam were a United States urban contemporary band and one of the first freestyle music groups to emerge from New York City in the 1980s. Cult Jam consisted of vocalist Lisa Lisa, born Lisa Velez, guitarist/ bassist Alex "Sp ...

, released in 1987. 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. It has sold more than a million copies.

Production

The album was written and produced by

Full Force Full Force is an American music group of hip hop and R&B singers, songwriters and producers from Brooklyn, New York. Members *B-Fine (Brian George) – drums and drum programming, backing vocals *Shy Shy (Hugh Junior Clark) – bass guita ...

Critical reception

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'' wrote that Lisa has "a rich, versatile sound and the vocal strength to penetrate the album’s percussion-heavy arrangements." ''

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'' thought that Lisa's "accounts of her various sex and dance urges are both funny and salacious." The ''

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'' called the album "an urban contemporary kitchen sink—everything is in there, from dance to doo-wop to crackling funk to spicy salsa." ''

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'' deemed Lisa "today's Ronnie Spector: a technically limited singer who succeeds by projecting a girlish attitude that's both vulnerable and indomitable."

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

*Lisa Lisa (Lisa Velez): Vocals *Michael Hughes: Congas, timbales, talking *Spanador: Guitars, Bass, keyboards *Full Force: Performer *Arranged and produced by Full Force *Engineered by Glenn Rosenstein *Mixed by Full Force and Glenn Rosenstein *Jurgen S. Korduletsch, Don Orilo, Steve Salem: Executive Producers

References

{{Authority control Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam albums 1987 albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Full Force