''Cosima'' is the self-titled debut album by ''

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'' finalist and Australian singer

Cosima De Vito Cosima De Vito (born 1 November 1976), also known as Cosima, is an Australian pop and R&B singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, she is best known for her cover of the classic Australian hit " When the War Is Over" (20 ...

, released in 2004 (see

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). The album features the

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-cover and

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hit single "When the War Is Over" and songs penned by American songwriter

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. Originally conceived for the end of 2003, the recording of the album was delayed due to Cosima's acute vocal cord illness.

Chart performance

Upon its debut the album hit number two, very nearly missing the top position. The album missed out on the pole position to Maroon 5's ''

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'' by a matter of a few hundred copies. While this was a very high debut for an independent artist, the following weeks saw the album drop very quickly until it was out of the Top fifty within a matter of weeks (it dropped to number fourteen in only its second week). In the subsequent weeks, due to the lack of a strong radio single, the album dropped with little to push it up except Cosima's star power. Despite its short run on the charts, the album has been a consistent seller due to various events Cosima has participated in since its release. To date it has sold over 50,000 copie

Track listing

All songs written by

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" – 4:52 # "Cost of Love" – 3:33 # " Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" – 3:42 # "What Kind of World Would This World Be" – 4:31 # " Painted on My Heart" – 3:33 # "

Now That You Can't Have Me "Now That You Can't Have Me" is the second and final single from Cosima De Vito's self-titled debut album, '' Cosima''. Released in December 2004 following the success of "When the War Is Over", the single peaked at number forty-two on the ARIA Ch ...

" – 3:25 # " Too Lost in You" – 4:37 # "What My Heart Says" – 3:45 # "I Just Wanna Cry" – 3:46 # "Taste the Tears" – 3:45 ;Bonus CD # "

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" (

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) – 3:48

Charts

Personnel

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, background vocals *

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, producer * Khris Kellow – Producer, keyboards, programming * Peter Stengaard – Producer, keyboards, guitar, bass, percussions, drums, programming, background vocals * Mario Luccy – Mixing and engineering * Michael Anthony – Executive producer * Julie Horton – A&R * Josh Sklair – Guitars * Lenny Castro – Percussion * Thomas Stengaard – Additional programming * Steve Marcussen – Mastering * Shelley Roye – Design * David Anderson – Photography * Glenn Pokorny – Photography assistant * Fernando Barraza – Stylist * Jen Erdahl – Hair and make-up * Beverley Gay – Hair and make-up

References

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