Golden is the debut album from second-season NZ Idol winner Rosita Vai

Rosita Vai

Rosita Vai is a New Zealand R&B singer who rose to musical fame as the winner of the Second season of New Zealand Idol in 2005.Prior to her win, Rosita managed to stay out of the 'bottom three' contestants for the entire competition...

, released in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 on November 1, 2005.

Chart

Golden debuted on the official New Zealand albums chart at number 15, but fell to number 25 its second week. In its third week, the album fell to number 33, and then it dropped out of the Top 40 completely. Despite the fact that it received very positive critical reviews, the album spent a mere three weeks on the chart and sold less than 7,000 copies. It therefore failed to reach gold status (7,500 copies sold).

Singles

Rosita's New Zealand Idol

New Zealand Idol

NZ Idol, more commonly known as New Zealand Idol, was the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series Pop Idol. New Zealand first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2, which garned impressive ratings...

 winner's song, "All I Ask

All I Ask

"All I Ask" is a single by Rosita Vai released in 2005 after she became the winner of the second season of New Zealand Idol.-See also:*Ben Lummis*Michael Murphy*New Zealand Idol...

", was the only single released from the album on October 18, 2005. It debuted at number 1 on the official New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 singles chart, a position that it held for two consecutive weeks. The single remained in the top 40 for 9 weeks and was certified double platinum (30,000 copies sold). The album's title track was originally slated to be released as the second single, however this never materialised.

Track listing

1. "Take Me High" — 3:00
2. "You're All I Need To Get By" — 3:30
3. "Knowing" — 3:37
4. "Golden" — 3:23
5. "Chocolate" — 4:21
6. "Déjà Vous" — 4:13
7. "Bang" — 3:36
8. "I Can't Tell You Why" — 3:42
9. "If This Is The Love" — 3:11
10. "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" — 3:44
11. "All I Ask
    All I Ask
    "All I Ask" is a single by Rosita Vai released in 2005 after she became the winner of the second season of New Zealand Idol.-See also:*Ben Lummis*Michael Murphy*New Zealand Idol...
    
    " — 3:47