Breakthrough

While it's counterintuitive that Colbie Caillat's second album is titled Breakthrough, as opposed to her 2007 debut, Coco, it makes a little more sense when you consider Caillat's process for recording her sophomore album. Caillat set up a writing camp in Hawaii and invited past collaborators Jason Reeves and Mikal Blue, along with songwriter and American Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi. The result was 50 songs, 20 of which were recorded, and 12 of which were placed on Breakthrough, based on fan reaction during a performance of the recorded songs. The Breakthrough that Caillat's had seems to be that pop music is a business.Read more: http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/colbie-caillat/breakthrough/30640/#ixzz4Fpp5MfEj

Colbie Caillat - Breakthrough review: Colbie Caillat returns with a fuller sound, more confidence and an enjoyable album full of upbeat pop.

There's nothing unique about a young woman strumming an acoustic guitar and singing about crushes, relationships gone bad and striking out on your own. But for Colbie Caillat, the singer behind the 2007 smash debut single 'Bubbly', it's all about the delivery, not the source material.

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The second album for the California-born pop singer was produced by John Shanks and her father, Ken Caillat.

Colbie Caillat's breakthrough arrived before Breakthrough, when her debut Coco turned into a breezy surprise hit. Breakthrough isn't meant to catapult Caillat into a mainstream that already knows her, but to consolidate her success, so it's not entirely a surprise that the album bears evidence of her showbiz kid roots, a record that relies just a bit more on the studio than the song. It's a creation that's slicker and sleeker than the debut, but fortunately, it's not quite at the expense of Caillat's simple charms.

Colbie Caillat's music is so banal and nondescript that even the most lovesick listener will be hard-pressed to feel moved. Nearly every song on her sophomore effort, Breakthrough, is nauseatingly...

Colbie Caillat- Break Through Lyrics Why is it so hard It was so long ago I don't know where to start or what to say to you I've been all alone needing

Breakthrough is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. The album was released on August 19, 2009 through Universal Republic Records. The follow-up to her successful debut album, Coco (2007), Breakthrough was developed in late 2008 when Caillat returned to her home after two years on tour, with the singer setting up a "writing camp" with songwriters and producers in Hawaii and writing over 40 songs for the record.