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While doing a phone interview with Johnjay and Rich of 104.7 KISS FM (Phoenix), David Archuleta talked about the direction of his debut album. Here’s what he had to say :
“It’s pretty much pop. I didn’t want to like, just run with a certain idea because I’m still in that mode of teenage life, like where do I want to go in my life and who do I want to be. So I didn’t want to just run with ideas because you know like teenagers can be like, ‘Oh this is what I want to be and this is who I am in life’ and they change their minds in a couple of years. So I didn’t want to limit myself with the kind of much I did and try to keep a good variety on the album. Since we didn’t have a lot of time to concentrate on a certain direction, it’s good to keep a wide variety of songs and a good mixture.” (SOURCE)
While this makes sense, coming after American Idol and putting out an album relatively quick to keep the momentum, I hope not having time to concentrate on a certain direction doesn’t bite them in the behind. It probably won’t since David Archuleta has a very big fan base right now. So anything that he puts out in the market tomorrow will hit the top charts.
I’m thinking about longevity though. You don’t want an Artist, especially a Male Pop Artist with David’s talent to be stagnant and come out with a sophomore album to sound like the first one or mediocre at best. I hope his team considers his career for the many years to come and not just to make a buck by appeasing certain buyers in the market each time David comes out with a new album. He will grow and his fans will grow. So I guess rake all the benefits now then think hard and spend more time on what direction he wants to take on the next one.
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I think the anticipation for this first album is palpable! I truly hope David has had fun making this album as I think that will show through in the final product. I’m also happy with a variety of anything Archuleta right now – like you said. Perhaps that will help him find the direction he wants to go with the NEXT album!
This young man is no run of the mill, manufactured young pop singer. He is a serious artist – vocally gifted and versatile, able to slay you with a ballad or a more uptempo song like Crush. Branching out into acting via this show gives him yet another platform to share with us his enormous talent. I am anticipating his appearance on ICarly, and the debut of his album on 11/11… Much love to you David, and wishing you much success!
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