Vik Recordings
2006
Somewhere Else
About This Album
Eva Avila, after her victory performance on Canadian Idol in mid-September 2006, was poised to be a superstar. She's a drop-dead gorgeous girl, whose captivating soulful voice could make her the next Celine Dion. Instead, rushed production and overexposure led to the release of Somewhere Else, a disappointing debut for Canada's answer to Kelly Clarkson. Most expected a spicy album from Avila, one with impressive, catchy, Latin-infused hooks, much like what was heard from her live performances during Canadian Idol. However, it wasn't meant to be. Avila opens with "I Owe It All to You," the album's first single, which actually impresses. It serves up the flare of the budding star, but unfortunately it goes downhill from there. The opening mix is followed by mediocre club songs and schmaltzy vanilla ballads. Even "This Kind of Love," the Cyndi Lauper penned ballad, is a snore to listen to. The album only begins to pick up at the very end. The penultimate song, "Meant to Fly," written by super duo Chantal Kreviazuk and husband Raine Maida, was Avila's winning live performance, and sounds even better in the studio than it did on-stage. The last song on the album (and its second single) "Fallin' for You" is one of a few moments on the album that actually proves Avila's worthiness.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9)

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