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Post by BDGeek on Oct 18, 2021 16:51:51 GMT -5
Finally got to listen to this yesterday. Highlights for me are: Merry Christmas (To The One I Used To Know) - Those lyrics are a gut punch. Santa, Can’t You Hear Me - Absolute smash. A vocal event. Blessed - Jaw-dropping performance. The overall sound evokes her early Idol days, but with her present-day vocal chops and lyrical perspective.
It'll be interesting to spin this record closer to Christmas time. I could see the melancholy and gratitude-through-hardship themes resonating with a lot of people, especially after the last two years.
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Post by beelzebub666 on Oct 18, 2021 19:07:37 GMT -5
It was the same price as the other CDs, so not sure how you were scammed.
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Post by krisclarkson on Oct 18, 2021 19:33:32 GMT -5
I received my “deluxe” packaging. It has one additional photo (that’s on the site) and the lyrics. Two extra pages of booklet. I love Kelly and would never speak ill of her, but I’ve never felt more scammed. I was wondering why I wasn’t seeing any new pics from this. Good to know. Guess I’ll just buy the one at Target on Black Friday then.
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Post by dbhmr on Oct 18, 2021 20:47:25 GMT -5
I mean you don't buy shit at a fan store for the deals...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2021 20:51:46 GMT -5
A scam to me is if you bought a Kelly Clarkson CD and heard Selena Gomez instead.
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Post by Ryan on Oct 19, 2021 9:10:34 GMT -5
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Post by slowmo on Oct 19, 2021 10:44:00 GMT -5
I swear. I had said that I wasn't going to post the upcoming Kellyokes anymore because they always get changed when I do and when I finally did again, it was changed! Both songs that were changed this week from the descriptions that were sent out came from the Thursday filming last week, which would've been after the episode info was sent out.
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Post by QAF on Oct 19, 2021 14:25:05 GMT -5
I wonder why we're not seeing more album reviews. To early for them still?
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Post by musicfan134 on Oct 19, 2021 15:02:10 GMT -5
Any word on sales/SPS projections for week 1?
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Post by Mike on Oct 19, 2021 16:43:08 GMT -5
Not entirely surprising, but the album is not expected to crack the top 20 on next week’s chart.
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Post by bigb0882 on Oct 19, 2021 17:00:02 GMT -5
I imagine only her diehard fans bothered to buy the album this early on.
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Post by ourwarpaint on Oct 19, 2021 18:19:17 GMT -5
I really hope Atlantic, or whoever is charge of her promotion at this point, has promotional plans for after Halloween. Otherwise, the promotion and marketing for this record so far has been next to non-existent.
I've also seen little press about the album as well, so no surprise there are only two reviews out so far.
She has a couple days off filming TKCS and The Voice next week, so perhaps she is filming the rumored Christmas special then? She filmed WIR's on October 30th.
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Post by krisclarkson on Oct 19, 2021 18:26:40 GMT -5
Not entirely surprising, but the album is not expected to crack the top 20 on next week’s chart. Yikes…. I was hoping for top 10. Wrapped In Red debuted at #3 (granted this was following the huge success of the Stronger album).
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Post by xline06 on Oct 20, 2021 4:35:25 GMT -5
Not entirely surprising, but the album is not expected to crack the top 20 on next week’s chart. Yikes…. I was hoping for top 10. Wrapped In Red debuted at #3 (granted this was following the huge success of the Stronger album). Kelly doesn’t seem to get in top 20 on its 1st week but it’s OK. It’s too early but I believe that she’s getting stronger by coming christmas season. hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=328748&title=TOP-20%253A-LOVER-IS-A-FIGHTER
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Post by xline06 on Oct 20, 2021 4:40:24 GMT -5
I imagine only her diehard fans bothered to buy the album this early on. Yes, agreed. She still remains at #4 on iTunes so this is not bad. Without streaming, it’s too hard to get more units on nowdays.
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Post by Ryan on Oct 20, 2021 8:57:44 GMT -5
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Post by Jack on Oct 20, 2021 13:04:52 GMT -5
Yeah I gather there’s a supply issue with some of the pre-orders that will space out some of the sales. Not to mention there has been almost zero promo/it’s not yet Halloween. That said Carrie managed a far greater showing this time last year (earlier, even). The fact that Atlantic didn’t have six vinyl variations pressed and have not yet promoted etc. is 1) Their own fault 2) Testament to them not caring about her first week position (/streak - RIP). I’ve no doubt sales/promo etc. will pick up as the weeks go on, and tbh will be nice for Kelly stans to see an album grow as the weeks go on rather than fall.
I am hoping they have the promo, endorsements, strategy in place that led Sony to shifting nearly a million copies of Wrapped In Red in 8 weeks back in 2013 (I know I know different sales climate blah blah). Which would be well deserved given that these are some of the greatest songs of her career within a genre that contain many/most artists absolute worst moments. I’m hoping NBC, Atlantic and whoever Kelly’s new management is can get on the same page - hoping/am SURE they are doing, in order to harness her star power and this exceptionally good record.
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Post by dbhmr on Oct 20, 2021 13:18:45 GMT -5
I can't imagine them looking at Wrapped In Red's success and not doing everything in their power to emulate it, or...why bother with a whole Christmas record? Not getting into top 20 sucks though, crazy that WIR debuted at #3 in October.
I always focus on WIR's quality that I forget what a huge success it was for her--it's actually the longest any of her albums have stayed in the BB 200 top ten. I would have bet money Breakaway would be here top there.
A holiday special is a slam dunk for NBC and I'll be surprised if it doesn't happen. She's a huge star for them and can likely get Stapleton and Grande to make appearances, too. She better cap it with "Underneath the Tree" tho idc if it's not from this album, THAT is her song.
Anyway help I'm loving "Blessed" now that vocal is insane.
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Post by SoMuchToSay on Oct 20, 2021 15:05:39 GMT -5
Agreed on the TV special. I can't even imagine Kelly and Atlantic even releasing this unless they had one confirmed beforehand.
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Post by ampersand on Oct 20, 2021 15:54:54 GMT -5
I'm sad her streak of top 3 debuts is over but excited to see the success of the album grow over the next few months, especially after Halloween. Really hoping they can squeak in a vinyl release sometime this year--would love to play this on my record player.
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Post by dbhmr on Oct 20, 2021 15:58:56 GMT -5
I mean, her Greatest Hits debuted at #11; if that doesn't "count" then I don't think her Christmas albums do either.
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Post by back2blk on Oct 20, 2021 16:26:32 GMT -5
TV Special would be great for her. Get them damn vocals out there, while she's sounding as great as she is.
A Streaming Service deal would probably be nice too. Like Kacey on Amazon, or Mariah on Apple/Netflix - that way it's always available for streaming!
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Post by taylor on Oct 20, 2021 16:51:19 GMT -5
TV Special would be great for her. Get them damn vocals out there, while she's sounding as great as she is. A Streaming Service deal would probably be nice too. Like Kacey on Amazon, or Mariah on Apple/Netflix - that way it's always available for streaming! If NBC does a TV special, I'm certain it'll be a Peacock exclusive most likely, since not much of anything on NBC is anywhere else (shows produced by non-Universal companies, such as Warner Bros' Friends, being the exceptions). That might still be great for her though, since as of August 2021, Peacock has 54 million people signed on. And since it would always be available for streaming, it's even better! People can come back to it year after year, unlike Wrapped In Red's holiday special.
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Post by slowmo on Oct 20, 2021 19:19:56 GMT -5
I saw this tweet the other day about Adele talking about getting CDs and vinyl done and while she could be exaggerating a wee bit, I'm sure the lead times are huge right now. If it's a 5 to 6 months lead, they were still working on WCCA in July. With the vinyl push these days, they just may have not had enough time to guarantee them to be ready for this year. I fully expect a limited pressing of it next year. And for there to be a bundle of it and her next album. 🤞
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Oct 20, 2021 22:18:32 GMT -5
I saw this tweet the other day about Adele talking about getting CDs and vinyl done and while she could be exaggerating a wee bit, I'm sure the lead times are huge right now. If it's a 5 to 6 months lead, they were still working on WCCA in July. With the vinyl push these days, they just may have not had enough time to guarantee them to be ready for this year. I fully expect a limited pressing of it next year. And for there to be a bundle of it and her next album. 🤞 Taylor and Adele just need to open their own cd/vinyl warehouse so they don’t have to deal with the wait times
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Post by mamaloveme on Oct 20, 2021 22:55:46 GMT -5
nah u wont get vinyl this year, its need 9 months to prepare for it after COVID, its seems to be a late decision to release it, but the fact that there is not enough variants, no Cassette (which should be easy to produce), I wonder where is Atlantic where intention to be? or Warner only going to focus on Coldplay and Ed Sheeran only
also i notice Warner is not a fan of physical release?? they release far less variants than Universal (even though Coldplay has 6 cassette package, Ed Sheeran has lots of variant), not sure about Sony, they don't seems to have big release anymore
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Post by Ryan on Oct 21, 2021 8:12:28 GMT -5
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Post by QAF on Oct 21, 2021 10:00:34 GMT -5
I love her and Jimmy together.
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Post by Choco on Oct 21, 2021 10:43:12 GMT -5
At least Kelly will get that vinyl bump next year. The good thing about Xmas albums is that opening low doesn't mean it's doomed to never actually become a popular album.
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Post by Mike on Oct 21, 2021 15:09:41 GMT -5
Happy 10 year album anniversary to "Stronger"!
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