JoJo (album)

JoJo is the debut studio album by American singer JoJo, released on June 22, 2004, by Da Family Entertainment, Blackground Records, and Universal Records.

JoJo
Studio album by
JoJo
ReleasedJune 22, 2004 (2004-06-22)
Recorded2003–2004
Studio
Genre
Length52:08
Label
  • Da Family
  • Blackground
  • Universal
Producer
  • Bink!
  • Reggie Burrell
  • Ronald Burrell
  • The Co-Stars
  • G.P.
  • Vincent Herbert
  • Kwamé "K1 Mill"
  • Joanna Levesque
  • Mike City
  • Brian Morgan
  • Balewa Muhammad
  • Soulshock and Karlin
  • Tre Black
  • The Underdogs
  • Young Freak
JoJo chronology
JoJo
(2004)		 The High Road
(2006)
Singles from JoJo
  1. "Leave (Get Out)"
    Released: February 24, 2004
  2. "Baby It's You"
    Released: September 6, 2004
  3. "Not That Kinda Girl"
    Released: February 15, 2005

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Blender3/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3][4]
Slant Magazine2/5 stars[5]
USA Today2.5/4 stars[6]
Yahoo! Music UK6/10 stars[7]

JoJo received generally mixed reviews from music critics.

Track listing
JoJo track listing
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Breezy"  Kwamé "K1 Mill" 3:15
2. "Baby It's You"  The Underdogs 3:11
3. "Not That Kinda Girl"  
  • The Co-Stars
  • Muhammad
 3:27
4. "The Happy Song"  Mike City 3:59
5. "Homeboy"  Bink! 3:35
6. "City Lights"  
  • Reggie Burrell
  • Ronald Burrell
  • Herbert
 4:54
7. "Leave (Get Out)"  Soulshock and Karlin 4:02
8. "Use My Shoulder"  
  • Reggie Burrell
  • Ronald Burrell
  • Herbert
 3:43
9. "Never Say Goodbye"  The Underdogs 3:51
10. "Weak"  
  • Morgan
  • Herbert[a]
  • Dexter Simmons[a]
 4:50
11. "Keep On Keepin' On"  
  • G.P.[b]
  • Young Freak[b]
  • Levesque[b]
 3:15
12. "Sunshine"  
  • Herbert
  • Tre Black
 3:07
13. "Yes or No"  
  • Herbert
  • Tre Black
 3:14
14. "Fairy Tales"  
  • Herbert
  • Tre Black
 3:45
Total length:
 52:08
Japanese exclusive edition[8]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
15. "Back and Forth"  
  • Herbert
  • Tre Black
 3:29
16. "Baby It's You" (featuring Bow Wow)The Underdogs 3:35
17. "Leave (Get Out)" (Hip Hop Club Mix)Soulshock and Karlin 4:02
18. "Leave (Get Out)" (music video)   
German edition and European VIP edition (Disc 1)[9][10]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Butterflies"  
  • Herbert
  • Tre Black
 2:43
16. "Back and Forth"  
  • Herbert
  • Tre Black
 3:29
European reissue, UK edition and Japanese limited reissue[c] [11]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
17. "Baby It's You" (featuring Bow Wow)The Underdogs 3:35
European VIP edition (Disc 2)[10]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Leave (Get Out)" (Radio Edit)  4:03
2. "Leave (Get Out)" (Hip Hop Club Mix)  3:54
3. "Leave (Get Out)" (Dance Mix)  3:57
4. "Leave (Get Out)" (Instrumental)  4:04
5. "Baby It's You" (Single Mix)  3:13
6. "Baby It's You" (Hip Hop Remix)  3:42
7. "Baby It's You" (DJ Volume Radio Edit)  3:26
8. "Baby It's You" (DJ Volume Extended Mix)  6:44
9. "Not That Kinda Girl" (Mavix Mix)  3:37
10. "Not That Kinda Girl" (CPH Remix)  3:51
11. "Not That Kinda Girl" (Funky Angelz Remix)  3:34
12. "Leave (Get Out)" (video)   
13. "Baby It's You" (video; featuring Bow Wow)   
14. "Not That Kinda Girl" (video)   
15. "JoJo E.P.K." (video)   
Special limited edition bonus AVCD[12]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Leave (Get Out)" (video)   
2. "Baby It's You" (video; featuring Bow Wow)   
3. "Not That Kinda Girl" (video)   
4. "Baby It's You" (radio edit; featuring Bow Wow)The Underdogs 3:35
5. "Secret Love" (from the original soundtrack of Shark Tale)
  • Gosselin
  • White
 3:58

Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[c] The track list for the Japan limited reissue, is the exact same as the European reissue and UK edition with the only difference being that the track "Butterflies" is placed as track 15 for the Japan release and is listed as a bonus track.

Sample credits
  • "Breezy" contains replayed elements from "Something for Nothing" by MFSB.[13]
  • "Homeboy" contains elements from "Chasing Me into Somebody Else's Arms" by Scherrie Payne.[13]
  • "Use My Shoulder" contains replayed elements from "Happy" by Surface.[13]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of JoJo.[13]

Musicians
  • JoJo – vocals
  • The Underdogs – all music (tracks 2, 9)
  • Bink! – all music, programming (track 5)
  • Soulshock and Karlin – arrangement, all instruments (track 7)
  • Eric Jackson – guitar (track 7)
  • Sean Hurley – guitar (track 7)
  • Michael Thompson – guitar (track 9)

Technical
  • Kwamé "K1 Mill" – production (track 1)
  • Eric Schlotzer – recording (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10–14)
  • Jermaine Fray – recording assistance (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11–14)
  • Dexter Simmons – mixing (tracks 1, 3–6, 8, 10–14); additional production (track 10)
  • Vincent Herbert – mixing (tracks 1, 3–6, 8, 10, 12–14); production (tracks 6, 8, 12–14); additional production (track 10); executive production
  • Donnie Whittemore – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 3–6, 8, 10–14)
  • The Underdogs – production (tracks 2, 9)
  • Dave "Natural Love" Russell – recording, editing, mixing (tracks 2, 9)
  • Dabling "Hobby Boy" Harward – recording, editing (tracks 2, 9)
  • Kevin Mahoney – recording assistance, editing assistance (tracks 2, 9)
  • The Co-Stars – production (track 3)
  • Balewa Muhammad – production (track 3)
  • Franny Graham – recording (track 4)
  • Mike City – production (track 4)
  • Bink! – production (track 5)
  • Reggie Burrell – production (tracks 6, 8)
  • Ronald Burrell – production (tracs 6, 8)
  • Soulshock and Karlin – production (track 7)
  • Soulshock – mixing (track 7)
  • Brian Morgan – production (track 10)
  • G.P. – co-production (track 11)
  • Young Freak – co-production (track 11)
  • Joanna Levesque – co-production (track 11)
  • Tre Black – production (tracks 12–14)
  • Barry Hankerson – executive production
  • Jomo Hankerson – executive production
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Artwork
  • Stacey "Swade" Wade – art direction, design, photography
  • Thomas Delisle – photography

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[35] Platinum 100,000^
Germany (BVMI)[36] Gold 150,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[38] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Edition Label Ref.
United States June 22, 2004 Standard
  • Da Family
  • Blackground
  • Universal
 [39]
Canada June 29, 2004 Universal [40]
Germany July 19, 2004
  • Black Ocean
  • Edel
 [41]
United Kingdom September 6, 2004 Mercury [42]
Australia October 4, 2004 Universal [43]
Japan October 21, 2004 [11]
Various December 21, 2018 Re-recording Clover Music [44]
Various September 24, 2021 Standard (streaming) Blackground [45]


Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales (Billboard)[46] 41
US R&B Album Sales (Billboard)[47] 13

Notes
  1. Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 11–14
  2. Tracks 2 and 9
  3. Track 4
  4. Tracks 6 and 8
  5. Track 7
  6. Track 10

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