Along the Way (Colbie Caillat album)

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Along the Way
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2023
Genre Country [1]
Length46:37
Label Blue Jean Baby
Producer Jamie Kenney
Colbie Caillat chronology
The Malibu Sessions
(2016)
Along the Way
(2023)
Singles from Along the Way
  1. "Worth It"
    Released: April 21, 2023
  2. "Pretend"
    Released: June 9, 2023
  3. "Wide Open"
    Released: July 14, 2023
  4. "Still Gonna Miss You"
    Released: August 11, 2023
  5. "I'll Be Here"
    Released: September 8, 2023

Along the Way is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It was released on October 6, 2023, under her own independent record label Blue Jean Baby Records. [2] It is her first album of country music, [1] [3] and was produced by Jamie Kenney. [4]

Contents

Promotion

Promotional singles and music videos

"Worth It" was released as the album's first promotional single on April 21, 2023, alongside a music video. [5] [6]

"Pretend" was released as the album's second promotional single on June 9, 2023, alongside a music video. [7] [8]

"Wide Open" was released as the album's third promotional single on July 14, 2023. [9] A visualizer for the song was released three days later. [10]

"Still Gonna Miss You" was released as the album's fourth promotional single on August 11, 2023, alongside a music video. [11] [12]

"I'll Be Here," with Sheryl Crow, was released as the album's fifth and final promotional single on September 8, 2023, alongside a music video. [13] [14]

A music video for "Meant For Me" was released alongside the album on October 6, 2023. [15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Colbie Caillat, A.J. Pruis, and Liz Rose, except where noted.

Along the Way track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Wide Open" (Caillat, Alysa Vanderheym, Jordyn Shellhart)3:09
2."Pretend"3:51
3."Worth It"3:15
4."Sometimes You Need a Change"2:57
5."For Someone"3:08
6."Meant for Me"3:15
7."Still Gonna Miss You" (Caillat, Jason Reeves)3:48
8."I'll Be Here" (with Sheryl Crow; Caillat, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Brett James, Reeves)4:07
9."Buying Time"3:44
10."Blue" (Caillat)3:48
11."Two Birds" (Caillat)3:23
12."Old & New" (Caillat)5:13
13."The Other Side"2:59
Total length:46:37

Personnel

Musicians

Other personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Along the Way
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 85
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [17] 38
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [18] 81

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