Daniel Powter (album)

Daniel Powter
Studio album by Daniel Powter
Released	February 22, 2005
Recorded	2005 (except "Bad Day", 2002)
Genre	Indie pop, pop rock
Length	37:11
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Jeff Dawson and Mitchell Froom
Daniel Powter chronology
I'm Your Betty (2000) Daniel Powter (2005/2006) Under the Radar (2008)
Singles from Daniel Powter
"Bad Day" Released: June 27, 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]

Daniel Powter (also known as DP) is the self-titled debut 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 #9 on the Billboard 200 with 89,213 copies sold that week.^[4] As of 12 July 2006, Daniel Powter has sold 464,136 copies in the U.S. The album debuted on the Japanese Oricon charts at an extremely low #242. However, the album slowly climbed the charts and peaked at #4. The album eventually became the #18 album of 2006 in Japan with 583,611 copies sold and the highest Western artist on the yearly charts.^[5] The album was certified Gold in the U.S. on May 24, 2006.

Track listing

All songs written by Daniel Powter.

CD

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
11. "Love You Lately" (Special Edition Bonus Track)
12. "Stupid Like This" (Japan Bonus Track)

DVD (Special Edition Only)

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 25 July 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 United Kingdom, where it debuted and peaked at #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.

Release history

Country	Release date
Europe	August 8, 2005
Japan	March 8, 2006
United States	April 11, 2006

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom	Gold	100,000+
United States	Gold	500,000+
Canada	Gold[6]	50,000+
Japan	3 x Platinum[7]	750,000+
Switzerland	Gold	20,000+
France	2 x Gold	200,000+
Australia	Gold	35,000+

References

1. http://www.metacritic.com/music/daniel-powter/daniel-powter
2. Allmusic review
3. review
4. http://www.chart-refugees.com/index.php?showtopic=37389
5. "年間ヒットチャート特集『2006年 年間アルバムチャート大発表！』-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
6. CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for January 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
7. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年2月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

External links

• Official Daniel Powter website