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Dare to Dream
It's easy to take a full-brush swipe at Billy Gilman, who recorded his first album--as well as this follow-up--by the age of 12. His voice is predictably girlish, his inspirational material goes treacly, and his country-pop offerings are usually embarrassingly lame. But technically, Gilman is a fine little singer, with an easy approach and impressive control. The problem is, his producers don't know whether to present him as a child or as a knowing young adult, and in doing both, they make him look foolish. "She's My Girl," a fluffy, pop-radio confection, has him taking a hipster stance, calling the object of his affections "a 24/7 piece of heaven." Gilman finally breaks out on the big band/rockabilly number, "You Don't You Won't," which should be a lesson to his producers: find him the best songs, forget his age, and just let him sing. If that happens, he'll attract the right audience and transcend his boy-wonder image. Otherwise, enjoy this future Catskills attraction while you can. --Alanna Nash
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Tracks| 1 | She's My Girl | | 2 | Our First Kiss | | 3 | Elisabeth | | 4 | I've Got to Make It to Summer | | 5 | My Time on Earth | | 6 | You Don't You Won't | | 7 | She's Everything You Want | | 8 | God's Alive and Well | | 9 | Woman in My Life | | 10 | Almost Love | | 11 | Some Things I Know | | 12 | Shamey, Shamey, Shame |
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