New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 12 | Page 42

An appearance on Ed McMahon’s “Star Search,” where she placed second, helped catapult her to signing with MCA Records and a debut album, “Tiffany” was released in 1987. The first single released off of this effort went fairly unnoticed but it was her remake of the Tommy James & the Shondells’ classic, “I Think We’re Alone Now” which made the pop music world stand up and take notice. “People are surprised that I still do ‘I Think We’re Alone Now,’” she said with a slight chuckle. “I think that I owe it to my fans, especially the ones who have stood by me to play that; don’t you think? I’m proud that they’ve stood by me for all of these years. I never understand the bands that perform but do only their new or most recent music. Fans expect to hear the material that they loved, which made you successful in the first place; so I try and do many of my most popular songs.” But life is not without turmoil THEN: Watch a video for “I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tiffany NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 12 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 42