Alyssa is Alyssa Milano's self-titled second studio album and major-label debut, released October 25, 1989. On this album she worked with most of the same producers she had worked with on the first album. The album was also released as a Picture Disc Edition.
The album peaked at on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart for a total of five weeks.
Track listing "I Just Wanna Be Loved" (Joey Carbone, Dennis Belfield) - 3:25 "I Had a Dream" (Joey Carbone, Dennis Belfield) - 3:45 "Step by Step" (Joey Carbone, Dennis Belfield) - 4:57 "Can You Feel It" (Joey Carbone, Tom Milano) - 4:37 "Destiny" (Joey Carbone) - 4:48 "Happiness" (Joey Carbone, Tom Milano, Mark Davis) - 3:41 "Give a Little Kindness" (Joey Carbone, Tom Milano) - 3:50 "Be My Baby/Tell Me That You Love Me - Medley" (Jeff Barry, Phil Spector, Ellie Greenich /Joey Carbone, Tom Milano) - 4:36 "Let My Love Show You" (Tom Milano, Gary Mallaber) - 3:39 "We Need the Children" (Alyssa Milano, Joey Carbone, Tom Milano) - 5:08
Singles # Title B-Side Format Date 1. "I Had a Dream" "Can You Feel It" 3" CD, 7" Vinyl October 21, 1989 2. "Happiness" "Give a Little Kindness" 3" CD Late 1989
Album credits
Personnel Bill Purse, Joey Carbone, Tom Milano, Mark Davis, and John D'Andrea – synthesizers John Goux and Teddy Castelluci – guitars Alyssa Milano – lead vocals Beth Andersen, Gail Lennon, Andrea Robinson, Carmen Twillie, and Donna Davidson – background vocals Joel Peskin and David Woodford – saxophone Gary Mallaber – additional drums (10) St. John Eudes Children's Choir – choir (10) Judith Storey – choir director (10)
Production Producers: Joey Carbone, Katz Nagasawa, Tom Milano Arrangers: Joey Carbone, Tom Milano Engineers: Bill Purse (Windom Records), Eddie King (King Sound Studio), John D'Andrea (Midi Gritti Heaven Studio), Mark Davis Mixing: Leslie Ann Jones (Capitol Recording Studios) Drum & Synthesizer programming: Bill Purse, John D'Andrea, Tom Milano, Mark Davis Executive Producers: Harry Kaneko for Pony Canyon INC. and Sammy Masada for Marubeni Corporation Pony Canyon Producer: Masa Shigeno Management: Sam Kazama and Michael O'Connor Agency: Ford Models Japan
Design Styling: Beth Bickson & Lauren Ehrenfeld Photography: Michael O’Connor Hair & Makeup: Kenneth Gonzales & Johnny Hernandez Wall Paintings: Geof Millar
Chart performance Chart (1989)PeakpositionJapanese Oricon Albums Chart15
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