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David Archuleta 
Studio album by David Archuleta Released November 11, 2008
(see release history)Recorded 2008 Genre Teen pop, R&B, pop, adult contemporary[1] Length 44:28 Label Jive Producer David Archuleta, Emanuel Kiriakou, David Hodges, Steve Kipner, Steve McEwan, Wayne Wilkins, Mike Krompass, Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Midi Mafia, Dapo Torimiro, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, JC Chasez, Jimmy Harry, Eric Rosse. David Archuleta chronology David Archuleta
(2008)Christmas from the Heart
(2009)Singles from David Archuleta - "Crush"
Released: August 12, 2008 - "A Little Too Not Over You"
Released: January 6, 2009 - "Touch My Hand"
Released: June 9, 2009
David Archuleta is the self-titled debut album of American Idol season 7 runner-up David Archuleta.[2] It was released on November 11, 2008, in the United States, under Jive Records. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA (denoting shipments of 500,000 copies) on January 29, 2009.[3] The first single, "Crush", was released to radio on August 1. The album was released in the UK on May 11, 2009. The UK album release was set to coincide with his UK tour with Rock/Pop band McFly in April/May 2009.
Contents
Reception and album information
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating About.com 
[4]Allmusic 
[5]Billboard (favorable)[6] Entertainment Weekly (C+)[7] Los Angeles Times [8]Rolling Stone [9]The New York Times (favorable)[10] USA Today [11]Yahoo! Music (favorable)[12] David Archuleta received mixed reviews from critics.[13] Billboard praised David Archuleta, calling it "charming" and filled with performances "meant for arenas." It also credited Archuleta as having a "once-in-a-decade pop voice: A silky tenor with a natural melancholy."[14] Ken Barnes of USA Today gave the album a positive review saying, "On American Idol runner-up David Archuleta’s first, self-titled album, the 17-year-old singer delivers a non-stop succession of polite pop songs swathed in gauzy cotton-candy textures and catchy choruses. And that's exactly what he should be doing." The New York Times writes "(Archuleta) has a lovely, foggy R&B voice out of scale with his small body". Writes the review, "The music, made by many producers and songwriters, averages out different forms of radio-format blandness, with tinges of Coldplay and Shania Twain, and a few dollops of good writing." Los Angeles Times wrote The record is larded with awkward modernist R&B, Christian semaphore ballads like 'You Can' and warm-milk mewling that makes David Cook, Archuleta's "Idol" foe, sound like Robert Plant.
Singles
The first single, "Crush," was released to radio on August 1, 2008, and was commercially released on August 12, 2008. Its first week it debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 166,000 units sold.[15][16] The single has sold almost 2 million copies in the United States.[17]
David confirmed on his official MySpace blog on November 21, 2008 that "A Little Too Not Over You", a song which he co-wrote, was the next single following "Crush". It was released to radio on January 6, 2009.[18]
On March 13, 2009, David released a couple of songs from David Archuleta that were previously not available as downloads are now available on iTunes. "Works for Me" came as a bonus track on the Wal-mart version of David Archuleta, and "Somebody Out There" was exclusive to those who pre-ordered the album on iTunes.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Crush" Jess Cates, David Hodges, Emanuel Kiriakou 3:32 2. "Touch My Hand" Steve Kipner, Steve McEwan, Wayne Wilkins 4:21 3. "Barriers" Kipner, McEwan, Wilkins 3:50 4. "My Hands" Z. Bey, J. Fauntleroy, Kiriakou 4:04 5. "A Little Too Not Over You" Archuleta, M. Gerrard, Mike Krompass, R. Nevil 3:18 6. "You Can" A. Armato, T. James 3:42 7. "Running" James Fauntleroy, K. Risto, W. Nugent, S. Russell, Dapo Torimiro 3:35 8. "Desperate" Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, K. Rethwisch, A. Rethwisch 3:41 9. "To Be with You" Kara DioGuardi, Kiriakou 3:25 10. "Don't Let Go" Archuleta, JC Chasez, Jimmy Harry 3:47 11. "Your Eyes Don't Lie" Armato, James, D. Karaoglu 3:04 12. "Angels" Guy Chambers, Robbie Williams 4:09 iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. "Waiting for Yesterday" David Hodges, Steven McMorran, Joy Williams 3:27 14. "Falling" David Archuleta 4:32 15. "Let Me Go" Thomas Meredith, Sheppard Solomon 3:46 16. "Somebody Out There (pre-order only)" David Archuleta, Mike Krompass, Steve Diamond 3:42 Wal-Mart Edition bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. "Works for Me" David Archuleta, Daniel Bedingfield, Toby Lightman 3:17 Japanese and UK Edition [1]
No. Title Writer(s) Length 7. "Works for Me" David Archuleta, Daniel Bedingfield, Toby Lightman 3:17 11. "Waiting for Yesterday" David Hodges, Steven McMorran, Joy Williams 3:27 13. "Save the Day (Bonus Track)" M. Seminari, C. Nielsen, D. Baker 3:53 14. "Crush (Blast Off Productions Radio Remix) (Bonus Track)" Jess Cates, David Hodges, Emanuel Kiriakou 4:01 Release history
Region Date Hong Kong November 10, 2008 Indonesia Singapore South Korea November 11, 2008 United States Canada Philippines Malaysia November 17, 2008 Australia December 6, 2008 Taiwan December 12, 2008[19] Japan February 25, 2009 Brazil March 11, 2009 United Kingdom May 11, 2009[20] Chart performance
The album debuted at the number-two spot on the Billboard 200 chart (issue of November 29, 2008), with sales of 183,000 copies in the United States.[21] As of January 2011 the album has sold 764,000 copies in the United States.[22]
Chart (2008) Peak
PositionU.S. Billboard 200 2[21] Canadian Albums Chart 14[23] U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums 2[24] Chart (2009) Peak
PositionU.S Billboard 200 Year-End 51[21] Sales and certifications
Certifications and sales
Country Certification Sales United States Gold[3] 764,000[22] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( David Archuleta > Overview )))". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1441546. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ American Idol News: David Archuleta's Debut Album American Idol News, 18 September 2008 - by Marnie.
- ^ a b David Archuleta Certified Gold
- ^ About.com review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Billboard review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The New York Times review
- ^ USA Today review
- ^ Yahoo! Music review
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/archuletadavid/davidarchuleta
- ^ "David Archuleta Review". Billboard. 2008. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i7e776b2746cf155991363762554b5a1c. Retrieved 2008-11-03.[dead link]
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (August 21, 2008). "Rihanna Fends Off Archuleta Atop Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003841406. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ Bronson, Fred (August 21, 2008). "Chart Beat: David Archuleta, Rihanna, Brandy and Monica, Journey, Isaac Hayes". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003841437. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (April 8, 2009). "David Cook's sales go up, Kelly Clarkson's go down". USA Today. http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2009/04/david-cooks-sales-go-up-kelly-clarksons-go-down.html. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Archuleta, David (November 21, 2008). "Concerts, AMAs, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and more!". http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=372079673&blogID=450787578. Retrieved 2008-11-21. "A Little Too Not Over You has been selected to be the next single now!"
- ^ http://www.sonymusic.com.tw/album_info.php?al_prodno=88697347522
- ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=939118
- ^ a b c Cohen, Jonathan. "Taylor Swift Soars To No. 1 Debut". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003892753. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ a b Mansfield, Brian (January 7, 2011). "Bonus sales numbers: Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, David Archuleta, more". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/01/bonus-sales-numbers-kelly-clarkson-daughtry-david-archuleta-more/1.
- ^ "Top Canadian Albums". Billboard. 2008. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=309&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Canadian+Albums&ci=3102827&cdi=10047306&cid=11%2F29%2F2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Billboard Comprehensive Albums". Billboard. 2008. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=292&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Billboard+Comprehensive+Albums&ci=3105639&cdi=10115315&cid=01%2F24%2F2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.[dead link]
Studios albums David Archuleta · Christmas from the Heart · The Other Side of DownSingles "Crush" · "A Little Too Not Over You" · "Touch My Hand" · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" · "Something 'Bout Love" · "Elevator" · "Falling Stars" · "Everything and More"Featured singles "I Wanna Know You" · "Somos El Mundo"Other songs Tours American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008 · David Archuleta Solo Tour 2009 · Demi Lovato Summer Tour 2009 · Christmas from the Heart Tour · Asian Tour · My Kind of Christmas TourBooks Related articles Categories:- 2008 albums
- David Archuleta albums
- Debut albums
- Jive Records albums
- "Crush"
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