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Post by nsfb17 on Oct 6, 2008 11:09:58 GMT -5
^ Really? That's great news.
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Post by ontheroadwith on Oct 6, 2008 17:05:32 GMT -5
Yeah, don't call DOA on this after just one week!!!! People have been so quick to call everything she does a failure. If you will notice on all access, this is already being played on over 50 stations. That is great for one week out there!! This may be a slower climber. No one was expecting it to add as fast as Come On Over. Slow climbers usually end up peaking high. That is good news for J Simp.
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Post by rehab on Oct 6, 2008 17:30:36 GMT -5
It would be unimaginable thinking of Jessica Sampson having a hit single much less her 2nd single. Her first single always gets some buzz because of her but after a week or so, it's back to failure. I'm quite suprised this is taking off so well, especially a ballad.
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Post by un4gitible on Oct 6, 2008 19:09:08 GMT -5
I correct myself, I just looked at AllAccess and this is being played on 77 stations!!!! Even better! And, it is #47 on Mediabase...that is just after one week! Well shit howdy that IS great news. Why was I thinking it was on it's 3rd or 4th week already? ??? I really, really hope it does great. Again, I feel it has such an important message and it's a beautifully written song. Her whole cd is greatness. It deserves to do so much bettr than it's been doing. Hopefully this song will push the sales. Any word on the video?
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Post by kim8 on Oct 6, 2008 19:25:19 GMT -5
Debuts at #55 on this week's R&R Chart
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Post by jessluvsnick on Oct 8, 2008 12:18:25 GMT -5
She is dropping on the album charts. Just over 10,000 copies last week is all.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Oct 11, 2008 14:43:27 GMT -5
Not a bad song. At the very least, it has way more substance than "Come On Over". Wonder if it'll stall at #38 like Jewel's second country single did.
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Post by nsfb17 on Oct 11, 2008 18:06:26 GMT -5
She is dropping on the album charts. Just over 10,000 copies last week is all. Shocking.
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Post by Monroe on Oct 11, 2008 18:09:24 GMT -5
Debuts at #55 on this week's R&R Chart Is that good.
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Post by nsfb17 on Oct 11, 2008 18:18:55 GMT -5
I've said it before and I'll say it again - she really needs to take voice lessons. I'm a firm believer that Jess does have a lot of talent, but you'd never know it from this era's performances so far. Aside from 'Angels' on DWTS (and even it was lacking compared to her past performances of the song), all of them have been a mess.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Oct 13, 2008 22:10:18 GMT -5
Voice lessons? Tommy Matolla signed her when she was a teenager. I'm sure he did everything he needed to when she was young.
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Post by nsfb17 on Oct 13, 2008 23:20:25 GMT -5
Voice lessons? Tommy Matolla signed her when she was a teenager. I'm sure he did everything he needed to when she was young. Have you heard her sing in the last 5 years? Obviously not if you don't think she needs voice lessons. I love Jessica, but let's be realistic: she does not know how to sing properly, and that's why her voice has deteriorated so much since she started out.
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Post by lornayoung on Oct 15, 2008 13:36:01 GMT -5
Voice lessons? Tommy Matolla signed her when she was a teenager. I'm sure he did everything he needed to when she was young. Everyone assumes if you have a record deal you are a good singer.Not true. Jennifer Lopez,Hillarie Duff,Miley Cyrus and Jessica Simpson all SUCK as vocalists.Voice lessons can improve your voice but if you can't sing,you can't sing.Jessica has a thin nasally whiny tone.All Tommy saw was marketing opportunity not vocal ability.
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Post by jessluvsnick on Oct 15, 2008 13:43:23 GMT -5
Jessica CAN sing. She just needs to go back to her old days.
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Post by nsfb17 on Oct 15, 2008 14:49:30 GMT -5
Voice lessons? Tommy Matolla signed her when she was a teenager. I'm sure he did everything he needed to when she was young. Everyone assumes if you have a record deal you are a good singer.Not true. Jennifer Lopez,Hillarie Duff,Miley Cyrus and Jessica Simpson all SUCK as vocalists.Voice lessons can improve your voice but if you can't sing,you can't sing.Jessica has a thin nasally whiny tone.All Tommy saw was marketing opportunity not vocal ability. Jessica does NOT suck as a vocalist. If you think she received a record deal only because of a "marketing opportunity" and not talent, you obviously haven't heard her first two albums or seen any of her live performances from 1999-2001. She had an INCREDIBLE voice. In fact, I'd go as far to say that she had a better voice than Christina Aguilera back in the day. She was THAT good.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Oct 15, 2008 15:07:35 GMT -5
Enough. When people start resorting to ALL CAPS and superlatives like "SUCK" and "INCREDIBLE," it's pretty clear the discussion has degenerated into a useless and circular little battle between super-fans and anti-fans that's about "winning" rather than having a music discussion. That isn't what this thread is for. There's already a debate about Jessica Simpson's vocal prowess or lack thereof in this thread, so feel free to continue this discussion there. But whatever your opinion, knock it off with the dogmatic posts. If you're not a fan, don't bait fans with inflammatory language -- it makes you less persuasive and suggests you're just here to troll. And if you are a fan, don't act like someone who isn't as impressed couldn't possibly be listening properly or know what s/he is talking about -- that, too, makes you less persuasive and merely speaks to your own bias.
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Post by lornayoung on Oct 15, 2008 19:46:08 GMT -5
Jessica CAN sing. She just needs to go back to her old days. Actually, I have to admit she does sound much better with her older material. Perhaps Pop music better suits her voice then country.Of course they can make anyone sound good nowdays with studio magic.
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Post by jessluvsnick on Oct 16, 2008 13:31:12 GMT -5
Jessica CAN sing. She just needs to go back to her old days. Actually, I have to admit she does sound much better with her older material. Perhaps Pop music better suits her voice then country.Of course they can make anyone sound good nowdays with studio magic. She sounds fine singing country. She just has an issue singing live for some reason recently. I think it stinks, because she was one of those singers who could easily duplicate her CD recordings live without lip syncing. Some are speculating that the record label has stopped their backing for the CD, anyone think that? There is no word on a video or anything.
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Post by mhrhz on Oct 16, 2008 13:37:55 GMT -5
I prefer her in Country....she suits better in this genre. She just needs to choose the right songs within her vocal ability so that she can sing live easily.
I have been wondering why her Remember That video isn't coming out too?? Music video is very important!!! Maybe she wants to take her time and isn't worried about the sales?? I donno...
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Post by what on Oct 16, 2008 16:18:51 GMT -5
Maybe she wants to take her time and isn't worried about the sales?? I donno... she should be worried. shes a new artist. her label could drop her off easily just like that if theyre not making a buck on her. shes actually lucky she got to release an album. lots of new artists get dropped by their label even before they could release their first album. shes not like a reba or kenny chesny or any other country star of that status that she can afford one bad-selling album and then just move on to the next. esp with the bad economy and the constant drop of cd sales that will no doubt continue into the future.... unless she opens a record lable of her own and make her own albums instead. then she can make all the albums she wants. so when i check songs on allaccess, i dunno if this is just a glitch or something, but one day, this song is there, the next day, it's not there. then the same thing will happen again after a couple of days. does that mean it dropped to be out of the top 50??
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Post by Monroe on Oct 16, 2008 17:30:36 GMT -5
Jessica has had past success though. They may be more lienant.
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Post by lornayoung on Oct 16, 2008 20:50:06 GMT -5
Actually, I have to admit she does sound much better with her older material. Perhaps Pop music better suits her voice then country.Of course they can make anyone sound good nowdays with studio magic. She sounds fine singing country. She just has an issue singing live for some reason recently. I think it stinks, because she was one of those singers who could easily duplicate her CD recordings live without lip syncing. Some are speculating that the record label has stopped their backing for the CD, anyone think that? There is no word on a video or anything. You know, the music business is so weird.They won't promote it if it is not seliing and it won'sell if they don't promote it.I counted 14 magazine covers this past month when Jessicas album came out.There is not one person on the planet who does not know who she is.She had top writers and producers, tons of publicity and did everything right.Proving it is not a formula and it does not mean she is not good.This album bombed and I don;t know why.
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Post by kw9461 on Oct 16, 2008 21:07:02 GMT -5
I think the timing was very poor. The novelty and buzz surrounding COO had already passed by the time the album came out (and it was already on its way down the chart), and Remember That hadn't been released yet. They took a chance that COO would still be gaining and would make the T10, and it backfired. They would've been better off either rushing it out in late August or pushing it back to November, which would give Remember That a chance to catch on with listeners. I wouldn't stick a fork in the album though, b/c if this does catch on (I still give this a 50/50 chance) the album sales will reflect that. Sugarland debuted very low with their first album, but after Baby Girl (and subsequently Something More) hit the T5, the sales surged and it ended up multi-platinum. If this does become a T5 hit, I think that could carry the album gold.
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Post by lornayoung on Oct 17, 2008 14:39:17 GMT -5
I think the timing was very poor. The novelty and buzz surrounding COO had already passed by the time the album came out (and it was already on its way down the chart), and Remember That hadn't been released yet. They took a chance that COO would still be gaining and would make the T10, and it backfired. They would've been better off either rushing it out in late August or pushing it back to November, which would give Remember That a chance to catch on with listeners. I wouldn't stick a fork in the album though, b/c if this does catch on (I still give this a 50/50 chance) the album sales will reflect that. Sugarland debuted very low with their first album, but after Baby Girl (and subsequently Something More) hit the T5, the sales surged and it ended up multi-platinum. If this does become a T5 hit, I think that could carry the album gold. You have a good point.However, it was Sugarlands very first album.Jessica Simpson has been a huge star for years and has had several albums.There was not one magazine last month that did not feature her on their cover from People to Star.With all of that hype and still very low sales.
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Post by kw9461 on Oct 17, 2008 15:49:21 GMT -5
I don't really disagree with you, there is definite cause for concern in the Simpson camp, but it's still her first country album. She is trying to appeal to a very different audience than on her previous albums, so without a hit single, it's hard to expect too much out of the album, despite her celebrity status.
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Post by blondie on Oct 17, 2008 19:15:04 GMT -5
Just my take on it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the label slacked off a lot with the promotion. They must have sunk a lot into it already with all the banner ads and other promo and they haven't gotten a lot of bang for their bucks. To me, Jessica came into country music with a lot of celebrity name recognition and months of buzz, but it didn't translate into a lot of interest in her music. I don't think her last pop album did that well either compared to 2005 sales, did it?
Her sales could rebound with a hit single and lots of promotion over the holiday season, but her best chance may have passed her by unless they're willing to spend some more and she's up to working her backside off.
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Post by lornayoung on Oct 17, 2008 19:31:36 GMT -5
Just my take on it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the label slacked off a lot with the promotion. They must have sunk a lot into it already with all the banner ads and other promo and they haven't gotten a lot of bang for their bucks. To me, Jessica came into country music with a lot of celebrity name recognition and months of buzz, but it didn't translate into a lot of interest in her music. I don't think her last pop album did that well either compared to 2005 sales, did it? Her sales could rebound with a hit single and lots of promotion over the holiday season, but her best chance may have passed her by unless they're willing to spend some more and she's up to working her backside off. There are always a few exceptions but generally sales follow a trend and when an album drops down the charts quickly like this is doing chances are its a goner.
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Post by bamafan2102 on Oct 17, 2008 23:54:01 GMT -5
I am not sure what I think about this single. I am all for people branching out and crossing genres so that's not a problem for me. Something about her voice makes me want to tell her to just lay off a little and just sing the song. She always seems to push just a little too much, This is a pretty good song and I haven't heard the album so I can't comment further than the two singles.
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Post by what on Oct 18, 2008 0:06:38 GMT -5
I think the timing was very poor. The novelty and buzz surrounding COO had already passed by the time the album came out (and it was already on its way down the chart), and Remember That hadn't been released yet. They took a chance that COO would still be gaining and would make the T10, and it backfired. They would've been better off either rushing it out in late August or pushing it back to November, which would give Remember That a chance to catch on with listeners. I wouldn't stick a fork in the album though, b/c if this does catch on (I still give this a 50/50 chance) the album sales will reflect that. Sugarland debuted very low with their first album, but after Baby Girl (and subsequently Something More) hit the T5, the sales surged and it ended up multi-platinum. If this does become a T5 hit, I think that could carry the album gold. You have a good point.However, it was Sugarlands very first album.Jessica Simpson has been a huge star for years and has had several albums. There was not one magazine last month that did not feature her on their cover from People to Star.With all of that hype and still very low sales.not only that, she also had a gma concert series, late night talk shows, radio intervws, and ohter high profile appearances. she was promoted like a huge star, based on name recognition alone. so the label must be disappointd with the lack of bang for their buck. and that might be the reason why theyre slacking on promo now. why put on money if its not gonna do much anyway? on the other hand, this wont succeed w/o promo. so its kinda a which comes first chicken egg situation. and even if the single picks up, it doesnt guarantee resurgence of sales. it happend to some, it didnt happen to others. but at least you could say you had a hit.
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Post by lifesabtchoices on Oct 18, 2008 9:56:14 GMT -5
I think the problem is the majority of people can't stand to hear her sing. All she does is talk about Tony anyway. People are over her.
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