Give Me the Music is the second studio album by Canadian singer Eva Avila, the winner of the fourth season of Canadian Idol. It was released in Canada on October 28, 2008.
AllMusic editor Matthew Chisling rated the album three and a half out of five stars. He found that Give Me the Music was "the first real example of how exciting Avila is as a pop revelation; her beyond impressive vocal capacity is glorified on this bouncing beat, not hindered like many of her contemporaries [...] Give Me the Music is hardly a bad album, and Avila sounds nearly as wonderfully delicious as she did when her fan base first grew to love her on Canadian Idol [...] This album is one large step towards putting Avila on the pop map where she rightfully belongs."[1]
"Like a Bullet" and "Master Plan" are cover songs, originally released by Stefanie Heinzmann from Switzerland. Both songs appeared on her debut album Masterplan, with "Like a Bullet" having been the second single released from the album.
"No Smoke" was originally recorded in 2004 by British singer Michelle Lawson. The song was first covered by Belgian singer Esther Sels in 2008, then called "Game Over." Esther performed it in the second heat of Belgium's Eurosong in 2009. It's also been covered by the German band Queensberry and released as their debut clip following their success on German Popstars in 2008 and Nicki French is too releasing a version of the song on Energise Records in 2009.
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