''Something in the Air'' is the second album from American
country music
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singer
Lila McCann
Lila Elaine McCann (born December 4, 1981) is an American country music singer who made her debut at age 16 with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song ...
. Her second and final album for
Asylum Records
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, it was released in 1999 and it achieved
RIAA gold certification. Four of its singles entered the ''
Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
Hot Country Songs) charts: "With You" (#9), "Crush" (#41), "I Will Be" (#47) and "Kiss Me Now" (#41); "With You" was also a hit on the
Billboard Hot 100
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peaking at number 41, and became her first and only song to chart in the U.S.. "You're Gone" was originally slated as the album's first single, but was not released.
Track listing
Personnel
* Mike Brignardello -
bass guitar
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*
Larry Byrom
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acoustic guitar
*
Eric Darken -
percussion
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*
Stuart Duncan -
fiddle
*
Paul Franklin -
steel guitar
* Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
*
Vince Gill
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- background vocals
* Rob Hajacos - fiddle
*
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
* John Hobbs -
piano
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Dann Huff
Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...
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electric guitar
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*
Paul Leim
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drums
* B. James Lowry -
nylon string guitar
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*
Lila McCann
Lila Elaine McCann (born December 4, 1981) is an American country music singer who made her debut at age 16 with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song ...
- lead vocals, background vocals
*
Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951) is an American novelist. Her work centers around the experiences of Black women in the United States.
Early life
McMillan was born in Port Huron, Michigan. She received a B.A. in journalism in 1977 from ...
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harmonica
* Liana Manis - background vocals
*
Steve Nathan
Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios.
Biography
Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring w ...
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keyboards
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Music
* Musi ...
, piano
* Tim Pierce - electric guitar
*
Mark Spiro - background vocals
*
Steve Wariner
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- background vocals
*
Bryan White
Bryan Shelton White (born February 17, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's '' Between Now ...
- background vocals
* Dennis Wilson - background vocals
*
Lonnie Wilson
Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music.
Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot Co ...
- drums
* Curtis Young - background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes
External links
Reviewat ''
Country Standard Time
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1999 albums
Asylum Records albums
Lila McCann albums