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Post by dbhmr on Mar 17, 2012 12:18:45 GMT -5
That fall of GG from #18 to #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart really lets me down :( ... It does not look like GG is going to cross over. Yet. :/ Even CC had its peak (#11) in its 2nd week on the chart. Well, I was hoping for a no-problem-top10-entrance. Still a great song! I agree. Carrie Underwood has had ten major (top 20) hits on the Hot 100. They are: 1. Inside Your Heaven-2005-#1 2. Jesus, Take The Wheel-2006-#20 3. Before He Cheats-2006-#8 4. I'll Stand By You-2007-#6 5. So Small-2007-#17 6. Last Name-2008-#19 7. I Told You So-with Randy Travis-2009-#9 8. Cowboy Casanova-2009-#11 9. Remind Me-with Brad Paisley-2011-#17 10. Good Girl-2012-#18 Not bad for someone who refuses to remix her songs for other formats. You can make a greatest hits CD from just her pop hits alone. You can't make a GH CD for one song. How high did CC get on pop--like the 70s or something, right? I expect GG to match CC's run on other formats.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Mar 17, 2012 13:12:18 GMT -5
Has it been confirmed that Nobody Knows is an actual track on Blown Away or are we just assuming it is? It hasn't been confirmed, and the discussion here has been mostly hopeful speculation. I'm going to take this opportunity to clarify, since I have now gotten several PMs from Carrie fans who apparently read a post on a fan board claiming that I had said "Nobody Knows" is on Blown Away. That is incorrect. If you re-read my only post on the subject, all I did was: [/i] article identifying the title of the Lori McKenna cowrite that Carrie is said to have cut, -link to the BMI registry that identifies the cowriters of the song and points to the song being registered when Play On cowrites were being registered, and -link to the McKenna demo of the song.[/ul] I said nothing about the song actually making Blown Away. I'll add this to the speculation: if I'm not mistaken (and Typo probably has a stronger bead on this than I), McKenna's bio started mentioning Carrie has having recorded a McKenna song early last year. However, if I'm not mistaken, Carrie didn't actually put vocals on a song for the new album until summer of last year. So, either McKenna was given assurances that Carrie would be recording the song for her fourth album, McKenna's people jumped the gun when Carrie's people put the song on hold, or Carrie actually recorded the song for Play On and it didn't make the cut. The third option is possible but one would think Carrie would have shown up in McKenna's bio in 2009 not 2011 if Carrie had recorded "Nobody Knows" for Play On. The fact that McKenna's people have stuck with the "recorded/cut" description through now suggests to me that the song is/was on the radar for the current album and that Carrie did record it at some point. My opinion (purely speculative) is that the song is much more likely to resonate with Carrie now as a married woman than it would have while she was recording Play On. There's an intensity and sense of commitment to the lyric that I feel like Carrie would connect to much more strongly now. But I don't know. Not bad for someone who refuses to remix her songs for other formats. You can make a greatest hits CD from just her pop hits alone. You can't make a GH CD for one song. By "pop hits," countryhistorian was referring to the top-20 Hot 100 hits that he listed. "Pop" hit/chart is a common way for country chart followers to refer to all-genre chart accomplishments like those on the Hot 100 or the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
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Post by adwem on Mar 17, 2012 13:14:54 GMT -5
Carrie did state in a interview that she has been sitting on some of the songs on the album for over a year
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Post by layne on Mar 17, 2012 14:05:46 GMT -5
I know that "Blown Away" the song was written at the beginning of last year. It wasn't put on the ASCAP Publishing site until just recently. I also know that once Carrie gave confirmation of the song being on the CD to the songwriters, the demo, which was available to some to hear, was removed. I think once songs are chosen by Carrie, she likes the demos to be removed from public access.
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Post by Typo on Mar 17, 2012 14:42:50 GMT -5
Here's an ~interesting tweet that was brought to my attention last night: @lornamckinnon: @lorimckennama Everyone's asking... What's the big news with 'Nobody Knows'?? Not really sure what to make of that tweet, but the girl appears to be a big fan of Lori McKenna's. So I'm wondering if maybe McKenna teased about "Nobody Knows" getting cut at a recent show or something? That's the impression I'm getting, at least. Here's the time-line regarding the McKenna cut, I'll add links later: - January 04, 2011 - MusicRow published an article which mentioned that Carrie had cut a song of McKenna's.
- February 2011 - This month's issue of Country Weekly contained an interview w/ McKenna in which she stated that Carrie had recorded a song of her's recently.
- August 30, 2011 - McKenna replied to a fan of Carrie's via Twitter:
Q: Is it true that Carrie U. cut one of yr songs? Do you think it will be on her next album? A: Never can be sure until the day the record comes out! But us songwriters, we are a hopeful bunch!!
Just wanted to add that "Nobody Knows" is terrific. He's the first to admit he ain't perfect / And the last to admit when I'm right is such a perfect lyric. Kind of hard to explain, but I love how the entire song sounds like a whisper. You really feel like she's letting you, the listener, in on a secret. Really hoping this one made the album.
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Post by countrygirl918 on Mar 17, 2012 15:07:26 GMT -5
Carrie blogged earlier today. After a hilarious St. Patrick's Day story, she hinted that she has some extra special plans in place for the album launch, and to keep an eye out around the end of April.
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Post by mairy on Mar 17, 2012 15:18:40 GMT -5
Lauren Alaina singing Good Girl. She's so cute!
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Post by quincyeyes on Mar 17, 2012 17:21:37 GMT -5
I know we're working off of hope and speculation but I just love Nobody Knows and would be so happy if it is on Blown Away. Typo, I love your description of the song. It really resonated with me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2012 20:20:35 GMT -5
From Carrie's blog, she told us to keep a good eye and ear out for this week! She said that she'll be all over our TV screens and radios. Radio interviews for radio, obviously, but what could TV be...? Maybe she'll be confirmed as a performer for the ACM Awards?
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Post by carrieidol1 on Mar 17, 2012 20:22:59 GMT -5
From Carrie's blog, she told us to keep a good eye and ear out for this week! She said that she'll be all over our TV screens and radios. Radio interviews for radio, obviously, but what could TV be...? Maybe she'll be confirmed as a performer for the ACM Awards? Idol performance announcement? CMT Awards? Edit: To anyone who read the blog, I love how Carrie KNOWS we're going to take over. It's awesome to see her dedicated like she is, it makes being a fan so much fun - knowing you're helping in someone's success and happiness all the while fueling your own.
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Post by countrygirl918 on Mar 17, 2012 21:29:09 GMT -5
From Carrie's blog, she told us to keep a good eye and ear out for this week! She said that she'll be all over our TV screens and radios. Radio interviews for radio, obviously, but what could TV be...? Maybe she'll be confirmed as a performer for the ACM Awards? She said she would be on our radios and TV screens soon, but she didn't say that would be next week. All she said about next week is that it would be busy. (Perhaps more magazine photoshoots?) I think it's all but 100% certain that Carrie will be performing at the ACM's. I highly doubt they'd refuse her a slot, especially since she has a single and new album to promote. :)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2012 22:05:42 GMT -5
The Cover of "Blown Away" gives the impression of a stormy/windy theme.... but I'm wondering since Carrie likes playing with the meaning of words this era ... and the fact that she has mentioned there is a body count on this album, if the song "Blown Away" is about someone getting shot.. since it is also sometimes reffered to as getting blown away...?? just a thought... It is not about someone getting shot. The setting of the song is a house in Oklahoma and the weatherman calling for a twister. ....[/b] Oh Lord...I'll probably lose it when I hear this; my hometown was hit by a terrible twister on Thursday that destroyed almost 70 houses and caused horrible damage. Thank God no one was hurt or killed; I consider it a miracle everyone got out alive.
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Post by adwem on Mar 17, 2012 22:58:55 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear that Carrieflattsfan. Thank God no one was killed or hurt. I live in Oklahoma and I had one hit my house last year; it was so scary to listen to it and know there is nothing you can do until it is over. However my husband slept right through it.
It does not surprise me to have her lean toward a song like this considering where she grew up and how active tornado's are in this area. I can't wait to hear this song and listen to how Carrie tells the story.
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Post by layne on Mar 17, 2012 23:17:23 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear that Carrieflattsfan. Thank God no one was killed or hurt. I live in Oklahoma and I had one hit my house last year; it was so scary to listen to it and know there is nothing you can do until it is over. However my husband slept right through it. It does not surprise me to have her lean toward a song like this considering where she grew up and how active tornado's are in this area. I can't wait to hear this song and listen to how Carrie tells the story. Just to be clear, the song does involve lyrics about a twister, but the main theme of the song is not the twister itself. It's a story about something dark.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2012 23:54:39 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear that Carrieflattsfan. Thank God no one was killed or hurt. I live in Oklahoma and I had one hit my house last year; it was so scary to listen to it and know there is nothing you can do until it is over. However my husband slept right through it. It does not surprise me to have her lean toward a song like this considering where she grew up and how active tornado's are in this area. I can't wait to hear this song and listen to how Carrie tells the story. Just to be clear, the song does involve lyrics about a twister, but the main theme of the song is not the twister itself. It's a story about something dark. Oh, I see. Is it a well-written song? I'm crossing my fingers that there's some really strong songs on this album, and I love that she said there are lots of "story songs." One of the reasons why I love country music is because these types of songs are so effective and Nashville has churned out some of the best "story songs" ever made, IMO. And Carrie hasn't had a lot of them on her past albums (I'd say most of the one's recorded were on SH, and the only cut I'd consider a "story song" on CR was "Just A Dream). It was still a great record though. It sounds like this record could be very similar to "Some Hearts" in terms of the song quality, and I'm extremely excited about that. If it's half as good as Carrie says I'll be thrilled. If it's better, I'll be over the moon.
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Post by misterscribbs on Mar 18, 2012 13:21:22 GMT -5
Carrie's team tweeted Carrie on the cover of Self this month.
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Post by Peterawr on Mar 18, 2012 15:18:51 GMT -5
The cover art is pure perfection this era. Oh my god. Album and single cover, perfect.
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Post by desertfloods on Mar 18, 2012 16:38:51 GMT -5
Thanks for all the info about the song, layne. Really intrigued and excited to hear it!
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Post by jptexas on Mar 18, 2012 18:29:04 GMT -5
All this talk about the song Blown Away, twister, dark, lyrics being great, has me thinking it might be Carrie's "The House that built Me". jmo
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Post by layne on Mar 18, 2012 19:30:18 GMT -5
^ I definitely hope it gets released as a single and not just an album cut.
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Post by what on Mar 18, 2012 23:25:19 GMT -5
lol, too late. before he cheats anyone?!
carrie doesnt need to have her own "the house that built me". to say that carrie will just have her version of "the house might built me" on her fourth album will be ignoring the great songs she has already done, like before he cheats, just a dream, someday when i stop loving you, etc. she already had her "the house that built me" moment even before there was that song.
most of the complaints about carrie's work is just the consistency - just put out and/or record consistently great songs. thats all. her work doesnt need to be meausred against miranda, for that matter.
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Post by spencer on Mar 19, 2012 6:12:03 GMT -5
I also think that Carrie does not and shouldn't be measured against Miranda. Whatever Miranda is experiencing right now is a mere fraction of what Carrie has already accomplished. I'm of the opinion that Ms. Lambert 's luck finally, and for me mysteriously, changed with the release of 'The House That Built Me'. Up until then, she was doing OK and her albums were getting good reviews but country associations didn't feel that whatever she was doing should be awarded. Then THTBM comes along (a song she didn't write) hits the big time and even though comparitively speeking sales of albums and singles do not compare to other artists the industry (my opinion) decides that she is the best thing to hit country, even though she'd been there all along...and on the basis of one big hit she is inundated with awards...wonder what changed? Anyway, I believe that she still lags behind by alot as regards sales which denote popularity if not quality and quality is really such a subjective factor.. ...makes me wonder if there's an inner circle somewhere in countryland that's pulling the strings? I know this may come across as criticising Miranda but I assure that's not my intention..I just find her situation intriguing. I believe she deserved some of the awards won, but there are some that I strongly believe she should not have won...or continue to win.
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Post by jptexas on Mar 19, 2012 8:39:37 GMT -5
lol, too late. before he cheats anyone?! carrie doesnt need to have her own "the house that built me". to say that carrie will just have her version of "the house might built me" on her fourth album will be ignoring the great songs she has already done, like before he cheats, just a dream, someday when i stop loving you, etc. she already had her "the house that built me" moment even before there was that song. most of the complaints about carrie's work is just the consistency - just put out and/or record consistently great songs. thats all. her work doesnt need to be meausred against miranda, for that matter. I wasn't talking in respect to Carrie's other songs, of course she's doesn't have to be compared to Miranda or any other artist. I was referring to the fact that "The house that built me" kind of changed the atmosphere surrounding Miranda and her career. She started winning CMA vocalists awards, etc. Carrie might need a "game changing" song to finally get her critics off her back, even though, imo, she has recorded some of the best songs that were very well written and sung. The songs you listed are a great example. But, this is coming from a fan and not an industry critic. You say her critics want consistent great songs. That could be said about every country/pop/rock/R & B/hip hop artist out there.
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Post by what on Mar 19, 2012 10:47:04 GMT -5
but carrie already had a "game changing song" - two of them actually - jesus take the wheel and before he cheats. and the industry DID take notice, didnt they? a virtual nobody was awarded a slew of the big awards, and thats how the whole debate of "did carrie even pay her dues for her to deserve all these so early" started on. someone can argue that miranda did toil while already in the industry before she got recognized, and she got that on her third album. carrie came out with guns ablazing on her first album alone and the industry couldnt deny her the accolades she deserved.
just because miranda suddenly started winning awards doesnt mean carrie is chopped liver. i mean, who was winning before miranda started winning?! she already arrived before miranda did. just because someone else is now winning the love and awards doesnt invalidate what carrie has done in the past - the critics loved her, they are in awe of her voice, she has been called a "talent for the ages", they showered jttw and before he cheats awards. the critics LOVED before he cheats especially. radio people couldnt wait to play it even though carrie still had another single out on the radio. it was a massive critical success and an even greater commercial success, more than the house that built me ever was.
wouldnt it be proper to say that the house that built me is actually miranda's "before he cheats???
not only that, carrie won best new artist in the grammys who are not known for giving country singers a fair shake in that general category award. both jttw and before he cheats have been nominated in the grammys big four general category. arent these game changing enough?
imo, carrie DID change the game. her success shifted the focus of country music on the young women - they started having taylor, pickler, miranda, etc. before carrie, it was the same old same old - faith hill, martina, etc.
its funny because youve said in the past critics dont matter anyway. its the fans who spend $$$. so why should they suddenly matter now?!
but not all country/pop/rock/R & B/hip hop artist have her talent. and thats why people, fans and critics alike, expect only greatness from her (and sometimes gets disappointed when she doesnt deliver). you expect adele to put out a great album like 21 and she did just that. but you dont expect much from katy perry except bubblegum pop and guilty pleasures.
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Post by jptexas on Mar 19, 2012 13:14:10 GMT -5
^^I think you're agreeing with me. Yes, she did change the game, but it seems she has to change it everytime she records a new cd. jmo
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Post by layne on Mar 19, 2012 13:40:28 GMT -5
As far a signature songs go, Didn't BHC and JTTW both win Grammy's for Best Country Songs? I think both of those songs are equal or better than Miranda's THTBM. Maybe because Miranda's song is newer people are still talking about it more.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2012 1:29:55 GMT -5
GG is rounding out a month since its release this week, and looking at its run on iTunes brings me so much confidence in this album. It hasn't dropped out of the Top 30 of the all-genre chart since its debut, and in the last week, it rebounded from its lowest point (#26) to the Top 20 again, and it's been steady in the #14-#18 range for 3 or 4 days now, which is so damn impressive for a Country song (that isn't by Taylor Swift) that's already peaked on the all-genre chart and been hit with four New Music Tuesday releases. She's been at #1 on the Country chart since its release. In addition, I've been looking at other countries. GG has maintained Top 100 positions on the all-genre charts in Canada and Australia. This is very impressive. I'm so excited for this era! Oh, and Carrie will be at the ACM Awards. They have a promo video running at CBS, and Carrie's the very first performer listed. :)
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Post by leilamaurizia on Mar 20, 2012 1:55:29 GMT -5
Plus, GG peaked at #1 on the iTunes country songs chart in 13 countries: US, Canada, Sweden, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina, Panama, Finland, New Zealand, Australia and Slovakia. yfrog.com/64lc5uj(with thanks to @carrieubr)
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Post by TFMachado on Mar 20, 2012 8:52:01 GMT -5
You can add Honduras to the list now!! That's 14 Countries it peaked at #1!!
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 20, 2012 10:36:58 GMT -5
You can add Honduras to the list now!! That's 14 Countries it peaked at #1!! Thank God for that. I was really worried that Carrie Underwood's following in Central America was not up to snuff like it is here in the United States.
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