''Falling Uphill'' is the first album by the
Canadian
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girl
pop rock
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band
Lillix. It released by
Maverick Records on May 27, 2003.
The album includes a cover version of
The Romantics
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' song "
What I Like About You". This song also notably appeared on the
''Freaky Friday'' soundtrack, as well as in
The WB
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comedy series ''
What I Like About You''. The single releases are "
It's About Time", "What I Like About You", and "
Tomorrow
Tomorrow may refer to:
* Tomorrow (time), the day after today
* The future, that which occurs after the present
Periodicals
* ''To-Morrow'' (Chicago magazine), a magazine from 1903 to 1909
* ''Tomorrow'' (New Zealand magazine), a left-wing ma ...
". "It's About Time" peaked at #17 on the Japan Top 20 chart, number 5 on ''
TRL'', and number 33 on the ''
Billboard
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'' US
Mainstream Top 40
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Airplay. In 2007, Nielsen certified the song as receiving 50,000 spins. "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
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's ''Cali Girl'' CD.
Track listing
Notes
* signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Lillix
* Lacey-Lee Evin – vocals, keyboards
* Tasha-Ray Evin – vocals, guitar
* Louise Burns – vocals, bass
* Kim Urhahn – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
*
Glen Ballard
Basil Glen Ballard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's 1995 album ''Jagged Little Pill'', which won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album ...
– guitar, keyboards, production
*
John Fields – guitar, bass, production
*
Linda Perry
Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She was the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, and has since founded two record labels and composed and produced hit songs for s ...
– guitar, bass, keyboards, production
*
Corky James
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– guitar
* Chris Lyon – guitar
*
Michael Thompson – guitar
* Phil Solem – guitar
*
Patrick Warren
Patrick Warren (born March 26, 1957) is an American musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Magnolia'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Red State'', as well as the television series '' ...
– keyboards
* Eric Alexander – drums
*
Matt Chamberlain – drums
* Ronnie Ciago – drums
* Dorian Crozier – drums
*
Victor Indrizzo – drums
* Joey Marchiano – drums
* Dave Raven – drums
*
Dawn Richardson
Dawn Richardson (born April 19, 1964) is an American rock drummer, teacher, and writer of instructional books on percussion. She is best known as drummer for the San Francisco-based band 4 Non Blondes from 1991 to 1994.
Musical career
Earl ...
– drums
*
Michael Urbano – drums
*
Rai Thistlethwayte – piano
* Josh Auer – bass
*
Jimmy Johnson – bass
*
Philip Steir – drum programming, production
* Brian Barnes - editing
* Jamie Harding – editing
* Steve Marcussen – mastering
Chart performance
References
Lillix albums
2003 debut albums
Maverick Records albums
Albums produced by John Shanks
Albums produced by Philip Steir
Albums produced by Glen Ballard
Albums produced by Linda Perry
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