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American Idle Archuleta's first album lacks personality
Jeff Riedel
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Release Date: Nov 11, 2008; Lead Performance: David Archuleta; Genre: Pop
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Chris Willman
Chris Willman is a senior music writer for Entertainment Weekly
On American Idol's seventh season, David Archuleta had some personality — something you'll struggle to remember while taking in this bland, amnesia-inducing collection. Problems arise immediately with the single, ''Crush,'' which declares youthful longings yet has him sounding several passionless decades past the point of teenage heat. But when the gloss gets stripped away and Archuleta slips in some sweet flourishes on the mostly solo-piano ''Running,'' you glimpse hints of how his innate tenderness might triumph if he weren't saddled with the most generic writing and production money can buy. C+
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Posted Nov 04, 2008
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