Mikaila (album)


Mikaila is the third and finale album by former Wishbone and Wishbone's Dog Days of the West star Mikaila. The album was released in 2001, with Mikaila's hit song "So In Love With Two". In 1996 before her time on Wishbone Mikaila released her debut album This Little Light. While she was filming Wishbone's Dog Days of the West she released her second album Dreams. Both albums were released independently.

Release

The album was released on March 6, 2001 by Island Records. In advance of the album's release, Mikaila performed on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and on Fox Family Channel's Front Row Center Concert Series. The album itself was a moderate commercial success debuting at number twenty on the US Billboard Top Heatseekers chart on the date of March 24, 2001 and staying on the chart for three weeks.

Singles

The lead single, "So In Love With Two" was released on August 2000, when Mikaila was thirteen years old. Multiple versions of the song were released, including a remixed version by Hex Hector, which was used primarily in radio airplay, and a Spanish-language version. The song peaked at #29 on the Rhythmic Top 40 Billboard chart, #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #27 on Billboards Top 40 Mainstream.

Reception

Critical

Upon its release, the album was subject to mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. AllMusic's Jon Azpiri awarded the album three out of five stars and commended Mikaila for bringing "a much-needed dose of hip-hop to the teen pop genre" but criticizing the ballads as "obligatory."

Track listing

  1. "So In Love With Two" – 3:26
  2. "Straight to My Face" – 3:36
  3. "Forever, For Always, For You" – 4:17
  4. "Playground" – 3:57
  5. "Talkin' Bout Me" – 3:44
  6. "It's All Up To You" – 3:55
  7. "Perfect World" – 3:59
  8. "My Dream Is Gone" – 3:34
  9. "My Heaven" – 3:34
  10. "Emotional" – 3:12
  11. "Because Of You" – 4:12
  12. "My Heart Can't Let You Go" – 4:09
  13. "You Tell Me" - 3:01
  14. "Art Of Letting Go" - 3:54
  15. "Este Amor de Dos" - 03:28