So Blu is the debut album by American R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

-soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singer-songwriter Blu Cantrell

Blu Cantrell

Blu Cantrell is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Tiffany Cobb was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Her father was a Narragansett Native American and Cape Verdean, and played in the National Basketball Association...

, released in the United States on July 31, 2001 by Arista Records

Arista Records

Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

. The album was primarily produced by Chris "Tricky" Stewart

Christopher Stewart (music producer)

Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. In a career spanning 16 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million...

, with additional production from Dallas Austin

Dallas Austin

Dallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...

, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...

, Jason Rome, Don Vito, and Olliewood & Scrilla. It debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 chart and spawned the number-two hit "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)

Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)

"Hit 'em Up Style " is the debut single by American R&B singer Blu Cantrell, written and produced by Dallas Austin and featured on Cantrell's debut album, So Blu . The lyrics propose that women should take revenge on cheating spouses by draining them of their available assets, both monetary assets...

". On August 31, 2001, the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

 certified the album gold, having sold 601,000 copies in the U.S. The album was also certified Gold by the CRIA

Canadian Recording Industry Association

Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...

 in 2001, having sold 50,000 copies in Canada. The song "Swingin'" was covered

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 for the 2008 PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 video game Dance Dance Revolution X

Dance Dance Revolution X

Dance Dance Revolution X, abbreviated DDR X or simply X, is a music video game, and a part of the Dance Dance Revolution series. DDR X was originally announced by Konami on May 15, 2008 for the North American PlayStation 2. The arcade version was announced on July 7, 2008, July 9, 2008 in Europe,...

.

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
   Christopher Stewart (music producer)
   Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. In a career spanning 16 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million...
   
   , Tab, M. Franks, R. Richard) – 3:45
2. "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)
   Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)
   "Hit 'em Up Style " is the debut single by American R&B singer Blu Cantrell, written and produced by Dallas Austin and featured on Cantrell's debut album, So Blu . The lyrics propose that women should take revenge on cheating spouses by draining them of their available assets, both monetary assets...
   
   " (Dallas Austin
   Dallas Austin
   Dallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...
   
   ) – 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
   Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
   James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
   
   ) – 5:15
7. "Swingin'" (Austin, Wright, Harris, Lewis) – 3:58
8. "10,000 Times" (C. Harris, Phillip Lane Stewart, Shamora Crawford
   Shamora Crawford
   Shamora Crawford is songwriter, producer and artist from Atlanta, Georgia, USA, who has written songs and worked on vocal production for artists including Monica, Jennifer Lopez, Blu Cantrell and Brandy...
   
   ) – 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

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	87
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	8
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	5