Alison T. Limerick (born 1959,

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) is a British singer who scored success in the 1990s with the

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" Where Love Lives", which was her solo debut and a No. 3 hit on the U.S.

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in 1991.

Biography

Limerick attended the London School of Contemporary Dance and switched to a music career, first as a backing vocalist, in the 1980s. She sang on

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's 1986 world jazz album ''The Song of Many Tongues'', written by Tony Haynes. In 1989 she made a brief appearance as an African sorceress in

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's film, '' Mountains of the Moon''. She has also contributed to

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, singing on two of its albums: ''

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'' (1986) and ''

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'' (1991). Another 4AD related contribution found her singing on the

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album ''

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'' (1987) on the song "Equal Ways." She appeared on Peter Murphy's album '' Holy Smoke'' and released her own first album in 1992. Limerick is best known for her 1990s

s, her most successful and best known track being " Where Love Lives," her only US release, which was originally a club success in 1991, and a

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No. 9 hit when

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ed in 1996. Her 1992 hit " Make It On My Own" reached No. 16 in the UK

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. These tracks were included on the album ''

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'', which was also released in 1992. Three further albums were released throughout the 1990s; ''With a Twist'', ''Club Classics'', and ''Spirit Rising''. The single "Put Your Faith in Me" came out in 1997. " Where Love Lives" has made three separate appearances in the US

chart in 1991 (#3), 1996 (#4) and 2003 (#16). None of her albums were released in the US. Limerick was the featured vocalist on the 1995

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album ''In the Hand of the Inevitable'', on the album's three solo vocal tracks. The tracks included the single "Love Will Keep Us Together" and the album remains the Acid Jazz label's biggest selling album. Limerick has worked with many famous artists and songwriters such as

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and

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. In 1993 she sang backing vocals on

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's song "Melody of Life" from the album ''

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''. She appears in the British movie ''Collusion'' as the jazz singer and she is also notable as one of the (uncredited) singers heard performing the closing title song on each episode of ''

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''. She continues to record and perform live with Brooklyn Funk Essentials, for PAs, and with her own band. She can be heard singing soul and jazz, in various venues across Europe, and found being the Dance Diva in house music venues around the world performing her all-time classics like " Where Love Lives" and "Make It On My Own".

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (1992) UK No. 53 * ''With a Twist'' (1994) * ''Club Classics'' (1996) * ''Spirit Rising'' (1998)

Singles

As featured artist

* "My Father", "Alone", and "Drugs" with

from ''

'' (1986) * "Andialu", "Nature's Way", and "Alone" with

from Blood (1991) * "Magic's Back (Theme from ''The Ghosts of Oxford Street'')" with

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(1991) UK No. 42 * "Love Will Keep Us Together" with

(1995) UK No. 63 * "Lead You to Heaven" with And If (2006) * "In the Blood" with

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(2012) * "Bye Bye" with

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(2018)

References

External links

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Blueprint ManagementDance Crazy ManagementAlison Limerick at Vh1.com
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