David Cook (album)
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David Cook is the major-label debut album (second overall) from seventh season American Idol winner David Cook. It will be released on November 18, 2008 in United States. It has produced a top twenty single, "Light On."
Reception
The album's reception has so far been mixed.
- 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
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.
"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.
Tracklisting
On October 14, 2008 the track list and cover art for his self-titled debut album was announced on his official website. iTunes announced on October 22 that the new CD could be Pre-Ordered.[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Bar-ba-sol" | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Mr. Sensitive" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Lie" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "I Did It for You" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Avalanche" | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Permanent" | 2:56 |
| 12. | "A Daily AntheM" | 4:23 |
| 13. | "Kiss on the Neck (Hidden track)[2]" | 3:17 |
Bonus Tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "The Time of My Life" | 3:36 |
| 15. | "My Last Request (iTunes Pre-Order Only)" | |
| 16. | "Breathe Tonight (Wal-Mart Bonus Track)" |