''David Archuleta'' is the debut album by American singer

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. The album was certified gold by the

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on January 29, 2009. Its first single, "

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", 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

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in April and May 2009.

Singles

The first single, "

", 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. The single has sold almost 2 million copies in the United States. The second single, " A Little Too Not Over You", a song which he co-wrote, was released to radio on January 6, 2009. On March 13, 2009, Archuleta released a couple of songs from ''David Archuleta'' on

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that were previously not available as single downloads. "Works for Me" came as a bonus track on the

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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, ''

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'' (2010).

Critical reception

''David Archuleta'' received mixed reviews from critics. ''

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'' 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." Ken Barnes of ''

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'' 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." ''

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'' 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." ''

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'' wrote "The record is larded with awkward modernist R&B, Christian semaphore ballads like 'You Can' and warm-milk mewling that makes

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, Archuleta's "Idol" foe, sound like

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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. As of January 2011, the album has sold 764,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from

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. * David Archuleta – piano, lead vocals, background vocals * Antonina Armato – producer * Jeff Baker – audio engineer * Jeff Baker – assistant engineer * Brett Banducci – viola * Zukhan Bey – drum programming * Jeff Bova – arranger, string arrangements, strings * Cara Bridgins – production coordination * Andreas Carlsson – producer * JC Chasez – piano, producer, background vocals * Desmond Child – producer * Adam Comstock – audio engineer, engineer * Randy Cooke – drums * Tom Coyne – mastering * Dorian Crozier – drums, engineer * Tim Davies – conductor * Tommy Denander – engineer, guitar, guitars * Thomas Diener – viola * Kara DioGuardi – background vocals * Marcus Englöf – keyboards, programming * Stephen Erdody – celli, cello * James Fauntleroy – background vocals * Jeff Fenster – a&r * Marlow Fisher – viola * Chris Fudurich – engineer * Storm L. Gardner – background vocals * Brian Gately – production coordination * Humberto Gatica – vocal engineer * Matthew Gerrard – audio engineer, engineer, keyboards, producer, programming * Julie Gigante – violin * Conor Gilligan – assistant * Matty Green – assistant * Steve Hammons – audio engineer, engineer * Trevor Handy – cello * Jimmy Harry – bass, bass instrument, engineer, guitars, keyboards, producer * Paula Hochhalter – cello * David Hodges – keyboards, piano, producer, programming, background vocals * Ross Hogarth – audio engineer, engineer * Sean Hurley – bass, bass instrument * Devrim "DK" Karaoglu – producer * Steve Kipner – producer * Emanuel Kiriakou – bass, bass instrument, drum programming, engineer, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), keyboards, piano, producer, background vocals * Mike Krompass – audio engineer, engineer, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), producer * Natalie Leggett – violin * Dimitrie Leivici – violin * Thomas Lindberg – bass, bass instrument * Nigel Lundemo – audio engineer, engineer * Brian Macleod – drums * Erik Madrid – assistant * Manny Marroquin – mixing * Maria P. Marulanda – art direction, design * Luke Maurer – viola * Steve McEwan – producer * Justin Meldal-johnsen – Bass Instrument * Corey Miller – assistant engineer, audio engineer * Robbie Nevil – keyboards, producer, programming * Paul Palmer – mixing * Alex Papaconstantinou – keyboards, programming * Searmi Park – violin * Cameron Patrick – violin * Brian Paturalski – mixing * Tim Pierce – guitar, guitars * Christian Plata – assistant * Shari Reich – artist coordination * Chris Reynolds – audio engineer, digital editing, engineer * Jeff Riedel – photography * Cristián Robles – vocal engineer * Andros Rodriguez – engineer * Francesco Romano – guitar (acoustic) * Eric Ivan Rosse – arranger, keyboards, mixing * Peter Rotter – contractor * Ken Sarkey – assistant * Nicole Simon – production coordination * Jake Simpson – background vocals * Jeanne Skrocki – violin * Spike Stent – mixing * Aaron Sterling – drums * Cameron Stone – celli, cello * Shane Swayney – guitar, guitars, keyboards, programming * Sarah Thornblade – violin * Pat Thrall – digital editing, engineer, mixing * Dapo Torimiro – keyboards, producer * Cecilia Tsan – cello * Marc VanGool – guitar, guitars * Jon Vella – engineer, guitar, guitars * Bruce Watson – guitar, guitars * Bruce Waynne – producer * Wayne Wilkins – drums, keyboards, producer * Margaret Wooten – violin

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

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