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".
Europe reissue and UK edition cover. The Japan original edition appears with a yellow or pink background instead of black. While the Japan limited reissue has the pink background.
JoJo (album)
Harvey Mason Jr. co-wrote and produced a few songs for the album, including "Baby It's You" and "Breezy"
Joanna Noëlle Levesque, known professionally as JoJo, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She began performing in singing competitions and local talent shows as a child. In 2003, record producer Vincent Herbert noticed her after she competed on the television show America's Most Talented Kids and asked her to audition for his record label Blackground Records. After signing with the label, JoJo released her eponymous debut studio album in 2004. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over four million copies worldwide to date.
JoJo performing as the opening act on the Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Tour in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 3, 2011
JoJo performing on the I Am JoJo Tour in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 4, 2015
JoJo in 2011