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Blogocentric Formulations #1092695 added July 2, 2025 at 8:38pm
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WDC 48-Hour Challenge: Media Prompt | Prompt ▼
I still remember when this song first came out in 2007. At the time, Colbie Callait was a 22-year-old singer-songwriter releasing her first studio album — Coco — and I was a slightly-older twenty-something in the midst of planning his wedding. I distinctly remember listening to this song repeatedly during those months because it was soothing and relaxing at a time when I was stressing out over the wedding details a lot. (My wife and I basically planned our entire wedding ourselves thanks in no small part to limited family involvement and a wedding planner who was less helpful than we would have hoped!)
Similar to my recent experience with Avril Lavigne, Colbie Callait has released a number of albums in recent years that I apparently didn't realize she had released, so I have a bit of catching up to do, but I remember that each of her early albums had a number of songs that I really liked. Coco had this one and "Realize," Breakthrough had "Fallin' For You" and "I Never Told You," All Of You had "Brighter Than The Sun" and "What If," and Gypsy Heat had "Try" and "Break Free." Not to mention the non-album single "Hold On" which is probably one of my favorite songs of hers.
There's something about her musical style that I really like, especially in her more carefree songs. There's an easygoing style to it, and a lot of her songs are definitely relaxing listens; the kind of thing you could have playing from a bluetooth speaker out on the beach, or during a summer backyard barbecue.
I will admit that for the longest time I was convinced that she was Canadian for some reason (maybe the French-sounding last name?  ) and I was surprised to find that she was born in Malibu, California and raised in nearby Newbury Park as I was doing some research for this blog entry. I also didn't realize that she spent 2018-2020 as part of a country quartet called Gone West (which, sadly, is not the same group as Go West, an 80s duo whose hits included iconic "King of Wishful Thinking"), which is something I'm definitely going to look into more as I put together my Spotify playlist for future listening. She's got a great voice that I imagine would go pretty well with an easier-listening country music style.
Callait's most recent album is 2023's Along The Way, which also marks her return her career as a solo artist. If anything, this month's Media Prompt definitely reminded me that I need to listen to that and see what else I've missed while she's been under the radar for the past few years. She also apparently did a cover of the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" sometime in 2022 which is a great song. Honestly, the Goo Goo Dolls are a band I need to give another listen to again sometime soon as well. They had quite a few songs featured in regular rotation during my high school and college years as well.
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