Baby Talk (Alisha song)

"Baby Talk" is a 1985 freestyle dance/pop single by Alisha. Originally recorded and released by Gregg Brown in 1984, Alisha's version was popular in the dance clubs and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart in December 1985.

"Baby Talk"
Single by Alisha
from the album Alisha
B-side"One Little Lie"
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1985
Recorded1984
GenreDance-pop, Synthpop, freestyle, R&B
Length5:37 (Album Version)
6:45 (Extended Dance Mix)
4:04 (Radio Edit)
LabelVanguard Records
Songwriter(s)Greg Brown, Logankoya
Producer(s)Mark S. Berry
Alisha singles chronology
"Too Turned On"
(1985)		 "'Baby Talk'"
(1985)		 "Stargazing"
(1985)

Background and chart performance

"Baby Talk" was written by singer-songwriter Gregg Brown and Logankoya. It was originally a single performed by Brown, released in the UK in 1984 on Beau-Jolly Records.[1] Alisha's version was produced by Mark S. Berry and released on September 27, 1985 as the third single from her debut album Alisha from Vanguard Records. "Baby Talk" became Alisha's most successful single to date, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance charts in the final week of December 1985.[2] The single crossed over to the Hot 100 charts reaching No. 68 in February 1986,[3] and on the Hot Black Singles chart, peaking at No. 75. It was also released in the UK on Total Control Records,[4] and reached No. 67 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video features Alisha entering a nightclub with one of the band members asking if the guy Alisha invited will show up to see her perform that night. Eventually, the guy does show to see Alisha perform the song and after she finished performing he surprises her and asks her if they want to go somewhere to talk.

Track listings

7" Single

  1. "Baby Talk" 4:04
  2. "One Little Lie" 4:24

12" Single

  1. "Baby Talk" 6:45
  2. "Baby Talk (Dub-Instrumental)" 5:36
  3. "Baby Talk (Dub, Vocal)" 4:32

Charts
Chart (1985/86) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 68
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 75
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
Belgian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Top 40 9
French Singles Chart 19
German Singles Chart 19
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 23
UK Singles Chart 67

References
  1. http://www.discogs.com/Gregg-Brown-Baby-Talk/release/3690645
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 19.
  3. http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/1986-02-08/the-billboard-hot-100
  4. http://www.discogs.com/Alisha-Baby-Talk/release/3224654
  5. hitparade.ch
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