Rating:
Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 11/11/2008
The deluxe edition of
Colbie Caillat's sweet-natured debut
Coco is expanded by a full disc of new material containing eight songs -- mainly covers, live tracks and alternate versions. This is the kind of material that used to show up on B-sides but now are gathered for deluxe editions, but no matter how they're presented the end result is the same: this is pleasant, unessential music. Because this is
Colbie Caillat, these odds and ends lean toward the pleasant, as she offers a breezy reggae-fied version of
Dusty Springfield's
"Brand New Me," the sweet "Beijing Olympic Mix" of
"Somethin' Special," a relaxed take on
Lauryn Hill's
"Tell Him," a perfectly fine live take on
Bob Marley's
"Turn Your Lights Down Low," then a "piano version" of the hit
"Magic," and an acoustic take on her breakthrough
"Bubbly." Nothing here raises a temperature or an eyebrow, it's all sun-streaked and mellow, and it's all more of the same of what was on
Coco, and it may be enough to tide over fans until they get a proper second album.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Cart 0 items
Login
My Account
Order Status
Help
Listen
