The High Road (JoJo album)
album by JoJo
The High Road is the second studio album by American singer JoJo. Its recording sessions took place between late 2005 and mid-2006 in California, New York City, Miami, and Atlanta, following her completion of filming Aquamarine and RV. While recording the album, JoJo worked with producers Scott Storch, Sean Garrett, Swizz Beatz, Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg, Vincent Herbert, J.R. Rotem, Beau Dozier, Ryan Leslie, and among others. Releasing it on October 17, 2006, through Da Family Entertainment, Blackground, and Universal Records, JoJo co-wrote two out of the seventeen tracks from the album.
The High Road was preceded by the lead single "Too Little Too Late" which became JoJo's best-performing single on the US Billboard Hot 100. It broke the record for the biggest jump into the top three on the chart, moving from number 66 to number three in one week. The song also reached the top ten in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK. The second single, "How to Touch a Girl", was released on November 14, 2006. It failed to impact charts in the US. "Anything" was released as the album's third and final single on March 20, 2007, reaching number 18 in Ireland and number 21 in the UK.
Upon its release, The High Road received generally favorable reviews from music critics, many noting that the album showed more confidence while slower tracks helped showcase JoJo's "superb vocal abilities". It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 108,000 copies sold in its first week, while also peaking at number 12 on the Canadian Albums Chart and number 24 on the UK Albums Chart. The album received gold certifications in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom; as of December 2018, it had sold three million copies worldwide.
Citing the album's unavailability on streaming services, JoJo released a re-recorded version of The High Road on December 21, 2018.
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