JoJo

Artist: JoJo
Label: Blackground Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 602498625606
EAN: 0602498625606
ASIN: B0002ABV1K

Release Date: 2004-06-22

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Tracks:

Breezy
Baby It's You
Not That Kinda Girl
The Happy Song
Homeboy
City Lights
Leave (Get Out)
Use My Shoulder
Never Say Goodbye
Weak
Keep On Keepin' On
Sunshine
Yes Or No
Fairy Tales

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Few will accuse JoJo of being a musical revolutionary--hers is a streetwise, modern R&B sound that owes a lot to Destiny's Child and a little to opposite-ends-of-the-genre artists Angie Stone and Aaliyah--but there is a freshness about her. This, on mulling it over, is a quality that's hard to miss when you're 13. Those who haven't ventured beyond the radio hit "Leave (Get Out)," though, will want to take this self-titled debut for a spin if only to be among the first to discover an artist who's figured out how to effectively blend innocence with attitude. It's not the lyrics but the delivery that grabs hold and gives way to compulsory head-bobbing: JoJo may not be "That Kinda Girl," as we learn three tracks in, but instead of putting her point across shyly, peppering the song with flirty vocal question marks, we half-expect her to tell us to step off. The same expert ferociousness fuels "Baby It's You," which embraces sincerity--love for all the right reasons--and power-kicks materialism to the curb. It's not always the case that you can judge a CD by its cover, but with <I>JoJo</I> there's no harm in projecting. Sulking from inside her plastic cover, the artist seems at once woebegone and willful, menacing and mopey. Pop scenesters will do well to keep watching. --<I>Tammy La Gorce</I>

Customer Reviews:

JoJo is awesome!.......2007-03-01

All I can say, is that JoJo has a voice years beyond herself and I think she is going to have a long career ahead. She is just awesome!

Good Debut For JoJo.......2006-12-03

Kid talent show discovery JoJo's self-titled Blackground Records, Da Family-affiliated debut is a slick set of modern R&B in the vein of Brandy or Monica, with plenty of room to introduce its star's bigger-than-you'd-think presence. A bank of producers -- Vincent Herbert, Soulshock, Bink -- provide backgrounds that bump decidedly in the midrange -- there's a conscious effort to keep the focus on JoJo, and not whatever beats are currently making the grade. In other words, her vocals never sound detached from the goings-on behind her, or just a voice chattering over R&B generica. And this is promising, as the young singer really does have a tremendous voice. "Breezy" and "Homeboy" multi-track her trills, sulky whispers, and brassy wails over clicky percussion and a mixture of loops and instrumental snippets. Throughout there's talk of sheezies, throwbacks in the mix, cell phones, and the boy next door jilting poor JoJo. But even if the lyrics throughout are pretty interchangeable, vocally there's no doubt in her ability to carry the album, and the lack of irritating skits or attention-hogging guest shots is pretty refreshing. The funky jook of the Reggie and Ronald Burrell production "City Lights" features a few random "JoJo do that thing" drop-ins, but the girl gets right to the bottom of that freaky Beyoncé id, and aligns the cut with fellow standout "Not That Kinda Girl." Lead single "Leave (Get Out)" doesn't have a lot of staying power, but its guitar figure is a nice touch, and the chorus hits with the right amount of tell-off brashness. There's also a serviceable update of the 1992 SWV hit "Weak," the stripped-down strut of "Yes or No" (is that real beat boxing?), and the requisite ballad in "Never Say Goodbye." All in all, JoJo is a strong debut. Its centerpiece is never smothered with collabo pile-ons, and she's served well by the mix of arrangements and backgrounds. She's definitely courting middle-lane accessibility, but she rightly lets her singing do the talking, and that's a signal of where she's headed.

Also check out her latest CD, "The High Road"

JoJo kicks butt!.......2006-10-03

I think Jojo is a good singer and shouldn't be judged because of her age or by her gender. My mates like to listen to a few of her songs sometimes. Maybe we like it because we've had a few experinces that jojo sings about, or because me and my mates are in the Canadian Army, or because we're just Canadians who aren't picke about what music we listen to. Oh yeah just to let you know Sahag, I've seen ten or twelve year olds holding hands and calling each other "sweetheart" and that doesn't sadden me. I think that it's up to the kids parents to tell them if it's right or wrong. The thing that saddens me is that many of my brothers and comardes are fighting and dying in Afghanistan while rednecks and the media say that we're not doing anything in Afghanistan when more then half of the Canadians killed in Afghanistan were because of Americans doing friendly-fire.

Jojo tops the Charts!.......2006-09-28

I think that this album is for true RnB, pop, soul fans. Jojo puts all of that into this record, without sounding overdone. It is a beautiful album. And behind her bubblegum pop cover is the true voice of an angel.

Breezy- 9.5 This song is very upbeat, and stands out. I love the spice the song has.
Baby it's you- 7.5 I really like this song. But the lines repeat too much making it a little boring after a while. All in all, a great single.
Not that kinda girl- 8 I love this message. She is stating who she is, and saying if you don't like me, fine. I'm not changing.
The happy song- 6.5 A good beat, but not as interesting as it could be.
Homeboy- 8 It is easy to relate to! I also love how the words fit so nicely together.
City lights- 9 It is a good song to listen to while getting ready for a dance, or date. The beat is nice here.
Leave (get out)- 10! Does that surprise anybody? NO! It is a great song. It topped charts. I love when she streches her notes out. Nothing wrong with this single!
Use my shoulder- 7.5 It has a positive message. (It is me and my best friends "song". The beat is also nice here, but it is a little slow.
Never say goodbye- 10 This is about true love. And the line "No more cryin', no denyin' I'm in love with you." Tends to stay in your head. But is a really touching line.
Weak- 8.5 A great remake. Just not my song. But very good.
Keep on keepin' on- 8 Jojo wrote this herself. It is a nice song. Another one easy to relate to.
Sunshine- 2 This is the only song on the album I could ever skip. It is just a little boring to me.
Yes or no- 9 She raps! It is a great beat, great start, great everything.
Fairy Tales- 10 A great song to go out on. It has vocals, melody, and good meaning. I love how she admits fairy tales aren't real and she was hurt when she thought they existed.
So this is a terrific album. Buy it! and Buy "The High Road" due 10/17/06!
I hope you LOVE THE ALBUM!

I love this CD!.......2006-09-18

I bought it last year when I was 12 'cause JoJo was only 2 years older for me and I thought cool. Everybody says that 13 is much too young to talk about dating, boys, etc. but that's what goes on in middle school (it was going on elementary/primary school for me, too!) She's not using swear words (except on that episode of Punk'd that never got played because SHE did think it was a good idea to keep the swear words away from her young fans) and she's not talking about achohol or sex, not even hinting at sex, just having fun, a few heartbreaks (which does happen in middle school :P), hanging around with friends and boys, you know, what most middle schoolers are doing, I know I'm doing it, all the shows on TV do it, why so shocked? The girl has a fabulous voice, it'd be different if she couldn't sing lol

TO THE PRODUCT REVIEW::

1. Breezy - 7.5/10
I go through my phases with this song, sometimes I really like it, other times I don't. Just saying, he's mine, you can try, but you're not gonna get anything ya know, odd beat, great voccals back it up though

2. Baby It's You - 8.5/10
I really like the vocal entry for this song, and the beat is awesome, I can see the music video in my head. Too bad the remix is only on the UK version *sighs* had to be bought seperately for me. Her voice is so fresh here to me!

3. Not That Kinda Girl - 7/10
I go through my phases with this song as well, I think if she'd released a different song for the third single that it would have had a bit more popularity (but I'm not hatin' it did go platinum lol), it's a nice song sayin' that she's a nice girl, I really like the bridge here!

4. The Happy Song - 7/10
I like this song, it's just so bright to me. Happy I guess you could say. :)

5. Homeboy - 9/10
I was obsessed with this song for a while (it's just a me thing maybe??) it had a more urban beat to me and was talking about a boy becoming more than a friend, you know, your homeboy! I really love the bridge "Chocolate covered candy kisses they keep me remeniscing, all I want is what you're giving, nothing like your affection, so in love and you're the reason, there's no more lonely season, lately boy you drive me crazy think I wanna be your baby" (hehehe, i know most -all- of the lyrics by heart lol)

6. City Lights - 8/10
Again, JoJo just wants to have fun. She was another star that didn't have much before now so I guess she's really living it up with her new dough lol. Power to her! I like the beat. I like the vocals. <33

7. Leave (Get Out) - 9.5/10
Oh the single, I actually didn't listen to this song at all when I first got it because I love to explore through the album, an excellent song, excellent vocals, I like the bridge so much! You can tell she has powerful vocals on "GET OUT!" when she sings that bit

8. Use My Shoulder - 7/10
I really like the background for this, dunno why, just do. "When things don't go your way, use my shoulder to cry on, that's what friends are for", just that track about how you support your friends, all artists have one, JoJo did great with hers

9. Never Say Goodbye - 7/10
I went through an obsession with this song but it dropped, it makes me daydream for some reason, but in a good way ya know. Another demonstration of her excellent vocals in a song about being scared, but accepting that you're falling in love and you never want to say goodbye

10.Weak - 8.5/10
Gettin' weak in the knees over guys, eh JoJo? A great song, I like the background because it enhances her voice (like her voice isn't great already) and the snaps work with it so well!

11.Keep On Keepin' On - 6.5/10
She wrote this song all by herself, I didn't really like the background and I was originally going to give it a 5 but the positive message and the fact that she has originality bumped it up some

12.Sunshine - 6.5/10
Almost a 7, I really liked how her voice was, so creative to me, it was great! Raw to me. But it just didn't have that little oompfh to me

13.Yes Or No - 5/10
Umm...it was OK, not great to me, but it was a pretty good song. Urban-er lol. Interesting. Can be skipped on most days without a problem, but some days I do find myself singing along

14.Fairy Tales - 8/10
I just listened to this song again and got re-interested in it. lol. I don't know what it is about this song, I just love it a lot. It's magical to me almost even though it's saying "don't believe in fairy tales, I did, and i lost my happily ever after" (note: not lyrics lol)

Anyways, buy this album, don't start buying individual tracks, go down to your store (or just buy it from amazon lol), heck, this album is even worth the $17 list price I paid at BarnesNNobles (that's how great it is lol)

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