iTunes Plus: Colbie Caillat - Christmas In The Sand

Christmas In The Sand is the first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. The album was released on October 23, 2012 in the United States through Universal Republic Records. The album includes cover versions of Holidays songs and 4 original songs written by Colbie along with other songwriters. Produced by Ken Caillat, features collaborations with Gavin DeGraw, Justin Young and Jason Reeves. The first single "Christmas In The Sand" was released through Soundcloud on October 15, 2012 and "Merry Christmas Baby" was released on October 16, 2012, which features country music artist Brad Paisley.

Video Premiere: Colbie Caillat (feat. Common) - Favorite Song

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Colbie Caillat’s sweetness turned a little too syrupy on her sophomore set, Breakthrough, so it’s a relief to hear a bit of a snap to the sunny songs on 2011’s All of You. It’s a difference evident in the rhythms -- she’s not just strumming, she’s swinging, sometimes urged along by handclaps -- it’s a difference evident in the bigger, bolder melodies and, most of all, it’s evident in the production, the record bubbling with textures and colors that keep Caillat from succumbing to her inherent pleasantness. Colbie is so cheerful she even brings warmth to notoriously chilly hitmaker Ryan Tedder, who nobly sacrifices his sheets of sounds at the altar of Caillat’s beachside pop because there is no darkening her sun. Despite a slightly heavier accent on reggae, both in the rhythms and the lyrics, the noteworthy shift on All of You is that Colbie Caillat has embraced soft rock, letting her surface shine and sparkle, letting her songs pulse with melody instead of drifting off into an amiable sleep. The result is easily her best record yet: a soundtrack equally comforting during a lazy weekend afternoon or a hard Monday morning.

Based on Critics - 34/50

Based on Public - 18/50

Based on Hype - 31/50

Based on Pop Flares - 35/50

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Album: Colbie Caillat - All Of You

All of You is the upcoming third studio album by American recording artist and songwritter Colbie Caillat. The album was scheduled to be released on May 3, 2011, but the album had been pushed back to a July 12, 2011 release in the United States through Universal Republic. The set features one guest appearance by rapper/actor Common, who graces “Favorite Song,” while her songwriting collaborators include Ryan Tedder, Toby Gad, Jason Reeves and Rick Nowels. The album's lead-single "I Do" was released on February 7, 2011 and has charted at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number 11 on the Adult Pop Songs. [Click 'Read More' to DOWNLOAD]

Video Premiere: Colbie Caillat - Brighter Than The Sun

Cover: Colbie Caillat - All Of You

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Video Premiere: Colbie Caillat - I Do

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Song: Colbie Caillat - I Do

"I Do" is the first single off Colbie Caillat's third studio album to be release later this year. The single will officially be release on February 7.

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