So Blu

So Blu
Studio album by Blu Cantrell
Released July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) United States
October 3, 2001 (2001-10-03) Japan
November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26) United Kingdom
Recorded 2000–01
Genre
Length 54:57
Label Arista
Producer
Blu Cantrell chronology
So Blu
(2001)		 Bittersweet
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

So Blu is the debut album by American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Blu Cantrell, released in the United States on July 31, 2001 by Arista Records. The album was primarily produced by Chris "Tricky" Stewart, with additional production from Dallas Austin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jason Rome, Don Vito, and Olliewood & Scrilla. It debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and spawned the number-two hit "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)". On August 31, 2001, the RIAA certified the album gold,[2] having sold 601,000 copies in the U.S.[3] The album was also certified Gold by the CRIA in 2001,[4] having sold 50,000 copies in Canada. The song "Swingin'" was covered for the 2008 PlayStation 2 video game Dance Dance Revolution X.

Track listing

Cantrell is a joint author-composer of some of the tracks, but on all such tracks, she is credited under her real name, Tiffany Cobb.

  1. "Waste My Time" (featuring L.O.) (Tiffany Cobb, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Tab, M. Franks, R. Richard) – 3:45
  2. "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" (Dallas Austin) – 4:10
  3. "Till I'm Gone" (Cobb, C. Stewart, Tab) – 4:21
  4. "U Must B Crazy" (DiAndre Davis, Orenthal Harper, Tab) – 4:07
  5. "The One" (Cobb, Traci Hale, Jason Rome) – 3:31
  6. "I'll Find a Way" (Cobb, James Wright, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 5:15
  7. "Swingin'" (Austin, Wright, Harris, Lewis) – 3:58
  8. "10,000 Times" (Ciara Princess Harris, Phillip Lane Stewart, Shamora Crawford) – 4:25
  9. "When I Needed You" (Cobb, Davis) – 3:49
  10. "All You Had to Say" (Cobb, Davis, Harper, Tab) – 4:22
  11. "I Can't Believe" (C. Stewart, Harper, Tab) – 3:37
  12. "So Blu" (Rodney Richard, Hale, C. Stewart, Tab) – 4:14
  13. "Blu Is a Mood" (Wright, Harris, Lewis) – 5:23

Japanese edition

  1. "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" (Jazze Remix) – 4:37

Charts

Chart (2001)[5] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[6] 87
U.S. Billboard 200 8
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. August 31, 2001. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. ↑ Martens, Todd (November 15, 2002). "Blu Cantrell Wrapping Sophomore Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – September 2001". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  5. ↑ "So Blu > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  6. ↑ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue606.pdf
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