Miami Herald: “The most cohesive album to come out of the franchise yet.”

Dallas Morning News: “Easily the best country album by an American Idol contestant.”

Entertainment Weekly: “The North Carolinian with the throaty drawl could sell everything-from the cheeky to the weepy. And he does.”

Yes, these words are for our dear Bucky Covington, the season 5 finalist, the resident southern country guy.

From americanidol.com by Marnie:

Bucky Covington’s self-titled debut CD opens at #1 on Nielsen Soundscan’s Country Top 75 chart with 61,000 units sold.

With 61,000 units sold in the first week, this gives Bucky the distinction of having not only 2007’s biggest unit debut from a new country artist, but also the best first week sales and highest Top 200 debut for any new male country artist since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992.