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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 12, 2010 12:32:46 GMT -5
The album has been released on January 26th. It debuted at #1 on the BB200, with 481000 copies sold in its first week. It has so far been certified 2x Platinum.
The singles released so far have been: Need You Now: #1 country, #3 pop American Honey: #1 country Our Kind of Love: #1 country
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Post by tsr on Jan 12, 2010 14:06:22 GMT -5
Absolutely can't wait for this album!
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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 19, 2010 8:24:42 GMT -5
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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 19, 2010 18:27:15 GMT -5
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Post by kt1990 on Jan 20, 2010 14:57:21 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, I love Lady A, but aren't they supposed to be a Country group? Apart from maybe 'American Honey', none of these singles sound Country at all. wtf? Kinda disappointed tbh. I like the songs though, just saying they're more pop than Country.
First Carrie, then Taylor (who I don't consider to be a Country artist at all, tbh) and now Lady A are turning pop. What the hell is happening to Country music? Thank God for Miranda Lambert, who is staying true to the genre, yet her sales are the lowest. Sad.
I like the songs I've heard though, and I will be getting the album on jan 26. I have a feeling this album is gonna get harsh reviews, .but excellent sales.
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Post by lyrichord on Jan 20, 2010 15:48:31 GMT -5
I really like "Love this Pain," it's crazy catchy, but I'm not feeling the other pre-release tracks (besides NYN) so much and listening to them actually made me less excited about getting the album. I might actually have to listen to it first before I decide whether to buy it or not whereas before I was ready to buy it at midnight on iTunes. At least I didn't pre-order the album like I did with Sugarland's third CD--definitely would have passed on that one if I'd pre-listened to it.
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Post by kt1990 on Jan 20, 2010 16:05:28 GMT -5
^Same. I'm actually doubting whether or not to buy it now. I'm definitely not as hyped up as I was 2 weeks ago. I'll listen to it first, but I think I may just pass on it.
Need You Now - Excellent song American Honey - OK, but kinda average and thin lyrics. Sounds Country Love This Pain - Kinda catchy. But again, thin lyrics. Ready to Love Again - Kinda similar to NYN. Good chorus. I like it Our Kind of Love - Kinda catchy, doesn't stand out that much Stars Tonight. - Tries too hard to be an anthemic song. Not really feeling it.
I swear, if I had no idea who Lady Antebellum were and I heard these songs, I would never guess they were Country songs. Also, the lyrics for most of these songs are really weak.Granted, they're not Taylor Swift- weak, but still it's a big downfall for this album. Like I said before, I think this album is gonna be absolutely decimated by critics. We'll see.
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Post by freeman on Jan 20, 2010 20:51:34 GMT -5
I really like "Our Kind Of Love" it's really catchy. :) Hearing the clips from the album, I think I prefer their debut. Nothing has stood out to me like "I Run To You" did when I first heard their debut. Hopefully hearing the album in it's entirety will change my mind.
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Post by lyrichord on Jan 21, 2010 16:09:29 GMT -5
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Post by freeman on Jan 21, 2010 17:58:33 GMT -5
I never liked Slant. They just plain stink. >:(
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Post by kt1990 on Jan 21, 2010 19:12:42 GMT -5
At least they explain their reasoning with well-written criticisms. Whether I agree with them or not, I find Slant reviews to be interesting to read.
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Post by nncountrykid on Jan 21, 2010 20:00:43 GMT -5
Slant exists only to be more pretentious than Rolling Stone, which is quite an undertaking.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2010 21:41:05 GMT -5
i love the album.the music isnt similar.meaningful lyric.hope that they become big in pop.
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Post by lyrichord on Jan 22, 2010 13:13:56 GMT -5
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Post by yosafbridge on Jan 28, 2010 0:24:26 GMT -5
HDD is predicting 375-400K for their opening week.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Jan 28, 2010 17:22:22 GMT -5
^ amazing numbers :) I personally think it's a solid album. If you listen to it as a whole, it's quite enjoyable. "When You Got A Good Thing" is a standout track for me, but nothing comes in comparison to the title track. I think that track will define their career.
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Post by yosafbridge on Jan 29, 2010 10:45:09 GMT -5
The bonus track Bottle Up Lightning is giving me a real U2 vibe.
The guitar work and intro sounds similar to early U2's I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Lady A :
U2:
I'm not complaining though since I love U2.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2010 2:56:25 GMT -5
ready to love again is one beautiful song. loving it.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Feb 14, 2010 13:23:06 GMT -5
This album is selling very well :) with the projections for this week, it would exceed 800K.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 16:15:30 GMT -5
I was spinning this for the last few day and they seem to have the right chemistry as a country-pop band. I'm loving Ready To Love Again and it should follow Stars Tonight as the 4th country-single from the album...
This is how I would promote the album:
1st single: Need You Now ---------------------- 2nd single: American Honey (country) 3rd single: Stars Tonight (on all formats) 4th single: Ready To Love Again (on all formats) 5th single: American Honey (impacting all the other formats)
What do you guys think? Would it work? Any other ideas?
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Post by neally on Feb 21, 2010 16:59:48 GMT -5
Wow, Lady A has sold almost 900K in just a few weeks and this past week will have sold another 160-170K, likely to bring their total for this record to 1.06-1.07 million already. AMAZING !
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Feb 21, 2010 17:15:54 GMT -5
I was spinning this for the last few day and they seem to have the right chemistry as a country-pop band. I'm loving Ready To Love Again and it should follow Stars Tonight as the 4th country-single from the album... This is how I would promote the album: 1st single: Need You Now ---------------------- 2nd single: American Honey (country) 3rd single: Stars Tonight (on all formats) 4th single: Ready To Love Again (on all formats) 5th single: American Honey (impacting all the other formats) What do you guys think? Would it work? Any other ideas? ^Hmm......I don't think that plan will work too well for them. If those were the singles, then the band may end up having flash-in-the-pan success. I would keep Stars Tonight and maybe Ready to Love Again on the album. I honestly believe that there are much, much stronger songs on the album than the ones you've mentioned, like Our Kind of Love, Perfect Day, and Love This Pain. Here's how I think it should go down: 3) Love This Pain/Perfect Day: Although I believe PD is miles better than LTP, I think Capitol will use LTP for another crossover chance. I could see that being at least a minor pop hit for them as well as a decent song to listen to over the summer. PD, on the other hand, may get more love from country radio, but I highly doubt that many pop stations will play it. If this album makes it to next summer, then they may be able to use the other song for the next summer. 4) Our Kind of Love...might be the perfect song for the Fall. It's relatively simple to sing along to, great beat, and country radio should easily grab this while it's hot. Another thing to say about PD: it may get some critical backlash since they may compare it to some of Keith Urban's older songs like the monstrous hit Somebody Like You and the multi-week #1 country smash Better Life, but it shouldn't be too bad. I think this will be a smash era for them in the end.
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Post by #brayden on Feb 21, 2010 18:25:52 GMT -5
1. Need You Now (all formats) 2. American Honey (country) 3. Love This Pain (all formats) 4. Our Kind Of Love (country) 5. When You Got A Good Thing/Ready To Love Again (all formats)
"Love This Pain" is the best up-beat song on the album, in my opinion. I imagine it could get some crossover success because if "Fifteen" by Taylor Swift could crossover and have decent success, than there should be no excuse in holding "Love This Pain" back.
"Our Kind Of Love" is a great choice for country radio, plain and simple...
I'd end the era with either "When You Got A Good Thing" or "Ready To Love Again", both are the best songs on the album along with "Need You Now" in my opinion. After two up-beat songs, it'd be good to slow it down a little bit anyways. Of the two, I think they'd release "Ready To Love Again"... but I think they should consider "When You Got A Good Thing" because it's miles stronger in my opinion, minus that near minute and a half ending. Plus, both have crossover potential.
I think the label may have given away the singles with the release of the promotional ones before the album came out. Those being "Love This Pain", "Our Kind Of Love", and "Ready To Love Again". I just hope they consider "When You Got A Good Thing" in there somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 18:26:05 GMT -5
^ Actually, Perfect Day came to my mind too, but Love This Pain? Really? Never thought of this one as a single... It sounds very boring if you ask me and I'm not sure about its performance on pop formats either.
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Post by beebee on Feb 22, 2010 10:16:12 GMT -5
I just hope CHR gives a chance to their other singles to shine, sometimes when an artist or band (specially a breakthrough artist like Lady A. on Pop)has a massive song the follow-up struggle to succeed ,just look what happened with Jason Mraz during the last era..radio completely ignored all "I'm Yours" follow-ups.
In any case, their next 'all format' single should be released just in June, until then "NYN" will remain quite strong .
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Post by circadian on Feb 22, 2010 20:10:16 GMT -5
I just hope CHR gives a chance to their other singles to shine, sometimes when an artist or band (specially a breakthrough artist like Lady A. on Pop)has a massive song the follow-up struggle to succeed ,just look what happened with Jason Mraz during the last era..radio completely ignored all "I'm Yours" follow-ups. In any case, their next 'all format' single should be released just in June, until then "NYN" will remain quite strong . I hope so too... I hate when it happens, I was mad when it happened to Jason and Sara Bareilles recently...
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Post by Black Jesus on Feb 25, 2010 23:58:32 GMT -5
I really love this album!
Need You Now is turning into a massive crossover hit. It is FLYING up the Pop, Hot AC, and AC charts!
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Post by Black Jesus on Mar 1, 2010 11:00:49 GMT -5
This album just went back to #1 on iTunes! Wow!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 4, 2010 10:46:35 GMT -5
Certified 1xp by the RIAA.
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Post by beebee on Mar 8, 2010 17:56:59 GMT -5
After listening the album a few times, I think "Perfect Day" is the perfect single for the summer and the best followup to "INYN" at CHR - I also love "LTP" but PD has the edge as its another song with Hillary in the vocals.
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