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{{Infobox album
| name         = Along the Way
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Colbie Caillat]]
| cover        = CCaillat_AlongtheWay.jpg
| alt          = A photo of the artist wearing a cowboy hat, sat in front of a brown background.
| released     = October 6, 2023
| recorded     =
| studio       =
| genre        = [[Country music|Country]]<ref name="TOC"/>
| length       = 46:37
| label        = Blue Jean Baby
| producer     = Jamie Kenney
| prev_title   = [[The Malibu Sessions]]
| prev_year    = 2016
| next_title   =
| next_year    =
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = Along the Way
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Worth It (Colbie Caillat song)|Worth It]]
| single1date = April 21, 2023
| single2     = Pretend
| single2date = June 9, 2023
| single3     = Wide Open
| single3date = July 14, 2023
| single4     = Still Gonna Miss You
| single4date = August 11, 2023
| single5     = I'll Be Here
| single5date = September 8, 2023
}}
}}
'''''Along the Way''''' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter [[Colbie Caillat]]. It was released on October 6, 2023, under her own independent record label Blue Jean Baby Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2023/07/music/tracks-colbie-caillat-wide-open/|title=Colbie Caillat – Wide Open|website=Euphoria|last=Taylor|first=Danielle|date=July 18, 2023|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> It is her first album of [[country music]],<ref name="TOC">{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/colbie-caillat-along-the-way-country-album/|title=Colbie Caillat Announces Debut Country Album, ''Along the Way''|website=Taste of Country|author=Jess|date=June 9, 2023|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>[https://www.grammy.com/news/colbie-caillat-inspirations-behind-along-the-way-interview-videos Colbie Caillat's Inspirations Behind 'Along The Way': Lost Love, Fleetwood Mac & The Magic Of Nashville]</ref> and was produced by Jamie Kenney.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://americansongwriter.com/colbie-caillat-details-debut-country-album-along-the-way-shares-pretend/|title=Colbie Caillat Details Debut Country Album ''Along the Way'', Shares 'Pretend'|magazine=[[American Songwriter]]|last=Benitez-Eves|first=Tina|date=June 9, 2023|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref>
==Promotion==
===Promotional singles and music videos===
"[[Worth It (Colbie Caillat song)|Worth It]]" was released as the album's first promotional single on April 21, 2023, alongside a music video.<ref>{{Citation|title=Worth It - Single by Colbie Caillat|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/worth-it-single/1675360291|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Worth It - Music Video by Colbie Caillat|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/worth-it/1683380051|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref>
"Pretend" was released as the album's second promotional single on June 9, 2023, alongside a music video.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pretend - Single by Colbie Caillat|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pretend-single/1686218865|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Pretend - Music Video by Colbie Caillat|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/pretend/1691771445|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref>
"Wide Open" was released as the album's third promotional single on July 14, 2023.<ref>{{Citation|title=Wide Open - Single by Colbie Caillat|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wide-open-single/1692663476|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref> A visualizer for the song was released three days later.<ref>{{Citation|title=Colbie Caillat - Wide Open (Official Visualizer)| date=July 17, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKWw68y1jNg|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref>
"Still Gonna Miss You" was released as the album's fourth promotional single on August 11, 2023, alongside a music video.<ref>{{Citation|title=Still Gonna Miss You - EP by Colbie Caillat|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6s0mdeWx4Ud6GzJAMFdrLO|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Still Gonna Miss You (Official) - Music Video by Colbie Caillat|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/still-gonna-miss-you-official/1701845761|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref>
"I'll Be Here," with [[Sheryl Crow]], was released as the album's fifth and final promotional single on September 8, 2023, alongside a music video.<ref>{{Citation|title=I'll Be Here - Single by Colbie Caillat & Sheryl Crow|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ill-be-here-single/1702539090|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=I'll Be Here (Official) - Music Video by Colbie Caillat & Sheryl Crow|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/ill-be-here-official/1706982976|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref>
A music video for "Meant For Me" was released alongside the album on October 6, 2023.<ref>{{Citation|title=Colbie Caillat - Meant For Me (Official Music Video)| date=October 5, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxQCHmRHFJg|language=en-ca|access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing  = [[Colbie Caillat]], A.J. Pruis, and [[Liz Rose]], except where noted.
| headline     = ''Along the Way'' track listing
| title1       = Wide Open
| note1        = Caillat, Alysa Vanderheym, Jordyn Shellhart
| length1      = 3:09
| title2       = Pretend
| length2      = 3:51
| title3       = [[Worth It (Colbie Caillat song)|Worth It]]
| length3      = 3:15
| title4       = Sometimes You Need a Change
| length4      = 2:57
| title5       = For Someone
| length5      = 3:08
| title6       = Meant for Me
| length6      = 3:15
| title7       = Still Gonna Miss You
| note7        = Caillat, [[Jason Reeves (songwriter)|Jason Reeves]]
| length7      = 3:48
| title8       = I'll Be Here
| note8        = with [[Sheryl Crow]]; Caillat, [[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]], [[Brett James]], Reeves
| length8      = 4:07
| title9       = Buying Time
| length9      = 3:44
| title10      = Blue
| note10       = Caillat
| length10     = 3:48
| title11      = Two Birds
| note11       = Caillat
| length11     = 3:23
| title12      = Old & New
| note12       = Caillat
| length12     = 5:13
| title13      = The Other Side
| length13     = 2:59
| total_length = 46:37
}}
==Personnel==
'''Musicians'''
* [[Colbie Caillat]] – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (all tracks)
* Craig Young – bass (all tracks)
* Paul Mabury – drums (all tracks), percussion (all tracks)
* Kris Donegan – electric guitar (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1–12), mandolin (12)
* Adam Lester – acoustic guitar (all tracks), electric guitar (3, 6, 7), 12 string guitar (2), banjo (6, 11), high-strung guitar (7, 9), resonator guitar (13)
* Jamie Kenney – piano (all tracks), synth programming (all tracks)
* Justin Schipper – dobro (1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12), steel guitar (1, 2, 11), pedal steel guitar (3–10, 12, 13), acoustic guitar (11. 12)
* [[Jenee Fleenor]] – fiddle (2, 4, 8, 13)
* Mike Robinson – mandolin (12)
'''Other personnel'''
* Jamie Kenney – [[Record producer|production]]
* [[Ted Jensen]] – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]]
* [[Dave Clauss]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* Justin Francis – [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
* Jenée Fletcher – engineering
* Reid Sore – [[Audio editing software|editing]], production assistance
* Zach Kuhlman – engineering assistance
* Patrick Stacy – creative direction, cover art, photography
* Brenton Giesey – creative direction, photography
* Brian Porizek – design, package art direction
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Along the Way''
! scope="col"| Chart (2023)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|85|artist=Colbie Caillat|album=Along the Way|rowheader=true|access-date=October 15, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UKDigital|38|date=20231013|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Current Album Sales (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/colbie-caillat/chart-history/tcl/|title=Colbie Caillat Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>
| 81
|}
==References==
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[[Category:Colbie Caillat albums]]
[[Category:Country albums by American artists]]