Alright, Still

1	Smile Explicit Version 3:16
2	Knock 'Em Out 2:53
3	LDN 3:10
4	Everything Just Wonderful Explicit Version 3:28
5	Not Big 3:16
6	Friday Night 3:06
7	Shame for You 4:06
8	Littlest Things 3:02
9	Take What You Take Explicit Version 4:06
10	Friend of Mine Explicit Version 3:57
11	Alfie Explicit Version 2:45
12	Cheryl Tweedy 3:15
13	Absolutely Nothing 4:04
14	Smile Multimedia

Barnes & Noble

You probably don't want to get on the bad side of Lily Allen. Her engaging debut is loaded with breezy melodies and danceable grooves -- but when she starts to sing, it becomes apparent this young Londoner has a razor wit and an even sharper tongue. Take "Smile," which opens Alright, Still. With its Jackie Mittoo sample giving it a cheery ska backbeat, "Smile" is a perfect Summer Single -- but it also serves as a vicious put-down of a former lover: "At first, when I see you cry, it makes me smile." Allen digs the knife in deeper, cutting where it really hurts on the funny and equally catchy "Not Big." It's not all about him, though, as Alright, Still plays out like a day in the life of a young, single urbanite. "LDN" (text message lingo for "London") is a look at her hometown set to another infectious backing track; she worries about credit ratings and weight issues on "Everything's Just Wonderful" and puts up with her slacker little brother on "Alfie." Nearly every song on Alright, Still could be released as a single -- "Smile," "LDN," and the ballad "The Littlest Things" were all U.K. hits -- making this one of the most enjoyable debuts in quite a while. And at only 21, Lily Allen's got quite a future ahead of her. Bill Pearis

The Independent

Acknowledged as one of the signature sounds of the summer, Lily Allen's "Smile" is hard to dislike and hard to avoid. Andy Gill

The Guardian

Allen is not so much hanging out her dirty laundry as rolling around in it, delighting in its filth, to a soundtrack of ska rhythms and lilting reggae tones. Sophie Heawood

Daily Telegraph

What unifies the songs is that each boasts an ebullient, sleeve-grabbing, instantly memorable vocal melody. Nothing low-key, long-winded, difficult. No filler. Michael Deacon