Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat is one of the most celebrated artists to emerge from the growing talent pool of digitally-savvy self-launched artists, whose rise to prominence as the #1 unsigned artist on the popular myspace site has been largely due to her refreshing sense of understatement.
With no marketing push and only the power of the music behind her, Caillat became a sensation on the social networking site. Rolling Stone highlighted her as one of the top female artists on myspace. Ultimately, her number of friends swelled to more than 100,000. Her profile has been visited over 3 million times, and she has more than l0 million plays. She's currently averaging 50,000 + a day.
The songs on Caillat's debut album COCO mirror the Malibu-born Caillat's low-key, refreshing style. Armed with her acoustic guitar and her dusky vocals, she evokes the same gentle, yet spirited style of her musical influences John Mayer, Bob Marley, Lauryn Hill and The Weepies. The laid-back tempo of Hawaii, where she spent twice annual family vacations, is echoed in the music.
'She's the real thing,' stated Monte Lipman, President of Universal Republic Records. 'From her unique songwriting skills to her powerful but understated presence, Colbie has connected to millions of music lovers simply through the power of her music.
Amazon.com:Even without MySpace, singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat is sure to have found an audience, but her oft-accessed page accelerated the process, mostly on the strength of the effervescent 'Bubbly.' On her first full-length album, the California native conjures up clear skies and warm breezes. Not that the lyrics revolve around her stomping grounds of Malibu and Ventura County, but her mellow melodies sound like products of those places (co-writer Jason Reeves' ukulele playing reinforces the beach music impression). Instead, Caillat sings about love in all its guises, as on 'Capri,' a tribute to a mother-to-be. The daughter of audio engineer Ken Caillat (Fleetwood Mac's
Rumours), who provides production assistance, Colbie combines acoustic pop, light jazz, and blue-eyed soul on
Coco. Despite her young age--22 at the time of its release--the record seems likely to attract an older audience, although her sunny singing manages to sound centered and spirited at the same time.
Coco doesn't offer anything startlingly new, but its relaxing vibe is hard to resist. --
Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Disc 1:- Oxygen
- The Little Things
- One Fine Wire
- Bubbly
- Feelings Show
- Midnight Bottle
- Realize
- Battle
- Tailor Made
- Magic
- Tied Down
- Capri
Buyer Reviews
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Simply lovely
Coco, by Colbie Caillat, has become my new favorite CD. It is loaded with sweet, personal and catchy tunes - straight from the heart. Once in the player, I keep it on repeat and can listen to it all day. Thank you Colbie. Keep up the great work and give us another one soon. Play on!
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Great
Great CD!! :)
Very cheerful & happy - puts you in a good mood :)
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Sugar puff
Definitely a fun breezy music, but soon all the songs pretty much sound the same and I wished maybe I just bought the radio hit.
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This girl is talented!
Love this CD! I have played it daily since receiving it.. this is a must buy.