How to Touch a GirlJOJOProducer(s): Vincent Herbert, Jomo Hankerson, Barry Hankerson
Label: DaFamily/Blackground/Universal
OK, things are getting serious now. JoJo's youthful debut top 40 hit, "Leave (Get Out)," was a fruitful fluke, but her formidable 2006 follow-up, the No. 3 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Too Little Too Late" demonstrated that there is more to the pretty teen than "TRL" preening. Second album "The High Road" does a fine job casting JoJo as a soulful singer who takes her job more seriously than many of today's gimmicky chart sirens. "How to Touch a Girl" again casts the youngster with a crafty melody, albeit strikingly similar in structure to the previous hit. Despite the bizarre, almost perverse title, this track could propel the burgeoning talent all the way. Considering much of her competition at pop radio, we'll take JoJo's corner in a second. —Chuck Taylor
How to Touch a GirlJOJOProducer(s): Vincent Herbert, Jomo Hankerson, Barry Hankerson
Label: DaFamily/Blackground/Universal
OK, things are getting serious now. JoJo's youthful debut top 40 hit, "Leave (Get Out)," was a fruitful fluke, but her formidable 2006 follow-up, the No. 3 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Too Little Too Late" demonstrated that there is more to the pretty teen than "TRL" preening. Second album "The High Road" does a fine job casting JoJo as a soulful singer who takes her job more seriously than many of today's gimmicky chart sirens. "How to Touch a Girl" again casts the youngster with a crafty melody, albeit strikingly similar in structure to the previous hit. Despite the bizarre, almost perverse title, this track could propel the burgeoning talent all the way. Considering much of her competition at pop radio, we'll take JoJo's corner in a second. —Chuck Taylor
That sounds like a great review. Literally, JoJo is going out on a limb, risky to me, and putting out a type of single that nobody has right now. Not an uptempo ballad, much like "Too Little, Too Late," "We Belong Together," or "Irreplaceable," but a real classical one.
... It's a beautiful song, though. Love it!