Lady A - "What a Song Can Do"

[.indulgecountry]

Lady A's newest album, What a Song Can Do, which expands on their EP from earlier in the year, is out now:

[onebuffalo]

#135 debut on the top 200 chart. We'll get the country chart position soon, I hope.

[schnetzka]

I completely forgot this was coming out. Giving it a listen now.

[.indulgecountry]

Oct 31, 2021 19:20:33 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

#135 debut on the top 200 chart.

Not surprising since the shorter EP version of this from earlier in the year already flopped on the charts, but yikes @ the decline between their last album peaking at #11 on the Billboard 200, which was at the time their lowest showing for a studio record. "Like a Lady" being a non-event of a single and failing to move the needle likely contributed to the album not moving a lot of copies, but still. Hopefully whatever they release next from the project can move the needle more.

[raylatch98]

I still think the name change and how they handled that last year alienated a lot of fans and made a lot of fans lose interest (especially the legal dispute with Lady A the solo singer) add in "Like A Lady" being a total nothing of a song impact wise and I won't be shocked if their next single completely flops as their is just no momentum or interest with this group.

[recordyear]

Oct 31, 2021 19:20:33 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

#135 debut on the top 200 chart. We'll get the country chart position soon, I hope.

#12 on Top Country Albums. 8k SPS.

[BlueShades874]

It's such a shame how far they've fallen from a success standpoint. I was a diehard fan of theirs at the beginning, and really still consider myself a big fan, but I haven't really had the motivation to go out of my way to listen to this yet. I'll get to it eventually, I just gradually lost interest over the years, thanks to poor single choices and albums that came nowhere near the quality of their earlier work. They won me back a bit with Ocean, but Like a Lady really was not a good lead single choice, and unfortunately I don't think anything they release will be a big hit this time around if the lead single couldn't even make the top ten (of course, that's being said without listening to the album. There is bound to be a song or two that has huge hit potential, but I haven't trusted them to make good single choices in years). I'll try to give this album a full listen this afternoon and hope there are some great songs on here!

[zdm1998]

It’s crazy how good Ocean performed and it was only two years ago, compared to how this one performed.

[dawhite76]

Nov 3, 2021 19:20:12 GMT -5 zdm1998 said:

It’s crazy how good Ocean performed and it was only two years ago, compared to how this one performed.

Absolutely! There was an indication that this would happen when the EP bombed - how could an act that sent every studio album to the Top 5 on Country Albums and Top 15 on the Billboard 200 miss these charts altogether with a new release? But, that was also shocking - were fans waiting for the whole album or just lost interest? It would be easy to blame a lackluster lead single ("Like A Lady") or the conflict with the other Lady A. But, the latter did not stop "Champagne Night" from reaching # 1. Every artist cools off at some point and Lady A has been charting for over a decade. Nevertheless, it's difficult to comprehend how rapidly their career just nosedived.

[zdm1998]

True. They turned it around though once they probably can do it again. I thought there career was dead after their Heart Break & 747 album but they turned it around nicely last era. Radio still seems to be on board though considering the #1s with WIINGOY and Champaign Night. Heck they even sent Like a Lady up pretty high considering how much of a nothing single it was.

[parker0624]

In Waves is a good choice as a single,I love this one very much

[.indulgecountry]

This album is every bit as good as, possibly even a bit better than, Ocean imo. The lead single choice is definitely a head-scratcher when listening to the entire record, but I can't even be surprised because these guys have regularly been releasing duds to country radio for a long time, though they used to be so big that a flop didn't affect them as much as it is now. "What a Song Can Do" still sounds like a huge smash to me though, so if they want a hit this era, that 100% needs to be next.

[CoJoFan]

This is their best album since Golden I think. Lot of good songs that could be singles on it.