David Archuleta (album)

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David Archuleta
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2008 (2008-11-10)
Recorded2008
Genre Pop
Length44:28
Label
Producer
David Archuleta chronology
David Archuleta
(2008)
Christmas from the Heart
(2009)
Singles from David Archuleta
  1. "Crush"
    Released: August 12, 2008
  2. "A Little Too Not Over You"
    Released: January 6, 2009
  3. "Touch My Hand"
    Released: June 9, 2009

David Archuleta is the debut album by American singer David Archuleta. [1] It was first released in Asia on November 10, 2008, through Jive Records. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 29, 2009. [2] Its first single, "Crush", was released to radio on August 1. David Archuleta was released in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2009. This album release coincided with his United Kingdom tour with McFly in April and May 2009.

Contents

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 number two on the Billboard Hot 100 with 166,000 units sold. [3] [4] The single has sold almost 2 million copies in the United States. [5]

The second single, "A Little Too Not Over You", a song which he co-wrote, was released to radio on January 6, 2009. [6]

On March 13, 2009, Archuleta released a couple of songs from David Archuleta on iTunes that were previously not available as single downloads. "Works for Me" came as a bonus track on the Walmart version of David Archuleta, and "Somebody Out There" was exclusive to those who pre-ordered the album on iTunes. Both songs were also included in a four-track EP titled Four for the Fans, released in 2010 exclusively on iTunes, before the release of Archuleta's single, "Something 'Bout Love", from his third studio album, The Other Side of Down (2010).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 58/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [10]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

David Archuleta received mixed reviews from critics. [14] 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." [15] 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." [16] 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". [11]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart (issue of November 29, 2008), with sales of 183,000 copies in the United States. [17] As of January 2011, the album has sold 764,000 copies in the United States. [18]

Track listing

David Archuleta track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crush"3:32
2."Touch My Hand"4:21
3."Barriers"
  • Kipner
  • McEwan
  • Wilkins
3:50
4."My Hands"
4:04
5."A Little Too Not Over You"3:18
6."You Can"3:42
7."Running"
3:35
8."Desperate"3:41
9."To Be with You"
3:25
10."Don't Let Go"3:47
11."Your Eyes Don't Lie"
  • Armato
  • James
  • Devrim Karaoğlu
3:04
12."Angels"4:09
Walmart bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Works for Me"3:17
Japanese and UK edition bonus tracks [19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Works for Me"
  • Archuleta
  • Bedingfield
  • Lightman
3:17
11."Waiting for Yesterday"
  • Hodges
  • McMorran
  • J. Williams
3:27
13."Save the Day"
  • M. Seminari
  • C. Nielsen
  • D. Baker
3:53
14."Crush" (Blast Off Productions Radio Remix)
  • Cates
  • Hodges
  • Kiriakou
4:01
Digital expanded edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Waiting for Yesterday"
3:27
14."Falling"Archuleta4:32
15."Let Me Go"
3:46
iTunes Store pre-order edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Somebody Out There"
  • David Archuleta
  • Mike Krompass
  • Steve Diamond
3:42
2021 digital deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Works for Me"3:17
18."Zero Gravity"
  • Archuleta
  • Gerrard
  • Krompass
  • Diamond
3:27
19."Save the Day"
  • Seminari
  • Nielsen
  • Baker
3:53
20."A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton 4:23

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [20]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for David Archuleta
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart [21] 14
US Billboard 200 [17] 2
US Billboard Comprehensive Albums [22] 2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for David Archuleta
Chart (2009)Position
US Billboard 200 [17] 51

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for David Archuleta
CountryCertificationSales
United States (RIAA)Gold [2] 764,000 [18]

Release history

Release history for David Archuleta
RegionDateLabel
Hong KongNovember 10, 2008 Sony Music Entertainment
Indonesia
Singapore
South KoreaNovember 11, 2008
United States
CanadaSony Music Entertainment
Philippines
MalaysiaNovember 17, 2008
AustraliaDecember 6, 2008
TaiwanDecember 12, 2008 [23]
JapanFebruary 25, 2009
BrazilMarch 11, 2009
United KingdomMay 11, 2009 [19] RCA

References

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  10. Chris Willman (November 5, 2008). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Los Angeles Times review". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. November 10, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  12. "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  13. Barnes, Ken (November 25, 2008). "USA Today review". Usatoday.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  14. "David Archuleta Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  15. "David Archuleta Review". Billboard . 2008. Archived from the original on November 10, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  16. "The New York Times review". The New York Times . November 9, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  17. 1 2 3 Cohen, Jonathan (November 19, 2008). "Taylor Swift Soars To No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
  18. 1 2 Mansfield, Brian (January 7, 2011). "Bonus sales numbers: Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, David Archuleta, more". USA Today.
  19. 1 2 "David Archuleta: (American Idol): David Archuleta: Uk Version (2009): CD". hmv.com. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  20. "David Archuleta – David Archuleta | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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  22. "Billboard Comprehensive Albums". Billboard. 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2009.[ dead link ]
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