Spanish Fly (album)

Spanish Fly is a 1987 album by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. It is best known for the singles "Head to Toe" and "Lost in Emotion", both of which reached number one in the United States. The album was a commercial success, reaching #7 on the Billboard 200 and going Platinum.

Spanish Fly
Studio album by
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
ReleasedMay 19, 1987
RecordedSeptember 1986—March 1987
GenreContemporary R&B, dance-pop, Latin freestyle
Length42:43
LabelColumbia
ProducerFull Force
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam chronology
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
(1985)		 Spanish Fly
(1987)		 Straight to the Sky
(1989)
Singles from Spanish Fly
  1. "Head to Toe"
    Released: March 9, 1987
  2. "Lost in Emotion"
    Released: June 7, 1987
  3. "Someone to Love Me for Me"
    Released: September 28, 1987
  4. "Everything Will B-Fine"
    Released: January 27, 1988
  5. "I Promise You"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Full Force, except "Someone to Love Me for Me", which was written by Full Force/Lisa Lisa.

No.TitleLength
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

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Canada RPM 100 Albums[3] 18
US Billboard 200 7
US Top R&B Albums 7

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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
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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam".
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada".
  4. Musiccanada.com Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 19, 2015". https://www.riaa.com. External link in |work= (help)
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