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Post by fullonrainstorm on Oct 27, 2010 14:11:58 GMT -5
^^^^ Thanks WILL! I'm going to be like Taylor usually is:cautiously optimistic but not counting the chickens before they've hatched. Also Taylor just released her new favorite Itunes playlist .Her listening taste is eclectic to say the least :
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Post by twilight on Oct 27, 2010 15:02:10 GMT -5
SWIFT WANTS TO BE A FIRST-WEEK MILLIONAIRE Speak Now Could Result in Sales of a Million PIeces October 27, 2010 And a 20-year-old came to save them. Country crossover star Taylor Swift won't be of drinking age until Dec. 13, but she's already celebrating, as Christmas comes early for the record industry. The voice of a teen generation released her third album this week, Speak Now, on Scott Borchetta's Nashville-based Big Machine label along with Universal Republic, which has the industry partying like it's 1999, and we don't mean the sale price for a deluxe double album. Between physical sales and a record-setting pace for digital downloads, the album forecast is between 900k and the magic million mark. The race to that milestone, the first album to do so since Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III in 2008, will provide a measure of suspense to next week's HITS sales chart, based on the response from those music retailers who haven't turned their storefronts into local Tea Party headquarters. It would also be the largest first week for a Country artist since Shania Twain's Up sold 874k in Nov. 2002, and the first Country artist to go over a million since Garth Brooks' Double Live moved 1.085m in the good old days of Nov. 1998. Swift's Speak Now is also approaching the year's top digital sales week, held by Eminem's Recovery, behind only Coldplay's Viva La Vida. The album immediately becomes a contender to topple the hip-hop-star's release for the year's best seller, which is now at 2.86m and counting. The week's only other notable release is Warner Bros. deluxe Michael Buble album, Crazy Love (Hollywood the Deluxe EP), which is on target for between 20-25k in first-week sales. The market was up 3% vs. last week, down 10% vs. same week last year and now down 13% year to date. You may now check your clothing for bed bugs. And oh, yeah, for everyone in California... Vote yes on Proposition 19 in favor of legal marijuana. www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news08280m01Hugeeeeeee !!!!!!!!
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Post by justlurkingaround on Oct 27, 2010 15:07:57 GMT -5
To be honest, I'd rather the history of album sales go as: Taylor Swift is the last artist to sell 1 million copies in her first week, rather than: Lil Wayne was the last artist to do so, but Taylor Swift got close.
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Post by Cerbius on Oct 27, 2010 15:23:35 GMT -5
To be honest, I'd rather the history of album sales go as: Taylor Swift is the last artist to sell 1 million copies in her first week, rather than: Lil Wayne was the last artist to do so, but Taylor Swift got close. I totally agree. Lil Wayne sold 1.006 million so as long as she sell more than that I'll be ecstatic.
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 27, 2010 15:26:38 GMT -5
No matter what she sells it'll be a fantastic number, but with all this 1+ million talk I will be so devastated if she doesn't make it. LOL.
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Post by passionformusic on Oct 27, 2010 15:40:33 GMT -5
Just heard live version of "Sparks Fly"...damn...they need to keep it that way, when they go live with this one. Album version has been sucked try.
Nice list of songs she has....i like it a lot. You would expect more pop mainstream there from a girl that young of a age.
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Post by Mack on Oct 27, 2010 15:42:35 GMT -5
She was terrific on Letterman last night. Great vocals!
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Post by passionformusic on Oct 27, 2010 16:01:01 GMT -5
mack- it was not brilliant, but solid enough. "Speak Now" is one of my least favorite tunes on the album,though. Was she singing it on Regis too? Then it surely must be a single. I´d love to see her do "Sparks Fly", but they are probably thinking country with this one .
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Post by Black Jesus on Oct 27, 2010 16:10:54 GMT -5
Interested to see if HDD is over-predicting or under-predicting...we'll get a better idea once the weekend rolls by
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Post by Kyla on Oct 27, 2010 16:16:06 GMT -5
With 'Fearless' they under-predicted. Their projection was 500k and it did almost 600k.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2010 16:26:17 GMT -5
Here's how she should handle the era: Mine (All Formats) My December (All formats) Haunted (POP/HOTAC/AC)/ Mean (Country) Innocent (All Fomats) Sparks Fly (POP/HOTAC/AC)
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Post by kt1990 on Oct 27, 2010 16:29:46 GMT -5
I love how Taylor's showing Ingod Michaelegendson some love on her celebrity playlist thing <3.
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Post by slw84 on Oct 27, 2010 16:43:05 GMT -5
i'll say it again i'm a STAN now this album! cant get over it so unexpected! she's genious! ugh hate her! this little bitch comes and steps up the game for all the other female singers disney stars wish they could be like her I am too...I will have to get this new one and her Fearless album (well, I had you belong with me)...not planning on getting the first one. Her new one is great. I can appreciate an artists writing abilities if there voice is lacking. No artist is perfect but she definitely overcompensates in key areas.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Oct 27, 2010 16:51:29 GMT -5
I just watched all the live performances she's done to promote "Speak Now" and I have to say... she sounds good on them. Definitely an improvement there.
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Post by nightshade on Oct 27, 2010 17:32:13 GMT -5
Here's how she should handle the era: My December (All formats) Ke legend Godson got yr miiiiind. :'(
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Post by applechic on Oct 27, 2010 17:42:49 GMT -5
I think I love Enchanted...beautiful song and for once, it's not about a guy who wronged her. I usually like songs where she calls out an ex.
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Post by Rurry on Oct 27, 2010 17:58:20 GMT -5
Here's how she should handle the era: Mine (All Formats) My December (All formats) Haunted (POP/HOTAC/AC)/ Mean (Country) Innocent (All Fomats) Sparks Fly (POP/HOTAC/AC) No way. The Story of Us and Better Than Revenge are clearly the two biggest pop hits of the album. Those need to be released, maybe while Mean and Back to December go to country.
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Post by nightshade on Oct 27, 2010 18:02:00 GMT -5
Here's how she should handle the era: Mine (All Formats) My December (All formats) Haunted (POP/HOTAC/AC)/ Mean (Country) Innocent (All Fomats) Sparks Fly (POP/HOTAC/AC) No way. The Story of Us and Better Than Revenge are clearly the two biggest pop hits of the album. Those need to be released, maybe while Mean and Back to December go to country. Echoing your thoughts basically. I don't see BTD or Mean doing good on Pop. Story and Revenge have the best chance of doing something on Pop. Speak Now with a pop mix could do good, I think.
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Post by Rurry on Oct 27, 2010 18:04:21 GMT -5
Yeah, they could maybe release either Speak Now or Sparks Fly to both formats to close out the era.
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Post by Rεvôlvεr† on Oct 27, 2010 18:46:37 GMT -5
o1. Mine o2. Sparks Fly o3. Back To December o4. Haunted o5. Better Than Revenge o6. Enchanted
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Oct 27, 2010 18:55:04 GMT -5
What's amazing to me, is that Speak Now is set to open as huge as it is, despite "Mine" failing to have anywhere near the level of impact that "You Belong With Me" or "Love Story" had. Could you imagine what kind of numbers we'd be looking at had she currently benefited from a hugely successful first single?
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Oct 27, 2010 18:58:28 GMT -5
Better Than Revenge = Paramore knock off done better, tbh I say release it
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2010 19:00:53 GMT -5
Here's how she should handle the era: My December (All formats) Ke legend Godson got yr miiiiind. :'( .
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Post by franklin on Oct 27, 2010 19:04:23 GMT -5
I don't get the hate towards Sparks Fly, I think it's a great song and honestly it should've been the first single, but whatever.
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Post by fridayteenage on Oct 27, 2010 19:05:16 GMT -5
A few rank swaps on iTunes: Never Grow Up>Long Live Last Kiss>Enchanted This week's digital releases that could hurt Taylor's # of T40 debuts: We R Who, Whip My Hair, Monster, Yeah 3x, I Won't Let Go.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2010 19:05:53 GMT -5
I don't get the hate towards Sparks Fly, I think it's a great song and honestly it should've been the first single, but whatever. I find it average. I just thing she shines better on her more outspoken tracks (Back To December, Mean, Innocent and Haunted).
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Post by #brayden on Oct 27, 2010 19:06:05 GMT -5
I don't get the hate towards Sparks Fly, I think it's a great song and honestly it should've been the first single, but whatever. I agree! I would've greatly preferred that to 'Mine'. Also, what songs did she perform on Regis and Lettermen?
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Oct 27, 2010 19:11:55 GMT -5
I love how Taylor's showing Ingod Michaelegendson some love on her celebrity playlist thing <3. That made me realllly happy. I wonder if she's a regina fan, too.
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Post by CammyCan on Oct 27, 2010 19:33:28 GMT -5
Probably the only one, but I still absolutely adore "Mine". It's one of my favorites from the album.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2010 19:34:22 GMT -5
Probably the only one, but I still absolutely adore "Mine". It's one of my favorites from the album. Nope, I adore it as well .
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