Lila (album)
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Lila is the debut album of American country music
singer Lila McCann
. Released in 1997 on Asylum Records
, the album produced four singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
) charts: "Down Came a Blackbird" (#28), "I Wanna Fall in Love" (#3, McCann's highest-charting single), a cover of Sheena Easton
's "Almost Over You" (#42) and finally, "Yippy Ky Yay" (#63). The album itself has been certified platinum by the RIAA for U.S. shipments of one million copies, and it was the highest-selling debut album by a country artist in 1997.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Lila McCann
Lila McCann
Lila Elaine McCann is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling...
. Released in 1997 on Asylum Records
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...
, the album produced four singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts: "Down Came a Blackbird" (#28), "I Wanna Fall in Love" (#3, McCann's highest-charting single), a cover of Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...
's "Almost Over You" (#42) and finally, "Yippy Ky Yay" (#63). The album itself has been certified platinum by the RIAA for U.S. shipments of one million copies, and it was the highest-selling debut album by a country artist in 1997.
Track listing
- "I Wanna Fall in LoveI Wanna Fall in Love"I Wanna Fall in Love" is a single by American country music artist Lila McCann. Released in late 1997, it was the second single from her debut album, Lila. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1998 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...
" (Buddy Brock, Mark SpiroMark Spirois an American Songwriter, Record Producer, Recording Artist, and TV Series Original Music Producer. He is represented on over 100 Million Records sold World-Wide.-Discography and Soundtrack Filmography:SONGWRITER* JULIAN LENNON - “”...
) - 4:19 - "Just One Little Kiss" (Greg Barnhill, Kim CarnesKim CarnesKim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....
) - 2:50 - "Almost Over You" (Jennifer Kimball, Cindy Richardson) - 3:31
- "Down Came a Blackbird" (Michael Smotherman, Spiro) - 3:57
- "Already Somebody's Lover" (Spiro) - 3:35
- "Changing Faces" (Lila McCann, Spiro) - 4:07
- "Yippy Ky Yay" (Spiro, Andrew GoldAndrew GoldAndrew Maurice Gold was an American singer, musician and songwriter. His works include the Top 10 single "Lonely Boy" , as well as the singles "Thank You for Being a Friend" , and "Never Let Her Slip Away" ....
) - 4:07 - "I Feel for You" (Brock, Shara Johnson) - 3:14
- "Saddle My Dreams" (Tim Pierce, Spiro) - 3:28
- "A Rain of Angels" (Michael Dulaney, Jannie Littlepage) - 5:00
Chart performance
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 86 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 10 |