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Lila is the debut album by American country music singer Lila McCann. Released in 1997 on Asylum Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart: "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.
| Lila | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Mark Spiro | |||
| Lila McCann chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Country Standard Time | link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− link |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wanna Fall in Love" | Buddy Brock, Mark Spiro | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Just One Little Kiss" | Greg Barnhill, Kim Carnes | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Almost Over You" | Jennifer Kimball, Cindy Richardson | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Down Came a Blackbird" | Michael Smotherman, Spiro | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Already Somebody's Lover" | Spiro | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Changing Faces" | Lila McCann, Spiro | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Yippy Ky Yay" | Spiro, Andrew Gold | 4:07 |
| 8. | "I Feel for You" | Brock, Shara Johnson | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Saddle My Dreams" | Tim Pierce, Spiro | 3:28 |
| 10. | "A Rain of Angels" | Michael Dulaney, Jannie Littlepage | 5:00 |
Personnel
editAdapted from liner notes.[2]
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Dennis Burnside - piano
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Kim Carnes - background vocals (track 2)
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin, dobro
- Dan Dugmore - steel guitar and electric dobro (track 2)
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- John Hobbs - piano, keyboards, additional piano and keyboard overdubs (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8)
- Dann Huff - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jana King-Evans - background vocals (track 1)
- Liana Manis - background vocals (track 9)
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Lila McCann - lead vocals, background vocals
- Terry McMillan - harmonica (track 5)
- Mark Spiro - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
Charts
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References
edit- ^ Lila at AllMusic
- ^ Lila (CD booklet). Lila McCann. Asylum Records. 1997. 62042-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Lila McCann Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Lila McCann Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Lila McCann Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.