Spanish Fly (album)

Spanish Fly
Studio album by
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
ReleasedApril 8, 1987
RecordedSeptember 1986–March 1987
GenreContemporary R&B, dance-pop, Latin freestyle
Length42:43
LabelColumbia[1]
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[2]
Robert ChristgauC+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]

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]

  1. ^ "Jet's Top 20 Albums". Jet. 72 (19): 62. Aug 3, 1987.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam".
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 257.
  5. ^ Johnson, Connie (June 21, 1987). "FORCING THE ISSUE". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 82.
  6. ^ Duffy, Thom (May 10, 1987). "LISA LISA & CULT JAM". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 6.
  7. ^ Tucker, Ken (May 3, 1987). "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Spanish Fly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H5.
  8. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 426.
  9. ^ "Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. ^ "Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam". Billboard.
  11. ^ Van Matre, Lynn. "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam may be..." chicagotribune.com.