Jess' haters will probably say that the single title is very apt.
Posted by: Hadji 12th February 2024, 10:30 PM
For a second, I thought the album was coming out this Friday but realised that this Friday is when it goes up for pre-order. At least she’s signed to a major label. I wonder when she’ll release it
Posted by: Juan Carlos 15th February 2024, 10:25 PM
QUOTE(Hadji @ Feb 12 2024, 05:30 PM)
For a second, I thought the album was coming out this Friday but realised that this Friday is when it goes up for pre-order. At least she’s signed to a major label. I wonder when she’ll release it.
April 26.
It will have 15 tracks, including all of her previous singles: "Silly Me", "What Do You Do?" and "Friend of Mine".
Posted by: Dotty New Year 15th February 2024, 11:12 PM
Unannounce it. x
Posted by: lewistgreen 16th February 2024, 05:39 PM
She performed on Radio 2's Piano Room earlier today
Posted by: Hadji 16th February 2024, 08:27 PM
Seeing as Taylor is releasing her album a week before Jess, she could have enough second week sales to block Jess from #1. Not a good idea Jess releasing a week after Taylor
Posted by: musicfan97 16th February 2024, 08:29 PM
I don’t think Jess was ever going to be a challenger for number 1 anyway.
Posted by: danG 16th February 2024, 08:30 PM
Jess ain’t going near number one anyway I don’t think, it’s not like she has a big fan base to make up for the lack of hit singles from this album so far
Posted by: Hadji 16th February 2024, 08:31 PM
She might have a chance. Both her albums got #1 and she holds the record for British woman with the most #1 singles
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 16th February 2024, 08:32 PM
QUOTE(Hadji @ Feb 16 2024, 08:27 PM)
Seeing as Taylor is releasing her album a week before Jess, she could have enough second week sales to block Jess from #1. Not a good idea Jess releasing a week after Taylor
the Pet Shop Boys will debut above Jess Glynne at least anyway, and could be a #1 contender. Unlikely though, but they have more chance than Jess.
Posted by: T Boy 16th February 2024, 08:55 PM
QUOTE(Hadji @ Feb 16 2024, 08:31 PM)
She might have a chance. Both her albums got #1 and she holds the record for British woman with the most #1 singles
Geri held that record for 14 years and it never helped her get to no.1 in the albums.
Posted by: ___∆___ 16th February 2024, 08:55 PM
Her fanbase has literally evaporated to nothing - she’s had some decent promo with the singles so far but there seems less than zero interest in anything she is currently doing.
Posted by: Anita Hanjaab 16th February 2024, 09:20 PM
This isn't evena contender vs Regina Swift 2nd week and PSB.
Posted by: neill2407 16th February 2024, 10:58 PM
I can’t see her doing well. The songs just aren’t strong enough and she will struggle to make a comeback after being away for so long.
Posted by: JLJ 17th February 2024, 12:40 AM
Id say a low top ten peak for this would be seen as a success. Its probably at best going to do how Rita Oras third album did which I’d say is a likely guess as to how this may do (although it could also perform how Emeli Sandes two most recent albums did as well).
In a way I’m surprised the albums actually seeing the light of day but yeah there’s pretty much no hype for this it seems.
Posted by: GTH 17th February 2024, 09:00 AM
Enough sounds a bit more interesting than the other singles so far. Got an uphill climb for this to do anything though.
Posted by: Bjork 17th February 2024, 11:09 AM
QUOTE(Hadji @ Feb 16 2024, 09:27 PM)
Seeing as Taylor is releasing her album a week before Jess, she could have enough second week sales to block Jess from #1. Not a good idea Jess releasing a week after Taylor
come back to planet earth, Jess Glyne has more chances to miss the top 40 than to be #1
Posted by: Hadji 17th February 2024, 02:38 PM
QUOTE(Bjork @ Feb 17 2024, 11:09 AM)
come back to planet earth, Jess Glyne has more chances to miss the top 40 than to be #1
Missing the top 40 is a bit over the top especially when her last two albums went #1. If anything, she might go top 10
Posted by: Mangø 17th February 2024, 05:39 PM
QUOTE(Hadji @ Feb 17 2024, 02:38 PM)
Missing the top 40 is a bit over the top especially when her last two albums went #1. If anything, she might go top 10
How have you gone from predicting she would have been #1 to saying she might go top 10? Lol
Posted by: Jessie Where 18th February 2024, 12:12 PM
QUOTE(Hadji @ Feb 16 2024, 08:31 PM)
She might have a chance. Both her albums got #1 and she holds the record for British woman with the most #1 singles
YEARS AGO
She's fallen a very long way since then.
Posted by: Padamic Tension 18th February 2024, 03:01 PM
For me jess was always hugely overrated and I often felt she was getting hits by fluke so I'm not surprised the buble has burst.
Posted by: ___∆___ 18th February 2024, 03:42 PM
It’s going to be an uphill struggle, her new music is doing next to nothing on streaming, she has had no hits (yet) for this era to prop up streams, her mainstream promo seems to have resulted in minimal interest or uplift for the singles and she doesn’t appear to have a massive stan fanbase than will snap up physicals.
She’s really going to have to go on the promo trail hard release week doing signings anywhere and everywhere, and even then I can see this being a Louise/Emma Bunton type of success.
Posted by: awardinary 22nd April 2024, 08:18 AM
Easy will be pushed as the next single when the album drops this week.
Posted by: Hassaan 22nd April 2024, 10:14 AM
I have no idea how this is going to perform for her. She was hot property at the time of her previous album with number one singles beforehand, but that's not really been the case this time, even in terms of top 10/20 hits.
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 22nd April 2024, 10:15 AM
Somewhere between #10 and #20 would be my guess.
Posted by: Jordanlee 22nd April 2024, 10:27 AM
I said this before but I could see it potentially missing the top 40 the way the latest album from Emeli did. I suppose at best she could perform how the last Rita Ora album did (top 10 debut then big drop the next week).
It’s hard to call if there is a fanbase out there willing to purchase it in week one but we’ve not as of yet seen it this era with the singles. The main issue I think is that unless you actively followed the charts you’d have no idea that an album from her was actually on the way there doesn’t seem to have have been any form of anything to let us know. With Dua for example another British female she’s been active in promotion in that you’re aware she’s in a new era and an album is on the way. With Jess I don’t think many people are actually aware of the new music and those who are don’t seem to be invested.
Posted by: Jessie Where 22nd April 2024, 11:04 AM
QUOTE(WhoOdyssey @ 22nd April 2024, 11:15 AM)
Somewhere between #10 and #20 would be my guess.
I feel like even that's generous, it wouldn't surprise me if it missed the top 40.
Posted by: -Jay- 22nd April 2024, 11:44 AM
It’s remarkable that an artist with two #1 albums and 7 #1 singles, now comes across like she barely has a fanbase or any general public interest! It’s such a massive fall from grace. Given that she must have become accustomed to great chart positions, surely she must be a bit taken aback that this era has only provided her with a #87 peaking single?
I really can’t predict how this new album will do but I’m fascinated to see what happens!
Posted by: Bjork 22nd April 2024, 12:19 PM
think it's gonna be a disaster but at the same time it only takes 3,000 sales to go top 40, that's not very much
Posted by: Mangø 22nd April 2024, 02:16 PM
I'm gonna predict it will scrape the top 10 in the first set of midweek and then scrape the top 40 on the Friday.
Posted by: Jαsє 22nd April 2024, 02:47 PM
I predict it'll limp in somewhere been #21 and #30. If sales were stronger? Easily missing the top 40.
Posted by: Rough_edges 22nd April 2024, 02:57 PM
Karmas a bitch x
Posted by: Jessie Where 22nd April 2024, 03:08 PM
Even when she was big I don't really think she had a fanbase as such, and with things as they are now it's hard to imagine even 2-3k people being interested in an album.
I'm gonna predict #63 for this.
Posted by: seven. 22nd April 2024, 04:11 PM
lmao i know she like (rather quietly) fell off but i'd consider her album missing the top 5 to be a shocking result, let alone outside the top 10... 💀
Posted by: Dexton 25th April 2024, 05:15 PM
Had no clue she even had any singles out nevermind an album tomorrow/today lol
Where’s Clean Bandit when you need them
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 25th April 2024, 05:35 PM
QUOTE(Dexton @ 25th April 2024, 06:15 PM)
Had no clue she even had any singles out nevermind an album tomorrow/today lol
Where’s Clean Bandit when you need them
They’ve had a string of flops too now though!
Posted by: Long Dong Silver 25th April 2024, 05:44 PM
QUOTE(Bjork @ 17th February 2024, 12:09 PM)
come back to planet earth, Jess Glyne has more chances to miss the top 40 than to be #1
Omff this!!
Posted by: Bjork 25th April 2024, 11:00 PM
Actually what happened to Clean Bandit? Will they had a hit again?
Posted by: Frenchie 25th April 2024, 11:14 PM
QUOTE(Bjork @ 26th April 2024, 12:00 AM)
Actually what happened to Clean Bandit? Will they had a hit again?
They've got a new single in June apparently with a singer they've worked with previously, so Jess/Zara looking likely.
Posted by: Notorious D.O.T 25th April 2024, 11:16 PM
QUOTE(Bjork @ 26th April 2024, 12:00 AM)
Actually what happened to Clean Bandit? Will they had a hit again?
Honestly their offensively mid remix of Whitney Houston kind of deserves to be their last (just about) chart placement as a form of karma.
Posted by: Dexton 26th April 2024, 12:00 AM
I think Jess should just get back on the Becky Hill/Ella Henderson train and ride out dance features until one takes off to get her name back out there
Posted by: Bjork 26th April 2024, 06:17 AM
Jess album is #4 on itunes so at least someone is downloading
Posted by: Rough_edges 26th April 2024, 05:03 PM
QUOTE(Frenchie @ 26th April 2024, 12:14 AM)
They've got a new single in June apparently with a singer they've worked with previously, so Jess/Zara looking likely.
That could actually be Ellie as she said at her concert this month she has a collaboration coming out in the next few months
Posted by: Jessie Where 26th April 2024, 06:00 PM
QUOTE(Rough_edges @ 26th April 2024, 06:03 PM)
That could actually be Ellie as she said at her concert this month she has a collaboration coming out in the next few months
Are we sure that's not the one with Calvin due in the summer?
Posted by: Rough_edges 26th April 2024, 07:29 PM
QUOTE(Jessie Where @ 26th April 2024, 07:00 PM)
Are we sure that's not the one with Calvin due in the summer?
Could be but she did say she had several very good collaborations coming out before summer. We know one of them is in Spanish!
Posted by: Envoirment 26th April 2024, 07:37 PM
Will give this a pity spin due to posting the wrong thread.
Posted by: vibe 27th April 2024, 08:02 AM
OMG just gave this a listen and really enjoyed it !! Silly Me and Easy should never have been singles.
Downloaded 10 songs.
Save Your Tears Say It Isnt True
My standouts !!
Posted by: gooddelta 27th April 2024, 02:10 PM
I think it's a pretty good album too!
She still has a great voice and is capable of writing a banger or good ballad. Easy, Save Your Tears, Say It Isn't True, We Had Something and Promise Me are all worth a listen, and better for me than any of the pre-album releases.
Posted by: Cow P 28th April 2024, 07:18 AM
QUOTE(vibe @ 27th April 2024, 03:02 PM)
OMG just gave this a listen and really enjoyed it !! Silly Me and Easy should never have been singles. Downloaded 10 songs.
This, I disagree.
QUOTE(vibe @ 27th April 2024, 03:02 PM)
Save Your Tears Say It Isnt True
My standouts !!
But this, 100% agree!
Posted by: vibe 28th April 2024, 05:56 PM
Love Me has hit me today
Posted by: Padamic Tension 28th April 2024, 07:20 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if the album is top 10 tomorrow and then fall to low top 40 by the end of the week.
Posted by: Notorious D.O.T 28th April 2024, 07:37 PM
nah floppier than that.
Posted by: ___∆___ 28th April 2024, 09:47 PM
She’s has 5 HMV signings this week and 5 album launch shows - surely that will pull in at least 2k in sales?
Posted by: Padamic Tension 29th April 2024, 12:15 AM
With signings and shows she could manage mid top 20.
Posted by: Jessie Where 29th April 2024, 09:02 AM
QUOTE(___∆___ @ 28th April 2024, 10:47 PM)
She’s has 5 HMV signings this week and 5 album launch shows - surely that will pull in at least 2k in sales?
That's a very big if more than a handful of people attend!
Posted by: ___∆___ 29th April 2024, 12:28 PM
QUOTE(Jessie Where @ 29th April 2024, 10:02 AM)
That's a very big if more than a handful of people attend!
Not sure what the others outside of London will be like, but HMV in Oxford Street had at least 200+ in attendance but admittedly they always get the biggest crowds.
Not a fan of Jess at all but I gave the album a stream, it’s maybe a bit more Radio 2/MOR than her previous stuff but not widely different so it just seems as though her fanbase has evaporated.
Posted by: k👠th 29th April 2024, 01:03 PM
Jess has really unlikable personality and poor live performer, these things don't help build a fanbase. She made the transphobic slur and in a recent interview acts like a victim, blames LGBT people for not supporting her, for what exactly? Was she hoping TERFs would show up to the album signing?
Posted by: Long Dong Silver 29th April 2024, 01:51 PM
QUOTE(Rough_edges @ 26th April 2024, 08:29 PM)
Could be but she did say she had several very good collaborations coming out before summer. We know one of them is in Spanish!
Oh lord!! She will butcher the pronunciation as bad as the salty mixers or Tory Spice!!
Posted by: k👠th 29th April 2024, 02:16 PM
QUOTE(Long Dong Silver @ 29th April 2024, 03:51 PM)
Oh lord!! She will butcher the pronunciation as bad as the salty mixers or Tory Spice!!
Posted by: Long Dong Silver 29th April 2024, 02:26 PM
QUOTE(k👠th @ 29th April 2024, 03:16 PM)
Omg THIS!!!
Posted by: No Sleeep 29th April 2024, 03:31 PM
She’s really making her remaining fans feel special
Posted by: Hassaan 29th April 2024, 03:39 PM
I dunno, that sounds like she could have been joking?
Even if she was, I can understand it being interpreted otherwise if she's not known for having that kind of persona.
Posted by: Jordanlee 29th April 2024, 04:10 PM
Midweek #5!
Where was Rita Ora in the Monday midweeks for her third album? I think that might be a realistic expectation now of what this could manage.
Posted by: lewistgreen 29th April 2024, 04:31 PM
Rita Ora was #3 with You & I on the Monday update with just under 5,000 sales
Posted by: Padamic Tension 29th April 2024, 05:47 PM
Jess is guaranteed top 20 with the sales she has, it's more of a can she stay top 10 for the week.
Posted by: No Sleeep 29th April 2024, 05:49 PM
Coming for a 17-OUT. Her Liberation era!
Posted by: ___∆___ 29th April 2024, 07:10 PM
I’m assuming all the sales from the signings and album launch shows which had to be pre-ordered have been added? Guess we’ll see as the week goes on, either way it’s tanked.
Posted by: Notorious D.O.T 29th April 2024, 09:22 PM
Floppity Flop
Posted by: ___∆___ 30th April 2024, 09:58 PM
Reduced to clear - £5.99 for both versions on iTunes, Webstore CD £5 x
Posted by: My... WAP?? 30th April 2024, 10:23 PM
Reduced to clear!!!!
Posted by: Jordanlee 1st May 2024, 06:55 AM
I’ve given this a listen on my way to work this morning.
Probably her weakest album for me. Her first two each offered something even besides the singles there were some album tracks on each that were decent enough but this is just very “mid” on the whole. Nothing really stood out it’s like a full album of faceless tracks but there’s no flow or theme between the tracks either and it doesn’t show off any progression. I’d probably give it a 4/10 at best.
I can definitely see why she got hits in her first two eras as some of those tracks were undeniably made for radio / playlists but this just doesn’t offer anything.
Posted by: Smint 1st May 2024, 09:12 AM
QUOTE(No Sleeep @ 29th April 2024, 04:31 PM)
She’s really making her remaining fans feel special
I would have thought as that as a joke - it's difficult to say without the guy who attended the signing giving context about how he felt about it. And I say that as not a fan.
Posted by: T Boy 1st May 2024, 05:49 PM
I actually feel very sorry for Jess and pretty disappointed in some members here.
My copy has just arrived but I’m so busy at work I won’t be able to listen until the weekend (I’ll also be getting Kelly Jones’ album that weekend so quite a bit to look forward to) and obviously it’s clear she isn’t the force she was and won’t be as successful as she has previously been.
But this thread is generally quite nasty. Considering how many get upset when there’s a slight criticism of their fave in the chart forum (and I will usually stick up for those people) it’s sad to see so many arrive here to revel in someone’s misfortune and downfall.
I know Jess has been difficult to like, I don’t think she’s quite that sharp when it comes to public relations and yes, she made a transphobic slur. It is worth noting that she apologised almost immediately for that and vowed to educate herself-unlike some artists such as Roisin Murphy who still had posters sticking up for her despite doubling down on her transphobia. I don’t think Jess is a bad person deep down but she gets talked about horrendously on here. I usually let it go and just ignore it but I’m having a very hard and stressful week and just felt I had to say something.
I imagine I’ll face some flippant remarks for saying so-I’m about as popular as Jess on here. It’s fine to not like an artist or their output but why go out of your way to make nasty comments? Some of the posters doing so always criticise posters for posting negatively about their faves. It’s amazing people can’t see themselves doing it.
So I guess, just try and be diplomatic. Some posters have done that very well here but others have not.
Posted by: k👠th 1st May 2024, 07:36 PM
Aside from the music being painfully bland, her attitude just stinks. She's proven many times to be a nasty individual with a sense of entitlement.
Posted by: T Boy 1st May 2024, 07:45 PM
QUOTE(k👠th @ 1st May 2024, 08:36 PM)
Aside from the music being painfully bland, her attitude just stinks. She's proven many times to be a nasty individual with a sense of entitlement.
Oh I see, so that perception of her, someone you don’t know personally, gives people to right to behave as badly as you perceive her to?
Generally do better.
Posted by: k👠th 1st May 2024, 08:05 PM
QUOTE(T Boy @ 1st May 2024, 09:45 PM)
Oh I see, so that perception of her, someone you don’t know personally, gives people to right to behave as badly as you perceive her to?
Generally do better.
I don't know her personally but that doesn't mean I can't have an opinion about her. I watched her interviews, heard how she used the transphobic slur, her reaction to being denied into a restaurant for wearing a hoodie, all the stories from fans and industry people over the years about how obnoxious Jess is when interacting with them.
How exactly am I behaving badly? I'm shocked you're going to these lengths to defend someone like her.
Posted by: T Boy 1st May 2024, 08:25 PM
QUOTE(k👠th @ 1st May 2024, 09:05 PM)
I don't know her personally but that doesn't mean I can't have an opinion about her. I watched her interviews, heard how she used the transphobic slur, her reaction to being denied into a restaurant for wearing a hoodie, all the stories from fans and industry people over the years about how obnoxious Jess is when interacting with them.
How exactly am I behaving badly? I'm shocked you're going to these lengths to defend someone like her.
I never said you couldn’t have an opinion, I just said people don’t need to be nasty about it and revel in her flopping.
I’m not sure what your last comment means. Why should it be shocking that I stick up for someone whose music I like? Or indeed stick up for any victim of a general pile on? Are you trying to say that because you perceive her as an awful person, you’re assuming I’m an awful person for defending her.
I can see that any energy I put into trying to discuss this with you will be wasted.
Posted by: Hassaan 1st May 2024, 09:39 PM
The transphobic slur and, to a lesser extent, the restaurant hoodie thing, didn't put her in a good light.
However, I don't think it'd be fair to condemn her for eternity because of it. It'd be a different matter if she still had a habit of it but that doesn't appear to be the case.
I think it's possible to say that without defending the person's actions.
Posted by: k👠th 1st May 2024, 09:43 PM
QUOTE(T Boy @ 1st May 2024, 10:25 PM)
I never said you couldn’t have an opinion, I just said people don’t need to be nasty about it and revel in her flopping.
I’m not sure what your last comment means. Why should it be shocking that I stick up for someone whose music I like? Or indeed stick up for any victim of a general pile on? Are you trying to say that because you perceive her as an awful person, you’re assuming I’m an awful person for defending her.
I can see that any energy I put into trying to discuss this with you will be wasted.
Your first post to me was that I'm "behaving badly" and must "do better"...
I haven't revelled in how she is flopping (she's actually doing better than I expected) but I can't help but feel she brought it upon herself by being so unlikable
I don't know of anything Jess has done for the trans community since that podcast apart from in a recent interview https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jess-glynne-death-threats-music-b2485782.html
I'll never forget seeing her at the filming of Xmas TOTP in 2018 be an absolute horrid cow to the production staff over the microphone because she had to perform the song again (which pretty much everyone had to anyway). It really disgusted me as so many artists would feel privileged to be in her position.
I thought and hoped her time away might humble her a bit, but clearly not!
Posted by: vibe 2nd May 2024, 05:36 AM
I have to say if you dont like her stay out of this thread.
I am here for fans/people revealing stories of when they met her whether they are positive or negative but some of the posts are ridiculous and unnecessary.
Posted by: JSG 2nd May 2024, 06:30 AM
I don't really have an opinion of Jess either way. She's done some bad things. Definitely. She's apologised but aside from that I don't think she's tried to make amends either. I'm happy to listen to her music but to be honest anything she's released from this is very boring so I'm not into this era. I'm all for forgiving and moving on though.
Posted by: Mangø 2nd May 2024, 02:04 PM
QUOTE(JSG @ 2nd May 2024, 07:30 AM)
I don't really have an opinion of Jess either way. She's done some bad things. Definitely. She's apologised but aside from that I don't think she's tried to make amends either. I'm happy to listen to her music but to be honest anything she's released from this is very boring so I'm not into this era. I'm all for forgiving and moving on though.
Yeah, basically this. Putting aside what she's like as a person, there's really nothing interesting on her album (maybe a couple of songs I'd go back to) so I'm actually shocked it's on course for top 5.
Posted by: T Boy 2nd May 2024, 07:48 PM
QUOTE(k👠th @ 1st May 2024, 10:43 PM)
Your first post to me was that I'm "behaving badly" and must "do better"...
I haven't revelled in how she is flopping (she's actually doing better than I expected) but I can't help but feel she brought it upon herself by being so unlikable
I don't know of anything Jess has done for the trans community since that podcast apart from in a recent interview https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jess-glynne-death-threats-music-b2485782.html
My first post was actually directed at a number of posters but it’s hardly surprising to see you make it all about you. Most other posters seem to have just ignored my post. I have even reported at least one post in here that was actually removed so I guess the mods agreed with my assessment of it. Just so we’re clear, it wasn’t a post of yours. And as for telling you to do better, that was my second post and only there because you decided to double down on why you have the right to be nasty about someone. Again, you had the chance to just ignore what I’d said.
I never said Jess had done anything for the Trans community except apologise which she did promptly. Perhaps she hasn’t done anything for them but I just enjoy her music and don’t really follow such things so wouldn’t know anyway.
I just genuinely think she gets too hard a time on here. And that extends to way before she made a transphobic slur. People will have been waiting to jump on her for ages, I was amazed her second album did as well as it did given she was very much hated around here. Unfortunately, she has given people reason to validate their hatred of her but let’s not pretend that many people didn’t just hate her anyway already.
Posted by: Hassaan 3rd May 2024, 10:12 PM
It charted at #6 with 6,829 sales.
I Cry When I Laugh opened with 59,117, selling 1,510,678 in total.
Always in Between opened with 36,449, selling 577,641 in total.
A combination of the market having fallen off for most artists since but she just didn't really have the momentum this time.
Posted by: Envoirment 3rd May 2024, 10:34 PM
QUOTE(Hassaan @ 3rd May 2024, 11:12 PM)
It charted at #6 with 6,829 sales.
I Cry When I Laugh opened with 59,117, selling 1,510,678 in total.
Always in Between opened with 36,449, selling 577,641.
A combination of the market having fallen off for most artists since but she just didn't really have the momentum this time.
It's diminishing returns which a lot of big UK female artists have faced, whether through mismanagement or otherwise (Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, Rita Ora, Jessie J, Cheryl, Duffy etc). Shame that many UK female artists rarely have longevity in the music industry in the UK.
Posted by: My... WAP?? 3rd May 2024, 10:38 PM
QUOTE(Hassaan @ 3rd May 2024, 11:12 PM)
It charted at #6 with 6,829 sales.
I Cry When I Laugh opened with 59,117, selling 1,510,678 in total.
Always in Between opened with 36,449, selling 577,641.
A combination of the market having fallen off for most artists since but she just didn't really have the momentum this time.
AKA I was right when I called flop on it
Posted by: Scene 4th May 2024, 06:11 AM
Jess should have been cancelled back in 2018 for assault to the ears. These stories don’t surprise me though, she’s always had a whiff of entitlement and arrogance about her.
Posted by: Hassaan 4th May 2024, 10:39 AM
QUOTE(Envoirment @ 3rd May 2024, 11:34 PM)
It's diminishing returns which a lot of big UK female artists have faced, whether through mismanagement or otherwise (Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, Rita Ora, Jessie J, Cheryl, Duffy etc). Shame that many UK female artists rarely have longevity in the music industry in the UK.
Yeah, I don't know if this can solely be blamed on the 6 year break. I was aware that she was back but there might have been many who weren't, as she made little impact on the singles chart this time round.
I'm surprised she didn't have a feature this time round like with Rudimental last time, but maybe that was a conscious choice.
Posted by: T Boy 4th May 2024, 02:44 PM
Just finishing my first listen and I do quite like what I hear, not sure it’ll be my fave of hers but it’s decent enough. I’d argue that given the context it’s probably performed better than expectations despite obviously being a huge comedown from her previous success. I saw people mention earlier that surely she’s surprised nothing has taken off in this era and although I do think she’s often quite ignorant, I don’t think that’s the case at all. There aren’t really any stand out singles on the album and I think she’s not actually aimed for that success this time, probably knowing that she’d damaged her reputation quite a bit over the years with some of the mistakes she’s made. It doesn’t feel like this project has been pushed at all really and that may be by design. She has commented recently that she found fame hard and given a lot of the backlash she’s faced, perhaps she just wants to release music quietly. After all, she’s had the big hits and album sales. She could easily have attached herself to some dance features to stay in the limelight over the past 5 years like Ella Henderson or Becky Hill but she seems to have chosen not to. She does mention personal growth in the album sleeve and perhaps she had become more humbled by her experiences.
Someone mentioned earlier that she should have been cancelled for her music even before the bad press and comments like that just reinforce my theory that some people just disliked her anyway and were delighted whenever she did or said something stupid because it just validated an opinion they’d already formed.
Posted by: Long Dong Silver 4th May 2024, 02:49 PM
QUOTE(Scene @ 4th May 2024, 07:11 AM)
Jess should have been cancelled back in 2018 for assault to the ears. These stories don’t surprise me though, she’s always had a whiff of entitlement and arrogance about her.
She got Duffied. She had a reaaally annoying song, and they then took that song and put it to a reaaally annoying advert ... and that was that. People couldn't stand her sound after that.
Posted by: Padamic Tension 6th May 2024, 10:41 AM
Do you think she will get a 2nd week top 100 this week?
Posted by: Jessie Where 6th May 2024, 11:12 AM
QUOTE(Padamic Tension @ 6th May 2024, 11:41 AM)
Do you think she will get a 2nd week top 100 this week?
No!
Posted by: vibe 9th May 2024, 08:32 PM
Is this charting week 2?
Posted by: ___∆___ 9th May 2024, 09:00 PM
QUOTE(vibe @ 9th May 2024, 09:32 PM)
Is this charting week 2?
It wasn’t even in the midweek Top 100 so definitely not.
Posted by: Scene 9th May 2024, 10:10 PM
She will be on Strictly this year then.
Posted by: -Jay- 11th May 2024, 03:54 PM
"Departing the Top 200 in a hurry – last week’s No.6, Jess (1,030 sales) by Jess Glynne. Glynne’s instant departure is a massive contrast to debut album, I Cry When I Laugh, which racked up an initial Top 10 run of 39 weeks, and Top 75 run of 94 weeks in 2015/2017; and follow-up, Always In Between, which was Top 10 for five straight weeks and Top 75 for 58 weeks in 2018/2019." (Source: Music Week)
The amount of weeks she's spent in the UK Top 200 with her albums:
#1, 443 weeks - I Cry When I Laugh #1, 150 weeks - Always in Between #6, 1 week - Jess
I Cry When I Laugh is almost always in the Top 200. In fact since its release in 2015, it’s only been absent from the Top 200 for 12 weeks!
