{{Short description|2025 studio album by Coco Jones}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Why Not More? | type = studio | artist = Coco Jones | cover = Why Not More?.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2025|04|25}} | recorded = 2023–2025 | studio = | genre = R&B | length = {{Duration|m=41|s=58}} | label = * High Standardz * Def Jam | producer = {{hlist|2K|Al Cres|Banger Slanger|Boobie|Cardiak|Larrance Dopson|Cirkut|Ezzra|Jasper Harris|Hero|Eric Hudson|Happy Perez|Ikey|Cheyenne Lavene|Tom Levesque|Alexander Lewis|London on da Track|Mars|M-Phazes|Carl Paul|Phil the Keys|Poo Bear|Protoje|Presley Regier|Sam Wish|Aaron Shadrow|Stargate|Swiff D|Wu10}} | prev_title = Coco by the Fireplace | prev_year = 2024 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{singles | name = Why Not More? | type = studio | single1 = Here We Go (Uh Oh) | single1date = May 3, 2024 | single2 = Most Beautiful Design | single2date = October 18, 2024 | single3 = Taste | single3date = February 21, 2025 | single4 = You | single4date = March 28, 2025 | single5 = On Sight | single5date = June 3, 2025<ref>https://x.com/USRadioUpdater/status/1930042290279460996</ref> }} }}
'''''Why Not More?''''' is the debut studio album by American actress and singer-songwriter Coco Jones, released on April 25, 2025, by Def Jam.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/coco-jones-why-not-more-icu-belair-99cd933623f375c8f5faab879e047f60|title=Coco Jones is fearless on debut album 'Why Not More?'|first=Gary Gerard|last=Hamilton|website=Associated Press|date=April 24, 2025|access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref> The album features guest appearances from Future and YG Marley. Production was handled by various producers, including Stargate, Cardiak, Eric Hudson, M-Phazes, Cirkut, Sam Wish, Happy Perez, London on da Track, Protoje, and Larrance Dopson from 1500 or Nothin', amongst others.
The album received acclaim from music critics, with many of whom praising Coco's vocal delivery and the album's cohesiveness and production. At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards it was nominated for Best R&B Album. The album was supported by five singles: "Here We Go (Uh Oh)", "Most Beautiful Design", "Taste", "You", and "On Sight"; of which the former received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It reached number fifty nine on the US Billboard 200. A digital special edition of the album titled ''Why Not More? (More!)'', was released on August 15, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Keithan |date=2025-08-15 |title=Coco Jones Releases 'Why Not More?' Deluxe Album |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2025/08/coco-jones-why-not-more-deluxe-album-stream/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Rated R&B |language=en}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''NME'' | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=":0" /> | rev2 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=":1" /> }} Gary Gerard Hamilton from ''Associated Press'' lauded the album as "fearless", "travers[ing] through a spectrum of R&B sonics and vibes, from introspective to seductive, [while] not shying away from any of the pressure that can come with attempting to replicate the success of a song like "ICU."<ref name="auto"/> Writing for ''NME'', Puah Ziwei concludes that the album "is deeper, richer and more wide-ranging than anything we’ve ever seen from Jones."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/coco-jones-why-not-more-review-3858185|title=Coco Jones – 'Why Not More?' review: a portrait of a woman unafraid|first=Puah|last=Ziwei|website=NME|date=April 25, 2025|access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref> Maura Johnston of ''Rolling Stone'' praised the album's production, writing: "The album’s sonic touchpoints are varied — Timbaland-inspired electro squelches, Quiet Storm synth blankets, urgent acoustic-guitar arpeggios, swaying Caribbean beats — but Jones’ steady presence brings them all together in a cohesive whole."<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/coco-jones-why-not-more-review-1235324450/|title=Coco Jones Enters R&B's Upper Echelon With 'Why Not More?'|first=Maura|last=Johnston|website=Rolling Stone|date=April 25, 2025|access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Why Not More?'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 41:58
| title1 = Keep It Quiet | writer1 = {{hlist|Courtney Jones|Mikkel Eriksen|Jasper Harris|Tor Hermansen|Tom Levesque|Presley Regier}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Stargate|Levesque|Regier|Harris}} | length1 = 2:35
| title2 = Taste | writer2 = {{hlist|Jones|Bianca Atterberry|Cathy Dennis||Eriksen|Hermansen|Harris|Henrik Jonback|Christian Karlsson|Aaron Shadrow|Pontus Winnberg}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Stargate|Shadrow|Harris}} | length2 = 2:44
| title3 = On Sight | writer3 = {{hlist|Jones|Larrance Dopson|Joelle James|Steve Thornton II}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Dopson|Swiff D}} | length3 = 4:27
| title4 = AEOMG | writer4 = {{hlist|Jones|Sara Diamond|Mark Landon|Leven Kali|Luther Vandross|Henry Walter}} | extra4 = {{hlist|M-Phazes|Cirkut}} | length4 = 2:24
| title5 = Thang 4 U | writer5 = {{hlist|Jones|Carl Benoit|Cheyenne Lavene||Carl McCormick|Kelvin Wooten}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Cardiak|Wu10|Carl Paul|Lavene}} | length5 = 3:15
| title6 = Here We Go (Uh Oh) | writer6 = {{hlist|Jones|Michael Bennett|Diamond|Sydney Floyd|Marisela Jackson|McCormick|Lenny Williams|Wooten}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Cardiak|Wu10}} | length6 = 3:35
| title7 = Other Side of Love | writer7 = {{hlist|Jones|Eric Hudson|Midian Mathers|Dan Murdock|Phil Lewis|Sabir Shapiro}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Ezzra|Hudson|Lewis|Mathers{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|v|[v]}}}} | length7 = 2:18
| title8 = Why Not More? | note8 = featuring YG Marley | writer8 = {{hlist|Jones|Jason Boyd|London Holmes}} | extra8 = {{hlist|London on da Track|Protoje|Phil the Keys|Boobie|Poo Bear|Dson{{ref|a|[a]}}|Ziah Push{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 3:36
| title9 = Hit You Where It Hurts | writer9 = {{hlist|Jones|Samuel Wishkoski|Zikai}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Sam Wish|Happy Perez}} | length9 = 2:21
| title10 = Most Beautiful Design | note10 = with Future and London on da Track | writer10 = {{hlist|Jones|Nija Charles|Almando Cresso|Marcel Korkutata|Holmes|Nayvadius Wilburn}} | extra10 = {{hlist|London on da Track|Al Cress|Mars}} | length10 = 3:39
| title11 = You | writer11 = {{hlist|Jones|Micaiah Brown|Philip Cornish|Holmes|Kushaan Khattar|Aubrey Robinson|Demetrius Sims}} | extra11 = {{hlist|London on da Track|Phil the Keys|Boobie|Hero|Banger Slanger|2K}} | length11 = 2:52
| title12 = Nobody Exists | writer12 = Jones | extra12 = {{hlist|London on da Track|Phil the Keys|Boobie|Ikey}} | length12 = 2:43
| title13 = By Myself | writer13 = {{hlist|Jones|Kirby Dockery|McCormick|Wooten}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Cardiak|Wu10}} | length13 = 2:54
| title14 = Forever Don't Hit Like Before | writer14 = {{hlist|Jones|Diamond|Alexander Lewis|Avital Margulies|Kyla Moscovish}} | extra14 = Lewis | length14 = 2:29 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Why Not More?'' digital extended edition bonus tracks | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 51:21 | title15 = Is It Mine | note15 = featuring Lady London | writer15 = {{hlist|Jones|J. Hart|Jaasu Mallory}} | extra15 = Jaasu | length15 = 2:52 | title16 = Control Freak | writer16 = Jones | extra16 = {{hlist|Pop Wansel|Rogét Chahayed|Wesley Singerman}} | length16 = 2:37 | title17 = Taste | note17 = Live from the Terrell Show | writer17 = {{hlist|Jones|Atterberry|Dennis|Eriksen|Terrell Grice|Harris|Hermansen|Jonback|Karlsson|Shadrow|Winnberg}} | extra17 = {{hlist|Stargate|Shadrow|Harris|Joshua Florez|Cornish|Stargate|Grice}} | length17 = 3:53 }}
{{Track listing | headline = ''Why Not More? (More!)'' digital edition bonus tracks<ref name="wnm?m">{{cite web |title=Why Not More? (MORE!) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/why-not-more-more/1831856693 |website=Apple Music |access-date=2025-08-15 |date=2025-08-15}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = | title17 = Here We Go (Uh Oh) | note17 = Remix featuring Leon Thomas | writer17 = {{hlist|Courtney Jones|Sydney Floyd|Sara Diamond|Kelvin Wooten|Carl McCormick|Lenny Williams|Michael Bennett|Marisela Jackson}} | extra17 = Samuel Cramer Harris | length17 = 3:37 | title18 = Love So Big | writer18 = {{hlist|Courtney Jones|Jonathan Hoskins|Michael Orabiyi|Andrew Joseph Gradwohl Jr}} | extra18 = {{hlist|Jonathan Hoskins|Scribz Riley|Bigwhite Beatz}} | length18 = 2:34 | title19 = Passport | writer19 = {{hlist|Courtney Jones|Febby Tan|Gabrielle M’Kayla Rodgers}} | extra19 = {{hlist|Jeia}} | length19 = 2:39 | title20 = Delete It | writer20 = {{hlist|Courtney Jones|Richard Butler}} | extra20 = {{hlist|Camper}} | length20 = 3:27 | title21 = Other Side of Love | note21 = Remix featuring Alicia Keys | writer21 = {{hlist|Alicia Keys|Courtney Jones|Dan “Ezzra” Murdock|Eric Hudson|Phil Lewis|Midian Mathers|Sabir Shapiro|Mike Jackson}} | extra21 = {{hlist|Eric Hudson|Phil Lewis|Ezzra}} | length21 = 3:13 | title22 = Easy | writer22 = {{hlist|Courtney Jones|Sara Diamond|Mike Jackson}} | extra22 = Johnny Thomas Jr. | length22 = 3:35 }}
===Notes=== *{{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies a co-producer *{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer *{{sup|{{note|v|[v]}}}} signifies a vocal producer * On all LP editions, "Control Freak" appears in place of "On Sight". * Additionally, on Target LP editions, a bonus track titled "Hate You Right Now" follows after "Other Side of Love".
'''Sample credits''' * "Taste" interpolates "Toxic", written by Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and Henrik Jonback, as performed by Britney Spears.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=2025-05-14 |title=Coco Jones on Her Controversial Britney Spears Sample -- and Making Her Excellent Debut Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/coco-jones-britney-spears-toxic-sample-new-album-interview-1235339140/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> * "AEOMG" interpolates "Never Too Much", written and performed by Luther Vandross.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mwamba |first=Seneo |title=Coco Jones' Why Not More? Delivers A Debut Album Well Worth The Wait |url=https://www.deedsmag.com/stories/coco-jones-why-not-more-delivers-a-debut-album-well-worth-the-wait |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Deeds}}</ref> * "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" contains a sample of "'Cause I Love You", written by Leonard Williams and Michael Bennett, as performed by Lenny Williams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Castel |first=Gregory |date=May 6, 2024 |title=Coco Jones' "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" Is a Heart-Striking R&B Stunner |url=http://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/coco-jones-here-we-go-uh-oh |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Ones to Watch |language=en}}</ref> * "Is It Mine" interpolates "Angel in Disguise", written by Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Traci Hale and Nycolia Turman, as performed by Brandy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2025-08-15 |title=Coco Jones Discusses Collaborating With Alicia Keys for 'Why Not More?' Deluxe, Finishing Filming for 'Bel-Air' and Getting Engaged |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/coco-jones-why-not-more-deluxe-alicia-keys-engagement-1236489903/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Personnel== Credits adapted from Tidal, based on the extended edition track listing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Not More? (Extended) / Coco Jones / Credits |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/432056240/credits |publisher=Tidal |access-date=June 5, 2025 |date=April 25, 2025}}</ref>
===Musicians=== {{div col}} * Coco Jones – vocals * Jasper Harris – programming (tracks 1, 2), keyboards (2) * Presley Regier – programming (track 1) * Tor Hermansen – programming (tracks 1, 2), bass (2) * Mikkel Eriksen – programming (tracks 1, 2), drums (2) * Tom Levesque – programming (track 1) * Aaron Shadrow – percussion, programming (track 2) * Cirkut – bass, drums, keyboards (track 4) * Leven Kali – keyboards (track 4) * M-Phazes – keyboards (track 4) * Cardiak – drums, percussion (tracks 5, 6, 13); bass (5) * Wu10 – bass, keyboards (tracks 5, 6, 13); guitar (6, 13) * Eric Hudson – bass, guitar, keyboards (track 7) * Ezzra – drums, keyboards, percussion, programming (track 7) * Phil Lewis – guitar (track 7) * Danny Bassie – bass (track 8) * Lamont "Monty" Savory – guitar (track 8) * Ziah Push – keyboards, programming (track 8) * Protoje – programming (track 8) * Dean Frazer – saxophone (track 8) * Randy Fletcher – trombone (track 8) * Okiel McIntyre – trumpet (track 8) * Samuel Wishkoski – keyboards (track 9) * Christon Mason – bass (track 11) * Alexander Lewis – bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, programming (track 14) * Kyla Moscovich – background vocals (track 14) * Sara Diamond – background vocals (track 14) * Jaasu – background vocals, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (track 15) * Nick Clark – bass (track 17) * Ray Marshall – drums (track 17) * Glynn Dollison – keyboards (track 17) * Philip Cornish – keyboards (track 17) {{div col end}}
===Technical=== {{div col}} * Dave Kutch – mastering (tracks 1–16) * Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing (tracks 1–16) * Jasper Harris – engineering (tracks 1, 2) * Tor Hermansen – engineering (tracks 1, 2) * Mikkel Eriksen – engineering (tracks 1, 2) * Presley Regier – engineering (track 1) * Tom Levesque – engineering (track 1) * Aaron Shadrow – engineering (track 2) * Dylan Del-Olmo – engineering (track 3) * Cirkut – engineering (track 4) * Frankie Ruggs – engineering (track 5) * Samuel C. Harris – engineering (track 6) * Ezzra – engineering (track 7) * Phil Lewis – engineering (track 7) * Protoje – engineering (track 8) * Ziah Push – engineering (track 8) * Fumiaki Ogata – engineering (track 8) * Louie Gomez – engineering (tracks 10, 11) * Tom Kuemerle – engineering (tracks 10, 11) * Anthony Vega – engineering (track 10) * Kelvin Wooten – engineering (track 13) * Alexander Lewis – engineering (track 14) * Jaasu – engineering (track 15) * Rafael X. Brown – additional mixing (track 2) {{div col end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Why Not More?'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|59|artist=Coco Jones|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|16|artist=Coco Jones|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2025}} |}
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