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Post by tozion on Mar 27, 2007 18:07:10 GMT -5
Re-releasing the album is really dumb. It's going to count as a whole new album.
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Post by luisro on Mar 27, 2007 18:15:04 GMT -5
Well, releasing a double disc that wasn't 100 mins long was dumb enough to begin with
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Mar 27, 2007 18:17:49 GMT -5
yep
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Post by Hey Hey You You On Sundays on Mar 27, 2007 19:52:06 GMT -5
Yeah, what is the point of re-releasing it? It won't count the same and most fans aren't going to go out and get this minus the 2nd disc. What stupidity on the record company's part.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Mar 28, 2007 7:37:42 GMT -5
Yeah, what is the point of re-releasing it? It won't count the same and most fans aren't going to go out and get this minus the 2nd disc. What stupidity on the record company's part. With one disc it will be selling at a cheaper price. Therefore, they will be expecting more people to buy it. But no matter the price, they'll need to put out a hit single if they expect people to start buying!
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Mar 28, 2007 7:46:35 GMT -5
they need to release "On Our Way"... okay i know it'd flop but it's my favourite of the whole album.
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Post by Hey Hey You You On Sundays on Mar 28, 2007 7:54:17 GMT -5
Yeah, what is the point of re-releasing it? It won't count the same and most fans aren't going to go out and get this minus the 2nd disc. What stupidity on the record company's part. With one disc it will be selling at a cheaper price. Therefore, they will be expecting more people to buy it. But no matter the price, they'll need to put out a hit single if they expect people to start buying! That is just stupid though yes it will be cheaper but most fans will already have the one disc they are thinking of cutting it down to plus more songs as well. Which fans are going to say hmmmmmmmm she cut off material but it still has the same material on it that is on both discs, yet I am still going to buy it anyway.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Mar 28, 2007 7:57:38 GMT -5
i think she needs to stop right now... i mean there is an obvious single choice and it seems she doesn't want to release it....
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Post by DaveZ35 on Mar 28, 2007 8:02:27 GMT -5
I think they're aiming for the folks that have not purchased it yet.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Mar 28, 2007 8:07:11 GMT -5
but if they're deleting some songs i would prefer downloading the songs i like over buying the whole thing. and by the way... 25 27 CHRISTINA AGUILERA Candyman 2346 2354 -8 11.525 OVER!!!!
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Post by kahlua on Mar 28, 2007 15:34:56 GMT -5
Everyone seems to be blaming B2B's lackluster sales on the price, and while I'm sure that is a factor, I don't think it's anywhere near being the main factor. I just think people have seen and heard what Christina has to offer and are uninterested in it.
Christina did not do a good job of accurately representing the album. Her descriptions were off, which I believe hindered the good word of mouth that she needed. The album cover is boring; forget a price tag, who would even notice that album in a store? It can go as deep as the album title. Back to Basics. I think for many people, the word "basic" has an underwhelming connotation. It implies something that is regular...plain...in other words, unexciting.
Christina has been so busy trying to come off as serious that she took the excitement out of the album (for the average person who does NOT read all of her interviews or who may not even catch all of her videos)....and now it may be too late to get it back.
I don't even think the style of music is the main culprit. Plenty of today's artists use horns and eclectic beats on their albums and still manage radio hits and decent album sales. The only thing that's going to make Christina sell is if she stops acting like she's too good for today's music market, puts out a solid album (and single) and shuts up about it. I do think it's wonderful that she wants to experiment but she needs to learn when to be quiet. If her music and intentions were strong enough, they'd speak for themselves.
Team Slow Down Baby!
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Post by tozion on Mar 28, 2007 15:38:55 GMT -5
I think this album would have sold over two million already if she released it as one-disc and chose the singles more wisely. The album's not worse than her previous two albums, but the singles sure are.
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Post by Grenade on Mar 28, 2007 16:01:50 GMT -5
I think this album would have sold over two million already if she released it as one-disc and chose the singles more wisely. The album's not worse than her previous two albums, but the singles sure are. I agree. There hasn't been any major hits from the album, so I think that's one of the main factors, and also the price. I don't like how some people are trying to say that this is some horrible album. Far from it actually, I think it's just easy to make fun of Christina. I don't really think the sales are that bad. I mean, you have Fergie with three huge hits, and she's only at 1.6M. That's pretty dissappointing considering that she came from a huge group who's last album sold over 4M copies. Beyonce's album has only sold 2.3M copies, and "Irreplaceable" was massive. Justin's had three #1's and he's just finally making it to 3M. She should definitely release "Slow Down Baby" next. Whatever the next single is, they need to send it out soon unless they plan on payoling "Candyman".
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Post by thelovelyalpaca on Mar 28, 2007 19:56:26 GMT -5
I think a lot of the low sales has to do with the label's notion that you should let every single play out for 5-6 months at a time. They droned out Hurt for like 5 months, and although it was garnering some airplay, it was do little to nothing for album sales.
I mean look at Beyonce and Nelly Furtado. When Ring The Alarm and Maneater weren't producing any sales their labels cut their releases short and released a single they knew would garner a lot of airplay and sales. Her label should have released Slow Down Baby once they realized Hurt was going nowhere.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Mar 28, 2007 20:31:33 GMT -5
the problem was that Xtina wanted this stupid song to be a single.
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Post by hoodboy424 on Mar 28, 2007 20:33:22 GMT -5
^^yep which makes me appreciate Hurt ALOT even though it did nothing for the album it didnt flop like this.
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Post by tozion on Mar 28, 2007 20:34:38 GMT -5
"Hurt" is actually doing really well. It didn't do as well as "Ain't No Other Man," but it's stabilized way better.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Mar 28, 2007 20:34:51 GMT -5
the best thing from this era single-wise was "Hurt".
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Mar 30, 2007 10:11:23 GMT -5
omg i was just dancing to this
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Post by nosuchthing9 on Apr 12, 2007 8:02:03 GMT -5
-1132 I didn't know songs like this could fall this fast.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Apr 12, 2007 8:12:18 GMT -5
LOL at the negative bullet! It reminds me of the fast fall of DFAU! But atleast that was a hit.
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