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The High Road (2006)

Where the lyrics of The High Road take you, and where it was really made.

JoJo's second album, released in 2006, was pulled from iTunes in April 2009 for reasons that were never explained.

Key places

Miami recording studio (2006)

Recording site Criteria Studios — Credits list The Hit Factory Criteria as a recording location for the album. The point uses the studio's Miami coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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New York studio session (2006)

Recording site Sony Music Studios — Credits list Sony Music Studios in New York City as a recording location for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Los Angeles studio credit (2006)

Recording site Chalice Recording — Chalice Recording Studios is linked to the album as a recording location; the source credits it under mixing. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Atlanta studio session (2006)

Recording site DARP Studios (Atlanta) — Credits list Silent Sound Studios as a recording location for the album. The point is placed at the city center of Atlanta. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Burbank studio session (2006)

Recording site The Enterprise (Burbank) — Credits list Glenwood Place Studios as a recording location for the album. The point is placed at the city center of Burbank. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Encino studio session (2006)

Recording site Chappell Studios (Encino) — Credits list Chaos Theory in Encino as a recording location for the album. The point is placed at the city center of Encino. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sun Valley studio session (2006)

Recording site Sound Moves Studios — Credits list Sound Moves Studios in Sun Valley, California as a recording location for the album. The point is placed at the city center of Sun Valley. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The High Road: second studio album by American singer JoJo
• Released 17 October 2006 in the United States
• Labels named in the source: Da Family Entertainment, Blackground Records and Universal Records
• Mixes pop, alternative rock and hip-hop soul styles
• JoJo co-wrote two of the album's 17 tracks

Background

• Recorded after the success of her debut album, JoJo
• Interviews reported that about thirty songs were recorded for the album
• Recording ran from late 2005 to mid 2006, after JoJo finished filming Aquamarine and RV
• Recording sessions took place in California, New York, Miami and Atlanta
• Tour: 2007 concerts in several US cities, called The High Road Tour

Recording

• Credits list many studios, including The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami and Sony Music Studios in New York City
• Other recording credits include Silent Sound Studios, Glenwood Place Studios, Chaos Theory in Encino and Sound Moves Studios in Sun Valley, CA
• Mixing credits include Larrabee North in Los Angeles and Chalice Recording Studios
• Mastering credit: Oasis Mastering, with Gene Grimaldi named as mastering engineer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Joanna Noëlle "JoJo" Levesque (born December 20, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
• She began singing as a child, competing in singing contests and local talent shows.
• In 2003 record producer Vincent Herbert signed her to Blackground Records after she appeared on America's Most Talented Kid.
• Her debut album JoJo (2004) peaked at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and sold over four million copies worldwide.
• Her debut single "Leave (Get Out)" topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart, making her, at 13, the youngest solo artist to top that chart.
• Her second album The High Road (2006) produced her first top-five Hot 100 hit "Too Little Too Late".
• Label disputes delayed her third album; she released the mixtapes Can't Take That Away from Me (2010) and Agápē (2012) independently.
• She signed with Atlantic Records in 2014 and released Mad Love (2016), her third top-ten album in the U.S.
• In 2018 she founded Clover Music and re-recorded her first two albums.
• Later albums include Good to Know (2020), December Baby (2020), and Trying Not to Think About It (2021).
• She has acted in films such as Aquamarine (2006) and R.V. (2006), and starred as Satine in Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical from 2023.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Sources describe the album as receiving generally favorable reviews from music critics
• Several critics noted that the album showed more confidence
• Slower tracks were said to show JoJo's excellent vocal skills

Records

• Debuted at number three on the Billboard 200
• First-week sales of 108,000 copies
• Certified gold by CRIA in January 2007 for sales above 50,000 copies
• Certified gold by the RIAA in December 2006
• Sales fell 70 percent in the second week
• Debuted at number 92 in Europe
• Debuted at number 12 on the Canadian Albums Chart
• Debuted at number 45 on the Japanese album chart

Sources: es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Interviews reported that about thirty songs were recorded for the album, which was a larger pool than the final track list.
• Before the album, JoJo finished filming the movies Aquamarine and RV.
• Lead single Too Little Too Late jumped from number 66 to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its second week on the chart.
• The album was removed from iTunes in April 2009 for reasons the source does not explain.
• The 2007 concerts in US cities were named The High Road Tour.

Sources: es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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