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  • Summary: Teen pop star and American Idol runner-up, David Archuleta is growing up as a performer with his second album, released just before his 20th birthday.

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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    His vocals still gleam with so much dewy naivete that the music never succumbs to the bitterness it seems to circle. Maybe state-fair meet-and-greets are what the kid was born to do?
  2. All Music Guide
    60
    This is a middle-of-the-road pop album pure and simple, arriving perhaps two years too late but it nevertheless proves that Archuleta has the chops to fill the space between commercials on the airwaves.

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  1. cadt
    10
    This cd is outstanding! It is a much mature David both in lyrics and music and allows David's unmatchable vocals to soar. I found myself dancing at one point over great beats like in Look Around and Stomping The Roses and crying at another over the touching personal lyrics of My Kind of Perfect and Good Place. Every song is outstanding but I'm completely addicted to Falling Stars. This song alone is worth the price of the cd! TRY it, you'll like it!! (p.s. New York Post admitted they disliked David but still noted that the cd is shockingly good. That says something doesn't it!)… Expand
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  2. luvda
    10
    Love this album!!! It made me wanna dance to"Who I am","Stomping the Roses","Look Around" and cry tears of happiness on "Things are gonna get Better","My Kind of Perfect" so beautiful is David's voice on all of these songs and so much like his personality.Everyone should own this album!… Expand
    • 4 of 5 users said yes
  3. RoiSerrano
    5
    Pure vocal ability is what the album is all about; however, the songs lack depth and meaning. This album does not withstand its predecessor, David Archuleta, which was released 2 years ago.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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