Susan Boyle - A Wonderful World

[toomuchboy]

Wow, this was a surprise. I have several albums to pick up all at once (Kacey, Emeli, Idina, now Susan).

[Nick]

Nov 6, 2016 19:43:49 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Nov 6, 2016 18:00:16 GMT -5 Nick said:

SHOOTER Can you provide her opening week sales history? I don't think there's a projection for this yet though.

I Dreamed a Dream debuted at #1 with 701k (4m total).

The Gift debuted at #1 with 318k (2.2m total).

Someone to Watch Over Me debuted at #4 with 132k (720k total).

Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs From the Stage debuted at #12 with 46k (279k total).

Home for Christmas debuted at #17 with 12k (208k total).

Hope debuted at #16 with 20k (115k total).

-- 40 SUSAN BOYLE
A WONDERFUL WORLD SYCO/COLUMBIA 5,002 --

She didn't make the Top 50 on SPS.

[Deleted]

The fact that this mom makes "music" after all these years is itself a Christmas miracle.

[Nick]

www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/susan-boyle-cashing-companies-more-9551806


Scottish singer Susan Boyle’ s companies have more than £2.2million in the bank, new figures have revealed.

The star’s accounts show that the four firms which handle income from her music and merchandising are cashing in.

Her main company Duil Limited, which channels income from sales of her records, generated £1.46million in the last year.


Two other firms which she controls, Speur Limited and Speur Business, which handle TV appearances and live performances, had combined profits of £661,719.

A fourth firm called Speur Films, which was set up amid plans for a Hollywood movie of her life, made £145,388 according to the accounts filed at Companies House.

SuBo was made a director and owner of all the shares in her firms in 2011.


Her companies were set up in 2009, and were previously run by her niece Kirsty Foy and showbiz accountant Ossie Kilkenny.

The 55-year-old from Blackburn, West Lothian, came to fame on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009 with her performance of I Dreamed A Dream.

She has since released seven albums and sold over 20 million records.


In 2009, she paid £65,000 to buy the three-bedroom former council house in Blackburn, where she grew up.



The following year, she bought a five-bedroom £300,000 new-build detached villa at the other end of the small town, which she calls The Posh House.



However, she couldn’t settle there, and moved back home. She recently said her only extravagances were a £300 fur coat and the occasional bottle of Chanel No 5 from duty free shops.



Financial experts said the cash held in the accounts would not represent the full value of the star’s wealth.



A source said: “She will be receiving money through other means than her companies and the amount of money in these accounts could only be a fraction of her total net worth.



“Susan has been made a director of the companies and is the ultimate controlling party, giving her the final say on all aspects of her financial affairs.”



Susan’s company names both use Scottish Gaelic words. Duil means ‘hope’ while Speur is Gaelic for ‘sky’.
Last month Susan said she hopes to tour in Australia or America this year after shedding two stones on a diet and exercise regime.

[Luckie Starchild]

I really like the new album. It seems there wasn't much promo though...

[Nick]

Susan Boyle assaulted, harassed by gang of 15 youths

www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/susan-boyle-assaulted-harassed-by-gang-of-15-youths/ar-BBDaZNO?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

"Britain's Got Talent" star Susan Boyle has been the victim of a series of assaults and intimidation from a group of youths near her home in Scotland, according to a new report.

The Mirror reported that the abuse is getting so bad that Susan was planning to alert authorities to the increasing violence.

The culprits are supposedly a group of up to 15 youths, mostly boys, who appear to be deliberately targeting Susan.

In one incident, the group surrounded her, lit a piece of paper on fire and threw it at her face, the report says. That was just one instance.

"We were inside the bus and they were throwing stones, screaming and shouting things," a witness to some of the attacks told the Mirror. The witness revealed that another time Susan was walking out of a shopping center when the boys approached her at a entrance and began hurling profanity at her.

"It's horrendous," the witness said.

Susan isn't the only target. The group has reportedly harassed other locals of the area where Susan was born.
One person said the gang shouted racist remarks her way before it got physical.

"While I was waiting at the bus they lobbed a glass bottle at my head. Luckily, it missed - it would have been painful if it had hit me. I've called the police 15 times. I've had to speak to victim support, I've had to call helplines because I've felt suicidal," Susan's neighbor said. "They're known to the community. They set the children's park on fire, they put fireworks through somebody's door, they threw eggs at a [small] girl's window."

"They pick on the most vulnerable people," the source said. "If there is more than one person they won't do it - because they are too scared. It's old people, children, mentally ill people. It's really disgusting."

Susan suffers from Asperger syndrome, which affects her ability to process information.

[toomuchboy]

Poor woman.

[Nick]

Susan Boyle Announces New Album 'Ten'

www.billboard.com/articles/business/8497391/susan-boyle-new-album-ten

British songstress Susan Boyle has a new album in the works. Announced Friday (Feb. 8), her next album, titled Ten, will be released May 31 via Columbia Records.

Celebrating a decade in the music industry, the 17-track album features the Britain's Got Talent breakout star’s favorite recordings from the past 10 years, with an additional four unreleased tracks to surprise her fans.

This will be her eighth studio album, signifying the recording artist's longevity dating back to her introduction on Britain’s Got Talent back in 2009. In January 2019, Boyle returned to the public eye when she performed her iconic track “Wild Horses” on NBC's current show America’s Got Talent: The Champions.

“I am really proud of this album, it has my favorite tracks from over the years and I hope you get as much joy out of it as I have had working on it and choosing the songs,” Boyle said in a statement about Ten.

Full track list for Boyle's Ten (the first four tracks are so far unannounced):

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
I Dreamed a Dream
Wild Horses
Perfect Day
Amazing Grace
Mad World
Cry Me A River
Hallelujah
Unchained Melody
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Daydream Believer
What a Wonderful World
You Raise Me Up (Live) ft. Lakewood Church Choir
Who I Was Born To Be

On Monday Feb. 11, Boyle’s performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” will air on America's Got Talent: The Champions.

[Caviar]

Greatest hits package? These look like old songs and yeah I use "hits" lightly. Essentials perhaps.

[toomuchboy]

I was excited until I saw this was a compilation with only a handful of new tracks. Still, it's smart to get sales off the back of America's Got Talent: The Champions.

They should've included her duet with Elaine Page.

[Nick]

"Ten" was released today.

Track listing

1. "A Million Dreams"
2. "Stand by Me"
3. "500 Miles"
4. "Climb Every Mountain"
5. "I Dreamed a Dream"
6. "Wild Horses"
7. "Perfect Day"
8. "Amazing Grace"
9. "Mad World"
10. "Cry Me a River"
11. "Hallelujah"
12. "Unchained Melody"
13. "Over the Rainbow"
14. "Daydream Believer"
15. "What a Wonderful World"
16. "You Raise Me Up (Live)"
17. "Who I Was Born to Be"