Dearly Beloved (Daughtry album)

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Dearly Beloved
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
StudioSienna Recordings Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Post-grunge [1]
Length49:44
Label
Producer
Daughtry chronology
Cage to Rattle
(2018)
Dearly Beloved
(2021)
Singles from Dearly Beloved
  1. "World on Fire"
    Released: August 13, 2020
  2. "Heavy Is the Crown"
    Released: March 18, 2021
  3. "Changes Are Coming"
    Released: September 29, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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TCNJ SignalPositive [3]

Dearly Beloved is the sixth studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on September 17, 2021, through Dogtree Records. It is the follow-up to Cage to Rattle (2018), and their first album not to be released by RCA Records. It is also the last album to feature original bassist, Josh Paul, and drummer Brandon Maclin, who left in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Contents

To promote the album, the Dearly Beloved Tour was originally scheduled to start in November 2021 and feature Sevendust and Tremonti as co-headliners. However, due to the sudden death of Chris Daughtry's step-daughter, the first shows were rescheduled. [4]

Commercial performance

As of February 2024, the album has earned 88,000 album equivalent units in the U.S. since its release. [5]

Track listing

Dearly Beloved track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Desperation"4:48
2."World on Fire"
  • Daughtry
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
3:38
3."Heavy Is the Crown"
3:58
4."Changes Are Coming"
  • Daughtry
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
3:42
5."Dearly Beloved"
  • Daughtry
  • Brian Craddock
  • Mark Holman
3:43
6."Cry for Help"
  • Daughtry
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
3:35
7."Asylum"
  • Daughtry
  • Cummings
  • Fernandes
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
3:57
8."Evil"
  • Daughtry
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
3:33
9."The Victim"
  • Daughtry
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
3:43
10."Somebody"
  • Daughtry
3:42
11."Call You Mine"
  • Daughtry
  • Deanna Daughtry
4:18
12."Lioness"
  • Daughtry
3:35
13."Break into My Heart"
  • Daughtry
  • Stevens
  • Frederiksen
3:50
Total length:49:44
Walmart exclusive track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Hunger Strike" (featuring Lajon Witherspoon) Chris Cornell 4:03
Total length:53:47

Personnel

Daughtry

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Dearly Beloved
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 49
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [7] 15
US Billboard 200 [8] 50
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 8
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [11] 10

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