Coco (album)

Coco
Studio album by Colbie Caillat
Released	July 10, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Pop pop rock[1] folk pop
Length	43:36
Label	Universal Republic
Producer	Mikal Blue Ken Caillat Colbie Caillat Jason Reeves
Colbie Caillat chronology
Coco (2007) Breakthrough (2009)
Singles from Coco
"Bubbly" Released: May 15, 2007 "Realize" Released: January 29, 2008 "The Little Things" Released: March 7, 2008 "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)" Released: July 29, 2008

Coco is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at number six on the US Billboard 200, selling 51,000 copies in its 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, as well as four singles. The lead single "Bubbly" was a huge international hit, while the following two singles "Realize" and "The Little Things" were minor hits. The final single, titled "Somethin' Special" was released on 29 July 2008 to support the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It was later mixed and titled "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)".

Background and recording

When Caillat was an infant, she was nicknamed Coco and her debut album was titled Coco because of that.^[3]

Caillat later met producer Mikal Blue, who hired her to sing on techno songs used at fashion shows. Caillat began playing the acoustic guitar at the age of 19 and Blue helped her record her first song.^[4] She auditioned for American Idol but was rejected at the pre-audition stage and was unable to sing for the judges.^[5] The second time she auditioned for the show, she sang her own original song "Bubbly" and was rejected once again. However, Caillat expressed gratitude at the judges' decision, saying "I was shy. I was nervous. I didn't look the greatest. I wasn't ready for it yet. I was glad, when I auditioned, that they said no."^[6] The popularity of Caillat's MySpace profile led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four consecutive months.^[7] Her father also produced her songs, producing her debut album and later albums. Coco was produced by Caillat, her father, Blue and Jason Reeves.

Title and artwork

The album was titled "Coco" because Coco was Caillat's nickname given to her when she was infant. The album's artwork was a still from Caillat's music video for the album's lead single "Bubbly", released on May 15, 2007. There are differences between the artwork for the standard and deluxe editions. The standard artwork shows the photo with a brown frame, while the deluxe artwork shows the photo without the frame but with blue waves and the words "DELUXE EDITION" on top. Also, a little yellow flower drawn next to the album title wasn't shown on the deluxe artwork.

Release and promotion

Coco was released on July 10, 2007 in Australia and Asia and a week later in North America. Its deluxe edition was released on September 3, 2008 in Japan and November 11, 2008 worldwide. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA with shipments to U.S. retailers of 2,000,000 units.^[8] 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 a fourth single on July 29, to give support to the American athletes participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.^[9] 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.^[10]

Coco was also promoted with two tours: Coco Summer Tour in 2007 and Coco World Tour in 2008.

Singles

• "Bubbly" was released as the lead single from the album on May 15, 2007 in United States. It remains Caillat's biggest hit in the US to date, and her only single to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. The single's music video, directed by Liz Friedlander, aired on MTV, VH1 and CMT. A still from the music video was used as the cover for the album. The video/single was also featured in the hit PlayStation 2 karaoke game SingStar Pop Vol 2 released in late September 2008 in the United States. It was also featured in SingStar Hottest Hits in PAL regions.
• "Realize" was officially released in January 2008 as the second single from the album, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her second Top 20 hit in the U.S. The song is musically similar to "Bubbly", as it is an acoustic folk-pop song, where Caillat sings of having feelings for a best friend. Caillat and her backup band performed "Realize"as the featured musical performance that closed the May 23, 2008 broadcast of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• "The Little Things" was released as the third single in Germany on March 7, 2008 and in United States in October 2008. The single did not chart well in the US, and was her weakest charting single from the album, peaking at number seven on US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. In 2008, she recorded a French translated version of this song.
• "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)" was released as the fourth and final single from the album on July 29, 2008. It was released to give support to the American athletes participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The song also appeared on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Slant	[12]
Blog Critics	[13]
Canal Pop	[14]

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."^[15] Caryn Ganz (with Rolling Stone) said Caillat has "soulful swing, but over a dozen bland, sunny tunes, it's hard to pin her down."^[16]

Track listing

Coco – Standard edition
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

Coco – iTunes edition (bonus track)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Older"	Blue Caillat	3:35

Coco – UK special edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Dreams Collide"	Caillat	4:04

Coco – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Dreams Collide"	Caillat	4:04
14.	"Circles"	Blue Caillat	3:53
15.	"Bubbly" (acoustic version)	Caillat Reeves	3:33

Coco – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Tell Him" (live) (Lauryn Hill cover)	Hill	4:53
14.	"Brand New Me"	Theresa Bell Jerry Butler Kenneth Gamble	3:21
15.	"Somethin' Special" (Beijing Olympic Mix)	Blue Caillat	3:06
16.	"Circles"	Blue Caillat	3:53
17.	"Hoy Me Voy" (featuring Juanes)	Caillat García DeEnterria Juanes Emmanuel Lehmann	3:25
18.	"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (live) (Bob Marley cover)	Marley	5:57
19.	"Magic" (piano version)	Caillat Reeves	3:20
20.	"Bubbly" (acoustic version)	Caillat Reeves	3:33

Coco – UK deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Tell Him" (live) (Lauryn Hill cover)	Hill	4:53
14.	"Somethin' Special" (Beijing Olympic Mix)	Blue Caillat	3:06
15.	"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (live) (Bob Marley cover)	Marley	5:57
16.	"Bubbly" (acoustic version)	Caillat Reeves	3:33
17.	"Magic" (piano version)	Caillat Reeves	3:20
18.	"Dreams Collide"	Caillat	4:04

Coco – Australian deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Tell Him" (live) (Lauryn Hill cover)	4:53
14.	"Here Comes the Sun"
15.	"Somethin' Special" (Beijing Olympic Mix)	3:06
16.	"Circles"	3:53
17.	"Older"	3:35
18.	"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (live) (Bob Marley cover)	5:57
19.	"Magic" (piano version)	3:20
20.	"Bubbly" (acoustic version)	3:33
21.	"Dreams Collide"	4:04

Coco – International deluxe edition
No.	Title	Length
18.	"You" (with Schiller)
19.	"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (live) (Bob Marley cover)	5:57
20.	"Magic" (piano version)	3:20
21.	"Bubbly" (acoustic version)	3:33

Charts

Chart (2007–08)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australian Albums (ARIA)[17]	13
scope="row"	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18]	26
scope="row"	Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[19]	4
scope="row"	Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20]	8
scope="row"	Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21]	11
scope="row"	French Albums (SNEP)[22]	15
scope="row"	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	15
scope="row"	Greek Albums (IFPI)[24]	30
scope="row"	Japanese Albums (Oricon)[25]	25
scope="row"	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26]	12
scope="row"	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27]	6
scope="row"	Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28]	12
scope="row"	Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	15
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]	23
scope="row"	UK Albums (OCC)[31]	44
US Billboard 200[32]	6

Sales and certifications

Country	Provider	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia	ARIA	Gold	35,000+
France[33]	SNEP		75,000+
Switzerland[34]	IFPI		15,000+
United States[35][8]	RIAA	2× Platinum	2,070,920

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Format	Label	Catalog	Ref.
Asia	July 10, 2007	Standard	CD digital download	Universal Music	1740518	[36]
Australia
Canada	July 17, 2007				B000921902	[37]
United States				Universal Republic		[38]
United Kingdom	August 10, 2007			Island	1740518	[39]
Europe	March 14, 2008				0602517367357	[40]
Japan	March 19, 2008			Universal Japan	UICU-9055	[41]
	September 3, 2008	Deluxe			UICY-91686	[42]
Australia	November 11, 2008			Universal Music	–	[43]
Europe				Island	0602517872943	[44]
United Kingdom					1785141	[45]
United States				Universal Republic	B001210202	[46]

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External links

• Official website