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David Archuleta is the debut album by American singer David Archuleta.[1] It was released first released in the US on November 11, 2008, by Jive Records. The album was certified gold by the RIAA (denoting shipments of 500,000 copies) on January 29, 2009.[2] 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.

David Archuleta
Studio album by David Archuleta
Released	November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)
Recorded	2008
Length	44:28
Label	Jive 19
Producer	David Archuleta Antonina Armato Andreas Carlsson JC Chasez Desmond Child Dapo Matthew Gerrard Jimmy Harry David Hodges Tim James Steve Kipner Emanuel Kiriakou Mike Krompass Midi Mafia Steve McEwan Robbie Nevil Eric Rosse Wayne Wilkins
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

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]

Archuleta 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.[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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[8]
AllMusic	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[10]
Los Angeles Times	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
USA Today	[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

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

Country	Certification	Sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold[2]	764,000[18]

Release history

Release history for David Archuleta

Region	Date	Label
Hong Kong	November 10, 2008	Sony Music Entertainment
Indonesia
Singapore
South Korea	November 11, 2008
United States		Jive 19
Canada		Sony Music Entertainment
Philippines
Malaysia	November 17, 2008
Australia	December 6, 2008
Taiwan	December 12, 2008[23]
Japan	February 25, 2009
Brazil	March 11, 2009
United Kingdom	May 11, 2009[19]	RCA

References

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- [en] David Archuleta (album)

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[es] David Archuleta (álbum)

David Archuleta es el homónimo álbum de debut de la temporada 7 de American Idol, del finalista David Archuleta. Fue lanzado el 11 de noviembre de 2008, en los Estados Unidos, en virtud de Jive Records. El álbum fue certificado Oro por la RIAA (que indica los envíos de 500.000 copias) el 29 de enero de 2009. El primer sencillo, "Crush", fue lanzado a la radio el 1 de agosto. El álbum fue lanzado en el Reino Unido el 11 de mayo de 2009. El lanzamiento del disco del Reino Unido se estableció para que coincida con su gira por el Reino Unido con Rock / pop McFly en abril / mayo de 2009.

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[it] David Archuleta (album)

David Archuleta è l'album di debutto del secondo classificato nella settima edizione del talent show American Idol, David Archuleta.[1] Venne pubblicato negli Stati Uniti l'11 novembre 2008. L'album vinse il disco d'oro (consegnato dopo aver venduto 500 000 copie) il 20 gennaio del 2009.[2] Il primo singolo, Crush, fu distribuito alle radio il 1º agosto. Il disco è stato pubblicato nel Regno Unito l'11 maggio 2009; la distribuzione dell'album nel Regno Unito coincide con l'inizio del suo tour nel Regno Unito con la band pop rock McFly nell'aprile/maggio del 2009.

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