| Spanish Fly | ||||
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| Released | April 8, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | September 1986–March 1987 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary R&B, dance-pop, Latin freestyle | |||
| Length | 42:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia[1] | |||
| Producer | Full Force | |||
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| Singles from Spanish Fly | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[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]
The album was written and produced by Full Force.[12]
People wrote that Lisa has "a rich, versatile sound and the vocal strength to penetrate the album’s percussion-heavy arrangements."[13] The Globe and Mail thought that Lisa's "accounts of her various sex and dance urges are both funny and salacious."[14] The Los Angeles Times called the album "an urban contemporary kitchen sink—everything is in there, from dance to doo-wop to crackling funk to spicy salsa."[15] USA Today deemed Lisa "today's Ronnie Spector: a technically limited singer who succeeds by projecting a girlish attitude that's both vulnerable and indomitable."[16]
All tracks are written by Full Force, with additional "Someone to Love Me for Me" writing by Lisa Lisa
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (RPM)[17] | 18 |
| USBillboard 200[18] | 7 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] | 7 |
| Chart (1987) | Position |
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| USBillboard 200[20] | 42 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] | 31 |
| Chart (1988) | Position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] | 67 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[24] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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