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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = David Cook
| name = David Cook
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]]
| artist = [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]]
| Cover = DAVID_COOK_ALBUM_COVER.jpg
| cover = DAVID_COOK_ALBUM_COVER.jpg
| border = yes
| Released = {{start date|2008|11|18}}
| Genre = [[Pop rock]]
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2008|11|18}}
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]], [[19 Recordings|19 Records]]
| recorded = June – August 2008
| Producer = [[Rob Cavallo]]
| venue =
| Reviews = *''[[Allmusic]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xfwxz8kldhe~T1 link]
| studio =
*''[[USA Today]]'' {{rating|2.5|4}} [http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2008/11/david-cook-the.html link]
| genre = {{flat list|
*''[[Newsday]]'' - B+ [http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-etcook1117,0,5754675.story link]
*[[Pop rock]]
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|2.5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24115084/review/24196338/david_cook link]
*[[alternative rock]]
*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' - B [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20239834,00.html link]
*[[post-grunge]]}}
*''[[Billboard]]'' (Positive) [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ifc7bb2290700c27f2b365aeb0d283b31 link]
| length = 52:40<br/>55:43 (Wal-Mart Bonus Track)
*''[[Us Weekly]]'' {{rating|3|4}} [http://www.usmagazine.com/node/21758 link]
| label = {{flat list|
| Last album = ''[[Analog Heart]]''<br>(2006)
*[[RCA Records|RCA]]
| This album = '''''David Cook'''''<br>(2008)
*[[19 Recordings|19]]}}
| Next album =
| producer = [[Rob Cavallo]]
| Misc = {{Singles
| prev_title = [[Analog Heart]]
| Name = David Cook
| Type = Studio
| prev_year = 2006
| Single 1 = [[Light On]]
| next_title = [[This Loud Morning]]
| next_year = 2011
| Single 1 date = September 30, 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = David Cook
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[The Time of My Life (David Cook song)|The Time of My Life]]
| single1date = May 22, 2008
| single2 = [[Light On]]
| single2date = September 30, 2008
| single3 = [[Permanent (David Cook song)|Permanent]]
| single3date = March 23, 2009
| single4 = [[Come Back to Me (David Cook song)|Come Back to Me]] / [[Come Back to Me (David Cook song)#Bar-ba-sol|Bar-ba-sol]]
| single4date = May 18, 2009
}}
}}
}}
}}
'''''David Cook''''' is the first major-label studio album, second overall from [[American Idol (season 7)|seventh season]] ''[[American Idol]]'' winner [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]], released on November 18, 2008, in the [[United States]] by [[RCA Records]]. It was certified [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]]<ref name="Certified platinum">{{Cite web |url=http://www.davidcookofficial.com/news/david-cook-certified-platinum |title=Certified platinum |access-date=2009-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206233742/http://www.davidcookofficial.com/news/david-cook-certified-platinum |archive-date=2009-02-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has sold over one million copies in the United States.<ref name="Idol Chatter 12-8-2010">{{cite news| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/12/carrie-underwood-plays-on-as-idol-top-seller/1 | work=USA Today | first=Brian | last=Mansfield | title=Idols maintain chart presence with guest appearances, compilations | date=December 8, 2010}}</ref> It has produced two top twenty singles, "[[Light On]]" and "[[Come Back to Me (David Cook song)|Come Back To Me]]". The single "[[The Time of My Life (David Cook song)|The Time of My Life]]" has also been certified platinum by the [[RIAA]].<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_month_filter=&news_year_filter=2009&resultpage=&id=CF26451B-4974-4C19-BA82-44AC13D28CA0 RIAA news ]</ref><ref name="RIAA search - David Cook">[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Cook,%20David&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA search - David Cook]</ref> "[[Light On]]" was certified platinum in January 2010.<ref name="RIAA search - David Cook"/>

'''''David Cook''''' is the major-label debut album (second overall) from [[American Idol (season 7)|seventh season]] ''[[American Idol]]'' winner [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]]. The album was released on November 18, 2008 in [[United States]]. It has produced a top twenty single, "[[Light On]]", and has so farsold around 392,000 copies. <ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003918838</ref>

==Reception==
The album's reception has so far been mixed to positive.

*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a positive review saying, "They give David Cook's clutch of bombastic verse-chorus- verse rockers an impressive melodic sheen, one well suited to Cook's husky, expressive vocals. If anything, the series of booming midtempo anthems (most notable among them "Bar-ba-sol" and "Mr. Sensitive") could use a little sandpapering around the edges."

*''[[Allmusic]]'' also gave the album a positive review and said "He not only is a star thanks to ''AmIdol'', but he's always been ready to do big, happy, crowd-pleasing grunge-pop, as his self-released 2006 debut, ''Analog Heart'', proved. ''David Cook'' is remarkably similar to that now-suppressed effort, heavy on crawling, melodic midtempo rockers and power ballads, only given more gloss in its production and writing."

*''[[Billboard]]'' gave the album a positive review and said, "Much like his predecessors' quick-turnaround debuts, Cook's is fairly generic, but its rock edge is dirtied up with crunching guitars and the artist's tuneful growl. There are a host of big, anthemic choruses that highlight the power of Cook's voice, namely the soaring "Declaration" and Chris Cornell/Brian Howes-penned "Light On." Elsewhere, Cook exercises his right to rawk with the swaggering, gritty "Bar-ba-sol" and bares his soul alongside a delicate piano and string arrangement on "Permanent." There are some lyrical missteps ("Life on the Moon," which marvels at the titular concept), but as the lone rocker winner of "Idol" to date, Cook stands apart from cookie-cutter pop."

*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album an average review commenting on its lack of "out-of-the-box songwriting".


==Singles==
==Singles==
The first single released was "[[Light On]]", which was released to U.S. radio on September 30, 2008. The song sold 109,000 digital downloads in it's first week of availability, leading to a #17 debut on the ''[[Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] and #8 on the [[Hot Digital Songs]] chart.
The first single, "[[Light On]]", was released to U.S. radio on September 30, 2008. The song sold 109,000 digital downloads in its first week of availability, leading to a number seventeen debut on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]] and number eight on the [[Hot Digital Songs]] chart. "[[Light On]]" was certified platinum in January 2010.<ref name="RIAA search - David Cook"/>


"[[Come Back to Me (David Cook song)|Come Back to Me]]" and "[[Come Back to Me (David Cook song)#Bar-ba-sol|Bar-ba-sol]]" were released as a dual A-side single in March 2009 as the second and third singles, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20261627,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | first=Kate | last=Ward | title='Idol' Update: Clay's Out at RCA – and Kelly's All We Ever Wanted | date=February 27, 2009 | access-date=February 27, 2009 | archive-date=March 1, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301012948/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20261627,00.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The video for "Come Back to Me" premiered on ''American Idol'' on April 1.
"[[The Time of My Life]]" (his first feature single as the winner of [[American Idol]]<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/05/29/david-cook-shatters-chart-records-in-first-week-of-idol-reign/</ref>) is also featured as a bonus track on the album.


On May 20, 2009, Cook performed the song "[[Permanent (song)|Permanent]]" on the finale of ''[[American Idol Season 8]]''. This version was released as a digital single, independent of the album promotion, with the proceeds from the song and the video of his performance going to charity. The single version of the song is longer than the version on his album.
"Declaration" was debuted on November 2, 2008 on [[Saturday Night Live]] where David performed with his band. It is unknown if this will be the second single or not. It was later performed on the Red Carpet for the 2008 [[American Music Awards]]


"[[The Time of My Life (David Cook song)|The Time of My Life]]" (his first feature single as the winner of ''[[American Idol]]''<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045261/david-cook-sizzles-with-record-chart-debuts David Cook Sizzles With Record Chart Debuts]</ref>) is also featured as a bonus track on the album.
==Tracklisting==
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =


==Critical reception==
| writing_credits = yes
{{Album ratings
| title1 = Declaration
|MC=61/100<ref name="Meta">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/david-cook/david-cook|title=Reviews for ''David Cook'' by David Cook|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=November 24, 2012}}</ref>
| length1 = 3:13
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| writer1 = David Cook, [[Johnny Rzeznik]], [[Gregg Wattenberg]]
|rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1449120|pure_url=yes}}|title=''David Cook'' - David Cook|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Artistdirect]]
|rev2Score = {{rating|1.5|5}} [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,4853754,00.html link]
|rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
|rev3Score = {{rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="Blender">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com:80/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5428|title=David Cook : ''David Cook''|last=Eddy|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Eddy|work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|publisher=Alpha Media Group|accessdate=December 30, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211085101/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5428|archivedate=February 11, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev4Score = B<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/11/12/david-cook/|title=David Cook|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=November 12, 2008|access-date=June 20, 2011|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119233643/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20239834,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Newsday]]''
|rev5Score = B+<ref name="Newsday">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-etcook1117,0,5754675.story|title=Review: David Cook's debut CD|last=Gamboa|first=Glenn|work=[[Newsday]]|publisher=Newsday Media|accessdate=June 20, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212162754/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-etcook1117,0,5754675.story|archivedate=February 12, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev6Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24115084/review/24196338/david_cook|title=David Cook : ''David Cook''|last=Ganz|first=Caryn|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|date=November 27, 2008|accessdate=June 20, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205031857/https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24115084/review/24196338/david_cook|archivedate=December 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Us Weekly]]''
|rev7Score = {{rating|3|4}} [http://www.usmagazine.com/node/21758 link]
|rev8 = ''[[USA Today]]''
|rev8Score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="USA">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2008/11/david-cook-the.html|title=David Cook: The official review|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|author-link=Brian Mansfield|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|date=November 17, 2008|accessdate=June 20, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405180334/http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2008/11/david-cook-the.html|archivedate=April 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev9 = ''TuneLab Music''
|rev9Score = {{Rating|7|10}} [http://www.tunelabmusic.com/2009/01/14/review-david-cook-david-cook/ link]
}}
The album's reception has been generally mixed to positive. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a positive review saying, "They give David Cook's clutch of bombastic verse-chorus- verse rockers an impressive melodic sheen, one well suited to Cook's husky, expressive vocals. If anything, the series of booming midtempo anthems (most notable among them "Bar-ba-sol" and "Mr. Sensitive") could use a little sandpapering around the edges."<ref name="EW"/> [[AllMusic]] concurred writing, "He not only is a star thanks to ''AmIdol'', but he's always been ready to do big, happy, crowd-pleasing grunge-pop, as his self-released 2006 debut, ''Analog Heart'', proved. ''David Cook'' is remarkably similar to that now-suppressed effort, heavy on crawling, melodic midtempo rockers and power ballads, only given more gloss in its production and writing."<ref name="AM"/>


''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said of the album, "Much like his predecessors' quick-turnaround debuts, Cook's is fairly generic, but its rock edge is dirtied up with crunching guitars and the artist's tuneful growl. There are a host of big, anthemic choruses that highlight the power of Cook's voice, namely the soaring "Declaration" and Chris Cornell/Brian Howes-penned "Light On." Elsewhere, Cook exercises his right to rawk with the swaggering, gritty "Bar-ba-sol" and bares his soul alongside a delicate piano and string arrangement on "Permanent." There are some lyrical missteps ("Life on the Moon," which marvels at the titular concept), but as the lone rocker winner of "Idol" to date, Cook stands apart from cookie-cutter pop."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ifc7bb2290700c27f2b365aeb0d283b31|title=David Cook|last=Menze|first=Jill|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 22, 2008|accessdate=June 20, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227052508/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ifc7bb2290700c27f2b365aeb0d283b31|archivedate=December 27, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| title2 = Heroes
| length2 = 3:27
| writer2 = David Cook, [[Cathy Dennis]], [[Raine Maida]]


''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album an average review commenting on its lack of "out-of-the-box songwriting". Meanwhile, Ken Barnes of ''USA Today'' was also subdued in his review, particularly criticizing the production team and the song choices made on the album. Of it, he wrote, "they did him a disservice ... [Cook] has a more supple, versatile voice than Daughtry, and he demonstrated vastly more musical originality than most Idol finalists, but you'd never know it from this collection of formulaic, tune-averse tracks."<ref name="RS"/>
| title3 = [[Light On]]
| length3 = 3:49
| writer3 = [[Chris Cornell]], [[Brian Howes]]


==Track listing==
| title4 = Come Back To Me
{{tracklist
| length4 = 4:07
| title1 = Declaration
| writer4 = [[Espionage (production team)|Amund Bjørklund]], [[Espen Lind]], Zac Maloy
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]]|[[Johnny Rzeznik]]|[[Gregg Wattenberg]]}}
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = Heroes
| writer2 = {{hlist|Cook|[[Cathy Dennis]]|[[Raine Maida]]}}
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = [[Light On]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|[[Chris Cornell]]|[[Brian Howes]]}}
| length3 = 3:49
| title4 = [[Come Back to Me (David Cook song)|Come Back to Me]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Espionage (production team)|Amund Bjørklund]]|[[Espen Lind]]|Zac Maloy}}
| length4 = 4:07
| title5 = Life on the Moon
| writer5 = {{hlist|Cook|Bjørklund|Lind|Maloy}}
| length5 = 3:38
| title6 = [[Come Back to Me (David Cook song)#Bar-ba-sol|Bar-ba-sol]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Cook|[[Injected (band)|Danny Grady]]|Dan Dixon|Steve Slovisky|Chris Wojtal|Jade Lemons}}
| length6 = 4:27
| title7 = Mr. Sensitive
| writer7 = {{hlist|Cook|Maida}}
| length7 = 3:37
| title8 = Lie
| writer8 = {{hlist|Cook|Bjørklund|Lind|Maloy}}
| length8 = 3:49
| title9 = I Did It for You
| writer9 = {{hlist|Cook|Maida}}
| length9 = 3:49
| title10 = Avalanche
| writer10 = {{hlist|Cook|[[Kevin Griffin]]}}
| length10 = 4:32
| title11 = [[Permanent (song)|Permanent]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Cook|Maida|[[Chantal Kreviazuk]]}}
| length11 = 2:56
| title12 = A Daily AntheM"<!--'Don't modify the capitalization of M. The capital letters spelt out ADAM and it is how David Cook intended as a tribute to his brother Adam. '-->
<br>"Kiss on the Neck
| note12 = hidden track after 7:36 of silence, beginning at 12:00; full track is 15:24. Included on all hard copies of the CD
| writer12 = Cook<br>{{hlist|Cook|[[Neal Tiemann]]}}
| length12 = 4:23<br>3:17
| title13 = [[The Time of My Life (David Cook song)|The Time of My Life]]
| note13 = Bonus Track
| writer13 = [[Regie Hamm]]
| length13 = 3:36
| title14 = My Last Request
| note14 = iTunes pre-order Bonus track
| writer14 = {{hlist|Cook|[[Jess Cates]]|[[David Hodges]]}}
| length14 = 3:30
| title15 = Breathe Tonight
| note15 = Japanese edition and Walmart Bonus track
| writer15 = {{hlist|Cook|[[Sam Hollander]]|[[Dave Katz (songwriter)|Dave Katz]]}}
| length15 = 3:03
}}


==Personnel==
| title5 = Life on the Moon
Adapted credits from the album's liner notes and [[AllMusic]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=David Cook|others=David Cook|year=2008|publisher=RCA|type=booklet|id=88697-33463-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/david-cook-mw0000803612#credits |website=All Music |access-date=May 5, 2024}}</ref>
| length5 = 3:38
| writer5 = David Cook, Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind, Zac Maloy


;Vocals
| title6 = Bar-ba-sol
*David Cook – vocals
| length6 = 4:27
| writer6 = David Cook, Danny Grady, Dan Dixon


;Musicians
| title7 = Mr. Sensitive
*Paul Bushnell – bass
| length7 = 3:37
*[[David Campbell (arranger/composer)|David Campbell]] – strings arrangement
| writer7 = David Cook, Raine Maida
*Rob Cavallo – additional guitars, [[Musical keyboard|keyboard]], piano
*David Cook — guitar
*Dorian Crozier – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Jamie Muhoberac]] – keyboard, [[Organ (music)|organ]], piano
*[[Tim Pierce]] – gitars
*[[Neal Tiemann]] – guitars


{{col-start}}{{col-2}}
| title8 = Lie
;Production
| length8 = 3:49
*Keith Armstrong - additional [[Pro Tools]], assistant engineer
| writer8 = David Cook, Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind, Zac Maloy
*Rob Cavallo – [[Record producer|producer]]
*Dorian Crozier – audio production, [[Programming (music)|programming]]
*Tyler Dragness – guitar tech
*Mike Fansano – drum tech
*[[Lars Fox]] – additional Pro Tools
*[[Simon Fuller]] – manager
*Ted Jensen – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
*Cheryl Jenets – production coordination
{{col-2}}
*Nik Karpen – additional Pro Tools, assistant engineer
*Chris Lord – [[Audio mixing|mixing]]
*Doug McKean – [[Audio engineer|engineer]]
*Jamie Neely – production assistant
*Steve Rea – assistant engineer
*Steve Salas – musical direction
*Emerson Wahl – studio assistant
*Seth Waldmann – audio engineer, assistant engineer
*Russ Waugh – studio assistant
{{col-end}}


;Imagery
| title9 = I Did It for You
*Art Conn – styling
| length9 = 3:49
| writer9 = David Cook, Raine Maida
*David Cook – art direction
*Chris Feldmann — art direction, design
*Erwin Gorostiza – art direction
*Frank Ockenfels – photographer
*Roxanne Staffaie – make-up


==Release history==
| title10 = Avalanche
{|class="wikitable" plainrowheaders"
| length10 = 4:32
|+List of release dates, showing region, and label
| writer10 = David Cook, [[Kevin Griffin]]
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Label
|-
! scope="row" | United States
| {{start date|2008|11|18}}
|{{flat list|
*[[RCA Records|RCA]]
*[[19 Recordings|19]]}}
|-
! scope="row"|Brazil
| {{start date|2009|3|11}}
|[[Sony Music Entertainment]]
|-
! scope="row"|United Kingdom
| {{start date|2009|4|5}}
|{{flat list|
*RCA
*19}}
|-
! scope="row"|Japan
| {{start date|2009|7|7}}
|[[Sony Music Japan]]
|}


==Chart performance==
| title11 = Permanent
The album debuted at the number-three spot on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart with sales of 280,000 copies in the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/266505/ask-billboard-idol-worship Ask Billboard: "Idol" Worship]</ref> In the beginning of February 2009, it was announced that the album had been certified platinum by [[RIAA]]<ref name="Certified platinum"/> for shipment of 1,000,000 copies. The album also broke digital sales records for a debut artist, selling 59,000 electronic copies.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/nickelback/news/beyonc-i-am-bigger-than-nickelback-david-cook--61906643 Beyoncé: I Am... Bigger Than Nickelback, David Cook]</ref> The album has sold over 1,500,000 copies worldwide.<ref>[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/49725520-81/cook-rsl-david-rio.html.csp David Cook to perform before and after RSL Game]</ref>
| length11 = 2:56
| writer11 = David Cook, [[Chantal Kreviazuk]], Raine Maida


{| class="wikitable"
| title12 = A Daily AntheM
|-
| length12 = 4:23
!Chart (2008&ndash;2009)
| writer12 = David Cook
!Peak Position<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=david cook|chart=all}} |title=David Cook Album & Song Chart History - David Cook|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Finnish Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=David+Cook&titel=David+Cook&cat=a |title=Finnish charts - David Cook (Album) |publisher=finnishcharts.com |accessdate=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|-
|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top Rock Albums]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|-
|Japanese Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/291680/ranking/cd_album/ |title=David CookのCDアルバムランキング、David Cookのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|publisher=Oricon.co.jp |accessdate=December 30, 2013}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|130
|}


{|class="wikitable sortable"
| title13 = Kiss on the Neck (Hidden track)(Starts 12 minutes into "A Daily AntheM")
! Year-end chart (2009)<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/the-billboard-200 Year-End Chart 2009]</ref>
| length13 = 3:17
! Rank
| writer 13 = David Cook, Neal Tiemann
|-
}}
| U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]

| style="text-align:center;"|13
===Bonus Tracks===
|-
{{tracklist
| U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top Rock Albums]]
| all_lyrics =
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| all_music =
|-
| writing_credits = yes
| U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top Internet Albums]]

| style="text-align:center;"|9
| title14 = [[The Time of My Life (David Cook song)|The Time of My Life]]
|}
| length14 = 3:36
| writer14 = [[Regie Hamm]]

| title15 = My Last Request (iTunes Pre-Order Only)
| length15 = 3:30


| title16 = Breathe Tonight (Wal-Mart Bonus Track)
| length16 = 3:03
}}

==Chart Performance==
The album debuted at the number-three spot on the [[Billboard 200]] chart, with sales of 280,000 copies in the United States. The album also broke digital sales records for a debut artist, selling 59,000 copies electronically.<ref name="bbcharts">{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b70777_beyonc233_i_am_bigger_nickelback_david.html|title=Beyonce's I Am... Bigger than Nickelback and David Cook |accessdate=27 November 2008|work=Billboard }}</ref>


==Sales and certifications==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2008)
!align="left"|Peak<br/>Position
|-
|-
!Country
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
!Total sales
|align="center"|3<ref name="bbcharts"/>
!Digital sales
!Certification
|-
|-
|United States
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top Rock Albums]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.honolulupulse.com/tgifinprint/cook-is-ready-to-shatter-notions |title=Cook is ready to shatter notions – Honolulu, Hawaii Calendar of Events – Hawaii Entertainment and Nightlife – Honolulu Pulse |accessdate=2012-06-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702225451/http://www.honolulupulse.com/tgifinprint/cook-is-ready-to-shatter-notions |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref>
|align="center"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|158,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2009/12/album-sales-susan-boyle-glee-carrie-underwood--and-a-surprise-appearance-from-david-cook/|title=Season 8 Compilation Tops This Week's American Idol Albums | work=USA Today | date=September 24, 2010|first=Brian|last=Mansfield}}</ref>
|Platinum
|-
|-
|Canada
|align="left"|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|11
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|50,000
|Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0109_g.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 |publisher=Cria.ca |accessdate=2012-02-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215011930/http://cria.ca/gold/0109_g.php |archivedate=December 15, 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top Digital Albums]]
|align="center"|1


== References ==
==Notes==
* The song "A Daily AntheM" was featured on the eighth season of ''American Idol'' during the audition episodes.
* The song "Heroes" was featured on the commercial for the FIFA World Cup and when he was on [[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]] while he was coming off the bus. It was also used as the soundtrack for NBC Sports Championship Season promos in 2010 for: The Kentucky Derby (May), The Players (May), The Preakness Stakes (May), The [[French Open]] (June), the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] (June), [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] (June), and [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] (July).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMvOx0lVX1o/|title=NBC Sports Championship Season|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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David Cook
Studio album by
David Cook
ReleasedNovember 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)
RecordedJune – August 2008
Genre
Length52:40
55:43 (Wal-Mart Bonus Track)
Label
ProducerRob Cavallo
David Cook chronology
Analog Heart
(2006) 		David Cook
(2008) 		This Loud Morning
(2011)
Singles from David Cook
  1. "The Time of My Life"
    Released: May 22, 2008
  2. "Light On"
    Released: September 30, 2008
  3. "Permanent"
    Released: March 23, 2009
  4. "Come Back to Me / Bar-ba-sol"
    Released: May 18, 2009

David Cook is the first major-label studio album, second overall from seventh season American Idol winner David Cook, released on November 18, 2008, in the United States by RCA Records. It was certified platinum[1] and has sold over one million copies in the United States.[2] It has produced two top twenty singles, "Light On" and "Come Back To Me". The single "The Time of My Life" has also been certified platinum by the RIAA.[3][4] "Light On" was certified platinum in January 2010.[4]

Singles

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The first single, "Light On", was released to U.S. radio on September 30, 2008. The song sold 109,000 digital downloads in its first week of availability, leading to a number seventeen debut on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Hot Digital Songs chart. "Light On" was certified platinum in January 2010.[4]

"Come Back to Me" and "Bar-ba-sol" were released as a dual A-side single in March 2009 as the second and third singles, respectively.[5] The video for "Come Back to Me" premiered on American Idol on April 1.

On May 20, 2009, Cook performed the song "Permanent" on the finale of American Idol Season 8. This version was released as a digital single, independent of the album promotion, with the proceeds from the song and the video of his performance going to charity. The single version of the song is longer than the version on his album.

"The Time of My Life" (his first feature single as the winner of American Idol[6]) is also featured as a bonus track on the album.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Artistdirect link
Blender[9]
Entertainment WeeklyB[10]
NewsdayB+[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Us Weekly link
USA Today[13]
TuneLab Music link

The album's reception has been generally mixed to positive. Entertainment Weekly gave the album a positive review saying, "They give David Cook's clutch of bombastic verse-chorus- verse rockers an impressive melodic sheen, one well suited to Cook's husky, expressive vocals. If anything, the series of booming midtempo anthems (most notable among them "Bar-ba-sol" and "Mr. Sensitive") could use a little sandpapering around the edges."[10] AllMusic concurred writing, "He not only is a star thanks to AmIdol, but he's always been ready to do big, happy, crowd-pleasing grunge-pop, as his self-released 2006 debut, Analog Heart, proved. David Cook is remarkably similar to that now-suppressed effort, heavy on crawling, melodic midtempo rockers and power ballads, only given more gloss in its production and writing."[8]

Billboard said of the album, "Much like his predecessors' quick-turnaround debuts, Cook's is fairly generic, but its rock edge is dirtied up with crunching guitars and the artist's tuneful growl. There are a host of big, anthemic choruses that highlight the power of Cook's voice, namely the soaring "Declaration" and Chris Cornell/Brian Howes-penned "Light On." Elsewhere, Cook exercises his right to rawk with the swaggering, gritty "Bar-ba-sol" and bares his soul alongside a delicate piano and string arrangement on "Permanent." There are some lyrical missteps ("Life on the Moon," which marvels at the titular concept), but as the lone rocker winner of "Idol" to date, Cook stands apart from cookie-cutter pop."[14]

Rolling Stone gave the album an average review commenting on its lack of "out-of-the-box songwriting". Meanwhile, Ken Barnes of USA Today was also subdued in his review, particularly criticizing the production team and the song choices made on the album. Of it, he wrote, "they did him a disservice ... [Cook] has a more supple, versatile voice than Daughtry, and he demonstrated vastly more musical originality than most Idol finalists, but you'd never know it from this collection of formulaic, tune-averse tracks."[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Declaration"
3:13
2."Heroes"
3:27
3."Light On"
3:49
4."Come Back to Me"
4:07
5."Life on the Moon"
  • Cook
  • Bjørklund
  • Lind
  • Maloy
3:38
6."Bar-ba-sol"
  • Cook
  • Danny Grady
  • Dan Dixon
  • Steve Slovisky
  • Chris Wojtal
  • Jade Lemons
4:27
7."Mr. Sensitive"
  • Cook
  • Maida
3:37
8."Lie"
  • Cook
  • Bjørklund
  • Lind
  • Maloy
3:49
9."I Did It for You"
  • Cook
  • Maida
3:49
10."Avalanche"
4:32
11."Permanent"
2:56
12."A Daily AntheM"
"Kiss on the Neck" (hidden track after 7:36 of silence, beginning at 12:00; full track is 15:24. Included on all hard copies of the CD)		Cook
4:23
3:17
13."The Time of My Life" (Bonus Track)Regie Hamm3:36
14."My Last Request" (iTunes pre-order Bonus track)
3:30
15."Breathe Tonight" (Japanese edition and Walmart Bonus track)
3:03

Personnel

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Adapted credits from the album's liner notes and AllMusic.[15][16]

Vocals
  • David Cook – vocals
Musicians
Imagery
  • Art Conn – styling
  • David Cook – art direction
  • Chris Feldmann — art direction, design
  • Erwin Gorostiza – art direction
  • Frank Ockenfels – photographer
  • Roxanne Staffaie – make-up

Release history

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List of release dates, showing region, and label
Region Date Label
United States November 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)
Brazil March 11, 2009 (2009-03-11) Sony Music Entertainment
United Kingdom April 5, 2009 (2009-04-05)
  • RCA
  • 19
Japan July 7, 2009 (2009-07-07) Sony Music Japan

Chart performance

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The album debuted at the number-three spot on the Billboard 200 chart with sales of 280,000 copies in the United States.[17] In the beginning of February 2009, it was announced that the album had been certified platinum by RIAA[1] for shipment of 1,000,000 copies. The album also broke digital sales records for a debut artist, selling 59,000 electronic copies.[18] The album has sold over 1,500,000 copies worldwide.[19]

Chart (2008–2009) Peak Position[20]
Finnish Albums Chart[21] 15
U.S. Billboard 200 3
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 2
Canadian Albums Chart 11
Japanese Albums Chart[22] 130
Year-end chart (2009)[23] Rank
U.S. Billboard 200 13
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 4
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 9

Sales and certifications

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Country Total sales Digital sales Certification
United States 1,500,000[24] 158,000[25] Platinum
Canada 50,000 Gold[26]

Notes

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  • The song "A Daily AntheM" was featured on the eighth season of American Idol during the audition episodes.
  • The song "Heroes" was featured on the commercial for the FIFA World Cup and when he was on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition while he was coming off the bus. It was also used as the soundtrack for NBC Sports Championship Season promos in 2010 for: The Kentucky Derby (May), The Players (May), The Preakness Stakes (May), The French Open (June), the Stanley Cup Finals (June), US Open (June), and Wimbledon (July).[27]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Certified platinum". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  2. ^ Mansfield, Brian (December 8, 2010). "Idols maintain chart presence with guest appearances, compilations". USA Today.
  3. ^ RIAA news
  4. ^ a b c RIAA search - David Cook
  5. ^ Ward, Kate (February 27, 2009). "'Idol' Update: Clay's Out at RCA – and Kelly's All We Ever Wanted". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  6. ^ David Cook Sizzles With Record Chart Debuts
  7. ^ "Reviews for David Cook by David Cook". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "David Cook - David Cook". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Eddy, Chuck. "David Cook : David Cook". Blender. Alpha Media Group. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Greenblatt, Leah (November 12, 2008). "David Cook". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  11. ^ Gamboa, Glenn. "Review: David Cook's debut CD". Newsday. Newsday Media. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  12. ^ a b Ganz, Caryn (November 27, 2008). "David Cook : David Cook". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  13. ^ Mansfield, Brian (November 17, 2008). "David Cook: The official review". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  14. ^ Menze, Jill (November 22, 2008). "David Cook". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  15. ^ David Cook (booklet). David Cook. RCA. 2008. 88697-33463-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "Credits". All Music. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  17. ^ Ask Billboard: "Idol" Worship
  18. ^ Beyoncé: I Am... Bigger Than Nickelback, David Cook
  19. ^ David Cook to perform before and after RSL Game
  20. ^ "David Cook Album & Song Chart History - David Cook". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  21. ^ "Finnish charts - David Cook (Album)". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  22. ^ "David CookのCDアルバムランキング、David Cookのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  23. ^ Year-End Chart 2009
  24. ^ "Cook is ready to shatter notions – Honolulu, Hawaii Calendar of Events – Hawaii Entertainment and Nightlife – Honolulu Pulse". Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  25. ^ Mansfield, Brian (September 24, 2010). "Season 8 Compilation Tops This Week's American Idol Albums". USA Today.
  26. ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  27. ^ "NBC Sports Championship Season". YouTube.
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