Coco (album)

Coco
Studio album by Colbie Caillat
Released July 17, 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop, 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
  2. "Realize"
    Released: January 29, 2008
  3. "The Little Things"
    Released: March 7, 2008
  4. "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)"
    Released: July 29, 2008

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] It also became Caillat's best-selling album, to date, selling 2,100,000 copies in the United States and over 3,000,000 copies around the world. Caillat supported the album with the Coco World Tour.

Release

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. The deluxe edition song, "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)", was released as fourth single on July 29, to give support to the American athletes participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[4] The song also appeared on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack.

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.[5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(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
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Tell Him" (live)  4:53
2. "Brand New Me"  Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble 3:21
3. "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)"  Blue, Caillat 3:06
4. "Circles"  Blue, Caillat 3:53
5. "Hoy Me Voy" (featuring Juanes)Caillat, García DeEnterria, Juanes, Emmanuel Lehmann 3:25
6. "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (live)  5:57
7. "Magic" (piano version)  3:20
8. "Bubbly" (acoustic version)  3:33

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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".[1] Chuck Arnold (of People magazine) said that "although the midtempo tracks start to blend together, this California girl keeps the sun-kissed sounds coming."[10] Caryn Ganz (with Rolling Stone) said Caillat has "soulful swing, but over a dozen bland, sunny tunes, it's hard to pin her down."[11]

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
U.S. Billboard 200 5[12] 2× Platinum[13] 2,070,920[3]
UK Albums Chart 44 —
French Album Chart 15[14] Gold[15] 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+[16]
Greek International Albums Chart 30 —
Brazilian Albums Chart 4 —
Portuguese Albums Chart 12 —
Austrian Albums Chart 26 —
Japanese Albums Chart[17] 25 —

Release history

Region Date
United States July 17, 2007
United Kingdom August 10, 2007
Europe March 14, 2008[18]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2007). "Review" AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  2. ↑ Harrington, Richard (2007-08-17). "Colbie Caillat: A MySpace Star on the Rise". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Colbie Caillat Cruising To First No. 1 Album". 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  4. ↑ "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix) - Single". iTunes. 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  5. ↑ "darren doane and I on shoot for Battle Photos from Colbie Caillat (Colbie Caillat) on Myspace". Viewmorepics.myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  6. ↑ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Colbie Caillat: Coco - Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  8. ↑ "Music Review: Colbie Caillat - Coco - Blogcritics Music". Blogcritics.org. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  9. ↑ Lizandra Pronin. "Canal Pop: Colbie Caillat: Coco". Territorio.terra.com.br. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  10. ↑ Arnold, Chuck (August 20, 2007), "Coco". People. 68 (8):44
  11. ↑ Ganz, Caryn (August 23, 2007), "Coco". Rolling Stone. (1033):72
  12. ↑ "All of You Available Now!". Colbiecaillat.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  13. ↑ "Gold and platinum - Search results". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Colbie Caillat - Coco". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  15. ↑ "Colbie Caillat en interview". Chartsinfrance.net. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  16. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  17. ↑ "コルビー・キャレイのCDアルバムランキング、コルビー・キャレイのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  18. ↑ "Colbie Caillat - Coco - cd di Colbie Caillat - disco di Colbie Caillat - IBS". Internetbookshop.it. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2012-05-12.

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