Key Takeaways:

• The deluxe version of Coco Jones’ Why Not More? provides eight tracks, increasing her debut album with recent collaborations.
• Alicia Keys seems on the “Other Side Of Love (Remix),” making a generational R&B second.
• Jones’ evolution from Disney star to R&B drive is mirrored within the undertaking’s sound and options.

Coco Jones is answering the massive query of her debut album, Why Not More?, by giving followers precisely that: extra. On Friday (Aug. 15), she dropped the undertaking’s deluxe version, which added eight songs onto the unique tracklist.

Fans will acknowledge just a few of them, like “Is It Mine” with Lady London and “Control Freak,” each of which surfaced on an expanded model of the LP in May. She additionally added the Leon Thomas-assisted remix of “Here We Go (Uh Oh),” her first No. 1 on R&B radio.

As for the brand new materials, essentially the most thrilling file from Why Not More? (MORE!) is the “Other Side Of Love (Remix)” that includes Alicia Keys. Jones hinted on the collaboration final week with a canopy of “If I Ain’t Got You,” then adopted it up with a screenshot of the R&B legend messaging her, “Let’s create some magic.”

Other data price diving into embrace “Easy” and “Love So Big,” the latter of which was seemingly impressed by her soon-to-be husband, Donovan Mitchell. Take a hear under.

Speaking with People, Jones mentioned Why Not More? pulls from “multiple experiences,” not simply her personal but in addition these of the collaborators who’ve lived their very own love tales through the years. “I feel like the through line of everyone’s life, even though we’re going through it in different ways, is the tug of war of wanting to be in love and relationships — the good and the bad of them and how they affect you as a human being,” she defined.

“I think that’s just a very relatable topic in general to write from,” the singer added.

Jones hasn’t mentioned if she’ll take the deluxe album on the street, but it surely’s protected to say followers wouldn’t thoughts. For now, she’s busy wrapping her run as Hilary Banks within the fourth and ultimate season of “Bel-Air.”