Coco (album)

Coco
Studio album by Colbie Caillat
Released July 17, 2007 (2007-07-17)
(see Release history)
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop, Soft-rock, pop-rock [1]
Length 48:10
Label Universal Republic
Producer Mikal Blue, Ken Caillat, Colbie Caillat, Jason Reeves
Colbie Caillat chronology
Coco
(2007)		 Breakthrough
(2009)
Singles from Coco
  1. "Bubbly"
    Released: May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15)
  2. "Realize"
    Released: January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)
  3. "The Little Things"
    Released: September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
  4. "Midnight Bottle"
    Released: October 2008 (2008-10) (Brazil, Portugal)

Coco is the debut album by Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 51,000 copies in the first week.[2] The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA with shipments to U.S. retailers of 2,000,000 units.[3] The album's first single, a smash hit, was "Bubbly", followed by a second single, "Realize", and the third, "The Little Things", which became the final single from the album in the United States. According to one of the pictures on Caillat's MySpace page, it was assumed that her song "Battle" would have been the fourth and final single from Coco. Because of her collaboration with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", being released as a single and with the release of her second album, it is assumed that the single and music video were canceled and all promotion was then focused on "Lucky" and her second album Breakthrough.[4] It also became Caillat's best-selling album, to date, selling 2,000,000 copies in the United States and over 3,000,000 copies around the world. Caillat supported the album with the Coco World Tour.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Oxygen"   Colbie Caillat, Jason Reeves 3:51
2. "The Little Things"   Caillat, Reeves 3:46
3. "One Fine Wire"   Mikal Blue, Caillat, Reeves 3:37
4. "Bubbly"   Caillat, Reeves 3:17
5. "Feelings Show"   Blue, Caillat, Reeves 3:10
6. "Midnight Bottle"   Caillat, Reeves 3:41
7. "Realize"   Blue, Caillat, Reeves 4:05
8. "Battle"   Blue, Caillat 4:03
9. "Tailor Made"   Caillat, Reeves 4:30
10. "Magic"   Caillat, Reeves 3:25
11. "Tied Down"   Caillat, Reeves 3:07
12. "Capri"   Caillat 3:04

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [5]
Rolling Stone [6]
Slant [7]
Blog Critics [8]
Canal Pop [9]

Critical reviews of the album were mixed. Allmusic said "she sings about simple, everyday things in an unassuming manner, letting her melodies and girl-next-door charm carry the day".[10] Chuck Arnold (of People magazine) said that "although the midtempo tracks start to blend together, this California girl keeps the sun-kissed sounds coming."[11] Caryn Ganz (with Rolling Stone) said Caillat has "soulful swing, but over a dozen bland, sunny tunes, it's hard to pin her down."[12]

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
U.S. Billboard 200 5[13] 2× Platinum[14] 2,070,920[3]
UK Albums Chart 44 —
French Album Chart 15[15] Gold[16] 75,000+
Norwegian Album Chart 6 —
Danish Album Chart 8 —
Swedish Album Chart 15 —
Dutch Album Chart 11 —
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 12 —
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 13 Gold 35,000+
German Albums Chart 15 —
Swiss Albums Chart 23 Gold 15,000+[17]
Greek International Albums Chart 30 —
Portuguese Albums Chart 12 —
Austrian Albums Chart 26 —

Release history

Region Date
United States July 17, 2007 (2007-07-17)
United Kingdom August 10, 2007 (2007-08-10)
Europe March 14, 2008 (2008-03-14)[18]

External links

References

  1. ^ "allmusic ((( Coco > Overview )))". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1085846. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
  2. ^ Harrington, Richard (2007-08-17). "Colbie Caillat: A MySpace Star on the Rise". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081600730.html. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  3. ^ a b "Colbie Caillat Cruising To First No. 1 Album". 2009-18-27. http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/colbie-caillat-cruising-to-first-no-1-album-1004006976.story. Retrieved 2009-08-27. 
  4. ^ http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=8777613&albumID=901084&imageID=56470640
  5. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1085846
  6. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15450064/review/15825592/coco
  7. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?id=1165
  8. ^ http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/09/13/163555.php
  9. ^ http://territorio.terra.com.br/canais/canalpop/lancamentos/materia.asp?materiaID=1965
  10. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2007). "Review" AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  11. ^ Arnold, Chuck (August 20, 2007), "Coco". People. 68 (8):44
  12. ^ Ganz, Caryn (August 23, 2007), "Coco". Rolling Stone. (1033):72
  13. ^ http://www.colbiecaillat.com/?content=bio
  14. ^ "Gold and platinum - Search results". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=colbie&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  15. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Colbie+Caillat&titel=Coco&cat=a
  16. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/interview-49184.html
  17. ^ http://swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Colbie
  18. ^ IBS.it
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