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My Best Days 
Studio album by Danny Gokey Released March 2, 2010 Recorded 2009 in Starstruck Studios Genre Country Label RCA Nashville Producer Mark Bright Singles from My Best Days - "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"
Released: December 26, 2009 - "I Will Not Say Goodbye"
Released: June 28, 2010
My Best Days is the debut album from American Idol season eight finalist Danny Gokey. The album was released on March 2, 2010, via RCA Nashville/19 Recordings.[1] The track "It's Only" was originally scheduled to be the first single,[2] but it was withdrawn and replaced with "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me." Both it and the album's next single, "I Will Not Say Goodbye," have made Top 40 on Hot Country Songs.
Contents
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
Entertainment Weekly (B-) [1] Roughstock 
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave a positive review, saying that its sound recalled country pop and contemporary Christian music, but also saying that it "sure feels like Danny Gokey has gotten himself a strong set of songs that find him in strong voice."[3] Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album two stars out of five, calling it "pristine adult contemporary pop, all soft and glittering."[4] Brian Mansfield of USA Today gave it a positive review saying, "All in all, My Best Days continues in the vein of the three earlier albums from the four top finishers of Season 8, in that it plays exceptionally well to the strengths of the performers and the expectations their existing fans have for them."[5]
Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly magazine gave three-and-a-half stars out of five, with her review saying, "it is refreshing to find a new artist with a solid message and genuineness to match."[6] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard praised Gokey's vocal performance and said "Working with producer Mark Bright, Gokey crafted a contemporary country album that showcases his soulful vocals." [7]
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" Marv Green, Kent Blazy 3:07 2. "Like That's a Bad Thing" Tony Martin, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley 3:28 3. "I Still Believe" Kara DioGuardi, Busbee 4. "Tiny Life" Jeffrey Steele, Green 3:50 5. "Like That's a Bad Thing" Ron Hemby, Billy Simon, Jimmie Lee Sloas 4:04 6. "It's Only" Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Tom Douglas 4:55 7. "Life on Ya" Steele, Tom Hambridge, Chuck Jones 3:15 8. "Crazy Not To" Green, Mobley, David Lee Murphy 3:55 9. "Be Somebody" Greg Barnhill, Joanna Cotten, Adam Hood 4:02 10. "I Will Not Say Goodbye" Chuck Cannon, Lari White, Vicky McGehee 3:52 iTunes Store pre-order No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 11. "The Coach" Chart performance
Album
The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 for the chart week of March 9, 2010, selling 65,000 copies in its first week. My Best Days is the best debut for a male country solo artist since Billy Ray Cyrus' Some Gave All album debuted with 90,000 copies in June 1992. My Best Days sold 19,000 digital albums its first week, giving it the highest first week digital album sales ever for a new Country artist.[8] As of December 29, 2010, the album has sold 201,000 copies in the U.S.[9]
Chart (2010) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3 U.S. Billboard 200 4 End of year charts
Chart (2010) Year-end
2010US Billboard Top Country Albums 35[10] Singles
Year Single Peak positions US Country US 2009 "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" 24 82 2010 "I Will Not Say Goodbye" 32 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart References
- ^ Herrera, Monica (2009-09-02). "Idol finalist Danny Gokey signs record deal". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/news/idol-finalist-danny-gokey-signs-record-1004008529.story. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (2009-11-17). "Danny Gokey - "It's Only"". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/danny-gokey-it-s-only-. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ Matt Bjorke (1 March 2010). "My Best Days review". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/danny-gokey-my-best-days. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "My Best Days review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1716670. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (2010-03-02). "Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days': Track-by-track". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/03/danny-gokeys-my-best-days-track-by-track/1. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ Phillips, Jessica (March 29, 2010). "Reviews". Country Weekly 17 (13): 52. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/danny-gokey-i-want-to-do-country-for-the-1004077470.story#/news/danny-gokey-i-want-to-do-country-for-the-1004077470.story
- ^ Jessen, Wade (2010-03-10). "Danny Gokey's Days Starts Strong". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/news/danny-gokey-s-days-starts-strong-1004074334.story?tag=hpfeed. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (2011-01-05). "Crystal Bowersox passes Lee DeWyze, 100K sales mark". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/01/crystal-bowersox-passes-lee-dewyze-100k-sales-mark/1.
- ^ "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-country-albums?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
Categories:- 2010 albums
- Debut albums
- Danny Gokey albums
- RCA Records albums
- "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"
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