Lila McCann
Lila McCann | |
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Birth name | Lila Elaine McCann |
Born | Broken Bow | December 4, 1981
Website | lilamccannmusic |
Lila Elaine McCann (born December 4, 1981
In 1998, McCann played Kelly Wyman, an aspiring country singer in the Walker, Texas Ranger episode "Eyes of a Ranger" on CBS.[2]
McCann followed Lila with two more albums: 1999's gold-certified
Biography
Lila Elaine McCann was born in Puyallup, Washington. She gave her first public performance at age four, when she sang "You Are My Sunshine" in her father's country music band. Later on, she became a local performer in her own right, singing in small venues around her hometown.[1] By the time she was in her early teens, McCann recorded "Down Came a Blackbird", a song which was given to her by her manager, Kasey Walker. McCann's version of the song was sent to Seymour Stein, president of the Asylum Records label, who signed her to a recording contract in 1997.[1]
Career
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1997-1998: Lila
"Down Came a Blackbird" was issued in mid-1997 as the first single from her debut album,
1999-2000: Something in the Air and Complete
McCann's second album, Something in the Air, was issued in 1999. Originally slated as its lead-off single was "You're Gone", which featured harmony vocals from Vince Gill, Steve Wariner and Bryan White (of whom the latter two also co-wrote the song).[6] This song was withdrawn before it could chart, however, and "With You" was its replacement. This song entered Top Ten on the country music charts, and peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving McCann her only entry on the latter chart. Something in the Air was certified gold in the United States; although three additional singles were released from it, none reached higher than No. 41 on the country music charts.
McCann's third album, 2001's
2005-2008: Switch to Broken Bow
On November 20, 2005, McCann married her boyfriend Mike Wolofsky in
2016-present: Paint This Town
At the end of 2016, she started working on a new album through a PledgeMusic campaign. She released the new album Paint This Town on March 3, 2017, through the campaign as a download and physical copy for those who ordered it through the campaign. Then on August 18, 2017 she released it through iTunes.
On June 17, 2019, McCann posted on her official Instagram and Facebook pages that she has happily remarried a woman and is openly gay.[9]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | sales threshold )
| |||
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US Country [10] |
US [11] |
CAN Country [13] | ||||
Lila |
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8 | 86 | 1 | 10 | |
Something in the Air |
|
5 | 85 | — | 10 |
|
Complete |
|
18 | 152 | — | — | |
Paint This Town |
|
— | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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Super Hits |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US Country [15] |
US [16] |
CAN Country [17] | |||
1997 | "Down Came a Blackbird" | 28 | — | 40 | Lila |
"I Wanna Fall in Love" | 3 | — | 1 | ||
1998 | "Almost Over You" | 42 | — | 38 | |
"Yippy Ky Yay" | 63 | — | 70 | ||
"To Get Me to You"[18] | — | — | — | Hope Floats (soundtrack) | |
1999 | "With You" | 9 | 41 | 7 | Something in the Air |
"Crush" | 41 | — | 42 | ||
2000 | "I Will Be" | 47 | — | 76 | |
"Kiss Me Now" | 60 | — | 76 | ||
2001 | "Come a Little Closer" | 43 | — | — | Complete |
"Because of You"[19] | — | — | — | ||
2005 | "Go Easy on Me" | 53 | — | — | — |
"I Can Do This"[20] | — | — | — | ||
"I'm Amazed" (featuring Jim Brickman) | 59 | — | — | The Disney Songbook | |
2006 | "Peace on Earth" | — | — | — | — |
"God Bless the Children" (with Wayne Warner and the Nashville All-Star Choir)[21] | — | — | — | Turbo Twang'n | |
2008 | "That's What Angels Do" | 60 | — | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1997 | "Down Came a Blackbird" | Norman Seeff |
"I Wanna Fall in Love" | Susan Johnson | |
1998 | "Almost Over You" | Kevin McVey |
"Yippy Ky Yay" | Kasey Walker | |
"To Get Me to You" | Eric Barrett | |
"With You" | Steven Goldmann | |
1999 | "Crush" | |
2001 | "Come a Little Closer"[22] | Gerry Wenner |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Kelly Wyman | Episode: "Eyes of a Ranger" |
2002 | Weakest Link
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Herself | Episode: "Music Makers" |
2003 | Pyramid
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Herself | Episode: "24 April 2003" |
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ ""Walker, Texas Ranger" Eyes of a Ranger (TV Episode 1998)". IMDb.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Lila McCann "Comes a Little Closer" to Adulthood". CMT.com. 2001-06-28. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Lila Big Seller For '97". CMT.com. 1998-01-04. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Lila Floats On". CMT.com. 1998-08-11. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Bring On No. 2 For McCann". CMT.com. 1999-02-11. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Lila McCann Marries". CMT.com. 2005-12-06. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Lila Mccann Photography". Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "Lila McCann Instagram post". Instagram. 2019-06-17. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Lila McCann Album & Song Chart History: Country Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Lila McCann Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- Allmusic. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ a b "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 27, 2010: Lila McCann certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Lila McCann Album & Song Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Lila McCann Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Country Corner" (PDF). Billboard. August 22, 1998.
- ^ "Reviews & Previews" (PDF). Billboard. July 28, 2001.
- ^ "Country - Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. June 24, 2005.
- ^ "Nashville All Star Choir". Wayne Warner. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved September 19, 2011.