Although promotion and distribution problems stalled the record's initial American momentum, the song reached a respectable No. 61 on the Billboard charts. Sheriff's singles received a large amount of airplay and reached the No. 1 spot in Canada, due to the success of ' When I'm with You'. Sheriff's popularity in the club circuit garnered the attention of Capitol Records, which led to their self-titled album Sheriff.
īefore Alias, Curci and DeMarchi were members of the Canadian rock band Sheriff, from 1979 to 1985.
Alias was founded in the late 1980s by two Canadian musicians, songwriter/lead vocalist Freddy Curci and songwriter/lead guitarist Steve DeMarchi.
