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Post by ant on Sept 27, 2015 15:06:30 GMT -5
So, I thought we could play a fun little game. Based on song title, writers, producers, etc which 3 songs are you guys most excited to hear from this album?
I'm really intrigued to hear the whole thing, but I think I'm most excited for (in no order):
1. Like I'll Never Love You Again 2. Renegade Runaway (based on the clips we heard from the "Smoke Break" video, it sounds awesome!) 3. Mexico
Also excited for "Church Bells" and "Relapse" but those are probably my top 3 for now. Needless to say, I'm so f***ing excited for this album. Less than a month to go!
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 27, 2015 15:44:35 GMT -5
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 28, 2015 18:13:43 GMT -5
Actress Chloe Moretz and her brother Trevor stan Carrie so hard. https://instagram.com/p/7-993nQFbG Also, Carrie held a big press conference in Nashville today for the album. I'm sure details will trickle out over the next 24 hours. Lots of radio PDs and news outlets there.
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Post by inclinations on Sept 29, 2015 14:11:47 GMT -5
any details regarding the album from the press conference?
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Post by jptexas on Sept 29, 2015 16:59:12 GMT -5
I'm hoping we'll hear some clips from the album soon. That creates a lot of excitement from her fans, including this one.
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Post by freeman on Sept 29, 2015 17:29:48 GMT -5
any details regarding the album from the press conference? Here's a soundcloud link to it thanks to LouisaJessie from Carriefans! soundcloud.com/cafenashville/carrie-underwood-interview-september-28th-2015They asked A lot of personal questions about her life but I've gleaned a bit from the discussion about the album. -Sounds like Heartbeat and Like I'll Never Love you Again are love songs. She said once again she never records love songs. These must be special. -The Girl You Think I am seems to be about how her father sees her. -Dirty Laundry is a song about cheating it seems. She describes it as different and fresh. There's a line about ajax (the cleaning product) in it that seems to stand out according to Carrie and a reporter. -She describes Choctaw County Affair as "swampy." -Church Bells sounds like it is another murder song! -Choctaw County Affair possibly too. She was talking about Blown Away and how she loves those songs where strong women stand up for themselves. Also I love how she talks about how important the history of country music is. And the importance of tradition in country music vs just what is hot at the time.
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 29, 2015 18:43:49 GMT -5
"The Girl You Think I Am" is about how her father sees her? Consider me intrigued. She rarely speaks of him because he's apparently reserved and turned off by the fame, so I'm curious to hear this.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Sept 29, 2015 18:51:20 GMT -5
I'm extremely intrigued. TWO love songs??? They must be amazing because Carrie doesn't record just any love song. The others she zeroed out sound very interesting as well. I'm so stoked!!! Little over 3 weeks??? AHHHH!!!
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Post by leilamaurizia on Sept 29, 2015 22:15:53 GMT -5
- Choctaw County Affair is the "Blown Away" of Storyteller, meaning it's the song the album was built around. When she was trying to figure out what direction the new album would go in, she heard Choctaw and it clicked. - Church Bells and Choctaw are murder songs. She doesn't seek murder songs per se, but likes the weak becoming strong, particularly women standing up for injustice that is happening to them. - Heartbeat and Like I'll Never Love You Again are love songs, which feel natural to her, being conversational. She doesn't like love songs in general because they feel fake. - What I Never Knew I Always Wanted and The Girl You Think I Am are the likely tearjerkers as they made a male press person tear up; the former is about Mike and Isaiah, the latter about how Carrie's dad sees her as being able to do no wrong.
I would have wanted more questions from the press about the album, as they obviously were given a listen. Also, I would have been interested to hear what she's been approached to do for Idol. No one asked that either. And no one followed up when Carrie said the upcomng tour would have a different production. Different in what way? More intimate feel? More laid back, less bells and whistles?
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Post by carrieidol1 on Sept 29, 2015 22:22:45 GMT -5
- Choctaw County Affair is the "Blown Away" of Storyteller, meaning it's the song the album was built around. When she was trying to figure out what direction the new album would go in, she heard Choctaw and it clicked. - Church Bells and Choctaw are murder songs. She doesn't seek murder songs per se, but likes the weak becoming strong, particularly women standing up for injustice that is happening to them. - Heartbeat and Like I'll Never Love You Again are love songs, which feel natural to her, being conversational. She doesn't like love songs in general because they feel fake. - What I Never Knew I Always Wanted and The Girl You Think I Am are the likely tearjerkers as they made a male press person tear up; the former is about Mike and Isaiah, the latter about how Carrie's dad sees her as being able to do no wrong. I would have wanted more questions from the press about the album, as they obviously were given a listen. Also, I would have been interested to hear what she's been approached to do for Idol. No one asked that either. And no one followed up when Carrie said the upcomng tour would have a different production. Different in what way? More intimate feel? More laid back, less bells and whistles? I was also disappointed in the lack of album questions, and I thought the exact same thing about her tour comment. I'm surprised no one jumped in for more specifics. Also, do we have confirmation that Carrie has been approached for Idol? In all likeliness I'm sure she'll take part, but have I missed something? Or are we just going on the assumption that Idol has/will likely ask Carrie (along with all the winners) back for the series finale?
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Post by maddkat on Sept 30, 2015 6:43:06 GMT -5
^^ the Nashville press need to step up their game. New music coming and they ask about PR? I am so interested in hearing the whole of Storyteller but TGYTIA intrigues me, and the love songs. We've waited so long for love songs!
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Post by countrygirl918 on Sept 30, 2015 7:53:16 GMT -5
I admit, I was a bit worried about "The Girl You Think I Am" based on the title alone. But I'm also intrigued, after learning that it's about what Carrie's father thinks of her. It sounds like there's a few rather personal songs on this album, which is a change from the last era. I'm excited.
I also remain excited to hear "Choctaw County Affair". I've been intrigued about that one since we first learned the title, but my interest is even more piqued after hearing what it's likely about. Plus, songs that people describe as "swampy" tend to be some of my favorites.
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Post by ant on Sept 30, 2015 11:41:16 GMT -5
It sounds like "Choctaw County Affair" and "Church Bells" will be the "Blown Away" and "Two Black Cadillacs" of this album. Possible singles?
Also, how do we know she was approached to do something for Idol? Was it mentioned in the press conference? Maybe they want her to be a mentor for one of the episodes in the final season. They haven't done a Carrie-themed week yet, and they better do one before the show ends!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 12:29:15 GMT -5
My excitement for this album went from 2 to ten based on the little bits of information Carrie revealed yesterday.
-Church Bells and CCA sound intriguing based on the murder angle; TBC/BA comparisons give me really high hopes. -Just based on that tiny snippet, "Renegade Runaway" sounds like pure ear candy; I hope the speculation about it being single #2 is true. The "swampy" CCA vibe has me ready. -Two love songs has me perched; these two must be really special, since Carrie doesn't record love songs much at all. "The Girl You Think I Am" threw a major curveball; I love that Carrie goes against the grain quite frequently, and that's exciting to hear. -Dirty Laundry sounds interesting from hints of the first line alone..slay me, Carrie.
Overall, it sounds like this album will be fairly Country, and quite personal for Carrie.
My body is ready. :'(
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Post by 14887fan on Sept 30, 2015 13:01:23 GMT -5
I want to know this Ajax line.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Sept 30, 2015 15:35:00 GMT -5
Just saw a commercial for the Ellen Degeneres Show and in a quick montage, Carrie was shown. The theme was "reasons to watch Ellen in October"... They showed Nick Jonas, Carrie, Bradley Cooper, and one other person. So safe to say, sometime in October Carrie will be on Ellen.
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Post by musicfan134 on Sept 30, 2015 15:57:17 GMT -5
2 more murder songs on this album? She's gotta be careful about releasing too many murder songs if she doesn't want to pigeonhole herself.
There are other, and quite frankly, better, ways to express the weak becoming strong without singing about killing people. Just my two cents.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Sept 30, 2015 16:19:46 GMT -5
2 more murder songs on this album? She's gotta be careful about releasing too many murder songs if she doesn't want to pigeonhole herself. There are other, and quite frankly, better, ways to express the weak becoming strong without singing about killing people. Just my two cents. She has such an eclectic catalog, I don't think she's pigeonholing herself anywhere. She loves telling good stories and the murder-themed songs she has done; all two of them, are some of her best work ever.
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Post by desertfloods on Sept 30, 2015 20:57:44 GMT -5
I'll wait to hear the songs before commenting on them, but I get what musicfan134 is concerned about. Kind of like how she was known for boy bashers songs in past albums.
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Post by strikeleo on Sept 30, 2015 21:36:17 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear what she said. Hoping for a more personal record, because honestly, that's always been Carrie's flaw to me: how distant she seems from the material she sings. When I listen to a song, I want to hear and experience emotion. I guess that's why I liked songs like Mama's Song, Good In Goodbye, because they felt more personal and emotional.
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Post by musicfan134 on Sept 30, 2015 22:04:01 GMT -5
2 more murder songs on this album? She's gotta be careful about releasing too many murder songs if she doesn't want to pigeonhole herself. There are other, and quite frankly, better, ways to express the weak becoming strong without singing about killing people. Just my two cents. She has such an eclectic catalog, I don't think she's pigeonholing herself anywhere. She loves telling good stories and the murder-themed songs she has done; all two of them, are some of her best work ever. BA and TBC were two of her best songs, but even something like All-American Girl or Last Name would be kinda nice at this point. Don't get me wrong; I love me some dramatic, intense Carrie songs but I love her fun ones too. And "Smoke Break" is kinda sorta "fun" to an extent, but looking at Carrie's singles history: Little Toy Guns-Abuse song Something in the Water-Religious ballad (one of my favorites from her in a long time, btw) See You Again-Death song Two Black Cadillacs-Murder song Blown Away-Abuse/arguably murder song Good Girl-boy basher--I wouldn't really call this one "fun" though since it's pretty intense Mama's Song-"love" song Undo It-boy basher, but fun The fact that you have to go all the way back to "Undo It" or maybe "Mama's Song" (both of which were released as singles in 2010) to get something relatively lighthearted from her is a tad disappointing. Don't get me wrong; I LOVE the new direction Carrie is going in. But, I'm missing me some "old" Carrie lately. Carnival Ride in particular had so many fun, lighthearted songs that aren't supposed to be taken so seriously.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 22:29:37 GMT -5
Honestly, I don't think Carrie has anything to worry about.
She's said many times that she loves getting to sing about different characters, and it's nothing more than that. Music is just another creative outlet, and a way to express a lot of things that we can't imagine/condone doing in real life. I think that's part of the fun of being an artist for Carrie, especially since she has said it's difficult for her to open herself up and share more personal things on her albums.
Pretty much every artist is pigeonholed for something at one point in their career; Carrie was pigeonholed for her boy-bashing and inspirational themes in the past.
As long as Carrie continues to move forward and doesn't allow herself to be stagnant creatively, she'll be fine.
A lot of people have criticized Carrie in the past for being too lighthearted and steering away from heavier topics; I think the fact that she uses her music to give a voice to others has been really great for her.
I'll wait to her both of these songs before I make a full judgement, but Carrie is just playing a character; she didn't literally mean that strong women murder their husbands.
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Post by desertfloods on Sept 30, 2015 22:39:10 GMT -5
I guess her personality really shows in her song choices, even though she doesn't sing that many personal songs.
It's a damn shame that she shied away from love songs and had limited heartbreak songs, because I think her voice is MADE for them - the cry in her voice, the longing that she is able to convey, the sweetness of her soft tone. Which is why I cherish Look At Me, Good in Goodbye, You Won't Find This etc so much. And the time when she covered Remember When at the Opry? Possibly the most gorgeous thing I've ever heard. :'(
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Post by ant on Oct 1, 2015 7:38:05 GMT -5
She has such an eclectic catalog, I don't think she's pigeonholing herself anywhere. She loves telling good stories and the murder-themed songs she has done; all two of them, are some of her best work ever. BA and TBC were two of her best songs, but even something like All-American Girl or Last Name would be kinda nice at this point. Don't get me wrong; I love me some dramatic, intense Carrie songs but I love her fun ones too. And "Smoke Break" is kinda sorta "fun" to an extent, but looking at Carrie's singles history: Little Toy Guns-Abuse song Something in the Water-Religious ballad (one of my favorites from her in a long time, btw) See You Again-Death song Two Black Cadillacs-Murder song Blown Away-Abuse/arguably murder song Good Girl-boy basher--I wouldn't really call this one "fun" though since it's pretty intense Mama's Song-"love" song Undo It-boy basher, but fun The fact that you have to go all the way back to "Undo It" or maybe "Mama's Song" (both of which were released as singles in 2010) to get something relatively lighthearted from her is a tad disappointing. Don't get me wrong; I LOVE the new direction Carrie is going in. But, I'm missing me some "old" Carrie lately. Carnival Ride in particular had so many fun, lighthearted songs that aren't supposed to be taken so seriously. Not entirely sure I'd classify "See You Again" as a "death song" but okay lol. Anyway, I do agree that I'd like to see some more personal material from Carrie. I definitely appreciate her songs with different characters and stories, but you can always feel when an artist connects with a song and a lot of the times I don't feel like I get that with Carrie (not from her single choices at least). Some of her more personal songs are usually the ones that aren't released as singles, and I think it would be nice for her to change that up this era. However, with the album being called Storyteller, I'm not expecting too many personal songs from her with the exception of the two mentioned ("The Girl You Think I Am" and "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted").
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Post by leilamaurizia on Oct 2, 2015 9:19:29 GMT -5
I need more album tidbits! I know we were lucky to hear the full press conference when we weren't yet meant to hear the info there but I still want more. Waaah! It's like radio silence before the full-blown promo but I would appreciate a trickle of bits. It doesn't help that I'm frustrated that Carrie isn't even being mentioned (being considered at all!!) in any fall sales forecasts. I guess those days of huge sales are behind her, especially since Smoke Break isn't getting big numbers, but I still hope Storyteller comes out and blows away industry expectations. Before anyone gets on my back, I know sales are down in this streaming environment, BUT Smoke Break's numbers aren't huge and that's just a fact. It is STILL possible to sell big. See the following most recent top 15 single sales, courtesy of Roughstock. Kenny Chesney's single has the most disappointing total considering it's about to have a 3-week Billboard Country Airplay #1, but the total sales of each of the rest of the top 15 (excluding the debut week of Die a Happy Man) are higher than Smoke Break's. Yes, we can list a justification for each (Luke Bryan is the biggest country star right now; Sam Hunt is red-hot; Burning House and Buy Me a Boat are phenom songs, etc.) but it can also be argued that Smoke Break is the lead single of the highly anticipated album of Carrie freakin' Underwood.
Artist/ Single / This Week / Total Sales Luke Bryan Strip It Down 43,000 345,000 Thomas Rhett Die A Happy Man 40,000 40,000 (debut) Cam Burning House 33,000 372,000 Carrie Underwood Smoke Break 27,000 158,000 Chris Janson Buy Me A Boat 27,000 700,000 Keith Urban John Cougar...John 3:16 26,000 483,000 Thomas Rhett Crash And Burn 22,000 713,000 Sam Hunt House Party 22,000 833,000 Old Dominion Break Up With Him 20,000 428,000 Eric Church Like A Wrecking Ball 16,000 946,000 Chris Young I'm Comin' Over 16,000 388,000 Luke Bryan Kick The Dust Up 16,000 923,000 Brett Eldredge Lose My Mind 15,000 348,000 Kenny Chesney Save It For A Rainy Day 14,000 179,000 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes 13,000 338,000
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 2, 2015 11:15:20 GMT -5
She's lower than the rest, but the song is young. She's only performed it once on TV, and it is still weeks away from peaking. I'm sure it'll post bigger numbers later this month and early November. Carrie will be doing a media-blitz and SB will surely be performed a lot; Kimmel, Ellen, CMAs, etc. I have a hunch Carrie will probably perform at the AMAs, too. The song has had like 30% of its potential exposure in terms of radio Airplay and TV. I have no doubt that it'll be Gold by the end of the year, and likely Platinum by sometime in 2016.
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Post by 14887fan on Oct 2, 2015 11:26:43 GMT -5
SB isn't like her past crossover material. I wouldn't say her big sales are behind her considering it was less than a year ago that SITW blew up. This one's just not resonating as well as others have, unfortunately. No biggie. It'll cross 200k in the coming couple of weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2015 11:30:24 GMT -5
I need more album tidbits! I know we were lucky to hear the full press conference when we weren't yet meant to hear the info there but I still want more. Waaah! It's like radio silence before the full-blown promo but I would appreciate a trickle of bits. It doesn't help that I'm frustrated that Carrie isn't even being mentioned (being considered at all!!) in any fall sales forecasts. I guess those days of huge sales are behind her, especially since Smoke Break isn't getting big numbers, but I still hope Storyteller comes out and blows away industry expectations. Before anyone gets on my back, I know sales are down in this streaming environment, BUT Smoke Break's numbers aren't huge and that's just a fact. It is STILL possible to sell big. See the following most recent top 15 single sales, courtesy of Roughstock. Kenny Chesney's single has the most disappointing total considering it's about to have a 3-week Billboard Country Airplay #1, but the total sales of each of the rest of the top 15 (excluding the debut week of Die a Happy Man) are higher than Smoke Break's. Yes, we can list a justification for each (Luke Bryan is the biggest country star right now; Sam Hunt is red-hot; Burning House and Buy Me a Boat are phenom songs, etc.) but it can also be argued that Smoke Break is the lead single of the highly anticipated album of Carrie freakin' Underwood. Artist/ Single / This Week / Total Sales Luke Bryan Strip It Down 43,000 345,000 Thomas Rhett Die A Happy Man 40,000 40,000 (debut) Cam Burning House 33,000 372,000 Carrie Underwood Smoke Break 27,000 158,000 Chris Janson Buy Me A Boat 27,000 700,000 Keith Urban John Cougar...John 3:16 26,000 483,000 Thomas Rhett Crash And Burn 22,000 713,000 Sam Hunt House Party 22,000 833,000 Old Dominion Break Up With Him 20,000 428,000 Eric Church Like A Wrecking Ball 16,000 946,000 Chris Young I'm Comin' Over 16,000 388,000 Luke Bryan Kick The Dust Up 16,000 923,000 Brett Eldredge Lose My Mind 15,000 348,000 Kenny Chesney Save It For A Rainy Day 14,000 179,000 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes 13,000 338,000 I've also noticed Carrie isn't being mentioned in the fall forecasts...but realistically, Q4 is stacked, and Bieber, Adele, ID, etc. are the ones that the media is choosing to focus on right now. Carrie's albums have been on a downward trend in sales, but she has a loyal, rabid fanbase that will support her and give her respectable numbers. Carrie's never been one to smash out of the gate, but she has shown she's extremely consistent, and she usually thorows a bone to her fans who like her more Pop-leaning, crossover material ("Renegade Runaway" could be this era's GG/CC). Carrie is always a slow-burner when it comes to sales, but she always ends up doing exceptionally well in the end.
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Post by spencer on Oct 2, 2015 11:44:51 GMT -5
I need more album tidbits! I know we were lucky to hear the full press conference when we weren't yet meant to hear the info there but I still want more. Waaah! It's like radio silence before the full-blown promo but I would appreciate a trickle of bits. It doesn't help that I'm frustrated that Carrie isn't even being mentioned (being considered at all!!) in any fall sales forecasts. I guess those days of huge sales are behind her, especially since Smoke Break isn't getting big numbers, but I still hope Storyteller comes out and blows away industry expectations. Before anyone gets on my back, I know sales are down in this streaming environment, BUT Smoke Break's numbers aren't huge and that's just a fact. It is STILL possible to sell big. See the following most recent top 15 single sales, courtesy of Roughstock. Kenny Chesney's single has the most disappointing total considering it's about to have a 3-week Billboard Country Airplay #1, but the total sales of each of the rest of the top 15 (excluding the debut week of Die a Happy Man) are higher than Smoke Break's. Yes, we can list a justification for each (Luke Bryan is the biggest country star right now; Sam Hunt is red-hot; Burning House and Buy Me a Boat are phenom songs, etc.) but it can also be argued that Smoke Break is the lead single of the highly anticipated album of Carrie freakin' Underwood. Artist/ Single / This Week / Total Sales Luke Bryan Strip It Down 43,000 345,000 Thomas Rhett Die A Happy Man 40,000 40,000 (debut) Cam Burning House 33,000 372,000 Carrie Underwood Smoke Break 27,000 158,000 Chris Janson Buy Me A Boat 27,000 700,000 Keith Urban John Cougar...John 3:16 26,000 483,000 Thomas Rhett Crash And Burn 22,000 713,000 Sam Hunt House Party 22,000 833,000 Old Dominion Break Up With Him 20,000 428,000 Eric Church Like A Wrecking Ball 16,000 946,000 Chris Young I'm Comin' Over 16,000 388,000 Luke Bryan Kick The Dust Up 16,000 923,000 Brett Eldredge Lose My Mind 15,000 348,000 Kenny Chesney Save It For A Rainy Day 14,000 179,000 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes 13,000 338,000 At 43 days on the chart, in the top 10 no less, Smoke Break is the newest/youngest song on radio. Many of these songs listed have been on radio and the market for months. And that's probably the best justification for the sales numbers for several of these songs: Keith Urban 115days Eldridge 160 days FGL 108 days Kenny C. 96 days Old D. 145 Chris Y. 121days Rhett 170 days Cam 88 days Chris J. 149 days etc. Etc.
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Post by spencer on Oct 2, 2015 11:58:31 GMT -5
I need more album tidbits! I know we were lucky to hear the full press conference when we weren't yet meant to hear the info there but I still want more. Waaah! It's like radio silence before the full-blown promo but I would appreciate a trickle of bits. It doesn't help that I'm frustrated that Carrie isn't even being mentioned (being considered at all!!) in any fall sales forecasts. I guess those days of huge sales are behind her, especially since Smoke Break isn't getting big numbers, but I still hope Storyteller comes out and blows away industry expectations. Before anyone gets on my back, I know sales are down in this streaming environment, BUT Smoke Break's numbers aren't huge and that's just a fact. It is STILL possible to sell big. See the following most recent top 15 single sales, courtesy of Roughstock. Kenny Chesney's single has the most disappointing total considering it's about to have a 3-week Billboard Country Airplay #1, but the total sales of each of the rest of the top 15 (excluding the debut week of Die a Happy Man) are higher than Smoke Break's. Yes, we can list a justification for each (Luke Bryan is the biggest country star right now; Sam Hunt is red-hot; Burning House and Buy Me a Boat are phenom songs, etc.) but it can also be argued that Smoke Break is the lead single of the highly anticipated album of Carrie freakin' Underwood. Artist/ Single / This Week / Total Sales Luke Bryan Strip It Down 43,000 345,000 Thomas Rhett Die A Happy Man 40,000 40,000 (debut) Cam Burning House 33,000 372,000 Carrie Underwood Smoke Break 27,000 158,000 Chris Janson Buy Me A Boat 27,000 700,000 Keith Urban John Cougar...John 3:16 26,000 483,000 Thomas Rhett Crash And Burn 22,000 713,000 Sam Hunt House Party 22,000 833,000 Old Dominion Break Up With Him 20,000 428,000 Eric Church Like A Wrecking Ball 16,000 946,000 Chris Young I'm Comin' Over 16,000 388,000 Luke Bryan Kick The Dust Up 16,000 923,000 Brett Eldredge Lose My Mind 15,000 348,000 Kenny Chesney Save It For A Rainy Day 14,000 179,000 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes 13,000 338,000 I've also noticed Carrie isn't being mentioned in the fall forecasts...but realistically, Q4 is stacked, and Bieber, Adele, ID, etc. are the ones that the media is choosing to focus on right now. Carrie's albums have been on a downward trend in sales, but she has a loyal, rabid fanbase that will support her and give her respectable numbers. Carrie's never been one to smash out of the gate, but she has shown she's extremely consistent, and she usually thorows a bone to her fans who like her more Pop-leaning, crossover material ("Renegade Runaway" could be this era's GG/CC). Carrie is always a slow-burner when it comes to sales, but she always ends up doing exceptionally well in the end. Carrie has released 4 studio albums. I'm sure you already know the success of those albums. The downturn in record sales has affected most of the artists in the music industry, Carrie included. I've always thought her numbers, relative to other artists, and especially in her genre are pretty competitive in the given market.
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