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Title: Stornoway
Icon: Girlbythebay
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 1:34 AM
Colbie Caillat
Caillat worked with many producers, songwriters, and artists on the new album, including songwriters and producers such as Greg Wells, Rick Nowels, John Shanks, and the songwriter and 2009 American Idol judge, Kara DioGuardi. Caillat set up a hi-octane 'writing camp' in Hawaii last year, inviting familiar collaborators Jason Reeves and Mikal Blue (who co-produced/co-wrote her debut album) and Kara DioGuardi to the 'camp.' Caillat and her team wrote 50 songs for the album and recorded 20. In March/April, 2009, she played the songs for a small group of fans to help her determine the final 12-15 that would make the album. In reference to the reasoning behind this, Caillat commented in mid-June that, "In making Coco, I put a lot of songs on my MySpace page and listened to what my fans had to say about each. I really want to keep them in on the process with me this time around like with the first album. We are a great team!"While there are 12 out of the 20 tracks recorded on her album, the deluxe version, which was released on August 25, has 5 bonus tracks.[2] Universal originally reported that the deluxe edition would also include a bonus DVD, but the DVD was been removed from the listing as of July 28th.[3] The final three recorded tracks not featured on the album are expected to be bonus tracks or b-sides. Caillat also stated that Kara DioGuardi is one of the best songwriters ever and that she also pushed herself to add violins and cellos into the mix of some songs in order to make her songs more complex than her debut album's songs.[4] World renown guitarist David Becker can also be heard on two tracks. Becker has worked with the singers father Ken on many of his own recordings.
The album debuted atop the Billboard 200, selling 106,000 copies in its first week and giving Caillat her first #1 album.[5] She also topped the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart and the Top Rock Albums chart.