Baptized (album)
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| Studio album by Daughtry | ||||
| Released | November 19, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | March–September 2013, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:54 | |||
| Label | RCA, 19 | |||
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| Metacritic | 53/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
| Newsday | B- |
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Baptized is the fourth studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on November 19, 2013, by RCA Records. It was preceded in September by electropop-influenced lead single "Waiting for Superman".
The band worked with many other songwriters and musicians on the album. Some that they worked with include Martin Johnson of Boys Like Girls,Sam Hollander,Blair Daly, Espionage, Rock Mafia, Ali Tamposi, The Monsters and the Strangerz, Scott Stevens,Kara DioGuardi, Jake Sinclair,Claude Kelly, Johnny Black, and Matthew Thiessen. Daughtry stated that he worked without his bandmates and instead went with the new producers. Daughtry has stated that the album features a new, poppier sound and would also include folk influences.
The first single from the album is "Waiting for Superman", written by Chris Daughtry, Sam Hollander, and Martin Johnson. The song was released on iTunes on September 17, 2013.
"Battleships" impacted hot adult contemporary radio on May 12, 2014 as the second official single off the album.
"Long Live Rock & Roll" was released digitally on October 22, 2013 as the first and only promotional single off the album. It was also released as the lead single in the UK market on February 24, 2014
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