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Released | July 10, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
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Length | 43:28 | |||
Label | Universal Republic | |||
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Singles from Coco | ||||
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Coco is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 10, 2007, in the United States, debuting at number five on the US Billboard 200, selling 51,000 copies in its first week. [1] 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. "Somethin' Special" was released as a promo support the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2009 film Bride Wars .
Caillat 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. [2] She auditioned for American Idol but was rejected at the pre-audition stage and was unable to sing for the judges. [3] 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." [4] The popularity of Caillat's MySpace profile led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four consecutive months. [5] Her father also produced her demo songs, and was involved in production of later albums. Coco was produced by Mikal Blue, with additional production by Caillat, her father Ken Caillat and Jason Reeves. [6] [7]
The album was titled "Coco" because Coco was Caillat's nickname given to her when she was a young child.[ citation needed ] 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.
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.
"Tailor Made" was released as first promotional single in 2007. [11] "Midnight Bottle" was released as promotional single in January 2008 only in Brazil as soundtrack song of Brazilian telenovela The Three Sisters . [12] The song peaked at number one in Brazil. [13] "Somethin' Special" was released as the third promotional on July 29, 2008, to support to the American athletes participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The song was also the opening song of the 2009 film Bride Wars .
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [14] |
Slant | [15] |
Blog Critics | [16] |
Canal Pop | [17] |
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". [14] Chuck Arnold (of People magazine) said that "although the midtempo tracks start to blend together, this California girl keeps the sun-kissed sounds coming." [18] Caryn Ganz (with Rolling Stone) said Caillat has "soulful swing, but over a dozen bland, sunny tunes, it's hard to pin her down." [19]
All tracks are written by Colbie Caillat and Jason Reeves, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Oxygen" | 3:51 |
2. | "The Little Things" | 3:46 |
3. | "One Fine Wire" (Mikal Blue, Caillat, Reeves) | 3:37 |
4. | "Bubbly" | 3:17 |
5. | "Feelings Show" (Blue, Caillat, Reeves) | 3:10 |
6. | "Midnight Bottle" | 3:41 |
7. | "Realize" (Blue, Caillat, Reeves) | 4:05 |
8. | "Battle" (Blue, Caillat) | 4:03 |
9. | "Tailor Made" | 4:30 |
10. | "Magic" | 3:25 |
11. | "Tied Down" | 3:07 |
12. | "Capri" (Caillat) | 2:56 |
Total length: | 43:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Tell Him" (live) (Lauryn Hill cover) | Hill | 4:53 |
14. | "Brand New Me" |
| 3:21 |
15. | "Somethin' Special" (Beijing Olympic Mix) |
| 3:06 |
16. | "Circles" |
| 3:53 |
17. | "Hoy Me Voy" (featuring Juanes) |
| 3:25 |
18. | "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (live) (Bob Marley cover) | Marley | 5:57 |
19. | "Magic" (piano version) |
| 3:20 |
20. | "Bubbly" (acoustic version) |
| 3:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Older" |
| 3:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Dreams Collide" | Caillat | 4:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Dreams Collide" | Caillat | 4:04 |
14. | "Circles" |
| 3:53 |
15. | "Bubbly" (acoustic version) |
| 3:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Tell Him" (live) (Lauryn Hill cover) | Hill | 4:53 |
14. | "Somethin' Special" (Beijing Olympic Mix) |
| 3:06 |
15. | "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (live) (Bob Marley cover) | Marley | 5:57 |
16. | "Bubbly" (acoustic version) |
| 3:33 |
17. | "Magic" (piano version) |
| 3:20 |
18. | "Dreams Collide" | Caillat | 4:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [50] | Gold | 35,000^ |
France (SNEP) [51] | Gold | 50,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [52] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [53] | Gold | 35,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [54] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Singapore (RIAS) [55] | Gold | 5,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [56] | Gold | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [57] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [58] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Edition | Format | Label | Catalog | Ref. |
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Asia | July 10, 2007 | Standard | Universal Music | 1740518 | [59] | |
Australia | ||||||
Canada | July 17, 2007 | B000921902 | [60] | |||
United States | Universal Republic | [61] | ||||
United Kingdom | August 10, 2007 | Island | 1740518 | [62] | ||
Europe | March 14, 2008 | 0602517367357 | [63] | |||
Japan | March 19, 2008 | Universal Japan | UICU-9055 | [64] | ||
September 3, 2008 | Deluxe | UICY-91686 | [65] | |||
Australia | November 11, 2008 | Universal Music | – | [66] | ||
Europe | Island | 0602517872943 | [67] | |||
United Kingdom | 1785141 | [68] | ||||
United States | Universal Republic | B001210202 | [69] | |||
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