Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
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Biography
[Edit]Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam were one of the most musically diverse and successful recording acts of the '80s. With hits produced and written by Full Force, the six-man performing/songwriting/production team from East Flatbush/Brooklyn, NY, they scored million-selling hits with dance-based tracks ("I Wonder if I Take You Home"), beautiful ballads ("All Cried Out"), and unabashed pop tunes ("Head to Toe," "Lost in Emotion"). They were one of the early exponents of what later became hip-hop R&B. With five gold singles, two number one singles on both the R&B and the pop charts, two platinum albums, and inclusions on various compilations and movie soundtracks, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam were the most successful act of Full Force's "One Big Family" roster of acts.
Born Lisa Velez on January 15, 1967, in New York's Hell's Kitchen, Lisa Lisa, the youngest of ten children, dreamed of becoming a recording star while working at Benetton, a New York City clothing manufacturer where she folded sweaters. After hearing that Madonna was discovered by top dance-pop producer Jellybean at the Fun House, a non-liquor-serving hangout for rappers and breakdancers, she'd sneak out of the family apartment after dark hoping to be discovered in the same way. That's where she met percussionist Mike Hughes, who played with Full Force and was a roadie for the band. He was thinking of forming a group and invited the aspiring 16-year-old singer to the group's Brooklyn/Flatbush home for an audition. Velez's older brother Raymond told him she couldn't go unless he accompanied her. One evening, the two clandestinely met without telling Raymond and took the subway, en route for the FF audition.
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's success seems like kismet, since Full Force and their manager Steve Salem were already thinking along the same lines. With New Edition being in their heyday, FF and Salem had decided that they'd form a group that was also inspired by a Motown group. In essence, since there was a "new edition" of the Jackson 5, they'd create a new edition of the Supremes. Meeting Full Force — Paul Anthony, Bowlegged Lou, B-Fine, Baby Gerry, Shy-Shy, and Curt-t-t — who were built like pro football linebackers, was quite an intimidating experience for Velez, who was visibly nervous. After singing some songs Hughes wrote, she sang Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only," the title theme from the 1981 Roger Moore James Bond movie. With that, FF were sure that they'd found the singer that they were looking for. Not a powerhouse vocalist or a "super" singer, but one that average teenage girls her own age could sing along with and easily imitate when they heard her records.
Signed to Full Force's management and production company, the group dubbed her Lisa Lisa and added Hughes and his friend, guitarist Alex "Spanador" Moseley, as Cult Jam. Combining their signature beat, which was influenced by Stax/Booker T. & the MG's/Al Green drummer Al Jackson, Jr. (whose work on Otis Redding and Carla Thomas' "Tramp" was sampled by early rap and hip-hop artists ad nauseam) with the electro sound of Kraftwerk/Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock," the first single Full Force produced on Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam was "I Wonder if I Take You Home." Billed as "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force," the group was signed by N.Y.-based label Personal Records. The label leased "I Wonder if I Take You Home" to the European division of CBS Records for the compilation album Breakdancing.
Stateside club DJs began playing the single from the import LP. The U.S. division of CBS, Columbia Records, released the record with it quickly becoming a chart-topper on Billboard's Hot Dance/Disco chart. The single went gold, crossing over to the R&B chart, peaking at number six, and the pop chart at number 34 in summer 1985. The follow-up, "Can You Feel the Beat," made it to number 40 R&B in late 1985. Their third single, the beautiful ballad "All Cried Out" was billed as "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force featuring Paul Anthony and Bowlegged Lou," and it went gold, going to number three R&B, number eight pop in summer 1986.
Their debut album, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force (which included the standout tracks "Behind My Eyes," the flip side of "All Cried Out," and "You'll Never Change," the B-side of "Head to Toe") went platinum. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's next album, Spanish Fly, went platinum, peaking at number seven pop and included two Motown-influenced gold singles; a combination of the sound of the Supremes, Lulu ("To Sir With Love"), with a sprinkling of the 5th Dimension and FF's hard-driving beats, "Head to Toe" parked at number one R&B for two weeks and hit number one pop in spring 1987, and with its strong Mary Wells influence, "Lost in Emotion" held the number one R&B spot for two weeks and made it to number one pop in summer 1987.
Other hits from Spanish Fly were the ballad "Someone to Love Me for Me" b/w "Spanish Fly" (number seven R&B), "Everything Will B-Fine" (number nine R&B), and the top-notch LP track "Face in the Crowd." Lisa Lisa/Full Force also had a track in the Chevy Chase movie Caddyshack 2, "Go for Yours," in summer 1988. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's 1989 LP Straight to the Sky yielded the singles "Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star" (number three R&B), "Just Git It Together," and "Kiss Your Tears Away" b/w "Dance Forever."
For their next album, Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen, the production chores were split, with Robert Clivillés and David Cole of C+C Music Factory producing side one of the LP and Full Force side two. The catchy Clivillés and Cole-produced single "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" hit number one R&B and went gold in summer 1991. The FF-produced follow-up, "Where Were You When I Needed You," charted number 65 R&B in fall 1991. One standout track on the LP is a cover of the Isley Brothers' "Sensuality."
Lisa Lisa resurfaced as a solo act on Pendulum, charting with "Skip to My Lu," number 38 R&B in late 1993, and "When I Fell in Love" from the LL 77 album. Lisa Lisa guested on Full Force-produced LPs. Most notably "Love Scene," the last track on Full Force's second LP, Full Force Get Busy 1 Time!, and the flip side of "Old Flames Never Die" and "Sisters" from Cheryll "Pepsii" Riley's "Me, Myself & I," which included her 1988 number one R&B single "Thanks for My Child."
Title: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Let the Beat Hit 'Em, Pt. 2 - Single
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam: Super Hits
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Let the Beat Hit 'Em (The Remixes) - EP
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Playlist: The Very Best Of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Spanish Fly
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Straight to the Sky
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Very Best Of (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam With Full Force
Artist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Genre: Freestyle Music, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: Now That's What I Call the 80s
Genre: Rock
Title: 80's Pop Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Girls of the 80's
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic 80s Hits
Title: 50 Valentine's Day Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Valentine's Day
Title: Club Columbia
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 80s (Re-recorded Versions)
Title: Party Like It's the 80's
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hip Hop Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: 80's & 90's Jams! Hits of the Decade
Genre: Pop
Title: Saturday Night Club Fever
Genre: Pop
Title: 80's DJ Hits
Title: 80's Block Party
Genre: Pop
Title: R&B: From Doo-Wop to Hip-Hop (feat. O.D.B.)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 15 80's Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Party Hits
Title: Love Is in the Air! Essential Romantic Music
Genre: Pop
Title: 1991 Vamp Internacional
Genre: Pop
Title: Valentine's Day Songs for Lovers
Genre: Pop
Title: Badboyjoe's Best of Freestyle Megamix 1
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Songs of Siren
Genre: Pop
Title: Cinco De Mayo Party Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Raised On Hip Hop
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Totally Electro 80s (Re-Recorded)
Genre: Rock
Title: Super Ballads (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: Soft Hits Of The '80s
Genre: Rock
Title: Sexy Ladies of the 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: Women Who Ruled the 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Divas
Genre:
Title: Latin Dance Music & Pop Music
Genre: Latin
Title: 100 Party Songs (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: Sexiest Song Collection (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Gold Groove (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: Ladies Of The '80s (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: Top Hits Of '80s Pop (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: R&B Hip Hop Soul Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Hip Hop & R&B After Hours
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: R&B Hip Hop Soul Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Summer R&B Hits & Hip-Hop Jams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: I Love The '80s
Genre: Rock
Title: Drag Queen Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Hip Hop 101
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Dubstep vs Trap
Genre: Electronica
Title: Moombahton Dubstep Electro-Glitch for Clubs
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Romantic Valentines Day
Genre: Pop
Title: Valentines For Lovers
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 '80s Power Ballads
Genre: Rock
Title: Love...'80s Style
Genre: Rock
Title: Eat Pray Love
Genre: Rock
Title: Masterpiece Armand Van Helden - Ministry of Sound
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Risky Business: Soundtrack to the '80s
Genre: Pop
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1987
Title: Funky Grooves CD 1
Genre: Funk
Title: The Four Decades Of Dance CD 4
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: 100 Hits: 80s (Disc 3)
Genre: Soul, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave, Country, Rockabilly, Synth Pop, Ska
Title: 100 Hits: 80s Dance (Disc 1)
Genre: Synth Pop
Title: Soul Hits Of The 80'S (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop
Title: Soul Hits Of The 80'S (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop
Title: Box Anos 80 Intenacional - Som Livre (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Pure... 90s Dance Party 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Glam Rock, Dancefloor
Featuring albums
Title: Playlist: The Very Best of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
Artist: Full Force, Lisa Lisa, The Cult Jam
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Freestyle Hits (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica
Title: Grand 12-Inches Vol. 14 (Compiled By Ben Liebrand) (CD03)
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Pop Mix By Ben Liebrand
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Greatest Remixes Vol. 1 (DJ Bonus Pack 4LP)
Artist: Clivillés & Cole / Clivilles & Cole
Genre: House, Euro House