Curci and DeMarchi tried to get Sheriff back together, but the other members of Sheriff, rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Arnold Lanni and bassist Wolf Hassel (who had formed the successful band Frozen Ghost in 1985) were not interested. "When I'm with You" hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart in February 1989. In January 1989, Capitol Records made an unprecedented move and re-released the Sheriff album in the US. In 1988, three years after Sheriff split, their song "When I'm with You" re-entered and climbed the US Billboard chart for a second time.
Most of these songs would later end up on Alias' self-titled debut album. They worked as couriers during the day, while continuing to write and record at night. With the financial backing of friends and family, and with the help of DeMarchi's brother Denny (who later played keyboard and sang backing vocals on the Alias album), they built a recording studio in the DeMarchi family home basement. In 1985, Sheriff disbanded.Īfter Sheriff, Curci and DeMarchi teamed up to pursue their music. Rigorous touring, frustrations and disappointments caused tensions that split the band in two. Reports of fans not being able to buy the record in their local shops plagued Sheriff's American tour. 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.
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