Daniel Powter
by Daniel Powter
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 6 out of 16

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  1. SamD
    Jun 24, 2006
    3
    Bad Day is the only half way decent song from it and he stole the piano from aimee mann's "wise up".
  2. sg
    Apr 30, 2006
    1
    Whiney, repetitive, predictable. Not a good buy.
  3. Ted
    May 2, 2006
    8
    very good pop songs ....very catchy tunes make for an enjoyable listening experience
  4. JodiS
    May 23, 2006
    10
    I love the whole cd, he doesn't sound like anyone but daniel powter, he is different and he is a great singer I think is album will be #1, song 6 will be a #1 like bad day, lie to me will be #1 too. you all watch because he will stay in the top 10 for a year or so if not longer. again he does not sound like any other singer. Oh by the way I am a heavy metal music lover and a ture I love the whole cd, he doesn't sound like anyone but daniel powter, he is different and he is a great singer I think is album will be #1, song 6 will be a #1 like bad day, lie to me will be #1 too. you all watch because he will stay in the top 10 for a year or so if not longer. again he does not sound like any other singer. Oh by the way I am a heavy metal music lover and a ture rocker. daniel powter has turned my ear to him, I love his music. I can't wait for more of him. love ya, dp.… Expand
  5. AndyY
    May 9, 2006
    4
    Banal and derivative.
  6. Cripes
    Apr 11, 2006
    1
    Awful, awful album.My wife , who likes this James Blunty type of thing hates this , thinks he is far too whiny and was unable to listen to the completealbum in one sitting.Unlistenable tosh frankly
  7. AprilF
    May 3, 2006
    10
    I love this album and especially "Bad Day".
  8. Matt
    Apr 11, 2006
    3
    Is he this generation's Elton John? The answer is a resounding NO! He's just a product that provides adult contemporary to those who might find the genre lacking on radio right now. Try Gavin DeGraw instead.
  9. DonB.
    Apr 11, 2006
    3
    Sounding like regurgitated 'drops of jupiter' this Trainwreck of an album does little to rein in the banal quivering of Powter's overenthusiastic voice.
  10. KateW
    May 23, 2006
    10
    I absolutely love his music. I listen to it everyday. It's refreshing. Bad Day is very, very good. Awesome but I love "Free Loop" That should be a number one song as well. Keep on writing Daniel and singing you have lots of number 1 fans!!! and the ones who rate low and have undesirable things to say just don't know good music when they hear it or they just have very shallow I absolutely love his music. I listen to it everyday. It's refreshing. Bad Day is very, very good. Awesome but I love "Free Loop" That should be a number one song as well. Keep on writing Daniel and singing you have lots of number 1 fans!!! and the ones who rate low and have undesirable things to say just don't know good music when they hear it or they just have very shallow minds or they are jealous. kw {ps} he is also very handsome and very talented… Expand
  11. star_gazing
    Oct 30, 2012
    10
    It's a good album. Considering how the composition was done and the abstractivity of the lyricism, this is some quality music than can be used as background music or as jam-out music. It's fun to listen to, the only downfall being that there's only ten songs, wanting more!
  12. opieandy
    Dec 22, 2018
    8
    The album is fantastic. Tons of great songs besides "Bad Day" and not a single one that I skip. It is hard to fathom how some artists churn out great songs without getting more airplay, while others damage our hearing with their "hits". Great pop, great music, great vocals, great album.

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#91 Most Shared Album of 2006

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. Billboard
    80
    Powter firmly establishes himself as a singer/songwriter who sits somewhere between James Blunt and early recordings by Elton John—albeit one who also knows the power of blue-eyed soul. [15 Apr 2006]
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    42
    As the album lurches along, you keep hoping for the real Daniel Powter to stand up, but he never quite does. [14 Apr 2006, p.83]
  3. Los Angeles Times
    63
    As a writer, Powter aims at updating [Elton] John's piano-based format with hip-hop-derived beats, but he lacks the role model's emotional depth. [9 Apr 2006]
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