''Alive'' is the only album by
American
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pop girl group
3rd Party. The album was released on October 7, 1997 by DV8 Records.
In addition to a cover of Gary Wright's 1976 hit "
Love Is Alive", this album also contains the original recording of
Waiting for Tonight
"Waiting for Tonight" is a song written by Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, and Phil Temple. It was originally recorded by Christensen's girl group 3rd Party for their debut studio album, ''Alive (3rd Party album), Alive'' (1997). Two years ...
which would become a big hit for
Jennifer Lopez two years later, on which Christensen (who also co-wrote the song) also performed backround vocals.
Track listing
#"Can U Feel It" (Arnie Roman, Steve Skinner) – 4:11
#"
Love Is Alive" (
Gary Wright
Gary Malcolm Wright (born April 26, 1943) is an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and " Love Is Alive", and for his role in helping establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop ...
) – 3:50
#"Round & Round" (Andy Marvel, Arnie Roman, Peter Zizzo) – 4:11
#"
Waiting For Tonight
"Waiting for Tonight" is a song written by Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, and Phil Temple. It was originally recorded by Christensen's girl group 3rd Party for their debut studio album, ''Alive (3rd Party album), Alive'' (1997). Two years ...
" (Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, Phil Temple) – 4:00
#"Second Nature" (Christensen, Matt Noble, Denise Rich) – 3:38
#"So Inspired" (Marvel, Nina Ossoff, Shelly Peiken) – 4:13
#"One Night" (Rich, Roman, Rich Tancredi) – 4:19
#"Step by Step" (Gary Haase, Audrey Martells) – 4:30
#"Love and Emotion" (Christensen, Curt Frasca) – 4:08
#"If My Heart Could Talk" (Christensen, Jeff Franzel) – 4:33
#"Listening to the Rain" (Terence Dover, Chris Dover) – 4:13
#"Can U Feel It (LCD Galactica Mix)" (Roman, Skinner) – 8:55
Personnel
*Maria Christensen – vocals
*Karmine Alers – background vocals
*Elaine Borja – background vocals
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1997 debut albums
3rd Party albums