July 18, 20231 yr I am starting to enjoy Don't Think Twice a bit now, and hoping it can somehow manage a minor chart placement perhaps. Wishful thinking I know but could be helped with some promo.
July 18, 20231 yr How is the album on course to be top 3 when there's literally no hit singles from it? Very unexpected! Like others have said, low sales + many formats. The only thing that would be surprising if it actually stayed for more than two weeks on the charts.
July 18, 20231 yr Deluxe download album available for £4.99 (a tried and tested BMG technique) https://ritaora.tmstor.es/product/118786?lf...tED2GwzddV3o7CY Includes the two deluxe CD tracks (not otherwise available digitally) as well as some remixes!
July 18, 20231 yr Also personalised copies at Banquet Records: https://www.banquetrecords.com/rita-ora/you...4050538889048SP Glad to see they seem to be giving it a push! It's £4.99 on iTunes too, and I imagine she'll get some sort of a boost from Love Island tonight
July 19, 20231 yr I gave the album another listen and some of the songs are growing on me, especially Waiting For You and You & I. Hopefully it can hold on to the top 10! Edited July 19, 20231 yr by Frenchie
July 19, 20231 yr Like others have said, low sales + many formats. The only thing that would be surprising if it actually stayed for more than two weeks on the charts. I'll be surprised if it even stays for two weeks on the charts.
July 19, 20231 yr Which, to be fair, is the case for many artists that don't have strong streaming to back them up. Comparison for positions #3-5 between week 1 and 2 (thanks Jay for doing this!) #03 03-44 Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden 03-45 Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust 03-63 Everything but the Girl - Fuse 03-68 Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! 03-122 Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM 03-163 James - Be Opened by the Wonderful 03-172 Those Damn Crows - Inhale/Exhale 03-196 Gracie Abrams - Good Riddance 03-xxx DMA'S - How Many Dreams? 03-xxx Jonas Brothers - The Album #04 04-11 Clavish - Rap Game Awful 04-32 Mimi Webb - Amelia 04-45 The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein 04-52 Tunde - First Lap 04-78 Pet Shop Boys - Smash - The Singles 1985-2020 04-78 Olivia Dean - Messy 04-89 Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (Live at Wembley 1974) 04-121 Def Leppard - Drastic Symphonies 04-xxx You Me at Six - Truth Decay 04-xxx Taylor Swift - folklore: the long pond studio sessions #05 05-16 Luke Combs - Gettin' Old 05-36 Adam Lambert - High Drama 05-52 Måneskin - Rush 05-126 Far From Saints - Far From Saints 05-xxx Lovejoy - Wake Up & It's Over Out of the top 100 wouldn't really be a shock when Rita hasn't had much streaming support at all this era, and it'll surely be low top 100 at best next week.
July 19, 20231 yr She performed on Love Island last night - Praising You, Don't Think Twice and Anywhere. I found her interactions with the cast and jumping in the pool SO awkward though
July 21, 20231 yr Went to the later of her two shows for Banquet today, she never disappoints live, so much energy and her voice is just as good as it is on the studio tracks :wub: The setlist was perfection too! Not sure if the early show was the same but I guess it probably was. 1 Ritual 2 Body on Me 3 You & I 4 I Will Never Let You Down 5 Let You Love Me 6 Your Song 7 For You 8 Don’t Think Twice 9 You Only Love Me 10 Hot Right Now 11 Praising You (with a short piano rendition of the chorus of Praise You at the start) 12 Lonely Together 13 Anywhere
July 21, 20231 yr Just listening for the first time now - they chose horrific singles from the album, my interest on hearing the album based on those was zero but there is much better on the album.
July 21, 20231 yr I'm a huge fan of 'Unfeel It' because the lyrics resonate with me atm, plus it gives me stripped back 'I Will Never Let You Down' vibes which is never an issue in my book. A 'Single Edit' could really do it justice.
July 21, 20231 yr It's gonna do 7-OUT but that's 1) the new normal and 2) more than anyone expected or predicted the only way you do 2 weeks in the charts in albums if you have playlist streams to cushion your fall, which no one has except the bit names and certainly Rita will not have
July 21, 20231 yr Enters at #6! Very respectable, especially considering some of the expectations on here
July 21, 20231 yr Yeah, I think her and her team will be more than happy with that, regardless of the inevitable huge drop next week!
July 22, 20231 yr Rita is doing 'Tracks of my Years' on Radio 2 all next week or you can listen ahead of each clip's broadcast from tomorrow morning on BBC Sounds here.
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