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Breakthrough is the second studio album by Colbie Caillat. The album was released on August 25, 2009 in the United States through Universal Republic. The first single "Fallin' for You" was released in June 30, 2009 and was a success on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #12. The album made its debut at number one on the Billboard 200.

"Breakthrough" has received mostly positive reviews and has been nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards.^[4]

Background and Production

Caillat worked with various producers, songwriters, and artists including Greg Wells, Rick Nowels, John Shanks, and American Idol judge, Kara DioGuardi. Caillat set up a hi-octane 'writing camp' in Hawaii last year, inviting familiar collaborators Jason Reeves and Mikal Blue (who co-produced/co-wrote her debut album) and Kara DioGuardi to help with the album. The deluxe version of Breakthrough was released on August 25, and includes five bonus tracks.^[5]

Usage in films and television

"You Got Me" was featured on the 2010 films Leap Year^[6]^[7] and Letters to Juliet^[8] and also on the TV series Melrose Place.

"Fallin' For You" is on the soundtrack of the movie starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin, The Back-Up Plan, on the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Viver a Vida and was also featured on Ghost Whisperer.

"Begin Again (Instrumental)" was featured on Life Unexpected.

"I Won't" was featured on One Tree Hill and on the series Pretty Little Liars.

Reception

The album has been met with fair to positive reviews.^[9]

Michael Lello from Pop Matters gave to the album 7 stars(out of 10) and says that:

"On Breakthrough, Caillat wisely builds upon her strengths—the aforementioned disciplined singing approach and girly topics—rather than enter drastic new territory. There’s a consistency throughout the 12 tracks, which is remarkable considering she enlisted some proven hit-makers—co-writer John Shanks (Kelly Clarkson, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow), her producer dad Ken Caillat (who co-produced and co-engineered Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours), and writing partner Kara DioGuardi of American Idol. The industry pros serve to sweeten, not change, Caillat’s sound, which results in a richly textured album, not just a collection of radio-baiting singles, that retains the performer’s personality.

The Allmusic review gave to the album 3 stars (out of 5) and says that:

"'Breakthrough' it's a creation that's slicker and sleeker than the debut, but fortunately, it's not quite at the expense of Caillat's simple charms".

Billboard Magazine gave an average review saying:

"Breakthrough never quite lives up to its title. But the songs that do diverge from the formula even slightly-like the Greg Wells-produced "Fearless"-offer delightful relief, and perhaps a taste of what could be if the singer were to dig deeper".

The Sputnikmusic review was more favorable saying that:

"Colbie’s soothing vocals, the warm sound of the music, and the memorable choruses are all well worth listening to this for when the mood for something easy hits you".

Singles

"Fallin' For You" was released as the album's lead single on June 30, 2009. The single debuted at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming Caillat's highest chart debut selling over 118,000 digital downloads. The music video was released in July, 2009.

"I Never Told You" is the second single from the album. It was officially released on February 16, 2010.^[10]^[11] It has peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[12]

"Begin Again" is the third single and was released on June 29, 2010. ^[13]

"Hold Your Head High" will be the final single of the album.

Track listing

Original Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Won't"	Colbie Caillat, Jason Reeves & Makana Rowan	3:47
2.	"Begin Again"	Colbie Caillat, Kara DioGuardi & Jason Reeves	4:16
3.	"You Got Me"	Colbie Caillat & John Shanks	4:02
4.	"Fallin' for You"	Colbie Caillat & Rick Nowels	3:37
5.	"Rainbow"	Colbie Caillat & Jason Reeves	3:58
6.	"Droplets" (ft Jason Reeves)	Colbie Caillat, Jason Reeves	3:26
7.	"I Never Told You"	Colbie Caillat, Kara DioGuardi & Jason Reeves	3:55
8.	"Fearless"	Colbie Caillat, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Reeves & Mikal Blue	5:07
9.	"Runnin' Around"	Colbie Caillat & Rick Nowels	3:49
10.	"Break Through"	Colbie Caillat & Rick Nowels	3:40
11.	"It Stops Today"	Colbie Caillat & Jason Reeves	3:49
12.	"Breakin' at the Cracks"	Colbie Caillat & Jason Reeves	5:41

Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"What I Wanted to Say"	Colbie Caillat, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Reeves & Mikal Blue	4:34
14.	"Out of My Mind"	Colbie Caillat, Tim Fagan, and Jason Reeves	4:40
15.	"Don't Hold Me Down"	Colbie Caillat & Rick Nowels	3:48
16.	"Never Let You Go"	Colbie Caillat & Rick Nowels	4:19
17.	"Stay With Me"	Colbie Caillat & Stacy Blue	4:27

iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Hold Your Head High" (album-only)	Colbie Caillat & Rick Nowels	4:19
19.	"Begin Again (Reggae Version)" (This song was originally a "pre-order only" title, but was added back to the deluxe edition a day after the album was released.)	Colbie Caillat, Kara DioGuardi & Jason Reeves	3:59

Rhapsody Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Somethin' Special" (Original version that appeared in the film Bride Wars. Unavailable until now.^[14])	Colbie Caillat, Mikal Blue	3:05

Brazil / Germany / Italy Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Lucky (with Jason Mraz)" (tracks 1-17 are the same as the deluxe edition. "Lucky" also track 13 on standard German version ^[15]^[16])	Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, Timothy Fagan	3:09

Japan / UK / Australia Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Lucky (with Jason Mraz)" (tracks 1-17 are the same as the deluxe edition.^[17])	Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, Timothy Fagan	3:09
19.	"Begin Again (Reggae Version)"	Colbie Caillat, Kara DioGuardi & Jason Reeves	3:59

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format
Japan	August 19, 2009	Universal Music Japan	Deluxe Edition
Germany	August 21, 2009	Universal	CD / Deluxe Edition
France	August 24, 2009	Barclay	CD
United States	August 25, 2009	Universal Republic	CD / Deluxe Edition
Brazil	August 28, 2009	Universal	Deluxe Edition
Italy	September 4, 2009	Universal	CD / Deluxe Edition
UK	September 14, 2009	Island	CD / Deluxe Edition

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Australian Albums Chart	59
Austrian Albums Chart^[18]	10
Belgium Walloon Albums Chart	37
Belgium Flanders Albums Chart	41
Canadian Albums Chart	5		20,000
Dutch Albums Chart^[19]	24
French SNEP Albums Chart^[20]	23
German Albums Chart^[21]	9
New Zealand Albums Chart^[22]	31
Portuguese Albums Chart^[23]	11
Swiss Albums Chart^[24]	10
U.K. Albums Chart	109
U.S. Billboard 200^[25]	1	Gold^[26]	520,000

Sheet Music

The "Artist-Approved" sheet music for this album is available through Cherry Lane Music in a Piano/Vocal/Guitar folio.^[27]

Preceded by Keep on Loving You by Reba McEntire	Billboard 200 number-one album September 12, 2009	Succeeded by I Look to You by Whitney Houston

References

[allmusic.com-1] "allmusic ((( Breakthrough > Overview )))". Retrieved 2009-10-25.

[2] ttp://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/06/29/colbie-caillat-begin-again/

[3] ttp://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_usa_singles.htm

[4] Grammy Awards 2010 Winners & Nominees

[5] ttp://tommy2.net/content/?p=7060

[6] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216492/soundtrack

[7] Leap Year & You Got Me - Colbie Caillat's Myspace

[8] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892318/soundtrack

[9] ttp://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/caillatcolbie/breakthrough

[10] ttp://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac

[11] ttp://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/01/04/colbie-caillat-i-never-told-you/

[12] ttp://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/hot-100?begin=61&order=position

[13] ttp://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/06/29/colbie-caillat-begin-again/

[14] ttp://www.rhapsody.com/colbie-caillat/breakthrough--id29607217

[15] ttp://www.livrariacultura.com.br/scripts/musica/resenha/resenha.asp?nitem=2863986&sid=20151343711810353083909446&k5=3B48AAB&uid=

[16] ttp://www.amazon.de/Breakthrough-Deluxe-Edt-Bonus-Tracks/dp/B002I2LB6K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250973416&sr=8-2

[17] ttp://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/artist/colbie_caillat/uicu1187.html

[18] ttp://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Colbie+Caillat&titel=Breakthrough&cat=a

[19] ttp://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=a

[20] ttp://www.chartsinfrance.net/David-Guetta/news-68487.html

[21] ttp://www.media-control.de/david-guetta-erobert-platz-zwei-der-album-charts.html

[22] "New Zealand Chart: Chart #1685". RIANZ. 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-08.

[23] ttp://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Colbie+Caillat&titel=Breakthrough&cat=a

[24] ttp://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Colbie+Caillat&titel=Breakthrough&cat=a

[25] ttp://www.billboard.com/news/colbie-caillat-s-no-1-miley-crashes-party-1004008443.story#/news/colbie-caillat-s-no-1-miley-crashes-party-1004008443.storyml

[26] ttp://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=BREAKTHROUGH&artist=colbie%20caillat&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25

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 *"Begin Again" is the third single and was released on [[June 29]], 2010. <ref>http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/06/29/colbie-caillat-begin-again/</ref>
-*"I Won't" will be the final single of the album.
+*"Hold Your Head High" will be the final single of the album.
 ==Track listing==

v t e Colbie Caillat
Discography
Studio albums	Coco Breakthrough All of You Christmas in the Sand Gypsy Heart The Malibu Sessions Along the Way
Singles	"Bubbly" "Mistletoe" "Realize" "The Little Things" "You" "Lucky" "Fallin' for You" "I Never Told You" "I Do" "Brighter Than the Sun" "Favorite Song" "Christmas in the Sand" "Hold On" "Try"
Other songs	"What If" "Breathe"
Related articles	Ken Caillat Gone West