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High Road
Release Date: 2006 10 17
Label: Edel Records
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Released when she was just 13 years old, vocalist Jojo's 2004 eponymous debut was a bona fide hit album and garnered the young pop star a legion of equally youthful fans, as well as lead roles in two films, including the 2006 comedy RV alongside Robin Williams. To say that the release of her 2006 sophomore effort, The High Road, finds Jojo on the cusp of superstardom is a bit of an understatement. Featuring production and songs by such in demand hitmakers as Swizz Beatz, Soulshock, and Scott Storch -- the man who made Paris Hilton sound good -- it should come as little surprise that The High Road is a commercially oriented, radio-friendly contemporary pop-R&B album. What may be a surprise is that it is really, really good. These are well-written, catchy pop songs with a healthy dose of hip-hop rhythm that serve as solid launching pads for Jojo's superb vocal abilities. Coming off as a kind of urbanized Jennifer Aniston with the chops of Beyoncé, Jojo is an assured and likeable performer who can somehow embody the yin-yang persona of a suburban cheerleader slinging hip-hop attitude, as she does in the video for the ridiculously overwrought and utterly addictive lead-off single, "Too Little Too Late." It also helps that she's matured just enough so that her somewhat sexy persona makes a bit more sense now than it did in 2004, and she easily sells the cheeky and raw dance-funk of such tracks as "This Time" and "The Way You Do Me." However, it's the blissfully melodic ballads and mid-tempo anthems that make the biggest impression here. Cuts such as the gorgeous and dreamy "Like That" and "Anything," with its unexpectedly hip sampling of Toto's "Africa," make for gleefully enjoyable guilty pleasures. Similarly, "Good Ol'" is the best summer anthem ever to see release in the fall, and "'Comin' for You" smartly borrows some of Kelly Clarkson's rock energy. While Jojo may not be taking a career road less traveled, The High Road does make time for some surprising and memorable pit stops along the way. Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1This TimeGarrett, Storch3:28
2Way You Do MeGarrett, Swizz Beatz3:14
3Too Little Too LateSteinberg, Cinningham, Alexander3:41
4High RoadRotem, Benenate, Gerrard3:50
5AnythingPaich, Dozier, Mischke, Porcaro, Trugman3:50
6Like ThatLeslie, Williams3:48
7Good Ol'Simmons, Francci, Lil' Eddie, Karlin, Soulshock4:08
8Coming for YouFrancci, Simmons, Cantrall, Karlin, Lil' Eddie, Soulshock3:30
9Let It RainEriksen, Riddick, Hermansen3:47
10ExceptionalWarren3:43
11How to Touch a GirlAlexander, Steinberg, Levesque4:27
12Note to GodWarren4:27

Other Releases:
High Road [US Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Blackground

High Road [UK Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Universal/Mercury

High Road [Japan Bonus Tracks 2007]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Universal Distribution

High Road [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Blackground

High Road [Bonus DVD]
Release Date: 2006
Label: Universal Distribution


Member Comments On This Album.
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meat 34 Fri Oct 31 2008 15:11:14
i think it's great. well anyway's hello jojo
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lady hoops 3 Thu Oct 30 2008 17:09:52
her songs touch my heart and i know every words to every songs she sang
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saishCB 80 Thu Oct 30 2008 03:53:55
they all were mind blowing!
and jojo was looking very hot in them!cant wait for her next album "all i want is everything"
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hazel leo 4978 Wed Apr 30 2008 16:47:32
I just have one thing to say... AWESOME ALBUM! The majority of the album has Hip-hop/R&B songs but it also has some soul/R&B touches, a rockish song, and a few gospel songs. This was her ultimate album. Can't wait for the next one!
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