Cage to Rattle
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{{Infobox album
| name = Cage to Rattle
| type = studio
| artist = Daughtry
| cover = Daughtry CagetoRattle.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2018|7|27}}
| recorded = April 2016 – May 2018
| studio = Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 38:17
| label = RCA
| producer = Jacquire King
| prev_title = It's Not Over...The Hits So Far
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Dearly Beloved
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Cage to Rattle
| type = studio
| single1 = Deep End
| single1date = June 5, 2018
| single2 = As You Are
| single2date = June 5, 2019
}}
}}
Cage to Rattle is the fifth studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on July 27, 2018, through RCA Records.{{Cite web |url=https://daughtryofficial.com/store/product/cage-to-rattle-album-pre-order# |title=Daughtry - Cage to Rattle Fan Edition CD |access-date=2018-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143840/https://daughtryofficial.com/store/product/cage-to-rattle-album-pre-order# |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=dead }} This is their first studio album in five years since Baptized in 2013. At just ten songs, this album is Daughtry's shortest album to date. It is also their first album with drummer Brandon Maclin. Upon its release the album received mixed reviews from music critics, with some calling it the group's strongest and most mature work. This was Daughtry's last album to be released on RCA Records.
Background
Daughtry began recording the album back in April 2016 at the Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee{{cite web|url=http://audioinkradio.com/2018/06/daughtry-new-album-cage-to-rattle/|title=Daughtry Announces New Album, 'Cage to Rattle' - Audio Ink Radio|website=audioinkradio.com|date=7 June 2018}} and concluded in May 2018.
Daughtry said about the album, "Cage to Rattle has been the most fun yet most challenging album we've ever made. It's a musical stew we've been cooking up for more than 2 years and we can't wait to satisfy the appetites of our amazing fans who've been patiently waiting for this record!".{{cite web |title=Daughtry Releases "Deep End" & Announce 5th Studio Album Release Date |url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/daughtry-releases-deep-end-announce-5th-studio-album-release-date/ |publisher=RCA Records. Sony Music Entertainment |accessdate=21 July 2018 |date=6 June 2018}}
Singles
"Deep End" is the first single and was released on June 5, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/18/June/07Daughtry_Stream_New_Song_Deep_End_And_Announce_5th_Album.shtml|title=Daughtry Stream New Song 'Deep End' And Announce 5th Album|website=www.antimusic.com}}
"As You Are" was the second single and was released on June 5, 2019, as a celebrations of Pride Month.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cage-to-rattle-mw0003184029|title = Cage to Rattle - Daughtry | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}
| rev2 = Belfast Telegraph
| rev3 = The Independent
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/daughtry-new-album-review-gaika-basic-volume-israel-nash-release-date-a8463236.html|title = Album reviews this week: Gaika, Daughtry, Israel Nash and more|website = Independent.co.uk|date = 26 July 2018}}
| rev4 = Newsday
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/daughtry-cage-to-rattle-review-1.20078848|title = Review: Daughtry's 'Cage to Rattle' is their strongest yet}}
| rev5 = Planetmosh
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=http://planetmosh.com/daughtry-cage-to-rattle/|title = Daughtry – Cage to rattle|date = 25 July 2018}}
}}
The album received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the album showed the band moving away from their previous hard rock style to encompass a more mellow stance. Erlewine wrote that the few "rock signifiers" used by Daughtry were "in service to an album that is otherwise adult alternative easy listening."{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cage-to-rattle-mw0003184029|title = Cage to Rattle - Daughtry | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}
Charts and performance
Cage to Rattle debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with 26,000 album-equivalent units, of which 24,000 were pure album sales.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8468690/drake-scorpion-fifth-week-no-1-billboard-200|title=Drake's 'Scorpion' Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=August 5, 2018|accessdate=August 6, 2018}} It is Daughtry's fifth US top 10 album.
In the United Kingdom, Cage to Rattle debuted at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Daughtry's second highest debut in the UK, just behind their self-titled debut album that opened at number 13 in 2006. Cage to Rattle sold 3,758 units in its first week.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Alan |title=Charts analysis: Blockbuster sales for Mamma Mia! |url=http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-blockbuster-sales-for-mamma-mia/073408 |work=Music Week |url-access=subscription |accessdate=5 August 2018 |date=3 August 2018}}
In Scotland, Cage to Rattle opened at number eight, which is Daughtry's highest debut in the country.{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/|title = Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company|website = OfficialCharts.com}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Cage to Rattle track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Just Found Heaven
| writer1 = {{hlist|Chris Daughtry|Elvio Fernandes|Dave Bassett}}
| extra1 = Jacquire King
| length1 = 4:14
| title2 = Backbone
| writer2 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Marti Frederiksen|Scott Stevens}}
| extra2 = King
| length2 = 3:01
| title3 = Deep End
| writer3 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Julie Frost|Tom Liljegren|Alexander Ryberg}}
| length3 = 3:51
| extra3 = King
| title4 = As You Are
| writer4 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Deanna Daughtry}}
| length4 = 3:45
| extra4 = King
| title5 = Death of Me
| writer5 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Stevens}}
| extra5 = King
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = Bad Habits
| writer6 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Brian Craddock|Mark Holman}}
| extra6 = King
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = Back in Time
| writer7 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Frederiksen|Josh Paul}}
| extra7 = King
| length7 = 4:12
| title8 = Gravity
| writer8 = {{hlist|Rob Persaud|Dewain Whitmore Jr.|Brian Kennedy}}
| length8 = 3:47
| extra8 = King
| title9 = Stuff of Legends
| writer9 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Stevens}}
| length9 = 3:50
| extra9 = King
| title10 = White Flag
| writer10 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Stevens}}
| length10 = 4:52
| extra10 = King
| total_length = 38:17
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Walmart edition bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Daughtry-Cage-To-Rattle-Walmart-Exclusive-CD/491003258|title=Daughtry – Cage To Rattle (Walmart Exclusive) (CD)|website=Walmart.com}}
| title11 = Just Found Heaven
| note11 = live
| writer11 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Fernandes|Bassett}}
| length11 = 4:52
| title12 = Back in Time
| note12 = live
| writer12 = {{hlist|Daughtry|Frederiksen|Paul}}
| length12 = 4:21
| title13 = Home
| note13 = live
| writer13 = {{hlist|Daughtry}}
| length13 = 5:12
| total_length = 52:59
}}
Personnel
Daughtry
- Chris Daughtry – vocals, guitar
- Josh Steely – guitar
- Brian Craddock – guitar
- Josh Paul – bass
- Elvio Fernandes – keyboards, backing vocals
- Brandon Maclin – drums
Additional personnel
- Chris Daughtry – composition
- Josh Paul – composition
- Brian Craddock – composition
- Elvio Fernandes – composition
- Kevin Boettger – assistant engineering
- Chris Bellman – mastering
- Martin Cooke – assistant mixing
- Rich Costey – mixing (tracks: 3 & 7)
- Eric Darken – additional percussion, programming
- Christopher Feldmann – art direction, design
- Luke Forehand – assistant engineering
- Nicolas Fournier – assistant mixing
- Matthew Glasbey – assistant mixing
- Chad Howat – additional keyboards, programming
- Jacquire King – production
- Kolton Lee – engineering
- Jason Mott – assistant engineering
- Danny Pellegrini – assistant engineering
- Lowell Reynolds – engineering
- Andrew Scheps – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Spencer Thomson – additional guitars, keyboards, programming
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Cage to Rattle ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|40|artist=Daughtry|album=Cage to Rattle|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 24, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|37|artist=Daughtry|album=Cage to Rattle|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 8, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|189|artist=Daughtry|album=Cage to Rattle|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 3, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|40|artist=Daughtry|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 7, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|154|artist=Daughtry|album=Cage to Rattle|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 3, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|37|id=363525|artist=Daughtry|album=Cage to Rattle|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 3, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|8|date=20180803|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 4, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Daughtry|album=Cage to Rattle|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 8, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|14|date=20180803|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 4, 2018}} |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200
| 10 |
|---|
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