Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force | ||||
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Studio album by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | ||||
Released | September 17, 1985 | |||
Recorded | August 1984 – February 1985 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop, freestyle, contemporary R&B | |||
Length | 42:08 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Full Force | |||
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Singles from Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force | ||||
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Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force is a debut album of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam in collaboration with the band and production team, Full Force, released on Columbia Records on March 17, 1985. It is best known for the lead tracks, "I Wonder If I Take You Home", "Can You Feel the Beat" and "All Cried Out". The third of these hits also features Full Force's Paul Anthony and Bowlegged Lou on vocals.
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "C+" and found Lisa Lisa's singing amateurish and comparable to "a Rosie & the Originals for our more pretentious time." In a retrospective review, Allmusic's Ron Wynn gave it three out of five stars and said that, along with her singing's "perfect mix of uncertainty, irony, and edge," the album is highlighted by "I Wonder If I Take You Home" and "All Cried Out", which he said is "arguably still her finest performance."
All tracks written by Full Force, except where noted.