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Lily Allen - Alright Still

Lily Allen - Alright Still (2006)

Album released 17th July 2006.
Encoded 192Kbps [Lame] mp3.
Covers included.

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen [born May 2nd 1985] is a pop artist from England. 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, talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections.
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 eleven 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 at 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 crackwhores, narrated by someone who’s cycling because "the filth took away my license".
Like father, like daughter.

Description:

Alright Still is the debut album from comedian Keith Allen's daughter Lily Allen.
Taking inspiration from her London surroundings and the music collection of her parents,
Allen delivers a mix of ska, punk, hip-hop and rock with a hefty dose of pop.
The album includes the extremely limited 7" single [LDN] as well as [Smile] and [Littlest Things].
I have also included the B side of LDN [Nan You're A Window Shopper] which is a cover of the 50 Cents
song, together with all three videos that have been released to date.

Tracklist:

01 Smile
02 Knock 'Em Out
03 LDN
04 Everything's Just Wonderful
05 Not Big
06 Friday Night
07 Shame For You
08 Littlest Things
09 Take What You Take
10 Friend Of Mine
11 Alfie

Bonus Track:

12 Nan You're A Window Shopper