So Blu is the debut album by American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Blu Cantrell, released in the United States on July 31, 2001 by Arista Records. The album was primarily produced by Chris "Tricky" Stewart, with additional production from Dallas Austin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jason Rome, Don Vito, and Olliewood & Scrilla. It debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and spawned the number-two hit "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)". On August 31, 2001, the RIAA certified the album gold, having sold 601,000 copies in the U.S. The album was also certified Gold by the CRIA in 2001, having sold 50,000 copies in Canada. The song "Swingin'" was covered for the 2008 PlayStation 2 video game Dance Dance Revolution X. So Blu is the debut album by American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Blu Cantrell, released in the United States on July 31, 2001 by Arista Records. The album was primarily produced by Chris "Tricky" Stewart, with additional production from Dallas Austin, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jason Rome, Don Vito, and Olliewood & Scrilla. It debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and spawned the number-two hit "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)". On August 31, 2001, the RIAA certified the album gold, having sold 601,000 copies in the U.S. The album was also certified Gold by the CRIA in 2001, having sold 50,000 copies in Canada. The song "Swingin'" was covered for the 2008 PlayStation 2 video game Dance Dance Revolution X. false 2023-12-27 01:44:40 So Blu 6 2001 2001-07-31 2001-07-31 55 Contemporary R&B Hip Hop 115106 2134997 a354133f-b678-4fd5-9a0c-a457438a5784 f28cabfc-3cf5-4886-b832-36ab708fbb0a cae6a3b5-867c-3aa5-84bf-b49f8db150a0 /media/data/media4/Music/Blu Cantrell/So Blu (2001)/folder.jpg Blu Cantrell AlbumArtist Blu Cantrell Artist Blu Cantrell Blu Cantrell 1 Waste My Time 03:45 2 Hit ’em Up Style (Oops!) 04:10 3 Till I’m Gone 04:21 4 U Must B Crazy 04:07 5 The One 03:31 6 I’ll Find a Way 05:15 7 Swingin’ 03:58 8 10,000 Times 04:25 9 When I Needed You 03:49 10 All You Had to Say 04:22 11 I Can’t Believe 03:37 12 So Blu 04:14 13 Blu Is a Mood 05:23 Tiffany Cobb (born March 16, 1976), known professionally as Blu Cantrell, is an American R&B singer. Cantrell rose to fame in 2001, with the release of her debut single, "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)", which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the US Mainstream Top 40 chart. The song also charted in several other countries, and appeared on her debut album, So Blu. In 2002, the song earned Cantrell a Grammy Award nomination. In 2003, Cantrell released her second album, Bittersweet, which was nominated for a Grammy Award and included the single "Breathe" (featuring Sean Paul). Written and produced by Ivan Matias, "Breathe" was a major global success in 2003, especially in the United Kingdom, where it topped the UK Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks. "Breathe" also reached the top ten of several other charts across the world, including the European Hot 100.