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What I Didn't Tell You

What I Didn't Tell You is the fifth extended play by American singer and actress Coco Jones. It was released on November 4, 2022, by High Standardz and Def Jam Recordings, marking Jones' second major label release since 2013's Made Of (which was released through Hollywood Records). The EP features the singles "Caliber" and "ICU", the latter of which was her first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, and won the award for Best R&B Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[1][2]

What I Didn't Tell You
EP by
Coco Jones
ReleasedNovember 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
GenreR&B
Length20:19
Label
Producer
Coco Jones chronology
H.D.W.Y
(2019) 		What I Didn't Tell You
(2022)
Singles from What I Didn't Tell You
  1. "Caliber"
    Released: March 25, 2022
  2. "ICU"
    Released: October 21, 2022
  3. "Double Back"
    Released: May 4, 2023

A deluxe edition of the EP was released on January 20, 2023, featuring 4 bonus tracks, including the previously released Babyface collaboration "Simple". This reissue was also nominated at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album.

Background

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In June 2012, Coco Jones played the lead role of Roxie in the Disney Channel television movie, Let It Shine.[3] Starring alongside Tyler James Williams and Trevor Jackson, the movie was the most watched Disney Channel Original Movie and most watched movie of the year for kids and tweens in 2012.[4][5] Jones and the other main cast of Let It Shine performed at the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon prior to the movie's release.[6] Around the same time, Jones also signed a record deal with Hollywood Records and released her debut single, "Holla at the DJ" at the end of the year in December 2012.[7] Her extended play Made Of was released on March 12, 2013, and she toured with Mindless Behavior later that year.[8] Jones performed with Mindless Behavior at Radio Disney's Radio Disney Music Awards, and took home an award for "Funniest Celebrity Take." Following the release of the EP, Jones worked in the studio with David Banner, Ester Dean and Jukebox, planning to release her debut album by August 2013.[9]

After leaving Hollywood Records and Disney in early 2014, Jones released multiple singles and EPs as an independent artist between 2014 and 2020, including the EPs Let Me Check It and H.D.W.Y. Jones would also release a new YouTube video in September 2020, in which she talked about her negative experiences in the industry, dealing with colorism. According to her, executives decided she was not marketable enough after featuring in Let It Shine.[10][11]

The next year, in November 2021, Jones was cast in Peacock's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reimagining Bel-Air, portraying Hilary Banks. The show would eventually premiere in February 2022,[12] and around the time its first season was airing, it was announced that Jones had signed a new artist deal with High Standardz and Def Jam Recordings.[13][14]

Tour

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What I Didn't Tell You Tour
Tour by Coco Jones
Associated albumWhat I Didn't Tell You
Start dateAugust 5, 2023 (2023-08-05)
End dateDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
Legs3
No. of shows29
Supporting act(s)
Coco Jones concert chronology
  • What I Didn't Tell You Tour
    (2023)
  • ...

The What I Didn't Tell You Tour is the debut concert tour by Coco Jones, in support of the EP of the same name (2022). Announced by Jones on June 26, 2023, via social media with the first leg currently consisting of shows across 16 cities in the United States and Canada, followed by the second leg consisting of shows across 12 cities in the United States. The first leg of the tour began at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California on August 5, with the final tour date being held at Irving Plaza in New York City. The second North American leg started at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, with the final North American date being held at Honeyland Festival in Houston. Ebony Riley was the supporting act for the tour, with Haben and Jones' Bel-Air co-star S!MONE (better known as Simone Joy Jones) appearing on select dates. Tickets for the North American dates went on sale on June 29.[15]

On October 13, 2023, Jones announced a short European leg of the tour, scheduling to perform in London, Paris and Amsterdam. Tickets went on sale the same day.

Setlist

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  1. "Caliber"
  2. "Spend It"
  3. "No Chaser"
  4. "Put You On"
  5. "Headline"
  6. "Ex-Factor" (Lauryn Hill cover)
  7. "Simple"
  8. "Love is War"
  9. "Plan B"
  10. "Double Back" / "Rain" (SWV cover)
  11. "Fallin"
  12. "ICU"
  13. "Crazy for Me" / "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé cover)
Notes
  • In Boston and LA, she did an acapella performance of "Just My Luck" from her independent EP H.W.D.Y.
  • In Chicago and Minneapolis, she performed a cover of "Until the End of Time" by Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé.
  • In Charlotte, the power went out so she performed these songs a cappella; Double Back, Moment of Your Life, Love is War and Holla at the DJ
  • In London, she performed an acapella version of the chorus to Me & You from the Let It Shine soundtrack
List of concerts
Date City Country Venue Supporting act
Leg 1 - North America
August 5, 2023 Ontario United States Toyota Arena co-headlining show with Jhené Aiko & Queen Naija
August 8, 2023 Boston Paradise Rock Club Ebony Riley
S!MONE
August 10, 2023 Toronto Canada Phoenix Concert Theatre Ebony Riley
Haben
S!MONE
August 11, 2023 Detroit United States Majestic Theatre Ebony Riley
S!MONE
August 13, 2023 Chicago House of Blues Chicago
August 15, 2023 Minneapolis First Avenue
August 17, 2023 Englewood Gothic Theatre Ebony Riley
Haben
S!MONE
August 20, 2023[a] Sacramento Discovery Park —
August 22, 2023 Los Angeles The Fonda Theatre Ebony Riley
S!MONE
August 23, 2023 Santa Ana The Observatory Ebony Riley
Haben
S!MONE
August 25, 2023 Phoenix The Van Buren Ebony Riley
S!MONE
August 27, 2023 Dallas The Echo Lounge & Music Hall Ebony Riley
Haben
S!MONE
August 28, 2023 New Orleans House of Blues Ebony Riley
S!MONE
August 29, 2023 Birmingham Iron City
August 30, 2023 Nashville Marathon Music Works Ebony Riley
Haben
S!MONE
September 3, 2023 Norfolk The NorVa
September 6, 2023 New York City Irving Plaza
September 7, 2023
Leg 2 - North America
October 23, 2023 Philadelphia United States Theatre of Living Arts Ebony Riley
S!MONE
October 24, 2023 Raleigh Lincoln Theatre
October 26, 2023 Washington The Fillmore Silver Spring
October 29, 2023[b] Atlanta Piedmont Park —
October 31, 2023 Baltimore Rams Head Live! Ebony Riley
S!MONE
November 1, 2023 Richmond The National
November 3, 2023 Charlotte The Underground
November 4, 2023[c] Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Complex —
November 6, 2023 Indianapolis Deluxe at Old National Centre Ebony Riley
S!MONE
November 7, 2023 Cleveland House of Blues Cleveland
November 9, 2023 St. Louis Delmar Hall
November 12, 2023[d] Houston Sugar Land —
Leg 3 - UK & Europe
December 4, 2023 London England KOKO[e] Savannah Ré
Tiana Major9
December 5, 2023 Paris France Bataclan[f] Savannah Ré
December 7, 2023 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso

Track listing

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What I Didn't Tell You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Crazy for Me"
  • Jaasu
  • Jonnywood
2:14
2."Caliber"
3:02
3."Double Back"
2:39
4."ICU"
DJ Camper4:01
5."No Chaser"
  • Jones
  • Camper
  • Al Sherrod Lambert
  • Allyson Watkins
  • Sage White
DJ Camper2:53
6."Headline"
  • Jones
  • Nelson Bridges
  • Jitotwe Tsombela
  • Benjii Yang
  • Brandon Hesson
  • Rockette
  • Theresa Jones
  • Troshia Keeton
  • Vurdell Muller
  • Bridges
  • AmoBeatz
2:50
7."Spend It"
Needlz2:36
Total length:20:19
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
8."Fallin"
  • Jones
  • Jean-Marie Horvat
  • Justin Jackson
  • Marisela Jackson
  • Mike Warren
  • Sara Diamond
  • Yannick Bangou
BPM 120 West Productions2:42
9."Simple" (with Babyface)
  • Jones
  • Edmonds
  • Kenneth Paryo
  • Adams II
  • Babyface
  • The Collective
2:31
10."Put You On"
  • Jones
  • Elliott Bingham
2:46
11."Plan B"
3:15
Total length:31:35

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

Charts

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Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 6

Notes

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  1. ^ This concert was a part of Sol Blume Festival.[16]
  2. ^ This concert is a part of One MusicFest.[17]
  3. ^ This concert is a part of North Carolina A&T State University's Homecoming concert.[18]
  4. ^ This concert is a part of Honeyland Festival.[19]
  5. ^ The original venue for this concert was The Jazz Cafe, but was upgraded due to high demand.[20]
  6. ^ The original venue for this concert was Les Étoiles, but was upgraded due to high demand.

References

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  1. ^ "Grammy Awards 2024: The main nominees". BBC News. 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of May 13, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Tishgart, Sierra (June 11, 2012). "Actress Coco Jones on Disney Channel's Let It Shine". Teen Vogue.
  4. ^ "Disney Channel's 'Let It Shine' Divines 5.7 Million Viewers, Becomes #1 TV Movie of the Year with Kids and Tweens – Ratings – TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. ^ TheJust. "Interview with Coco Jones". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Disney Stars perform at the 43rd Annual NAACP Luncheon". Los Angeles Sentinel. February 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Disney Channel to Present World Premiere of Hollywood Records Recording of Artist Coco Jones' Music Video "Holla at the Dj"". Red Light Management. December 13, 2012.
  8. ^ Noorinejad, Florence. "New tunes: Check out what Coco Jones is Made Of". Girls Life.
  9. ^ Jackson, Ian (July 9, 2013). "Hollywood Records Artist Coco Jones Interviews With All Bay Music Magazine". Allbay Music.
  10. ^ Jones, Coco (September 12, 2020). "What Really Happened". Youtube.
  11. ^ Jones, Monique (September 14, 2020). "Coco Jones Opens Up About Being Overlooked In Hollywood, Despite Early Disney Channel Fame". Shadow and Act.
  12. ^ Samuel, Ruth (February 12, 2022). "'Bel-Air' Star Coco Jones Is Having Her Renaissance Moment". HuffPost. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "5 Things Bel-Air Star Coco Jones Can't Live Without". E! Online. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  14. ^ "'Bel-Air' Star Coco Jones Is Having Her Renaissance Moment". HuffPost. February 12, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  15. ^ Samuels, Keithan (27 June 2023). "Coco Jones Announces 'What I Didn't Tell You Tour' Dates". Rated R&B. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  16. ^ Samuels, Keithan (January 26, 2023). "Sol Blume Festival 2023 Lineup Announced: Brent Faiyaz and Kehlani to Headline". Rated R&B. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  17. ^ Kreps, Daniel (12 July 2023). "Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Megan Thee Stallion Lead Atlanta's 2023 One Musicfest". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Student Events 2023". North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  19. ^ Peacock, Tim (20 July 2023). "Mary J. Blige, Jazmine Sullivan to Headline 2023 Honeyland Festival". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Coco Jones". The Jazz Cafe. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Coco Jones Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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