Can't Take that Away from Me is the first mixtape by American singer JoJo. It was self-released by the singer for streaming and free download exclusively through Rap-Up.com on September 7, 2010. The mixtape was to serve as a prequel to her third studio album, which at the time was titled All I Want Is Everything (her third studio album, Mad Love, would eventually be released in 2016). JoJo wrote or co-wrote all but one of the mixtape's 11 tracks, which she worked on with a variety of producers, including Beau Dozier, Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Jordan Gatsby, Chad Hugo, Kenna, The Messengers, Jeremiah McConico, Oak, and State of Emergency. JoJo wanted to upload her mixtapes (Can't Take That Away from Me and Agápē) on streaming services like Spotify, but was unable to do so. Background Following the release of "Anything"—the final single from her second album The High Road—in late 2007, JoJo stated that she had been writing and working with producers for her third studio album, but would not go into the studio until early 2008. In mid-2008, JoJo revealed that the album, previously titled All I Want Is Everything, was scheduled for a fourth quarter release that year, to coincide with her eighteenth birthday in December. However, the album's release was delayed due to issues with her record label, Da Family Entertainment, which had encountered financial difficulties. Eventually, JoJo decided to sue the label in order to be released from her contract. JoJo won the case, and her label Blackground Records reached a deal with Interscope Records for distribution. To prepare for the release of All I Want Is Everything, then retitled Jumping Trains and now untitled without a release date, JoJo decided to release a mixtape in 2010. Recording and composition In late 2009, JoJo stated that she would be working on her first mixtape with producers Clinton Sparks and Chester French. In January 2010, JoJo shot a viral video for a track called "In the Dark". The video's release was then delayed because JoJo wanted to make sure that the timing was right, as its direction was so different than anything that she had done before. The mixtape's black-and-white cover was designed by Mowie Inc. and photographed by Steven Taylor. The mixtape's recording took place over one year. JoJo thought that it was more experimental than her album because she "was able to explore the full