Daniel Powter (album)

Daniel Powter (also known as DP) is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter, released on July 26, 2005, in Canada and on April 11, 2006, in the United States. The album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 with 89,213 copies sold that week.^[7] The album debuted on the Japanese Oricon charts at number 242. However, the album slowly climbed the charts and eventually peaked at number four. The album eventually became the eighteenth best-selling album of 2006 in Japan with 584,000 copies sold and was the highest-ranked Western album on the year-end chart.^[8] The album was certified gold in the U.S. on May 24, 2006.

Daniel Powter
Studio album by Daniel Powter
Released	July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26)
Recorded	2002 (“Bad Day”), September 2004– March 2005
Genre	Indie pop pop rock
Length	37:05 102:40 (Deluxe version)
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Jeff Dawson Mitchell Froom
Daniel Powter chronology
I'm Your Betty (2000) Daniel Powter (2005) Under the Radar (2008)
Singles from Daniel Powter
"Bad Day" Released: January 9, 2005 "Jimmy Gets High" Released: August 19, 2005 "Free Loop" Released: November 7, 2005 "Lie to Me" Released: April 17, 2006 "Love You Lately" Released: September 19, 2006

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	54/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C[3]
Gigwise	[4]
PopMatters	7/10[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Critical reception

Daniel Powter was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 54 based on 11 reviews.^[1]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "Nevertheless, as a record - as a series of expertly produced, expertly recorded adult pop tunes - Daniel Powter is a debut that's easy to enjoy, thanks to Powter's melodic skills and sweet voice."^[2] At Rolling Stone, Barry Walters said: "Lacking the star personality of a Robbie Williams or the wit of a Ben Folds, Powter doesn't rise above his instantly familiar keyboard riffs, yet neither does he drown in them. Instead he rides the hooks that propelled "Bad Day" from its background use in American Idol to the charts, while producer Mitchell Froom supplies the ear candy."^[6]

Track listing

Daniel Powter track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Song 6"	3:30
2.	"Free Loop"	3:48
3.	"Bad Day"	3:54
4.	"Suspect"	3:56
5.	"Lie to Me"	3:25
6.	"Jimmy Gets High"	3:40
7.	"Styrofoam"	3:34
8.	"Hollywood"	3:34
9.	"Lost on the Stoop"	4:09
10.	"Give Me Life"	3:35

All tracks are written by Daniel Powter

iTunes deluxe version^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love You Lately"	3:00
2.	"Song 6"	3:30
3.	"Free Loop"	3:48
4.	"Bad Day"	3:54
5.	"Suspect"	3:56
6.	"Lie to Me"	3:25
7.	"Jimmy Gets High"	3:40
8.	"Styrofoam"	3:34
9.	"Hollywood"	3:34
10.	"Lost on the Stoop"	4:09
11.	"Give Me Life"	3:35

AUDIO (In High-Resolution Stereo)

B-Sides

1. "Bad Day" (Acoustic Version- Recorded for NRJ)
2. "Styrofoam" (Live at La Cigale, Paris)
3. "Free Loop" (Live at La Cigale, Paris)
4. "Song 6" (Live in Vienna for Hitradio Ö3)
5. "Bad Day" (Live in Vienna for Hitradio Ö3)
6. "Stupid Like This"

VIDEO

Music Videos

1. "Bad Day"
2. "Jimmy Gets High"
3. "Free Loop"
4. "Lie to Me"

Live From "Studio A"

1. "Free Loop"
2. "Bad Day"
3. "Styrofoam"
4. "Wasted"
5. "Back on the Streets"
6. "Stupid Like This"
7. "Song 6" (Solo)
8. "Free Loop" (Solo)

Singles

• "Bad Day" was released on June 27, 2005, in Australia and on July 25 in the United Kingdom and features two b-sides: a non-album track, "Stupid Like This", and "Lost On the Stoop".
• "Free Loop" was released on November 7, 2005, in the United Kingdom, where it was later deemed ineligible to chart.
• "Jimmy Gets High" was released in 2005 in Canada. A music video was in rotation on MuchMoreMusic.
• "Lie to Me" was released on April 17, 2006, in the United Kingdom, where it debuted and peaked at No. 40 due to more complications.
• "Love You Lately" was released to iTunes in the United States on September 19, 2006, and went for U.S. Adult Contemporary + Hot Adult Contemporary adds on October 16. It was the second U.S. single for Powter from a re-release/deluxe edition of his self-titled album.

Personnel

Musicians Daniel Powter – vocals, piano, keyboards Matt Chamberlain – drums Brendan Ostrander – drums Darren Parris – bass Davey Faragher – bass Mitchell Froom – keyboards Jeff Dawson – guitar Val McCallum – guitar

Production Jeff Dawson – producer, engineer Mitchell Froom – producer Bob Ludwig – mastering David Boucher – engineer, mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–2008) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 14 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 43 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 32 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 18 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 29 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 14 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 42 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[18] 36 Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 8 Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 37 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 6 Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 26 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 14 Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[27] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 5 US Billboard 200[29] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30] 67 French Albums (SNEP)[31] 44 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 51 UK Albums (OCC)[33] 62 Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200[34] 129

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35]	Gold	35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[36]	Gold	50,000^
France (SNEP)[37]	Gold	100,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[38]	Platinum	15,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[39]	3× Platinum	750,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[40]	Gold	7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41]	Gold	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA)[43]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date
Europe	August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)
Japan	March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)
United States	April 11, 2006 (2006-04-11)

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External links

• Official Daniel Powter website