American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina is releasing her debut album, “Wildflower,” today, October 11th, 2011. The country singer, who is only 16-year-old, hopes that she can be a good role model as she starts her solo career.
Alaina told CMT News:
“I’m in the public eye now, and I want to represent someone who is a good person to look up to. I don’t want to be the young girl that people say, ‘Man, that Lauren Alaina girl, she’s got a lot of talent, but she’s lost her mind.’ I don’t ever want that to be me — ever.”
As for the new album, the former American Idol contestant hopes that her songs have a mass appeal.
Alaina writes on her website:
“I feel like it has a flavor for everybody. It’s a mixture of all different songs, so I hope it will appeal to all different kinds of people. There are fast songs for people who like up-tempos that you can dance to, and there are also tearjerkers for people who like slower ballads. I tried to get songs that are all a little different so that we could bring a fresh feel to each and every song.”
Here’s a video of Lauren Alaina singing the title track from her new album, “She’s a Wildflower.”
Alaina has been compared to singers like Carrie Underwood and Martina McBride. Do you hear a little Underwood in “She’s a Wildflower?”
Here is the track list for Lauren Alaina’s new album.
- “Georgia Peaches”
- “Growing Her Wings”
- “Tupelo”
- “The Middle”
- “Like My Mother Does”
- “She’s a Wildflower”
- “I’m Not One of Them”
- “The Locket”
- “Eighteen Inches”
- “One of Those Boys”
- “Funny Thing About Love”
- “Dirt Road Prayer”
Will you be checking out Lauren Alaina’s new album?