Colbie Caillait's breakthrough arrived before
Breakthrough, when her debut
Coco turned into a breezy surprise hit.
Breakthrough isn't meant to catapult
Caillait into a mainstream that already knows her, but to consolidate her success, so it emphasizes the studio recording ever so slightly over songs.
Breakthrough winds up being a bit slicker and sleeker than
Coco, but not quite at the expense of
Caillait's charms. Underneath the smooth gloss,
Caillait remains the girl next door singing songs of love as light, crisp, and addictive as a sugar cookie. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine