Jumping Trains (partially lost unreleased JoJo album; 2011-2013): Difference between revisions

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Status: Partially Lost

Jumping Trains was the planned 3rd studio album by American pop/R&B singer JoJo (born Joanna Levesque). Songs for the album included production from Mario Marchetti, along with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Da Internz, Boi-1da, Timbaland, Danja, The Stereotypes, Oak among others.^[1] Initially set for a Fall 2011 release, Jumping Trains was ultimately cancelled due to JoJo's ongoing legal battle with her then-label, Blackground Records and Da Family Entertainment.

Background

In late 2007, JoJo stated that she'd be busy writing songs to follow up her successful 2nd studio album, The High Road (2006). At that time, the singer also expressed her desire to have the third album (at this point still-titled All I Want Is Everything) released when she turned 18.^[2]

On June 3rd, 2009, JoJo announced on her official YouTube account that she was waiting for her record label to sign a distribution deal to release her 3rd album (by October 2009, a distribution deal was reached with Interscope Records, but this distribution fell through).

In February 2011, JoJo again took to YouTube announcing that she changed the title of the album from All I Want Is Everything to Jumping Trains.

By 2012, the name and original concept of "Jumping Trains" was scrapped due to the amount of songs that had leaked online

Singles

"Disaster" - was released to U.S. radio on August 29th, 2011.

"Sexy to Me" - available for purchase on February 28th, 2012, on iTunes and Amazon.

"Demonstrate" - released on July 17th, 2012, and was produced by Noah "40" Shebib. Recorded after the album's name change.

At least (3) songs ("Disaster", "Sexy To Me", and "Demonstrate") were chosen to be the album's lead single but were all eventually downgraded to buzz singles respectively (as it became evident the label/JoJo continued having disagreements).

While JoJo was still signed to Blackground Records, the above-mentioned (3) songs were listed on iTunes to serve as promotion for the then-upcoming Jumping Trains album. This is no longer the case ...once JoJo was released from her 7-year legal battle with Blackground Records, the above-mentioned singles were taken down from iTunes (as they were part of her old record deal). In addition, numerous songs from the Jumping Trains sessions have leaked over the past few years (hence, partially found), but there are a few songs that have YET to see the light of day. The actual album artwork has yet to make an appearance as well.

Music Videos

Music videos from this era were already filmed, but - like the parent album, were ultimately scrapped. A full music video for "Disaster" was filmed /can still be viewed in its entirety on YouTube. A video was also filmed for "Sexy to Me", but only video stills can be seen along with a short (1-2) minute trailer of JoJo on-set for the "Sexy to Me" video, but that's as close as fans can get right now. The full version of "Sexy to Me" music video has yet to see the light of day. For unknown reasons, the music video for "Demonstrate" was scrapped and has yet to see the light of day.

Track list

Although the exact Jumping Trains track list has never surfaced, it's presumed the following songs were intended for this album:

Song Title	Status
Bodyguard	Partially Found
Cold Blooded	Found
Demonstrate	Found
Disaster	Found
Elsewhere	Lost
Hero [Demo for song from Toni Braxton's Pulse album]	Found
Hollywood	Found
Jumping Trains	Found
Last Heart Standing	Found
Lie To Me	Found
Limbo	Found
Marvin's Room (Can't Do Better) [Drake cover]	Found
The Other Chick	Found
The Other Chick (ZEDD Remix)	Found
Paper Airplanes	Found
Play This Twice	Found
Sexy To Me [Demo that name checks Jim Beanz, Madonna and Green Day]	Found
Sexy To Me [Final Version]	Found
Touch Down (Flippers Up)	Found

References

↑ The HasItLeaked article on Jojo's album. Retrieved 24 Sep '17
↑ SheKnows article about Jojo's new album, which at the time was All I Want is Everything. Retrieved 24 Sep '17

[1] The HasItLeaked article on Jojo's album. Retrieved 24 Sep '17

[2] SheKnows article about Jojo's new album, which at the time was All I Want is Everything. Retrieved 24 Sep '17

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-'''''Jumping Trains''''' was the planned 3rd studio album by American pop/R&B singer JoJo (born Joanna Levesque).  The original title of this album was ''All I Want Is Everything''.  Songs for the album were recorded between 2011-2013 and included production from Mario Marchetti, along with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Da Internz, Boi-1da, Timbaland, Danja, The Stereotypes, Oak among others.<ref> [https://hasitleaked.com/2012/jojo-jumping-trains/ The HasItLeaked article on Jojo's album.] Retrieved 24 Sep '17</ref> Initially set for a Fall 2011 release, ''Jumping Trains'' was ultimately cancelled due to JoJo's ongoing issues with her then-label, Blackground Records and Da Family Entertainment.
+'''''Jumping Trains''''' was the planned 3rd studio album by American pop/R&B singer JoJo (born Joanna Levesque). Songs for the album included production from Mario Marchetti, along with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Da Internz, Boi-1da, Timbaland, Danja, The Stereotypes, Oak among others.<ref> [https://hasitleaked.com/2012/jojo-jumping-trains/ The HasItLeaked article on Jojo's album.] Retrieved 24 Sep '17</ref> Initially set for a Fall 2011 release, ''Jumping Trains'' was ultimately cancelled due to JoJo's ongoing legal battle with her then-label, Blackground Records and Da Family Entertainment.
 ==Background==
-In late 2007/early 2008, JoJo stated that she'd be busy writing songs to follow up her successful 2nd studio album, ''The High Road'' (2006). At that time, the singer also expressed her desire to have the third album (at this point still-titled ''All I Want Is Everything'') released when she turned 18.<ref> [http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/804278/jojo-dishes-on-her-new-album SheKnows article about Jojo's new album, which at the time was ''All I Want is Everything.''] Retrieved 24 Sep '17</ref>
+In late 2007, JoJo stated that she'd be busy writing songs to follow up her successful 2nd studio album, ''The High Road'' (2006). At that time, the singer also expressed her desire to have the third album (at this point still-titled ''All I Want Is Everything'') released when she turned 18.<ref> [http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/804278/jojo-dishes-on-her-new-album SheKnows article about Jojo's new album, which at the time was ''All I Want is Everything.''] Retrieved 24 Sep '17</ref>
 On June 3rd, 2009, JoJo announced on her official YouTube account that she was waiting for her record label to sign a distribution deal to release her 3rd album (by October 2009, a distribution deal was reached with Interscope Records, but this distribution fell through).
-By February 2011, JoJo again took to YouTube announcing that she changed the title of the album from ''All I Want Is Everything'' to ''Jumping Trains''.
+In February 2011, JoJo again took to YouTube announcing that she changed the title of the album from ''All I Want Is Everything'' to ''Jumping Trains''.
+By 2012, the name and original concept of "Jumping Trains" was scrapped due to the amount of songs that had leaked online
 ==Singles==
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 *"Sexy to Me" -  available for purchase on February 28th, 2012, on iTunes and Amazon.
-*"Demonstrate" - released on July 17th, 2012, and was produced by Noah "40" Shebib.
+*"Demonstrate" - released on July 17th, 2012, and was produced by Noah "40" Shebib. Recorded after the album's name change.
-Throughout the time span, 2011-2013, at least (3) songs ("Disaster", "Sexy To Me", and "Demonstrate") were chosen to be the album's lead single but were all eventually downgraded to buzz singles respectively (as it became evident the label/JoJo continued having disagreements).
+At least (3) songs ("Disaster", "Sexy To Me", and "Demonstrate") were chosen to be the album's lead single but were all eventually downgraded to buzz singles respectively (as it became evident the label/JoJo continued having disagreements).
 While JoJo was still signed to Blackground Records, the above-mentioned (3) songs were listed on iTunes to serve as promotion for the then-upcoming ''Jumping Trains'' album. This is no longer the case ...once JoJo was released from her 7-year legal battle with Blackground Records, the above-mentioned singles were taken down from iTunes (as they were part of her old record deal). In addition, numerous songs from the ''Jumping Trains'' sessions have leaked over the past few years (hence, partially found), but there are a few songs that have YET to see the light of day. The actual album artwork has yet to make an appearance as well.
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 ! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
 |-
-|Bodyguard||[https://youtu.be/kUEubqT9C2A<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
+|Bodyguard||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRpe4zSSH8A<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
 |-
 |Cold Blooded||[https://youtu.be/W_l8YJtPvfI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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 |-
 |Disaster||[https://youtu.be/B9rGNfJmXRc<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
-|-
-|Don't Say Nothin' (The Stereotypes cover)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
 |-
 |Elsewhere||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
 |-
-|Heart Never Had A Hero [Demo for Toni Braxton]||[https://youtu.be/e11C_0bauVk<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|Hero [Demo for song from Toni Braxton's ''Pulse'' album]||[https://youtu.be/e11C_0bauVk<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
-|Hollywood||[https://youtu.be/4cZq6zBNepE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|Hollywood||[https://soundcloud.com/user-65252816/jojo-hollywood-2<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |Jumping Trains||[https://youtu.be/SqRFf8Y_ZFw<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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 |-
 |Limbo||[https://vimeo.com/89509390<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
-|-
-|Lose Control (Timbaland ft. JoJo)||[https://youtu.be/b3NUMqRdFmQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |Marvin's Room (Can't Do Better) [Drake cover]||[https://youtu.be/pa-e1qv1b5M<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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 |The Other Chick||[https://www.soundcloud.com/johnnyxrobert/jojo-the-other-chick-final<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
-|The Other Chick (ZEDD Remix)||[https://youtu.be/0_j6xdik1f4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
+|The Other Chick (ZEDD Remix)||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSZlDcgCJ-0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
-|-
-|Paint (JoJo ft. Travis Garland)||[https://youtu.be/1w-krSry7ns<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |Paper Airplanes||[https://vimeo.com/21537916<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
-|Play This Twice||[https://youtu.be/8jzdstDHHus<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
+|Play This Twice||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZk7SPpJzwg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
 |-
 |Sexy To Me [Demo that name checks Jim Beanz, Madonna and Green Day]||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP3PIiRFMto<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']