Falling Uphill
Falling Uphill is the first album by the Canadian girl pop rock band Lillix. It released by Maverick Records on May 27, 2003.
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| Released | May 27, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, pop punk | |||
| Length | 40:53 | |||
| Label | Maverick | |||
| Producer | The Matrix Philip Steir Linda Perry Glen Ballard John Shanks | |||
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The album includes a cover version of The Romantics' song "What I Like About You". This song also notably appeared on the Freaky Friday soundtrack, as well as in the The WB comedy series What I Like About You. The single releases are "It's About Time", "What I Like About You", and "Tomorrow". "It's About Time" peaked at #17 on the Japan Top 20 chart, number 5 on TRL, and number 33 on the Billboard US Mainstream Top 40 Airplay.[3] [4][5] In 2007, Nielsen certified the song as receiving 50,000 spins.[6]. "What I Like About You" failed to chart. "Tomorrow" reached number 48 on R&R magazine's Pop Airplay chart. The song "Fork in the Road" was also included on volume 2 of Barbie's Cali Girl CD, along with "Breathe Your Name" and "Is She Really Going Out with Him?".[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tomorrow" | Lacey-Lee Evin, Linda Perry, Louise Burns, Tasha-Ray Evin | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Quicksand" | Burns | 3:46 |
| 3. | "It's About Time" | Graham Edwards, L. Evin, Lauren Christy, Burns, Scott Spock, T. Evin | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Dirty Sunshine" | Edwards, L. Evin, Christy, Burns, Spock, T. Evin | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Sick" | L. Evin, T. Evin | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Invisible" | L. Evin | 3:44 |
| 7. | "24/7" | T. Evin | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Because" | T. Evin | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Promises" | T. Evin | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Fork in the Road" | L. Evin | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Lost and Confused" | Burns | 3:16 |
| 12. | "What I Like About You" | Jimmy Marinos, Mike Skill, Wally Palamarchuk | 2:47 |
| 13. | "Blind" (Japanese edition bonus track) | T. Evin | 3:56 |
Singles
- "It's About Time" - 2003
- "What I Like About You" - 2003
- "Tomorrow" - 2003
Chart performance
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 188[8] |
| U.S. Top Heatseekers | 6[8] |
| Japanese Albums Chart[9] | 14 |
References
- Loftus, Johnny. "Falling Uphill - Lillix". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- Hoard, Christian (June 12, 2003). "Recordings: Lillix, Falling Uphill, 2 stars". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- "It's About Time: Big Markets History". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
- https://www.metacritic.com/tv/trl/season-6/episode-39-60103
- https://www.billboard.com/music/lillix/chart-history/TFM
- https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/07/RR-2007-06-22-OCR-Page-0013.pdf#search=%22lillix%22
- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cali-Girl-Barbie-So-Cal-Style-CD-Featuring-Lillix-/260894387537?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbe846d51#ht_2817wt_905
- "Falling Uphill: Charts and Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
- "リリックスのCDアルバムランキング、リリックスのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-23.