Just No Other Way

Just No Other Way
Studio album by
Released2 November 1999 (1999-11-02)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length43:35
Label
Producer
Coco Lee chronology
Today Until Forever
(1999)
Just No Other Way
(1999)
True Lover You & Me
(2000)
Singles from Just No Other Way
  1. "Do You Want My Love"
    Released: 10 January 2000
  2. "Wherever You Go"
    Released: 2000

Just No Other Way is the twelfth studio album by Chinese-American singer CoCo Lee, released on 2 November 1999 by Epic and 550 Music. It consists of pop and R&B songs. It features the singles "Do You Want My Love", "Wherever You Go", and the promo single "Before I Fall in Love", which was included on the Runaway Bride soundtrack.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyD[3]

Just No Other Way was a commercial success in Asia, having three Top 10 singles (including one No. 1 single) on the MTV Asia Hitlist.

As soon as "Before I Fall in Love" topped the charts as her breakthrough single, Lee became the first female Asian singer to top both the Asia Hitlist and Top 100 Asia Singles Airplay. Her next single, "Do You Want My Love", peaked at number two for six weeks, while her last single, "Wherever You Go", managed to peak at number three. This is another record for Lee, becoming the only Asian artist to have three singles eneteted the top three in the Asia Hitlist.

"Do You Want My Love" received international success, peaking at No. 49 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, No. 14 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 20 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, also achieved No. 91 on the Year-End Australian Singles Chart.[4] "Wherever You Go" peaked at number 29 in Australia.[5] As of February 2000, the album has sold 500,000 copies in Asia.[6] As of June 2003, Just No Other Way sold 40,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Track listing

Just No Other Way – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Want My Love"
4:35
2."Just No Other Way (To Love Me)"
  • Dane DeViller
  • Sean Hosein
  • Jack Kugell
4:14
3."Can't Get Over" (featuring Kelly Price)
  • Belmatt
  • Hansen
  • Price
4:06
4."Did You Ever Really Love Me?"
  • Ray Contrereas
  • Greco
4:02
5."Before I Fall in Love"
  • DeViller
  • Hosein
  • Allan Rich
  • Dorothy Gazeley
3:44
6."Wherever You Go"
  • Arnold Roman
  • Steve Skinner
4:19
7."I Will Be Your Friend"
3:28
8."All Tied Up in You"
  • Ty Lacy
  • Bradley Spalter
4:17
9."Don't You Want My Love"Nova3:50
10."Crazy Ridiculous"
  • Steve Clarke
  • Darnell Cunningham
  • Harold Frasier
  • Nicole Renee
  • Roget Romain
3:02
11."Can We Talk About It"Erik "E-Smooth" Hicks3:58
Total length:43:40
Just No Other Way International standard edition/Japan bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Do You Want My Love" (Hex Hector Radio Edit)3:50
Total length:47:30
Just No Other Way Korea bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Do You Want My Love" (Kenny Diaz Remix)3:53
13."Just No Other Way" (featuring Jin-young Park)4:15
Total length:51:48

    Charts

    Album

    Chart performance for Just No Other Way
    Chart (2000) Peak
    position
    Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 69

    Singles

    Title Year Chart positions
    AUS
    [8]
    NZ
    [9]
    UK
    [10]
    US
    Dance

    [11]
    "Do You Want My Love" 2000 14 20 84 49
    "Wherever You Go" 29

    Release history

    Release history and formats for Just No Other Way
    Country Release date Format Label
    Asia December 1999 Standard (CD) Sony
    United States 29 February 2000 Standard (CD) 550, Epic

    References

    1. ^ "Ask Billboard: You Should CoCo". Billboard. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
    2. ^ AllMusic review
    3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
    4. ^ "CoCo Lee Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    5. ^ "CoCo Lee – Wherever You Go". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    6. ^ Coco Lee Hits the Ground Running. Los Angeles Times. 2000, Feb 17.
    7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 163.
    8. ^ "Chart history > ARIA charts." australian-charts.com Retrieved 11 August 2010
    9. ^ "Chart history > RIANZ charts." charts.org.nz Retrieved 11 August 2010
    10. ^ "Chart history > UK Official charts." officialcharts.com Retrieved 25 March 2016
    11. ^ "Chart history > US Billboard charts." billboard.com Retrieved 11 August 2010