November 23, 20186 yr I think "Summer Love" would make a good next single actually! It's not very summery but neither is the weather right now. It's the perfect song to reminisce about the summer we just had. Looking forward to seeing the figures on Spotify tomorrow!
November 23, 20186 yr I think "Summer Love" would make a good next single actually! It's not very summery but neither is the weather right now. It's the perfect song to reminisce about the summer we just had. Looking forward to seeing the figures on Spotify tomorrow! Wrong Theo 😑 it’s so album track it hurts Cashmere >>>
November 23, 20186 yr Wrong Theo 😑 it’s so album track it hurts --- My album arrived! Obviously I am fully supporting Rita by exclusively streaming 'Phoenix' but it's nice to have a physical copy - I really like the embossed text on the sleeve and her thank you message was very sweet. I'm surprised she is actually friends with this Vas J that I keep seeing comment on her's and every other famous person's Instagrams :lol: The thank you to Avicii is sweet too - I do wonder if she ever actually met him though.
November 23, 20186 yr I actually disagree with Joe that the deluxe is a waste of time, Soul Survivor and Cashmere are two of the best tracks for me.
November 23, 20186 yr I will type up a longer review later but this is SUCH a good album, the criticism is unnecessarily harsh and I don't think it warrants it at all. Her voice suits the ballads so much in a way we've not really heard before, and the new bops (First Time High and Only Want You notably) are fantastic.
November 23, 20186 yr Author Genuinely only one dud on this whole album for me! I could do without the chorus-less Velvet Rope but everything else... oh my! I love this kinda euro dance sound she has going.
November 23, 20186 yr This is #1 on iTunes worldwide! I'm actually shook at how strong this is - I've listened about 4 times already, I rarely go back to an album this much so soon after its release. I'll give highlights later but I really like "New Look" and I completely disagree that the deluxe tracks are pointless. "Falling to Pieces" is stunning and "Soul Survivor" is the perfect closer.
November 24, 20186 yr --- My album arrived! Obviously I am fully supporting Rita by exclusively streaming 'Phoenix' but it's nice to have a physical copy - I really like the embossed text on the sleeve and her thank you message was very sweet. I'm surprised she is actually friends with this Vas J that I keep seeing comment on her's and every other famous person's Instagrams :lol: The thank you to Avicii is sweet too - I do wonder if she ever actually met him though. Totally not relevant to the album but I remember him ringing her on celebs go dating via FaceTime and I’m sure the signal or something cut off and it looked like she hung up :lol: .
November 24, 20186 yr Only Want You, First Time High, Falling to Pieces and Soul Surviour were my faves from the non singles so far. Soul Surviour sounded familiar and then I realised she had performed it when I seen her on tour, setlist fm also say Summer Love was performed on tour but I remembered that less probably the weakest on the album for me actually but still a good 7/10. Also You Love Me is a JAM. Really don’t get why it took so long to click with me I really didn’t go back to it all that often but now I’m obsessed with it :heart: Really good album and so worth the wait. Rita’s just got better and better for me. It’s a shame her #1s happened so early as pretty much every Phoenix single (esp Anywhere and Let You Love Me) deserve #1! Such a step up from her debut album too. I just hope it doesn’t take her till 2025 to release album 3 :lol: Also on a random note has anyone else who’s pretty high profile had a six year gap without releasing any albums yet hasn’t actually had a break? I mean Rita’s never went away really so many singles just not an album until now. Edited November 24, 20186 yr by Jordan Lee
November 24, 20186 yr Geez, Q4 this has really been crankin out solid albums. Cashmere/Hell Of A Life/Summer Love/Only Want You/New Look come around as major standouts out of the current album tracks. I think "Summer Love" would make a good next single actually! It's not very summery but neither is the weather right now. It's the perfect song to reminisce about the summer we just had.I LOVE the song but I have a strange inkling that it will peak at around the same place as Coming Home if it was released :P
November 24, 20186 yr I keep forgetting Anywhere didn’t actually get to #1 officially. It did pretty much everywhere on Buzzjack but Camila snubbed Rita of the #1 right? Somehow it didn’t even go top 10 in Australia (nor have any of her other Phoenix singles... somehow) but it is SUCH a banger. Dance-pop done right, managing to be easily accessible without being basic streaming slop like half of Anne-Marie’s album
November 25, 20186 yr I take it from Mint Royales Twitter shes #4 after the first day on sale; no sales figures but Take That who are number one sold more in one day than last weeks #1 album by Michael Buble did in its entire week. Cliff Richard and Alfie Bowe are also ahead. Not sure if any of Michael, Mumford and Little Mix are also ahead as they had strong sales last week the tweets only stated that the other new releases those were ahead of her. Still, I imagine her sales should be pretty good though. I predicted a #4 debut but with TT, Buble and LM ahead. I’m thinking that the album might get a new peak position in the new year like the week after Christmas? A lot of the albums ahead will appeal to an older generation so she’ll benefit from the gift buys affect that tends to happen after Christmas. Edited November 25, 20186 yr by Jordan Lee
November 25, 20186 yr Top 5 would be a good result for the album, especially when we consider we thought it would never arrive. Top 5 and if the album can stay steady for a few weeks she should easily achieve Gold status.
November 25, 20186 yr Not completely sure how I feel about this album. It's very meh, basic and nothing surprising.. Nothing really bad to say about it either just extremely MOR with no risks. 'Falling to Pieces' stood out for me of the tracks we hadn't already heard.
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