David Archuleta Talks About Debut Album

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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