Begin (David Archuleta album)

Begin
Studio album by David Archuleta
Released August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07)
Recorded 2012
Genre Pop
Length 45:01
Label Highway Records
David Archuleta chronology
Forevermore
(2012)
Begin
(2012)
No Matter How Far
(2013)
Singles from Begin
  1. "Broken"
    Released: July 31, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment TonightPositive[1]
AllMusic[2]
Recording Radio Film Connection[3]
Washington Times[4]

Begin (stylized as BEGIN.) is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter David Archuleta.[5] The album is composed of nine cover songs and an exclusive original track sung by Archuleta himself.

Album information

The album was released on August 7, 2012, under Deseret Book's label, Highway Records, (formerly known as Lightwave Records), a subsidiary of Shadow Mountain.[6] The album consists of ten tracks, nine of which are cover songs by Archuleta and one of them, titled "Broken" is an entirely new song co-written and sung by Archuleta himself. Archuleta said about the album "I wanted to still be able to give people an idea of what it's like for me and find songs that they can connect with as well."[7] A music video for the song "Everybody Hurts" was released on August 23. The video was directed by Jed Wells and features footage from Archuleta recording the song in the studio the day before he left on his mission.

The album was released in Malaysia through Sony Music [8] and in Philippines by Ivory Records.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s) Length
1. "Beautiful"  Linda PerryChristina Aguilera 3:59
2. "Somewhere Only We Know"  Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin, Richard HughesKeane 3:52
3. "Everybody Hurts"  Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Bill BerryR.E.M. 4:53
4. "Don't Give Up" (featuring Libby Linton)Peter GabrielGabriel & Kate Bush 5:35
5. "Angel"  Sarah McLachlanMcLachlan 4:37
6. "Bridge over Troubled Water"  Paul SimonSimon & Garfunkel 5:06
7. "Broken"  Jon Hunt, David Archuleta[9]Original composition 4:29
8. "True Colors"  Tom Kelly, Billy SteinbergCyndi Lauper 3:39
9. "Pride (In the Name of Love)"  BonoU2 3:52
10. "Be Still, My Soul"  Jean SibeliusSibelius 4:59
Total length:
45:01

Reception

The album sold around 11,000 copies in its first week and debuted at #28 on Billboard 200 chart.[10]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 28
US Billboard Independent Albums[12] 5

Release history

Region Date
United States August 7, 2012
Canada
Philippines August 25, 2012[13]
Taiwan August 28, 2012[14]
Malaysia September 4, 2012[15]

References

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