The High Road

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The High Road

Studio album by JoJo
Released	October 17, 2006 November 6, 2006 Re-released: January 22, 2007 November 24, 2006 November 27, 2006 February 19, 2007^[1]
Recorded	2005–2006 in Burbank, California Encino, California Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California West Hollywood, California Miami, Florida New York City, New York
Genre	Pop/R&B
Label	Blackground/Universal
Producer(s)	Josh Alexander, Beau Dozier, Sean Garrett, Matthew Gerrard, Vincent Herbert (also executive), Ryan Leslie, Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, Soulshock & Karlin, Stargate, Billy Steinberg, Peter Stengaard, Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz, Justin Trugman
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JoJo chronology
JoJo (2004)	The High Road (2006)
Alternate covers

Mexican cover of the album

The High Road is the second album from American pop/R&B singer JoJo. It was released on October 17, 2006 in the United States. Within its day of release, The High Road went straight to number one on the iTunes chart. It also debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 behind Diddy's Press Play and Evanescence's The Open Door, selling 108,000 copies in its first week of release. The album debuted at number twelve on the Canadian Albums Chart. Album sales dropped off 70% in its second week. In the UK, the album reached a peak of #24 in the chart, upon the release of "Too Little Too Late". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in December 2006.^[2] As of February 2, 2007 it has sold 514,779 copies in the U.S.^[3]

1 Track listing
2 Singles
3 Charts
4 Promotion
5 References

[edit] Track listing

"This Time" (Sean Garrett, Scott Storch) – 3:28
"The Way You Do Me" (Sean Garrett, Swizz Beatz, Emcee Drive) – 3:14
"Too Little Too Late" (Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, Ruth-Anne Cunningham) – 3:41
"The High Road" (Bridget Benenate, Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, Matthew Gerrard) – 3:50
"Anything" (Beau Dozier, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Justin Trugman, Mischke Butler) – 3:50
"Like That" (Corey Williams, Ryan Leslie) – 3:48
"Good Ol'" (Frankie, Kenneth Karlin, Lisa Simmons, Lil' Eddie, Soulshock) – 4:08
"Coming for You" (Alex Cantrall, Frankie, Kenneth Karlin, Lisa Simmons, Lil' Eddie, Soulshock) – 3:30
"Let It Rain" (Makeba Riddick, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen) – 3:47
"Exceptional" (Diane Warren) – 3:43
"How to Touch a Girl" (Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, Joanna Levesque) – 4:27
"Note to God" (Diane Warren) – 4:27

UK edition

Released November 6, 2006

"The Way You Do Me"
"Anything"
"This Time"
"Too Little Too Late"
"Let It Rain"
"The High Road"
"Like That"
"Good Ol'"
"Coming for You"
"Exceptional"
"How to Touch a Girl"
"Note to God"
"Do Whatcha Gotta Do" – 4:30
"I Can Take You There" J Levesque – 4:51
"Leave (Get Out)" – 4:02

iTunes exclusive (US)

Released October 17, 2006

13. "Do Whatcha Gotta Do" – 4:30

14. "I Can Take You There" - 4:52

15 "Too Little Too Late" (Spanish Version) - 3:41

Digital Booklet - The High Road"

Wal-Mart exclusive

Released October 17, 2006

14. "Get It Poppin"[[2]] – 3:41

Best Buy exclusive

Released October 17, 2006

15. "I Can Take You There" – 4:51

Target and Circuit City exclusive DVD

Released October 17, 2006

"The High Road" (Behind The Scenes In The Studio) – 1:39
"The Glamorous Life" (Behind The Scenes Of The Photo Shoot) – 4:24
"Lights, Camera, Action" (Behind The Scenes Of The Video Shoot) – 7:00
"Visual Imagery" (JoJo Videos) – 17:00

Audio samples:

"Too Little Too Late" (2006) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- JoJo's first single from her sophomore album.
"How to Touch a Girl" (2006) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- JoJo's second single from her sophomore album.
"Let it Rain" (2006) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- JoJo's third single from her sophomore album.
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International edition

"The Way You Do Me"
"Anything"
"This Time"
"Too Little Too Late"
"Let It Rain"
"The High Road"
"Like That"
"Good Ol'"
"Coming for You"
"Exceptional"
"How to Touch a Girl"
"Note to God"
"Do Whatcha Gotta Do"
"I Can Take You There"
"Too Little Too Late" (Spanish Version)

[edit] Singles

The first single from the album is "Too Little Too Late", which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Pop 100 becoming JoJo's most successful single so far. The video, which was shot in Los Angeles, California on May 19 and 20, was released on July 18 on AOL.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	3
Australian ARIA Urban Albums Chart	22
Canadian Albums Chart	12
Irish Albums Chart	94
Swiss Albums Chart	96
United World Chart	7
UK Album Chart	24

[edit] Promotion

September 20, fans were able to buy snippets of three of JoJo's songs from her new album off of iTunes. The songs were:

"The Way You Do Me"
"Let It Rain"
"This Time"

September 27, JoJo performed two songs on MTV's TRL:

"Too Little Too Late"
"This Time"

September 28, AOL released Sessions@AOL where JoJo performed:

"How to Touch a Girl"
"The Way You Do Me"
"This Time"
"Too Little Too Late"

[edit] References

^ MixUp Music Stores in Mexico
^ RIAA (1981–). RIAA (2006). Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
^ [1]

v • d • e JoJo
Discography
Albums: JoJo · The High Road
Singles: "Leave (Get Out)" · "Baby It's You" · "Not That Kinda Girl" "Too Little Too Late" · "How to Touch a Girl" · "Anything"
Filmography
Aquamarine · RV
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