''Brighter Days'' is the major label debut and third studio album by American

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. The seven-track album was released on February 25, 2022, through

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were released off the album, "Tin Roof", "Brighter Days", and "Believe". The title track reached No. 2 on the ''

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charts, as well as the top 25 on various other mainstream charts. "Believe" reached No. 9 on the Hot Christian Songs and No. 7 on the Christian Airplay charts. The album was released to streaming services and digital download stores. On May 5, 2022, a live edition of the album was released, featuring live recordings of "Brighter Days", "Believe", "How Much You Mean to Me", and "Tin Roof", as well as a song later included on Offor's 2024 EP ''Covers'', "

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Reception

Commercial

The title track reached No. 2 on ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs and Christian Airplay, as well as No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Top TV songs, No. 25 on Adult Contemporary, and No. 17 on Pop Airplay charts. "Believe" reached No. 9 on the Hot Christian Songs and No. 7 on the Christian Airplay charts. "Tin Roof" did not chart.

Critical

The album received generally favorable reviews from critics. Writing for ''Jesus Freak Hideout'', Alex Caldwell gave the album a 4/5 star rating, praising Offor's vocal performance. ''New Release Today'' awarded the album a 5/5 star review. In agreement with the five star review, Josh of ''365 Days of Inspiring Media'' wrote, "Simply put, there shouldn't be any reason why not to listen to this".

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Track listing

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Singles

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