Daughtry News - Political Conventions, An Exciting Album Re-Release, and Giving Back

by staff on August 14, 2008

Chris Daughtry and his red hot band Daughtry are re-releasing their debut album on Sept. 9 and it should be something really special.

There are bonus tracks on the re-release, including Daughtry’s eagerly awaited cover of Foreigner’s Feels Like The First Time, and acoustic versions of Home, Feels Like Tonight, What About Now and It’s Not Over. The original disc, issued in 2006, has sold an incredible 4.2 million copies in the US alone. I’m not surprised, really, this is one amazing cd. Those of us who have believed in Chris since his audition on AI knew he’d set the music world on fire. We. Were. Right.

In July, on their official website, Chris said, “Some amazing songs have been written over the past 6-7 weeks. Between me, the guys, and some great writers we’ve been working with, I think we have some GREAT stuff! It’s been an awesome process. We wrote songs together as a band which was really cool. We also wrote with some guys that really contributed to what we do and helped us along with our process.”

From the Website:

The expanded CD/DVD version of the group’s self-titled debut features the album’s original 12 songs along with four bonus tracks on CD—including acoustic performances of “Home,” recorded in the studio, and “What About Now,” recorded earlier this year on Idol Gives Back. Making its debut on this collection is DAUGHTRY’s cover of the Foreigner classic, “Feels Like The First Time.”

The bonus DVD contains videos for all five of the singles from DAUGHTRY, live performances and exclusive interviews with the band as they tell stories about the DAUGHTRY’S meteoric rise. Just like the album, the accompanying booklet has been expanded as well with photos from the road.

While DAUGHTRY gives back to its fans with the deluxe version of its debut, the band gives back to charity with a new video for its latest single “What About Now.” An active supporter of charity organizations from the start, the band will donate proceeds from the video to the following groups: Action Sports Environmental Coalition; Amnesty International; Charity: Water; Doctors Without Borders; Homeboy Industries; Insight Prison Project; Keep a Child Alive; Love, Light and Melody; Room to Read; Seacology; Surfaid International; and Urban Compass.

Amazing! I LOVE to support bands and artists that actually care about the world around them. I’m sick of the divas and power trippers. I know you’ll snatch up the re-release as quickly as I will. Don’t forget the date: September 9th!

Politically Speaking

Daughtry, Everclear and up-and-comers Flobots will appear at the Democratic convention on Aug. 26, as part of the Grammy Foundation’s “Rock the Conventions.”
The band is actually planning a series of appearances at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions in support of the ONE Campaign, which raises awareness about global poverty, hunter and disease.

On August 31st, they’ll perform a benefit show for ONE in Madison, Wisconsin. And on September 3rd, they’ll appear at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.

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