Alisha Rules The World was released on the 11th of November 1996, and was the debut album of British duo Alisha's Attic. The two members were Shelly McErlaine and Karen Poole, sisters born in Dagenham, Essex, England. Their father is Brian Poole of Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, a famous 1960s musical group.

For the cover of the album Shelly and Karen posed inside The Church, the recording studios then owned by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics.