Allison Iraheta, "Scars"

[esoteric76]

Feb 27, 2010 23:41:27 GMT -5 Choco said:

Feb 27, 2010 23:22:27 GMT -5 aTunes said:

If this couldn't even crack top 100 on iTunes with an AI performance, that should be all the proof Jive needs that this won't do a damn thing as a single. I hope they're at least smart enough to change this now that it's pretty much set in stone this won't go anywhere.

This. I don't care about FIBOU or this one, but there's gotta be something better in the album (I haven't heard it) that could do something.

"Just Like You" is THAT song. Killer chorus, great Max Martin hook, cool lyrics, and not as serious as "Scars." I don't know what the label is thinking.

[aTunes]

Mar 1, 2010 17:46:16 GMT -5 soundUPsceneDOWN said:

Yes, Sharon Dastur, her album got a little lost... because your station never played the first single. Der....

Lol, I know right?

[jaytee]

I completely agree that "Just Like You" was the best choice for a second single. Love the bridge on that song.

Still no adds date in sight, but at least this picked up one Pop add today from WNCI (Columbus). Z100 PD's quote gives me a little hope, but not much.

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[Feelin'.$$$hady]

It's starting to look like nobody at Jive cares about her.

[Choco]

Mar 3, 2010 18:36:13 GMT -5 Feelin'.$$$hady said:

It's starting to look like nobody at Jive cares about her.

[overboard]

Added to Cool New Music on AllAccess. Would be nice if they just gave it an adds date to show that they werent completely giving up on her.

[Justin.]

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[foxxden]

I'm surprised Z100 hasn't added this yet. The PD was interviewed in Entertainment Weekly and raved about this song.

[strawberries]

^ The same way they talked about FIBOU being lost in the shuffle yet they didnt add that song or played it other then its debut? yeah I'll take z100 at face value at this point.

[Black Jesus]

Mar 2, 2010 11:11:09 GMT -5 esoteric76 said:

Feb 27, 2010 23:41:27 GMT -5 Choco said:

This. I don't care about FIBOU or this one, but there's gotta be something better in the album (I haven't heard it) that could do something.

"Just Like You" is THAT song. Killer chorus, great Max Martin hook, cool lyrics, and not as serious as "Scars." I don't know what the label is thinking.

Amen

[caitlin1974]

Mar 4, 2010 22:37:14 GMT -5 foxxden said:

I'm surprised Z100 hasn't added this yet. The PD was interviewed in Entertainment Weekly and raved about this song.

It is interesting that Jive can get Z100 to add JLS's new song, but not Allison's. How could it be easier to push the song of a boyband group from the UK, who came in second in a reality talent show, but not a girl from the US, who competed in the number one show here.

[soundUPsceneDOWN]

Mar 4, 2010 22:37:14 GMT -5 foxxden said:

I'm surprised Z100 hasn't added this yet. The PD was interviewed in Entertainment Weekly and raved about this song.

The Z100 PD raved about David Archuleta's second single too... and then Z100 didn't add it until way too late, after it was clear it was dead.

[₫anny Jerz ♔]

I really don't see anything of hers catching on. Interest just doesn't seem to be there. Even an Idol performance couldn't get this song (or her album for that matter) to see any real growth.

[caitlin1974]

Mar 5, 2010 19:46:07 GMT -5 ₫anny Jerz ♔ said:

I really don't see anything of hers catching on. Interest just doesn't seem to be there. Even an Idol performance couldn't get this song (or her album for that matter) to see any real growth.

Actually, the AI performance resulted in her album increasing by 192%. The boost from AI is only temporary, just like any other show, it's not going to have the same impact on sales that radio play does.

[₫anny Jerz ♔]

A 192% increase sounds nice and all but really means nothing when the album only shows back up at number 186 on the Billboard 200. The first single did nothing. The album hardly made a blip on the radar. Regardless of what went wrong, things aren't looking promising for her unfortunately.

[caitlin1974]

One performance on AI on a Thursday night wasn't going to result in a huge increase or an increase that lasted for more than a few days. That's just not how it works for anyone, Allison isn't the exception.

[₫anny Jerz ♔]

No crap. However, her temporary bump was even significantly smaller than others who have went on to perform and have seen better results. Sure she needs radio support to do well but not even that is going well which is exactly my point. Something (or perhaps everything) is going wrong for her to be struggling as she is in every aspect.

[caitlin1974]

I find it hard to believe that other people have seen bumps of higher than 192%. Her results look small because she was starting out from a position of selling less than 1000 cds the week before, and Scars not selling anything. Yes her sales are bad/nonexistent, but the main reason for that is lack of airplay. And, lack of airplay also played a role in the single and the album not selling more after the AI performance.

It's hard to come to the conclusion that nobody is interested in this album or her songs, since people can't be interested in something if they don't even know that it exists.

[₫anny Jerz ♔]

I didn't say the lack of interest was the only problem. Management and label support seems to be nonexistent at this point as well. Hence: "Something (or perhaps everything) is going wrong for her to be struggling as she is in every aspect."

[Au$tin]

They should send this for adds on AC/Hot AC this month and shoot for pop in April. Maybe it can muster up something. I'd rather see "Don't Waste the Pretty" getting an adds date on AC, Hot AC, Pop, and Country all on the same day. It just screams crossover hit to me. A good music video, a couple of small performances and it could at least get the ball rolling. I just don't think her label is really interested in her.

[kod]

Mar 5, 2010 22:24:48 GMT -5 caitlin1974 said:

It's hard to come to the conclusion that nobody is interested in this album or her songs, since people can't be interested in something if they don't even know that it exists.

I don't understand this kind of statement. she just sang her new single in front of 30 million people, they heard it, they heard she has an album out- people obviously know it exists and is out there.

[Au$tin]

^No. American Idol does not reach 30 million people now. It's ratings are much lower. On average, and episode will get 23 million on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. However, on the night Iraheta performed, only a measly 17 million people were watching. Idol Thursdays are extremely low ratings compared to Tuesday's and Wednesday's.

[caitlin1974]

Mar 5, 2010 22:45:06 GMT -5 @kod said:

Mar 5, 2010 22:24:48 GMT -5 caitlin1974 said:

It's hard to come to the conclusion that nobody is interested in this album or her songs, since people can't be interested in something if they don't even know that it exists.

I don't understand this kind of statement. she just sang her new single in front of 30 million people, they heard it, they heard she has an album out- people obviously know it exists and is out there.

Most people don't decide to buy song or an album based on one listen, especially when they only hear a song performed on a TV show. The reason radio is so efficient in terms of getting people to buy music is because songs are played over and over again. If Scars already had a radio presence, it would have sold more copies the day after Allison performed it on AI. Even with that, common sense would tell us that 16 to 17 million people aren't going to turn around and buy an album or single just because they saw Allison perform it on AI.

[beach1]

I wish Don't Wanna Be Wrong was on the actual album rather than just being an Itunes preorder song. It's one of my favorite songs by her and one of her best imo.

[Deano91]

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[Ke$haStan]

Not bad!

[monroe (II)]

I wish 'Just Like You' was released instead.

[Feelin'.$$$hady]

Z100 is supposedly adding this next week. So top 30 is guaranteed?

[strawberries]

^ Gawd I hope so, poor child needs all the help she can get. I just hope she can get a decent hit, she's young and I think Jive will be patient with her, I think.

[Justin.]

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