I did say yesterday that I'd review Ana Johnsson's second album "Little Angel", sometime this month. What I didn't expect was that I'd be reviewing it the day after I reviewed "The Way I Am". Either way here's my track by track review
1) Little Angel: The title track. It's a very haunting piano ballad. The lyrics tell a sad story about a little angel who's wings and heart are broken. It's only downside is that is short. 10/10
2) Break Through Time: The album's fourth and final single. The song is about looking back on the past and wishing you could change all the bad things that have happened. I can relate to this one a little too well. 10/10
3) Exception: The album's second single. To some it's seen as the first single since it had a video. The video features Ana as a spy as well as scenes from the film "Exit". I love the lyric "if i could be your angel flying through a desert storm, a soothing calm oasis, you will always be my one" as well as "a backstabbing illusion, no smoke without a fire". 10/10
4) Catch Me If You Can: The third single from the album. The song was the official theme song for the "2007 Alpine World Ski Championships". Skiing was also shown throughout the video while Ana performed with her band as herself and as an alter-ego with a pink wig. 10/10
5) What If: A ballad asking the question what if. What if I did this different, what if I could be this, what if I could change this? We all have days like this. I can relate to this one. 10/10
6) Playing God: For some reason I used to ignore this song. Then one day I decided to listen to it and i was shocked. Not only is it a song I can relate to, but it's also my favorite song on the whole album. It talks about a how a person is so consumed by having control they feel like they're the leader or the boss because a little power gives them a big ego. I wish it was a single. 10/10
7) Burn: "Let's see how fast you, let's watch you twist and turn". That's opening line and when I first heard it I loved it because at the time there a person that I hated so much and this song helped me through the bad days. It's also an amazing acoustic song. 10/10
8) Days of Summer: The first single from the album. It's about remembering the good times of summer when you were younger. The song was also featured on the "Jade Warrior soundtrack" in 2006. I love it! 10/10
9) The Harder We Fall: I ignored this song as well and I don't know why. I love this song and I think it would've been perfect for an action movie. 10/10
10) Still: An amazing ballad but after the last nine songs it kinda fails to be memorable. 7/10
11) Spit It Out: I used to listen to this song a lot because I could relate to this song, but these days not as much. I love the line "with friends like you, I need no enemies". It also feels like a song Avril Lavigne wrote. 8/10
12) Coming Out Strong: An amazing pop/rock empowerment song. I wish it was a single because it's a song everyone can relate to when they're at the lowest point and I know I can relate to it. It is just an amazing song. One of the best! 10/10
13) Falling To Pieces: This is a bonus track on the Japanese CD/DVD release. It was also a b-side on the "Days of Summer" single. I don't really listen to the song much, but it's still pretty good. 9/10
14) If I'm Not Dreaming: This is also on the Japanese CD/DVD release. It was rumored at one point to be a b-side from the "Break Through Time" single but for unknown reasons that plan was scrapped. It's a very dark and I was scared to listen to it at first but now I love it. 10/10
Hopefully Ana will release some new stuff soon because "Little Angel" is so far the last album she's done and it was released almost 8 years ago. I love all the songs on this album. Out of 140 points I give it 134 which is 95% an A. Not surprising since she's a great singer and songwriter!
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