David Archuleta

1	Crush 3:33
2	Touch My Hand 4:21
3	Barriers 3:50
4	My Hands 4:04
5	A Little Too Not Over You 3:18
6	You Can 3:42
7	Running 3:35
8	Desperate 3:43
9	To Be with You 3:25
10	Don't Let Go 3:47
11	Your Eyes Don't Lie 3:06
12	Angels 4:08

All Music Guide

American Idol seventh season runner-up David Archuleta was the same age as Jordin Sparks, the season six winner, but he always seemed much, much older -- a creature from a different era, a time where Up with People peacefully merged with the sound and sensibility of the pre-Nirvana '90s. Modernity seemed foreign to Archuleta, which wouldn't prevent his success in American Idol, a show that lives in a permanent oldies fantasia where it's still rebellious to sing the Allman Brothers some 35 years after their breakthrough. While rebellion is anathema to Archuleta, there's no doubt that the kid is sweet, something that shone through on the show, and he manages to sidestep saccharine pitfalls through much of his eponymous debut -- delivered six months after AmIdol season seven drew to a close. The producers keep him away from anything rhythmic through most of David Archuleta, with only the overly busy rhythm tracks distinguishing this as a 2008 release. Archuleta does sing well -- maybe not with a sense of storytelling, but as a highly coached performer who can hit the marks with accuracy. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Billboard

The 17-year-old who was one of the most exciting American Idol contenders has one of those once-in-a-decade pop voices: A silky tenor with a natural melancholy that makes him a heartbreaker by default. His charming debut exploits that very quality with some strokes of pop genius. Kerri Mason