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Alright, Still | 
| Artist: Lily Allen
Label: EMI/Regal
Category: Music
List Price: $12.99
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Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 139650
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 094637173923
EAN: 0094637173923
ASIN: B000GW8S10
Release Date: July 17, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Smile [Explicit Version] | | • | Knock 'Em Out | | • | LDN | | • | Everything's Just Wonderful [Explicit Version] | | • | Not Big | | • | Friday Night | | • | Shame for You | | • | Littlest Things | | • | Take What You Take [Explicit Version] | | • | Friend of Mine [Explicit Version] | | • | Alfie [Explicit Version] |
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From Amazon.co.uk
Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut album Alright, Still dispels any doubts about young Ms. Allen's star quality. Possessed of a feisty wit and taste for urban storytelling that should see her compared to Mike "The Streets" Skinner, these 11 tracks of sunshine-friendly reggae pop cover topics including frustrating potential closing-time suitors ("Knock 'Em Out"), being happy when your ex is having a bad time ("Smile"), and having a little brother who likes a bit of a smoke--and not just of the tobacco variety ("Alfie"). Wisely, however, Allen doesn't let the grittiness of the subject matter tarnish the golden pop suss of the songs, a suite of gleaming productions by names including Mark Ronson and Gwen Stefani collaborator Greg Kurstin that take inspiration from the lighter end of reggae and vintage rocksteady. Doubtless some corners of the press will pillory her as a poor role model, but there's an engaging honesty to the likes of "LDN"--a love song to a city filled with teenage muggers, pimps, and crack whores, narrated by someone who's cycling because "the filth took away my license." Like father, like daughter. --Louis Pattison
Album Description
Debut album by this critically adored British female pop vocalist. 11 tracks including the single 'Smile'. It's been a whirlwind couple of months for Lily Allen. After signing a low key deal with Regal, late last year, no one could have predicted how quickly she'd make an impression on the nation. Lily, like many artists, started posting tracks on her Myspace site in November 2005, so she could gauge what people thought. The response has been phenomenal. Listens on her Myspace site now are staggering, over 2 million and rising. The support from the press, radio and TV has been fantastic. She is already a 'red top' favorite with her honesty and sharp tongue, but also has fans across the digital world and within cult publications. Regal. 2006.
Album Details
The Outstanding 2006 Debut Full Length CD featuring the Single "Smile". "Lily Allen - the Cool as F**k Sound of the Summer" - Nme.
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 Freshmen album shows a fresh new artist November 11, 2006
Joseph A. Young (Poway, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The first thing you think of when listening to this album is The Streets. Witty lines, British accents, and plenty of self lamenting may get many listeners thinking it's a female brit hip-hopper. But listen a little longer, and you'll realize it's a fusion of both hip-hop and brit pop. In this album, the producer makes sure that the sounds are unique and the hooks stay lasting in your head.
 Lily Allen: One Of The Best Pop Album Released This Year September 4, 2006
MJ (Denmark)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Allegedly, Lily Allen's newfound popularity is partly due to a certain website, which has become immensely popular within the last couple of years. Lily Allen's material received enormous feedback and was allegedly downloaded over 1 million times! Not bad for an unknown artist. However, Lily Allen has managed to land herself a top 10 spot on the UK album chart with the album Alright, Still. Yet my familiarity with the impertinent Lily Allen began with the tune Smile which was constantly being played on Danish radio. Her direct lyrics had me fascinated and as I stumbled upon her album in a second-hand music store I did not hesitate by buying the album immediately.
The album opens with the humorous Smile, showing the appeal of Lily Allen: her straightforward and non-nonsense lyrics. Unlike many other mainstream artists, Lily Allen makes no use of sugar-coating her points. Smile is a playful hymn with a catchy refrain and will surely appeal to anyone, who has been deceived and dumped by their boyfriend, now seeking revenge over his `crimes'. Knock `Em Out is one of album's best offering. The up-tempo song is sharp and on point as Lily Allen bursts out `No you can't have my number/'Coz I lost my phone'. The reggae-inspired LDN, allegedly the first single off the album, is a tale of the ups and downs of the city life, revealing that everything is not as peachy as it seems. The lyrics of Alright, Still are permeated with irony and sarcasm, which are quite refreshing and create a different atmosphere, while listening to the album. Everything's Just Wonderful is an example of the sarcasm, which Lily Allen and her follow writers employ in terms of the lyrics On Alright, Still. Up next is the hard-hitting Not Big, referring to the size of her ex-boyfriend. Quite catchy, despite the rather intimate subject. Other memorable tunes are the racy Friday Night and the hilarious Alfie, revealing that little brothers are not always easy to control.
It is difficult to assert the overall style off Alright, Still. The music style is a combination of a variety of styles, yet one thing is certain; Lily Allen has managed to find her own style among other newcomers. Overall Alright, Still is a cohesive endeavour with minor flaws. The quality of the songs on the album is simply spectacular and definitely worth a purchase. Alright, Still can best be described as modern pop with a twist, while also containing witty and hard-hitting lyrics. While Alright, Still is catchy and entertaining, it might not make an impression initially on the listeners. It was not until I had listened to it a couple of times, before it slowly worked its magic on me.
The Perfect Artist February 15, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Just yesterday, my dad got this CD. Lily's voice is phenominal! It's the perfect music for anyone. This young British singer/songwriter is a breath of fresh air compared to sappy over the top artists like Christina Agulaira and The Pussy Cat Dolls. This girl is totally on key, and her lyrics can relate to everyone . Those over the top groups or singers just put smoke into your mind. But this just clears away all that smokey badness. This is for all ages too.
I highly reccomend Lily Allen and this CD. This is the first time I've heard her I am blown away. I am definity asking my parents' for another Lily Allen CD for my birthday. She's pop but not to POP!
Amazingly good October 29, 2006
C. Elgin (Palo Alto CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Lily Allen is a musician that is so refreshingly good. Since its earliest days pop music has been orchestrated and over produced. But here Allen and from what I gather a host of first rate producers come together and create what has to be one of the best records to come along in years. The last female solo record I enjoyed this much was Fiona Apples debut a decade ago.
Allen herself has written eleven songs here that are startlingly dark. I say they are startling because the music is some of the happiest array of jangly beats you will ever come across. The lyrics are unique, you wont find many writers composing such complicated stories or ideas. I would say that Allens lyrical stories are like little addicting mind bombs that are enjoyable to listen to over and over again. At the same time, Allens voice and personality come forth and work as an instrument that plays off the music occurring behind her.
The producers are really important here. I hardly ever feel that producers add very much when you talk about four guys who are rocking away, but in a complicated pop atmosphere like this, they might have as much of a roll in how the music ends up as the artist. Here, just about every song is a guide book on 'how to' produce the most catchy original jingle.
I don't often feel the need to say how great I think a new cd/lp is. But this one by Lily Allen is definitely one to crow about.
More than alright!! October 5, 2006
Nse Ette (Lagos, Nigeria)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
'Alright, still' is the fun filled, summery debut from 21 year old English singer Lily Allen. Discovered on myspace by hundreds of millions before she'd even signed a recording contract, her sunny, upbeat riposte at an ex, 'Smile' got to #1 in the UK.
And that song sets the tone for most of this brilliant pop debut; sunny, upbeat, mostly ska influenced songs, with a cheeky/bratty attitude.
Follow up (and top 10 UK hit) 'LDN' is an observation her hometown London (both the nice, and the nasty), made while riding around on her bike. Very bouncy and catchy semi-calypso.
Other standouts include the brilliant get-lost-you-jerk of 'Knock me out' (starts out jazzy with piano and horns, semi spoken in a very British accent) which is highly reminiscent of fellow Brit The Streets, the incredibly catchy 'Littlest things' about a dying relationship, the rather cheeky put down of 'Not big' (title says it all really), and the clap filled, bouncy 'Everything's just wonderful'.
They don't make pop like this anymore. Insanely fun!!!
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