Corporate line:
American Idol Season 7 fan favorite, David Archuleta has become a household name as he spent his 2008 summer on the nationwide American Idol tour with his fellow contestants. This album includes a sequence of Pop tracks from the industry’s most talented writers and producers. Archuleta’s first single ‘Crush’ was produced by Emanuel ‘Eman’ Kiriakou.

The good:
“Crush” – A great choice as a single. It lets Archuleta pick up where he left off on Idol with a confidence and power that made him a fan favorite. It doesn’t hurt that the song is smooth as honey.

“Touch My Hand” – Love the falsetto. This isn’t the vanilla pop song everyone would expect. It’s great to get the unexpected.

“My Hands” – Big, bold and surprisingly potent.

“Desperate” – This song makes Archuleta sound maturer than he ever has.

“Your Eyes Don’t Lie” – Starts off interesting and never loses that cool vibe that carries throughout. I’m not sure why one of the album’s best tracks is hidden at the end of the album.

The rest:
“A Little Too Not Over You” – A sappy, boring ballad.

“Running” – Another relatively boring song.

Finally:
For what it’s worth I thought Archuleta should have won American Idol and now he has a chance to take on David Cook once again. I think history might prove that Archuleta was the real winner. It’s great to see that Archuleta didn’t go in the obvious direction of recording mindless pop songs. Instead he took a few risks and they paid off.