Gypsy Heart (Colbie Caillat album)

Gypsy Heart
Studio album by Colbie Caillat
Released September 30, 2014
Recorded 2013–14
Genre Pop, folk, R&B
Length 45:51
Label Republic
Colbie Caillat chronology

Christmas in the Sand
(2012)		 Gypsy Heart
(2014)
Singles from Gypsy Heart
  1. "Try"
    Released: June 9, 2014
  2. "Just Like That"
    Released: September 9, 2014

Gypsy Heart is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It was released on September 30, 2014 by Republic Records. It was produced by American record producer Babyface.[1] It features songwriting collaborations with past co-writer, Jason Reeves, as well as new co-writers and producers Max Martin, Julian Bunetta, and Johan Carlsson.[2] The album's lead single, "Try", was released as the iTunes Store single of the week of June 9 to the 16. "Just Like That" was released as second single on September 9.[3]

Background

Caillat wrote a full-length album in 2013, only to be told by her record company that she needed to find a new sound for her next album. She wrote over 60 songs for the album.[4] In November 2013, she released the song "Hold On" as the intended lead single for the then-upcoming album.[5] However, the song failed to connect with fans as well as hoped, and was ultimately left off the standard release of Gypsy Heart. To change the musical direction of the album, "Try" was selected instead to serve as the lead single for the Gypsy Heart (Side A) EP preceding the full album's release.[2] Caillat describes the single "Try" as a "venting experience" after being told what she could and couldn't do for her own music. "To be told that your work isn't good enough -- to do better, to be more like those pop artists out there that dress sexy and use Auto-tune on their voices -- to be compared to someone so different, it hurt," she told Billboard. On June 9, she released Gypsy Heart (Side A), which contains the first five songs of the album. She stated to Billboard that she had wanted to release only a few songs because she thought "12 songs [were] too much to listen to at once".[2]

Music and songs

Sonically, the EP is a musical departure from Caillat's previous releases, with a more produced sound. She stated in an interview with Fuse TV that working with new producers helped her "get out of [her] comfort zone". All of the songs on Gypsy Heart (Side A) are more produced than her usual releases, except for "Try". She describes the EP as "a fun new way to put out music", and as a blend of pop, folk, and R&B music. Of her collaboration with Babyface, Caillat says that "he just knows how to make the sound so crisp, and real, and current."[4]

Singles

"Try" was released as the album's first single on the iTunes Store on the day of the release of the EP, and a lyric video was released the following day featuring fans, as well as female celebrities such as Hoda Kotb, Miranda Lambert, Sara Bareilles, Katharine McPhee and the members of Fifth Harmony without makeup.[6] The official video shows Caillat along with other women with makeup, which they remove later on in the video. On July 2 she released a lyric-video for "Live It Up". The official lyric-video for "Never Gonna Let You Down" was released on October 25. The "Blaze" lyric-video was released on November 3. The second single, "Just Like That", was released on September 9.[3][7] On 5 March 2015 the official Lyric-video for "If You Love Me Let Me Go" was released on her vevo acount.

Promotion

Caillat is also going on a "Gypsy Heart Tour" to promote the album starting on July 17 in Saratoga, California.[8]

Track listing

Songwriting credits derived from iTunes track data.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Live It Up"  Colbie Caillat, Johan Carlsson, Ross Golan 3:38
2. "Blaze"  Caillat, David Hodges, Jason Reeves 3:07
3. "If You Love Me Let Me Go"  Caillat, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Jamie Scott 3:41
4. "Try"  Caillat, Babyface, Reeves, Antonio Dixon 3:44
5. "Never Gonna Let You Down"  Caillat, Babyface, Brett James, Reeves 4:08
6. "Land Called Far Away"  Caillat, Babyface 4:47
7. "Nice Guys"  Caillat, Carlsson, Golan 3:18
8. "Floodgates"  Caillat, Rune Westberg, Reeves 3:40
9. "Just Like That"  Caillat, Babyface, James, Reeves 3:42
10. "Break Free"  Caillat, Christopher Braide 3:33
11. "Never Getting Over You"  Caillat, Reeves, Liz Rose 3:28
12. "Bigger Love"  Caillat, Toby Gad 3:58
Total length:
 45:51

Charts

Album

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 154
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 166
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 62
US Billboard 200[13] 17

Gypsy Heart (Side A)

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 32

References

  1. ↑ "Exclusive: Colbie Caillat discusses ‘Gypsy Heart’, the story behind ‘Try’ & more « Live in the Vineyard". Liveinthevineyard.com. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Colbie Caillat's Surprise 'Gypsy Heart' EP: Singer Talks 'Try' Lyric Video & New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Amazon.com: Just Like That: Colbie Caillat: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Colbie Caillat on Finding Inspiration From Babyface, Ryan Tedder - Interview - Fuse". Fuse.tv. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  5. ↑ Mansfield, Brian (18 November 2013). "Premiere: Colbie Caillat's new single 'Hold On'". USA Today (Gannett Company). Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Colbie Caillat 'Try' Lyric Video [OFFICIAL". YouTube. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  7. ↑ "Today’s Big New Releases + A Special Deal!". Republic Records. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gypsy Heart Tour". Colbie Caillat. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Colbie Caillat “Gypsy Heart (Side A)” [iTunes+] | “Try” (Video Premiere)". Ultimate Music. josepvinaixa. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Colbie Caillat – Gypsy Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Colbie Caillat – Gypsy Heart" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Colbie Caillat – Gypsy Heart". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Colbie Caillat Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Colbie Caillat.