Lila McCann Biography

Lila McCann Biography

Lila McCann (born Lila Elaine McCann, December 4, 1981 in Steilacoom, Washington) is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird". Reaching a peak of #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling album for a debut country music act in all of 1997 and was certified platinum in the United States. McCann followed Lila with two more albums: 1999's gold-certified Something in the Air and 2001's Complete, before being dropped by her label in 2001. She signed to the independent Broken Bow Records label in 2005, releasing five singles for the label before being dropped in 2008. 

 "Down Came a Blackbird" was issued in mid-1997 as the first single from her debut album, Lila; the song went on to peak at #28 on the Billboard country charts. Released in June 1997, Lila drew critical acclaim and comparisons to LeAnn Rimes; these comparisons stemmed from the fact that both singers (who were teenagers at the time) were recording material that was considered mature for their age. Lila was also the highest-selling album for a new country music act that year, eventually gaining platinum certification in the United States. "I Wanna Fall in Love", the album's second single, became McCann's highest-charting single, peaking at #3 on the country music charts; however, the third and fourth singles — "Almost Over You" and the Mark Spiro-Andrew Gold collaboration "Yippy Ky Yay", respectively — both failed to make Top 40. Later in 1998, McCann also recorded a song entitled "To Get Me to You" for the soundtrack to the movie Hope Floats. 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, the latter two having co-written the song as well. Instead, the Robin Lee Bruce-penned "With You" was issued as the first release from Something in the Air. This song entered Top Ten on the country music charts, and peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving McCann her only entry to date 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 #41 on the country music charts. McCann's third album, 2001's Complete, was issued on Warner Bros. Records. Nineteen years old at the time of its release, McCann felt that the album marked an increased level of maturity in her work. The first (and only) single from Complete, titled "Come a Little Closer", reached a peak of #43 on the country music charts. Due to its poor chart performance, McCann was dropped from Warner Bros.' roster in 2002, the same year that her Super Hits compilation (which was composed of material from her previous albums) was released.