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Falling Uphill

Falling Uphill is the studio debut album by Canadian all-female pop rock band Lillix. It was released by Maverick Records on May 27, 2003.

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Falling Uphill
Studio album by
Lillix
ReleasedMay 27, 2003 (2003-05-27)
Length40:53
LabelMaverick
Producer
Lillix chronology
Falling Uphill
(2003) 		Inside the Hollow
(2006)
Singles from Falling Uphill
  1. "It's About Time"
    Released: March 24, 2003
  2. "Tomorrow"
    Released: October 6, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star1
Rolling StoneStarStar2

Falling Uphill is the studio debut album by Canadian all-female pop rock band Lillix. It was released by Maverick Records on May 27, 2003.

The album includes a cover version of The Romantics' song "What I Like About You". This song also notably appeared on the Freaky Friday soundtrack, as well as in The WB comedy series What I Like About You. The single releases are "It's About Time", "What I Like About You", and "Tomorrow". "It's About Time" peaked at #17 on the Japan Top 20 chart, number 5 on TRL, and number 33 on the Billboard US Mainstream Top 40 Airplay.345 In 2007, Nielsen certified the song as receiving 50,000 spins.6 "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's Cali Girl CD.7

Track listing

Falling Uphill – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tomorrow"
Perry3:44
2."Quicksand"BurnsPhilip Steir3:46
3."It's About Time"
The Matrix3:41
4."Dirty Sunshine"
  • Burns
  • L. Evin
  • T. Evin
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:17
5."Sick"
  • L. Evin
  • T. Evin
Steir3:37
6."Invisible"L. EvinSteir3:44
7."24/7"T. EvinGlen Ballard3:58
8."Because"T. EvinSteir2:26
9."Promises"T. EvinSteir3:22
10."Fork in the Road"L. Evin
3:11
11."Lost and Confused"BurnsSteir3:16
12."What I Like About You"
Steir2:47
Total length:40:53
Falling Uphill – Japanese edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
13."Blind"T. EvinSteir3:56
Total length:45:49

Notes

  • ^a 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

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)8 61
Japanese Albums (Oricon)9 14
US Billboard 20010 188
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)11 6
References

References

  1. Loftus, Johnny. "Falling Uphill - Lillix". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. Hoard, Christian (June 12, 2003). "Recordings: Lillix, Falling Uphill, 2 stars". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. "It's About Time: Big Markets History". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  4. "TRL". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. "Lillix". Billboard.
  6. americanradiohistory.com
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. June 5, 2003. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  9. "リリックスのCDアルバムランキング、リリックスのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  10. "Lillix Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  11. "Lillix Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2026.