Lila McCann - Something in the Air

Best known for 1998's No. 1, "I Wanna Fall in Love," Lila McCann is one of the standouts in Nashville's latest batch of country brat-packers. McCann possesses a sweet, exuberant, full-throated voice that's vaguely reminiscent of a de-twanged pubescent Reba McEntire. On Something in the Air, McCann's second album, she usually sounds more callow than convincing when she tries to tackle "grown-up" themes--and producer Mark Spiro's generic arrangements don't help much. But McCann shines when she stays within her emotional comfort zone on songs such as "Kiss Me," which deals with the fumbling anxiety of that very first teenage lip-lock, and "Crush," which takes a surprisingly clear-eyed look at the temporary insanity of adolescent infatuation. "I Will Be" is an especially lovely song that earnestly and movingly expresses the hopes and fears of growing up. Not to wish trouble on anyone, but when McCann gets a few more years' worth of hard knocks under her belt, she may well be unstoppable; then again, she may be already. --Bob Allen Amazon.com

A great person, a great voice, a great album!

Hey, like most of you, I think that Lila is also sooo underrated, it's not fair because she is really good. She has an outstanding voice not like most other country singers. I personally know because I have a karaoke system in my house and I pop in CD's every once in a while to sing to when I'm bored. Now, I think I have fairly an average voice and man, I can't pull off the songs as good as Lila can on this CD, while I think I'm better than Shania Twain when I sing her songs, because I guess they don't require that much vocal talent and does not have a lot of difficulty. Man, I got to give it up for Lila for doing so great on all the songs. So yeah, this is a great album with a great variety of songs, from the upbeat dances and ballads, to the inbetweens--it just has it all. Want to find some more underrated artists? Check out Hoku and Jennifer Love Hewitt. July 6, 2003

A true review

This is not Lila's best work. Her first and third albums are by far the best. There are a few good songs on this album, but some seemed too childish for a person with her great voice to be singing. If you can't get enough of Lila, then I'd recommended getting this album because it may not be her best but most of it is worth listening to. If you want another great song that's not on any of her albums check out "To Get Me To You" off of the Hope Floats Soundtrack. April 21, 2003

*~Something about Lila McCann~*

I have a wide variety of music interests. Im usually not much of a country listener, but Lila is definiteley an exception! She is talented, beautiful, and a good role model! In this CD you see Lila's voice mature since her previous album "Lila."

She sings about more mature issues and this album has a lot of songs about *love*~ Some of the upbeat songs that stand out are With You, Rymes With, Crush, and Hit By Love. Those are all great songs to listen to!

She also has some ballads that I think are absolutely beautifully sung~ You're Gone, Kiss Me Now, and When You Walked Into My Life. Theres not one song thats not worth listening to!

I dont use the skip button when I'm listening to this CD~ It's a great cd that I reccommend to buy! She's one of those singers that is unique and deserves more publicity than shes been getting lately! It's worth the money and you wont be sorry! :-) May 28, 2002

Something About Lila

From the time she was five years old, Lila McCann was singing in her father's country and western band in Washington state. Still a teenager, McCann climbed high atop the country world, singing about bad marriages and a longing heart with the brio of a woman twice her age.

From the mid-tempo country-rock opening track "With You" to the slow, powerful country ballad "Kiss Me Now" and the album's closer "When You Walked Into My Life," SOMETHING IN THE AIR features top-shelf Nashville songs and McCann's exceptional voice, which often draws comparisons to her friend LeAnn Rimes. In addition to McCann's superb vocal skills, she also shows a flair for songwriting, as she co-wrote two of the sassier songs on SOMETHING IN THE AIR, "I Reckon I Will" and "Can You Hear Me," with Mark Spiro. October 21, 2001

Lila Mccann has star potential

This is well worth the money there are not any bombers here its really good. For once a new artist in country music today sounds great and her songs finally move you Lila Mccann looks like she fits in country music and You get in a good mood when you hear her music its not depressing she is a really great singer with good looks and looks like she has a good future. September 20, 2001

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