The High Road
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| Studio album by JoJo | ||||
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Publication |
2006 |
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| Label (s) | Blackground Records / DaFamily Entertainment | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
44:27 min. |
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Studio (s) |
u. a. Glenwood Studios, Realsong Studios |
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The High Road is the second studio album by the American singer and actress JoJo , released on October 17, 2006 in the United States and with 108,000 CDs sold in the first week behind Diddy's Press Play and The Open Door by Evanescence at number three landed on the US Billboard Top 200 chart . It was produced by the DaFamily Entertainment and Blackground Records labels and released in Brazil , Great Britain , Mexico , Scandinavia , Australia , Germany , Poland and Japan . The album achieved gold status in Canada , the USA and the UK . The album, which was already on sale in the iTunes Store in 2006 , was added to the range there again for unknown reasons.
production
The album was produced between 2005 and 2006 in several recording studios in Los Angeles and New York . A total of 15 producers worked with Josh Alexander, Beau Dozier, Sean Garrett, Vincent Herbert (also executive), Ryan Leslie, JR Rotem, Matthew Gerrard, Soulshock & Karlin, Stargate, Billy Steinberg, Peter Stengaard, Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz, Justin Trugman on this album. It was released in October 2006.
Singles
Too Little Too Late
The single was released on iTunes on September 12, 2006 and debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard Top 200, where it made the third-largest jump in Billboard history at No. 66 in its fifth week. It is also JoJo's first and so far only single to reach a top 10 position in the Billboard Top 100.
In 2006, Too Little Too Late was the tenth best-selling song, ahead of James Blunt and Mary J. Blige . The song rose to number four in the UK charts through download sales alone. The song contains pop , R&B and country music elements.
For the European and Brazilian editions of the album, Too Little Too Late was also released as a Spanish version.
How to touch a girl
How to Touch a Girl is the singer's second single for this album, written by Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, and the singer herself. It was produced by Blackground Records and Universal Music and was released on November 14, 2006.
A discussion about the song arose because the title was understood ambiguously. Some listeners to the album said that the song is sexually suggestive, with the singer using the title as a metaphor and that this song is not about intercourse , but about winning a woman's heart.
The song reached number 67 on the Billboard pop chart .
Anything
Anything is the third single from the album and was written by Beau Dozier, Mischke Butler, Justin Trugman, David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. The single was also produced by Blackground Records and Universal Music and was released on May 7, 2007.
The song includes a sampler of Toto's 1982 song Africa .
This reached 18th place in the Irish charts, 57th place in the European charts, 21st place in the British charts and 38th place in the US mainstream Top 40 charts.
Track list
- 1. This Time - 3:28
- 2. The Way You Do Me - 3:13
- 3. Too Little Too Late - 3:41
- 4. The High Road - 3:50
- 5. Anything * - 3:49 (* Includes a sample from Toto's Africa )
- 6. Like That (Corey Williams, Ryan Leslie) - 3:48
- 7. Good Ol ' - 4:08
- 8. Coming for You - 3:30
- 9. Let It Rain - 3:47
- 10. Exceptional - 3:43
- 11. How to Touch a Girl - 4:27
- 12. Note to God - 4:27
Bonus tracks
iTunes editions
- 13. Thu Whatcha Gotta Thu - 4:29
- 14. I Can Take You There - 4:52
- 15. Too Little Too Late (Spanish Version) - 3:41
- 16. Digital Booklet - The High Road
Wall Mart edition
- 13. Get It Poppin ' (Emile Ghantous, Erik Nelson) - 3:41
Best Buy Edition
- 13. I Can Take You There - 4:52
British edition
- 13. Thu Whatcha Gotta Thu - 4:29
- 14. I Can Take You There - 4:52
- 15. Leave (Get Out) (Soulshock, Karlin, Cantrell, Philip "Silky" White) - 4:02
European and Brazilian edition
- 13. Thu Whatcha Gotta Thu - 4:29
- 14. I Can Take You There - 4:52
- 15. Too Little Too Late (Spanish version) - 3:41
Japanese edition
- 13. Thu Whatcha Gotta Thu - 4:29
- 14. I Can Take You There - 4:52
- 15. Too Little Too Late (Spanish Version) - 3:41
- 16. Get It Poppin ' - 3:41
Chart positions
| Charts (2006) | space |
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| Swiss Albums Chart | 96 |
| US Billboard 200 | 3 |
| Charts (2007) | space |
| British music charts | 24 |
Awards
| country | Award | Sales |
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| Germany | gold | 100,000 |
| Canada | 2 × platinum | 200,000 |
| Japan | gold | 120,000 |
| Switzerland | gold | 15,000 |
| Great Britain | platinum | 300,000 |
| United States | 3 × platinum | 3,280,000 |
Web links
- The High Road at Allmusic (English)
- Criticism ( memento of November 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in Billboard magazine
- Review in The Guardian
- Review in the New York Times
- Review in the Rolling Stone
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gold and Platinum January 2007 ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ BPI Certified Awards
- ↑ RIAA gold and platinum
- ↑ a b c JoJo - The High Road - Music Charts . In: αCharts.us . Retrieved December 30, 2008.
