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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Capitol Records
Salesrank: 1559
Released: January 30, 2007 |
| Our Price: $6.07 |
| Used Price: $4.33 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Alright, Still Track Listing:
1. Smile
2. Knock 'Em Out
3. LDN
4. Everything's Just Wonderful
5. Not Big
6. Friday Night
7. Shame For You
8. Littlest Things
9. Take What You Take
10. Friend Of Mine
11. Alfie
12. Nan You're A Window Shopper (US Bonus Track)
13. Smile (Version Revisited) (US Bonus Track)
Editorial Review:
Japanese version of her debut album includes two bonus tracks, 'Cheryl Tweedy' and 'Absolutely Nothing'. Debut album by this critically adored British female pop vocalist. 13 tracks including the single 'Smile'. It's been a whirlwind couple of months for Lily Allen. After signing a low key deal with Regal, late last year, no one could have predicted how quickly she'd make an impression on the nation. Lily, like many artists, started posting tracks on her Myspace site in November 2005, so she could gauge what people thought. The response has been phenomenal. Listens on her Myspace site now are staggering, over 2 million and rising. The support from the press, radio and TV has been fantastic. She is already a 'red top' favorite with her honesty and sharp tongue, but also has fans across the digital world and within cult publications. Regal. 2006.
Description of Alright, Still:
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, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But 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 11 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 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 crack whores, narrated by someone who's cycling because "the filth took away my license." Like father, like daughter. --Louis Pattison
Alright, Still Reviews:
Alright, Still 
2009-11-08 - Alright, Still being Allen's debut album and her 2006 release is a mix between pop, ska, alternative and grime. Allen writes sarcastic and profound lyrics that make you think. The booklet contains all the lyrics and has a list of whom plays what on the album. The album was met with great reviews and The Guardian and The Observer gave it 5/5. The cover is a bit strang with Allen riding a bike and I have no idea what it is supposed to convey Tracks trhat stand out on this record are "Smile", "LDN", and "Littlest Things". 4/5.
Mockney neo-punk 
2009-06-06 - On the BBC, in 1989, I saw a clip from The Late Show, in which a loud-mouthed, loutish participant disrupted the discussion and stormed off the set. I did not know who this obnoxious character was until today, when I Googled the Allen family members and discovered it was Keith Allen. It explains a lot about his daughter's music, which I had just listened to. Lily comes across as exactly the species of bloom that would have flourished in such soil.
It is the lyrics that have sold these songs. 'Feisty' is far too mild a word. They are aggressive and often downright nasty, helped along by the somewhat sneering tone of the Mockney accent. The underlying psychology, I would suggest, is that of Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew, setting the bar extraordinarily high for potential suitors, so that only the most extreme dominant father-substitute can make it. Good luck to him.
Vocally, she is wisely unambitious, with a slightly slurring, subdued, adequately-tuneful delivery, which is not unpleasant to listen to but never threatens to transport the listener.
The melodies are very catchy, in the most facile sense. Substitute more innocent lyrics and these tunes will keep your toddler's birthday party bouncing along nicely. Among other things, there is a strong rocksteady influence, a hint of hip-hop and a pinch of punk.
For all of this, there is no doubt an audience.
[PeterReeve]
alright, still
2009-06-04 - Not as good as her new cd its not me its you but still worth buying. Lilly Allen would be the next pop superstar in the states with the right connections.
Openly Honest. Fun Music. Great Start For The Artist. 
2009-05-31 - A great compilation of songs by the brutally honest, open and most charming voice to hit the airwaves in years. This being her first major album seen in the US, it is a great overview of her talents in varieties of song and story telling. I love it, and whatever you do, don't miss the follow up album, It's Not Me, It's You.
fun music
2009-05-13 - Lily Allen has an "off the wall" sense of humor in her music. The music itself is upbeat and very versitile. It is also easy to sing along with. She is just a fun vocalist to listen to.
