If you're looking for a Britney Spears or Mandy Moore-esque album, then look somewhere else. Willa tells us straight off that she's not about that on "Tired", even though that song could use a rewrite or two. The only other thing most people know about her is her nasty-girl image, as shown on the hit "I Wanna Be Bad" (though that song features a very generic rap from Royce Da 5'9"); her nasty side continues to show on "Don't You Wish" and "Ooh Ooh". She cuts a cheatin' man loose on "Did Ya Understand That", but on "Tender", the only slow jam, she adequately explains actions like that.

Sometimes Willa's style may not be relatable to many people, particularly the last two songs ("Haunted Heart" and "Dare"), but as I said before, her style is unique (eerie, perhaps). "Prince Charming" is good until she starts giving shout-outs, and the bridges to "Don't You Wish" and "Joke's On You" sound a little off-key. But this album still deserves a listen. It's not exactly one of those rush-out-and-get-it albums, but it's worth a listen.


*Willa Ford- A Girl that SINGS her mind*   July 21, 2001
Ashley (The Land of Oz)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

She is the best female vocalist that has came out in a LONG time~ SHe definitley has a huge musical future that's ONLY beginning~

1. I Wanna Be Bad- Ya know that lil voice inside ur head that every once in a while goes "I wanna be bad?" This song brings out that voice~ Great song to sing and dance to~

2. Did Ya' Understand That- Have u ever wondered why u liked or stayed w/ that loser guy that u didnt need? Willa understands that this guy is no good and she no longer needs him! So she tells him how it is~ A great girl power song~

3. Ooh Ooh- This song will get stuck in your head! Fun song~

4. Tired- She really expresses her views on this song~

5. This song is awesome! She's telling this guy he thought he was so sly but she was messing around too!

6. Tender- She shows a softer side in this song. Every girl should be able to relate at leats a lil bit to this song~

7. Don't You Wish- This song isnt one of my favorites but I like it!

8. Prince Charming- This is a cute song about finding ur one Prince Charming~ Nice beat and lyrics!

9. Somebody Take The Pain Away- It's a great song! Listen to the lyrics. There was pain behind this song. It related to me w/ a certain ending of a relationship.

10. Haunted Heart- It has a cool beat to it!

11. Dare- Really fun song~

I think EVERYONE should own this CD!~ I LOVE it~


Nothing New   July 19, 2001
10 out of 12 found this review helpful

This CD is nothing the average pop fan hasn't heard. The only difference is that, rather than going to a professional songwriter, Willa Ford wrote her own cheesy pop lyrics.

Her voice is nothing to jump about; she can barely handle her own simple melodies. And when she blatantly goes off-pitch in Joke's On You and Dare, you can do nothing but laugh.

And in Tired, the self-glorifying egomaniac's theme song, the line "One hit wonder melodies who cannot sing a note," seems to be more autobiographical than anything else. Lets hope the title is prophetic, and that Willa will be a thing of the past REAL soon.


Wish I could have given it zero stars   July 19, 2001
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

'Willa Was Here' is easily one of the worst CDs I have ever heard. It is overproduced, run-of-the-mill, cliched, low-quality teenybopper pop accompanied by the most annoying, untrained, screeching voice I've ever heard. The lyrics are downright silly (not "bad" at all!) and no amount of computer regurgitation can make Willa's "singing" even listenable. I felt embarrassed for Ms. Ford just listening to this horrible mess.

Mind you, I didn't purchase this -- I downloaded it to see if she was really worth all the hype she's getting. Two words for the thinking public -- DON'T BUY.


Willa Earned her own way!   January 2, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This girl did NOT need Nick to launch her career. She has more talent in her pinky than he has in all of his body. She can write her lyrics and she can sing. I also saw her live and know that she can do it. As a musician, I could tell she was NOT lip-syncing (which I detest). She wrote/co-wrote almost every song. I love the album and the only songs which sometimes bore me are the two ballads she DID NOT write/co-write. "Did Ya Understand That" is a great song about wanting the other person to feel the pain they caused. "The Jokes on You" is about how the cheater didn't really get the best of the person cause they did it back to them - good revenge kind of theme. "Don't You Wish" is a great song about two people wanting each other and trying to keep it on the DL. Willa ROCKS live and on the CD. She CANNOT be compared to the horrible TALENTLESS Britney Spears. Willa belongs in the music industry and deserves recognition (unlike the aforementioned). Give Willa a chance! With Willa what you see is what you get and that is really refreshing since we tend to be surrounded by fake people so much!