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The Other Side of Down 
Studio album by David Archuleta Released October 5, 2010 Recorded October 2009–August 2010 Genre Pop Length 41:58 Label Jive David Archuleta chronology Christmas from the Heart
(2009)The Other Side of Down
(2010)Singles from The Other Side of Down The Other Side of Down is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter David Archuleta.[4][5]
The album is promoted in Southeast Asia by Asian Tour kicked off in July 2011.
Contents
Album information
The album was released on October 5, 2010, in the United States, under Jive Records in three editions: a standard CD only edition, a deluxe CD+DVD edition and a Fan Edition exclusive to David's official site. The Fan Edition will not only include the deluxe CD+DVD edition, but also a 4" by 6" picture window, four high quality photos of David himself in 2 double-sided 4" by 6" pictures, one picture hand-initialed by David, and an album-exclusive friendship bracelet - all packaged in a deluxe 7" by 7" memory box. Pre-orderers of the Fan Edition also received a free instant MP3 download of the album's lead single, "Something 'Bout Love" and instant enrollment into a contest draw for an HD Flip Video camera containing footage of David.
The deluxe CD version also contains four videos, the album photo shoot, a Q&A session, the music video of "Something 'Bout Love" and the making of the video.
Singles
- "Something 'Bout Love" was released as the album's lead single. The song could be previewed via David's Official Mobile Fan Club on June 28, 2010. On July 1, "Something 'Bout Love" started streaming exclusively on David Archuleta's official website. The single was officially released via digital download on July 20, 2010. Its music video premiered on August 5, 2010 on VEVO.
- "Elevator" was announced in early September to be the album's second single. It was released to airplay on September 14, 2010. David stated that he wanted to make a music video for the song in October 2010,[6] but no plans for the video were announced.
- "Everything & More" was released on a radio station in Singapore and it's a promotional single from the re-release of the album.[7] The Other Side of Down: Asian Tour Edition, which features five brand new tracks including "Everything & More", was released on July 19, 2011.[8]
- David announced on a video-blog in October 2011 that he was going to shoot a music video for the song "Wait", which will be released as a single in Asia, according to the singer.[9] The song is one of the bonus tracks from The Other Side of Down: Asian Tour Edition.
Reception
Commercial performance
The album sold 24,000 copies in its first week of its release, debuting at #13 on the US Billboard 200[10] and had sold a total of 63,000 copies as of January 7, 2011.[11] In Canada, the album peaked at #68 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[citation needed]
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[12]Entertainment Weekly (B)[13] The critical reception for The Other Side of Down has been generally positive. Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B, praising Stomping the Roses and Elevator and stating that "[Archuleta's] vocals gleam with dewy naïveté".[14] Newsweek praised Archuleta for "finally acting his age" and especially liked the "playful bits" such as Something 'Bout Love, Elevator, and Parachutes & Airplanes.[14] Several Idol-related blogs also had high praises for the album such as Idol Wild which called it an "extremely strong, albeit safe album" and stated they were "blown away by how much David appears to have matured both emotionally and musically on this disc".[15] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic gave the album mixed reviews, stating "Archuleta certainly is a follower, not an innovator, but he’s sharp enough to hire collaborators to coax comfortable commercial pop out of him -- something that is much more difficult than it appears." He gave the album 3 stars out of 5.[16]
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "The Other Side of Down" David Archuleta, Joy Williams, Blair Daly, Jeremy Bose Bose 3:13 2. "Something 'Bout Love" Archuleta, Chris DeStefano, Dave Katz, Sam Hollander S*A*M and Sluggo, DeStefano 4:22 3. "Elevator" Archuleta, Mike Krompass, Shelly Peiken[17] Krompass 3:24 4. "Stomping the Roses" Archuleta, Bryce Avary Krompass 3:01 5. "Who I Am" Archuleta, Krompass, Peiken Krompass 3:44 6. "Falling Stars" Claude Kelly, Emanuel Kiriakou, Jess Cates[18] Kiriakou 3:35 7. "Parachutes and Airplanes" Archuleta, Lindy Robbins, Matt Squire [19] Matt Squire 3:33 8. "Look Around" Archuleta, Victoria Horn,[20] Squire Squire 3:26 9. "Good Place" Mitch Allan, Archuleta, Peiken Allan 3:25 10. "Complain" Kelly, Kiriakou, David Hodges Kiriakou 3:24 11. "Things Are Gonna Get Better" Archuleta, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley, A. Ander[21] Danielle Brisebois, Lashley, A. Ander[21] 3:14 12. "My Kind of Perfect" Archuleta, Williams, Cindy Brouwer, Bose Bose 3:37 Total length:41:58 Japanese bonus track[22] No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. "Nothing Else Better to Do" Archuleta, Kiriakou, Merritt, and Robbins 3:27 Asian Tour Edition bonus tracks[23] No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. "Zero Gravity" Archuleta, Krompass, Gerrard, Diamond 3:28 14. "Love Don't Hate" Archuleta, Williams, Frasure, Barlowe 3:17 15. "Everything & More" Archuleta, Horn, Squire 3:55 16. "Notice Me" Archuleta, Williams, Bronleewe, Fromm 3:45 17. "Wait" Archuleta, Monroy, Campany 3:13 Asian Tour Edition DVD No. Title Length 1. "Crush (Karaoke)" 2. "A Little Too Not Over You (Karaoke)" 3. "Touch My Hand (Karaoke)" 4. "Something 'Bout Love (Karaoke)" US iTunes Store pre-order bonus track[24] No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. "The Day After Tomorrow" Archuleta, Horn[25] 3:20 US iTunes Store deluxe version bonus content[26] No. Title Length 13. "Photoshoot - Behind the Scenes" 4:42 14. "Something 'Bout Love Music Video - Behind the Scenes" 4:08 15. "Interview Q&A with David" 11:04 16. "Something 'Bout Love (Music Video)" 3:57 Deluxe Edition bonus DVD[27] No. Title Length 1. "Photo Shoot (Behind the Scenes)" 4:42 2. "Something 'Bout Love (Music Video Behind the Scenes)" 4:08 3. "Interview Q&A with David" 11:04 4. "Something 'Bout Love (Music Video)" 3:57 5. "Photo Gallery" 1:04 Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
positionCanadian Albums Chart[28] 68 US Billboard 200[10] 13 References
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Studios albums Singles "Crush" · "A Little Too Not Over You" · "Touch My Hand" · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" · "Something 'Bout Love" · "Elevator" · "Falling Stars" · "Everything and More"Featured singles "I Wanna Know You" · "Somos El Mundo"Other songs Tours American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008 · David Archuleta Solo Tour 2009 · Demi Lovato Summer Tour 2009 · Christmas from the Heart Tour · Asian Tour · My Kind of Christmas TourBooks Related articles Categories:- David Archuleta albums
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