JoJo (album)

JoJo
Studio album by JoJo
Released	June 22, 2004 (2004-06-22)
Recorded	2003–2004
Studio	Sony (New York City)[a] The Underlab (Los Angeles)[b] Unsung (Sherman Oaks, California)[c] Battery (New York City)[d] Soulpower (Los Angeles)[e] Westlake (West Hollywood, California)[e] Larrabee North (Universal City, California)[f]
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	52:08
Label	Da Family Blackground Universal
Producer	Bink! Reggie Burrell Ronald Burrell The Co-Stars G.P. Vincent Herbert Kwamé "K1 Mill" Joanna Levesque Mike City Brian Morgan Balewa Muhammad Soulshock and Karlin Tre Black The Underdogs Young Freak
JoJo chronology
JoJo (2004) The High Road (2006)
Singles from JoJo
"Leave (Get Out)" Released: February 24, 2004 "Baby It's You" Released: September 6, 2004 "Not That Kinda Girl" Released: February 15, 2005
Alternate cover
Europe reissue and UK edition cover. The Japan original edition appears with a yellow or pink background instead of black.[1] While the Japan limited reissue has the pink background.[2]

JoJo is the debut studio album by American singer JoJo, released on June 22, 2004, by Da Family Entertainment, Blackground Records, and Universal Records. Incorporating pop and R&B, JoJo was influenced by Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Brown, and Aretha Franklin. While recording the album over an eight-month period, JoJo worked with producers including Brian Alexander Morgan, Soulshock and Karlin, Mike City, Bink!, Kwamé "K1 Mill" and The Underdogs, among others. JoJo co-wrote three out of the seventeen original tracks on the album. The album also includes a cover of R&B group SWV's 1993 song "Weak".

The album was preceded by the release of JoJo's debut single, "Leave (Get Out)", which was a worldwide commercial success. In the United States, the single peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Pop Airplay chart, making her the youngest artist in history to do so. In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at number two. Follow-up single "Baby It's You" was released in a new version that features rapper Bow Wow and became JoJo's second top-40 entry in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the song became her second top-10 single, peaking at number eight. The album's third and final single, "Not That Kinda Girl", failed to chart in the United States, but charted moderately in Australia and Germany.

The album debuted and peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200, selling 95,000 copies in its first week. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 15, 2004, denoting US sales in excess of one million copies. In Canada, the album was also certified platinum. In the United Kingdom and Germany, the album was certified gold. The album has sold over three million copies worldwide.

JoJo was mainly promoted through live, televised performances; JoJo appeared on On Air with Ryan Seacrest and performed at the 2004 Kid's Choice Awards. Alongside other artists, JoJo was part of the Cingular Buddy Bash Tour and she was also the opening act on the European leg of Usher's Truth Tour.

Citing the album's unavailability on streaming services, JoJo released a re-recorded version of JoJo on December 21, 2018.^[3] On September 24, 2021, Blackground Records released the original version of JoJo to streaming services and digital platforms.^[4]

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