Leave This Town is the second studio album by American rock band Daughtry , whose frontman is season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry of the American Idol show . The album was released on July 14, 2009 [3] .
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| Daughtry Studio Album | |||||||
| Date of issue | July 14, 2009 | ||||||
| Recorded by | September 2008 - March 2009 | ||||||
| Genre | alternative rock , [1] pop rock , [1] post grunge , [1] [2] hard rock [1] | ||||||
| Duration | 45:26 | ||||||
| Producer | Howard Benson | ||||||
| Label | RCA , 19 | ||||||
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Album Information
About 70 tracks were written for the album, but in the end 19 were selected (including bonus tracks) [4] . Chris Daughtry co-authored Richard Marx , Chad Kruger ( Nickelback ), Ryan Tedder ( OneRepublic ), Jason Wade ( Lifehouse ), Adam Gontier ( Three Days Grace ), Eric Dill ( The Click Five ), but not all songs co-written, eventually entered the album.
During the first week after the release, 269,000 copies of the album were sold, and it climbed to the first line of the Billboard 200 hit parade. By the beginning of 2011, 1,225,000 copies were sold [5] .
The first single (May 6, 2009) was the song “ No Surprise ”. The following singles were “ Life After You ” and “ September ”.
Criticism Reviews
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [one] |
| Entertainment weekly | (B) [6] |
| IGN | (8/10) [7] |
| Los angeles times | (positive) [8] |
| The new york times | (positive) [9] |
| People | [ten] |
| Rolling stone | [eleven] |
| Slant | [12] |
| Sputnikmusic | [13] |
Leave This Town was mixed by music critics. According to the Metacritic aggregator , the album received 59 points out of 100 based on reviews of 10 editions. [14]
List of Songs
| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
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| one. | "You Don't Belong" | Chris daughtry | 4:00 | ||||||
| 2. | " No Surprise " | Daughtry, Chad Kroeger , Eric Dill, Rune Westburg | 4:29 | ||||||
| 3. | "Everytime You Turn Around" | Daughtry, Andy Waldeck | 3:39 | ||||||
| four. | " Life After You " | Daughtry, Kroeger, Joey Moi, Brett James | 3:26 | ||||||
| five. | "What I Meant to Say" | Daughtry, Brian Howes | 3:09 | ||||||
| 6. | "Open Up Your Eyes" | Daughtry, Ben Moody , David Hodges | 4:19 | ||||||
| 7. | " September " | Daughtry, Josh Steely | 4:00 | ||||||
| eight. | "Ghost of Me" | Daughtry howes | 3:38 | ||||||
| 9. | "Learn My Lesson" | Daughtry, Mitch Allan, Chris Tompkins | 3:50 | ||||||
| ten. | "Supernatural" | Daughtry, Josh Paul, Hodges | 3:38 | ||||||
| eleven. | Tennessee Line ( feat. Vince Gill ) | Daughtry, Brian Craddock | 4:37 | ||||||
| 12. | Call Your Name | Daughtry, Joey Barnes | 4:01 | ||||||
| 45:26 | |||||||||
- Bonus Tracks
- Official site [15]
- "Long Way" - 4:03
- "One Last Chance" - 3:27
- Digital Deluxe Edition
- “What Have We Become” (Tommy Henriksen, Daughtry) - 3:43
- "On the Inside" - 3:24
- iTunes (US)
- "Traffic Light" - 3:40
- iTunes (UK)
- "Get Me Through" - 3:44
- "Traffic Light" - 3:40
- "Back Again" - 3:38
- Japan [16] / Wal-Mart [17] / United Kingdom
- "Get Me Through" - 3:44
- Target exclusive Deluxe Edition CD / DVD [18]
- “It's Not Over” (video)
- "Home" (video)
- Over You (video)
- Feels Like Tonight (video)
- “What About Now” (video)
- No Surprise (video)
- Not on the album [18]
- "From Where You're Standing" (live)
- Standing Still (live)
- "When You Come Around" (live)
- “You're In My Hands” (live)
- "Back to Me" (live)
Worked on the album.
- Chris Daughtry - vocals, guitar
- Josh Styles - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Brian Craddock - guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Paul - bass, backing vocals
- Joey Barnes - drums, percussion, backing vocals, keyboards
- Howard Benson - Producer
- Chris Lord Alge - information
Chart Positions
| Chart (2009) | Best result |
|---|---|
| Australia ARIA Albums Chart [19] | 21 |
| Canada Canadian Albums Chart [20] | 2 |
| New Zealand [21] | eight |
| Sweden Sverigetopplistan [22] | 31 |
| Great Britain UK Albums Chart [23] | 53 |
| USA Billboard 200 [24] | one |
Annual Charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
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| Billboard 200 | 59 [25] |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Leave This Town on the AllMusic website
- ↑ Leave This Town Review | Daughtry | Compact Discs | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
- ↑ News (inaccessible link) . DaughtryOfficial.com . Date of treatment October 6, 2011. Archived May 11, 2009.
- ↑ Armstrong, Josh. Daughtry to Leave This Town . KnowTheArtist.com (August 19, 2009). Date of treatment March 30, 2011. Archived on August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Mansfield, Brian . Bonus sales numbers: Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, David Archuleta, more , USA Today (January 7, 2011). Date of treatment January 7, 2011.
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ IGN review Archived July 18, 2009.
- ↑ Los Angeles Times review
- ↑ The New York Times review
- ↑ People review Archived July 13, 2009.
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Slant review
- ↑ Sputnikmusic review
- ↑ Tim Hecker: An Leave This Town (2009): Reviews . Metacritic . CNET Networks, Inc. Date of treatment September 17, 2009. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ New “Leave This Town” Album Packages Announced! | DaughtryOfficial.com Archived on July 26, 2011.
- ↑ Sony Music Shop
- ↑ Walmart
- ↑ 1 2 http://www.target.com/dp/B002935GGY/sr=1-7/qid=1245788450/ref=sr_1_7/176-2621466-0212743?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tgt-index&frombrowse=0&index=target&rhh = k% 3Adaughtry & page = 1
- ↑ Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Record Industry Assocation (unavailable link from 12/08/2013 [2192 days] - history , copy )
- ↑ Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts | Billboard.com (unreachable link from 12/08/2013 [2192 days] - history , copy )
- ↑ charts.org.nz
- ↑ Discography Daughtry . swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien. Date of treatment February 7, 2010. Archived on August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Chart Stats - Daughtry . Chart Stats . The Official Charts Company . Date of treatment February 7, 2010. Archived on August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts | Billboard.com (unreachable link from 12/08/2013 [2192 days] - history , copy )
- ↑ Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200 . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Date of treatment December 31, 2010.