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Lila (album)

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Lila
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
GenreCountry
Length38:10
LabelAsylum
ProducerMark Spiro
Lila McCann chronology
Lila
(1997)
Something in the Air
(1999)
Singles from Lila
  1. "Down Came a Blackbird"
    Released: May 5, 1997[1]
  2. "I Wanna Fall in Love"
    Released: September 15, 1997[2]
  3. "Almost Over You"
    Released: February 23, 1998[3]
  4. "Yippy Ky Yay"
    Released: June 8, 1998[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Country Standard Timelink
Entertainment WeeklyB− link

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.

Track listing

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Lila track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Fall in Love"4:19
2."Just One Little Kiss"
2:50
3."Almost Over You"
3:31
4."Down Came a Blackbird"
  • Michael Smotherman
  • Spiro
3:57
5."Already Somebody's Lover"Spiro3:35
6."Changing Faces"
  • Lila McCann
  • Spiro
4:07
7."Yippy Ky Yay"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
Total length:38:10

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[6]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1195. May 2, 1997. p. 58.
  2. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1214. September 12, 1997. p. 71.
  3. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1236. February 20, 1998. p. 77.
  4. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1251. June 5, 1998. p. 60.
  5. ^ Lila at AllMusic
  6. ^ Lila (CD booklet). Lila McCann. Asylum Records. 1997. 62042-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Lila McCann Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Lila McCann Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lila McCann Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.