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Universal acclaim- based on 333 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 270 out of 333
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Mixed: 8 out of 333
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Negative: 55 out of 333
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DanielleG.Nov 16, 2008A snoozer. Nice voice but the songs are dull. Standard poppy licks with gooey lyrics. Even the Robbie Williams song is 'prettified' to a boring ballad without any of the personality or angst Williams brought to it. Chris Brown is still the best male pop star out there - vocally and musically.
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TedK.Nov 12, 2008This is really unfortunate because the kid has a decent voice. But this album is bland, boring, overprocessed, and extremely forgettable. It feels like it was churned out of some teenpop hit-generator. Zero personality from a singer who really needed to establish an identity with his first album.
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JuandNov 25, 2008I really do not like this type of album. There is no appeal whatsoever and the young kid has no character in his voice whatsoever.
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MattB.Nov 21, 2008David Archuleta has a great voice but every song on the album songs exactly the same. Hopefully his next album will be better than this.
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MaryCNov 25, 2008You may be familiar with the warbly teen hit Crush from last summer: that was actually the best song out of a stack of timid, generic, synthetic pop from the male Jordin Sparks.
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LindaCDec 6, 2008This album is full of sophomoric, redundant songs. Archuleta has a great voice, but I would like to hear more texture in his choices. It really seems geared to the younger set.
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SteveLNov 25, 2008Sorry, I am not fond of this album at all. May not be my kind of music, but I found I couldn't listen to this all the way through. I think the term is "over-producd".
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SteveGNov 25, 2008Pretty awful. I mean, Archie's got a great voice, and this doesn't do him justice. This could be any pop star out of the pop star factory. I know going the Josh Grobin route wouldn't sell as much, but I think it would make for much better music.
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LouiseCDec 6, 2008Wow, this is not what I expected. The songs are so...whiny? He was my second favorite on American Idol next to Brooke White, but this is a disappointment. I do like the new cover of Angels.
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KarlvNov 25, 2008Very disappointed with this album. The singer has a good voice but that doesn't stand out and doesn't have any passion. Sings everything song the same way. Most of the songs are very immature and sound almost the same, ordinary disney pop. It's like a mix CD but where the singer is the same. Lacks quality.
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JulieG.Nov 25, 2008I expected more from this young man. He sounds like he wants to sound like everyone else out there. He has too big of a gift in his voice to have been wasted on this over produced effort.
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ScottDNov 25, 2008Sorry, but this is bad. This is empty pop drivel with no depth or artistry. It will appeal to teenage girls, but not much else. Stay away if you hate bubble gum ballads and Nickelodeon.
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DonnieGNov 25, 2008Every son sounds the same. No originality or creativity. Boring
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KristynG.Nov 25, 2008Boring, slow, and not catchy. All sounds the same. One of the worst debuts of an Idol
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BooC.Nov 28, 2008what a shame! it's too cheesy! i'm tryin' to like it but it doesn't contain the substance! it's like a chihuahua trying to be a tiger!!! without his possessed and obsessed fans . ... this album would totally suck!! :)
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Awards & Rankings
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So, it delivers exactly what Archuleta promised on the show: something sweet and safe, utterly old-fashioned and forgettable.
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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.
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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.