Dive In [Enhanced, Import]

Darius, Darius Campbell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 28, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B00008O8BI
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #989,628 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Colourblind

2. Rushes

3. Incredible (What I Meant to Say)

4. Girl in the Moon

5. I'm Not Buying

6. Dive In

7. I Gotta Know Tonight

8. Sliding Doors

9. Simple Like the Truth

10. Better Than That

11. Mocking Bird

12. Mercury Rising

13. [Silence]

14. [Silence]

15. [Silence]

16. [Silence]

17. [Silence]

18. [Silence]

19. [Silence]

20. [Silence]

See all 68 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Debut album from Popstars & Pop Idol contestant Darius Danesh. Co-written by himself & produced by Mike Hedges, The Misfits & The Matrix. 'Dive In' features his number one single 'Colourblind' & the follow up 'Rushes'. Catchy, chart orientated pop aimed solely at the chart buying public. 12 tracks. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect pop CD, April 10, 2003

By 

Frank Gaertner (Atlanta GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dive in (Audio CD)

If you're an American who's somehow managed to come across Darius, lucky for you. He produces melodic pop that is so difficult to find in the rap and R&B infested pop scene in America these days. A little background on our singer - he's Persian but grew up in Scotland. As a contestant on the UK's first Popstars TV show in 2001, he became a national laughingstock with his ponytailed rendition of "... Baby One More Time". Undaunted, he tried out for the other reality TV music program, "Pop Idol", and finished third behind Will Young and Gareth Gates in the spring of 2002. He released his first solo single last August and got the last laugh, as "Colourblind" debuted at #1 in the UK. That track leads off this collection and it's a remarkably well-written and well-sung pop song. The chorus soars and the color motif of the lyric line is original and touching. (It was my favorite single of 2002.) He followed that up with "Rushes", another winner, in December, and then this CD was released the following week. What I like best about it is how consistently good it is. Every song could be a single. I found that the 12 melodies stuck in my brain on just a few listens - always a good sign. He runs the gamut from simple, pretty ballads to fun uptempo songs and sings them all in a warm tenor voice. If you're a fan of Brit pop, or just good solid melodic pop music, then take a chance on this. You won't be disappointed. The CD features a hidden bonus track, an acoustic version of the pretty ballad "Gotta Know Tonight", as track #69. From this we can discern that Darius has a sense of humor as well, although it is a bit annoying to wade through 57 blank tracks of about four seconds each to reach the bonus cut.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Album, August 22, 2003

By 

Jerome D. Flores (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dive in (Audio CD)

I stumbled upon this CD while on Vacation in Las Vegas, it was under the import section and thought I would give it a listien. WOW! Not having seen any of the original British versions of the Idol series I was quite impressed. Colourblind caught my ear and soon I was listiening to the entire album. It's a great CD that you will want to listien to over and over.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and even better live!, May 17, 2003

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Kirsteen (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dive in (Audio CD)

Oh Darius! I have just one word to sum up this sexy Glaswegian INCREDIBLE!

If you come across this review please do not hesitate to buy this album as it is excellent. Darius has totally redeemed himself from the highly embarassing display on the first series of Popstars to being a bona fide solo artist.

I can't recommend this album highly enough and if he is ever on tour in your area you must go and see him. I went and believe me he looks and sounds much better in the flesh. Especially when he wears his leather kilt!!!!!!!!!