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In total, they developed more than 70 tracks for “Leave This Town.” “It was easy to find the 20,” Daughtry says with a laugh about the album’s shortlist. “There were about 50 that were about nothing.”
They road-tested some of the contenders during their performances—a smart strategy, given their touring success. According to Billboard Boxscore, as a headliner, Daughtry grossed $1.4 million from 29 shows, selling out 28 of those dates. The members really made their name as an opening act for both Bon Jovi and Nickelback; as part of those concerts they played to 1.2 million attendees and grossed $95.5 million.
This time Daughtry will tour as an established headliner in support of “Town.” The band will do 15 shows this summer across the country for fan club members and radio contest winners; at the end of September Daughtry begins a 100-stop North American tour.
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They road-tested some of the contenders during their performances—a smart strategy, given their touring success. According to Billboard Boxscore, as a headliner, Daughtry grossed $1.4 million from 29 shows, selling out 28 of those dates. The members really made their name as an opening act for both Bon Jovi and Nickelback; as part of those concerts they played to 1.2 million attendees and grossed $95.5 million.
This time Daughtry will tour as an established headliner in support of “Town.” The band will do 15 shows this summer across the country for fan club members and radio contest winners; at the end of September Daughtry begins a 100-stop North American tour.
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June 12, 2009 03:42 PM
Ann Donahue, L.A.
Chris Daughtry is famous—hard not to be, what with the "American Idol" thing and the heartthrob thing and Grammy Award nomination thing and the gazillion records sold thing. But he still tries to be a normal guy. He runs errands when he's home in North Carolina; a favorite pastime is taking his kids to the movies. And it was when he saw "Alvin and the Chipmunks" in the theater with his children that he realized his life had reached the point where weird is the new normal.
"Whoa! Whoa! This chipmunk is oversinging my song," he says with a wince, recalling the dog-whistle octave stylings of Alvin on "Feels Like Tonight" in the film. "There were runs everywhere. I didn't even know what it was until the chorus."
It's been an impressive couple of years for Daughtry, both the man and the band, which includes Josh Steely on lead guitar, Brian Craddock on rhythm guitar, Josh Paul on bass and Joey Barnes on drums. Its self-titled first album sold 4.4 million copies since its release in November 2006, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and 7.1 million digital track downloads. "Daughtry" sold at least 15,000 copies per week— every week—from its release until May 2008 (see chart, page 22).
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June 12, 2009 03:42 PM
Ann Donahue, L.A.
Chris Daughtry is famous—hard not to be, what with the "American Idol" thing and the heartthrob thing and Grammy Award nomination thing and the gazillion records sold thing. But he still tries to be a normal guy. He runs errands when he's home in North Carolina; a favorite pastime is taking his kids to the movies. And it was when he saw "Alvin and the Chipmunks" in the theater with his children that he realized his life had reached the point where weird is the new normal.
"Whoa! Whoa! This chipmunk is oversinging my song," he says with a wince, recalling the dog-whistle octave stylings of Alvin on "Feels Like Tonight" in the film. "There were runs everywhere. I didn't even know what it was until the chorus."
It's been an impressive couple of years for Daughtry, both the man and the band, which includes Josh Steely on lead guitar, Brian Craddock on rhythm guitar, Josh Paul on bass and Joey Barnes on drums. Its self-titled first album sold 4.4 million copies since its release in November 2006, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and 7.1 million digital track downloads. "Daughtry" sold at least 15,000 copies per week— every week—from its release until May 2008 (see chart, page 22).
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For "Leave This Town," the album's creation was much more collaborative and inclusive. Case in point: The cover of the first album showed Daughtry alone, front and center, with blurred, anonymous bandmates in the background. On the cover of "Leave This Town," the faces of all of the band's members are clearly seen.
While Daughtry remains the band's primary songwriter, he worked with Steely and Craddock on several tracks, as well as longtime friends of the band like Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Brian Howes, who co-wrote "Over You" for Daughtry's first album.
The first single, "No Surprise," was first played live on "American Idol" (see story, page 23) and now stands at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, with 268,000 digital copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Touring with Nickelback bolstered Daughtry's reputation—besides exposing the band to the established act's audience, it also melded the relationship between Daughtry and Kroeger as songwriters. "They just get along famously," McIlwaine says. "Forget about the music side of it—they really just get along as people." On "Town," Kroeger and Daughtry wrote numerous tracks, including "No Surprise."
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While Daughtry remains the band's primary songwriter, he worked with Steely and Craddock on several tracks, as well as longtime friends of the band like Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Brian Howes, who co-wrote "Over You" for Daughtry's first album.
The first single, "No Surprise," was first played live on "American Idol" (see story, page 23) and now stands at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, with 268,000 digital copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Touring with Nickelback bolstered Daughtry's reputation—besides exposing the band to the established act's audience, it also melded the relationship between Daughtry and Kroeger as songwriters. "They just get along famously," McIlwaine says. "Forget about the music side of it—they really just get along as people." On "Town," Kroeger and Daughtry wrote numerous tracks, including "No Surprise."
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In the wake of his appearance on "American Idol," Daughtry's fan base was, according to McIlwaine, 65%-70% female, generally between the ages of 25 and 45. Since he started the band, however, 19 pushed to broaden his exposure through targeted radio play and youth-oriented concert dates. "We did one of the unofficial balls for the inauguration that was attended by 7,000 juniors and seniors in high school," he says. "I literally felt like I was looking out at a high school dance with no chaperones. Daughtry played an acoustic set—and the kids were singing every lyric back to him."
Plans for international touring are still in the early stages. "The challenge with international is that they always want the U.S. story to be happening," McIlwaine says. "So we've got to simultaneously create the U.S. story and create some windows of time to go international." The label is considering appearances in Australia, South Africa and Europe. The United Kingdom was Daughtry's most significant sales territory outside the United States, where "Daughtry" peaked at No. 13 and has sold 42,000 copies, according to the Official Charts Co.
The band will make numerous TV appearances the week "Town" arrives. There also will be online and in-person shows at locations still to be announced. RCA makes a point of trying to break news through Daughtry's Web site, daughtryofficial.com, and has been flexible enough to revamp its release schedule after a couple of debuts were pre-empted by pirates. (The song and the video for "No Surprise," plus the album's track list, hit the Internet before the label intended.)
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In the wake of his appearance on "American Idol," Daughtry's fan base was, according to McIlwaine, 65%-70% female, generally between the ages of 25 and 45. Since he started the band, however, 19 pushed to broaden his exposure through targeted radio play and youth-oriented concert dates. "We did one of the unofficial balls for the inauguration that was attended by 7,000 juniors and seniors in high school," he says. "I literally felt like I was looking out at a high school dance with no chaperones. Daughtry played an acoustic set—and the kids were singing every lyric back to him."
Plans for international touring are still in the early stages. "The challenge with international is that they always want the U.S. story to be happening," McIlwaine says. "So we've got to simultaneously create the U.S. story and create some windows of time to go international." The label is considering appearances in Australia, South Africa and Europe. The United Kingdom was Daughtry's most significant sales territory outside the United States, where "Daughtry" peaked at No. 13 and has sold 42,000 copies, according to the Official Charts Co.
The band will make numerous TV appearances the week "Town" arrives. There also will be online and in-person shows at locations still to be announced. RCA makes a point of trying to break news through Daughtry's Web site, daughtryofficial.com, and has been flexible enough to revamp its release schedule after a couple of debuts were pre-empted by pirates. (The song and the video for "No Surprise," plus the album's track list, hit the Internet before the label intended.)
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Daughtry is active on Twitter—yes, it's actually him, he has an iPhone, and the background of his Twitter page is an old-school Bob Kane "Batman"—regaling his followers with everything from movie recommendations to details about the desolate photo of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas that's on the cover of "Leave This Town." Rather sweetly, he engages in a lot of public flirting on Twitter with his wife, Deanna, who has amassed almost 2,500 followers of her own under the name @Mrsdaughtry.
It all goes back to what people find most appealing about Daughtry: that he's a normal guy. That was the compelling back story that boosted him during "American Idol"—before auditioning for the show, he worked as a service adviser at a Honda dealership. Once he made it to the final rounds, it became clear he brought something new to the show, as his rock vocals veered away from the usual heavy pop-and-R&B bias. Without Daughtry, there wouldn't have been a David Cook—or, for that matter, a Lambert.
And, to his credit, his dude-next-door vibe doesn't ring hollow or seem to be part of a Machiavellian "he's so un-Hollywood that he's Hollywood" marketer's contrivance. Daughtry recalls pushing a cart through a Home Depot and hearing one of the band's songs playing over the in-store speakers. He flipped up his hoodie and tried to remain inconspicuous as he lurked in the aisles.
"You hid?" Barnes asks incredulously, and Daughtry nods, a bit sheepish. Barnes starts dancing in his chair and waving his arms frantically. "I'd be like, 'Hey! Hey! Turn it up! That's my jam!' "
Daughtry laughs at Barnes' lunatic enthusiasm. "Yeah, that's your jam," he says with a grin. And it is. Because they're a band.
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It all goes back to what people find most appealing about Daughtry: that he's a normal guy. That was the compelling back story that boosted him during "American Idol"—before auditioning for the show, he worked as a service adviser at a Honda dealership. Once he made it to the final rounds, it became clear he brought something new to the show, as his rock vocals veered away from the usual heavy pop-and-R&B bias. Without Daughtry, there wouldn't have been a David Cook—or, for that matter, a Lambert.
And, to his credit, his dude-next-door vibe doesn't ring hollow or seem to be part of a Machiavellian "he's so un-Hollywood that he's Hollywood" marketer's contrivance. Daughtry recalls pushing a cart through a Home Depot and hearing one of the band's songs playing over the in-store speakers. He flipped up his hoodie and tried to remain inconspicuous as he lurked in the aisles.
"You hid?" Barnes asks incredulously, and Daughtry nods, a bit sheepish. Barnes starts dancing in his chair and waving his arms frantically. "I'd be like, 'Hey! Hey! Turn it up! That's my jam!' "
Daughtry laughs at Barnes' lunatic enthusiasm. "Yeah, that's your jam," he says with a grin. And it is. Because they're a band.
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