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David Archuleta
by David Archuleta
The American Idol runner-up releases his debut album.
| LABEL: |
Jive |
| RELEASE DATE: |
11 November 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Pop |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
Billboard
A silky tenor with a natural melancholy that makes him a heartbreaker by default. His charming debut exploits that very quality with some strokes of pop genius.

70
Boston Globe
Happily, in a genre where the urge is to err on the side of overwrought, someone smart decided to stick with tasteful, understated production. Archuleta's delivery is likewise low-key and attractive, if predictably generic.

70
The New York Times
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. But the persona remains intact, ready for more.

58
Entertainment Weekly
On "American Idol's" seventh season, David Archuleta had some personality--something you'll struggle to remember while taking in this bland, amnesia-inducing collection.

50
Rolling Stone
His debut is similarly flavorless: Beautifully sung but snoozy tunes.

50
All Music Guide
So, it delivers exactly what Archuleta promised on the show: something sweet and safe, utterly old-fashioned and forgettable.

37
Los Angeles Times
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.


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