I’m still waiting for my copy of this to arrive. Anyone else waiting for their copy?

 

I preordered from HMV like a week before release and they’re usually so good for getting orders sent out so you receive them on release day

She did a great performance of ‘Gold’ on Jonathan Ross this week! Hopefully that will push a few more sales.

Really loved the performance, i think she sold it very well.

Haven't listened to this fully, but god Monster is a banger isn't it?

 

YES! She needs to push that one for sure. :funky:

I’ve listened to this three times now and it’s really starting to click with me.

 

Monsters and Me Time two of my favourites along with Gold.

I've given this album a spin a couple of times and it sounds good! Mind you I've liked all her albums she's put out. 'Falling Down' remains my favourite and possibly one of my favourite tracks she's ever made, there's just something so catchy, yet a bit eerie about it. Both the instrumental and her vocals sound great on it.

Gold is by far my fave so far.

On my fourth listen, taking longer and longer for albums to grow on me as I'm getting older. So far this one feels the weakest of her 4, sounds a lot of the time she's just making the words up as she goes along. Mad to think she's actually got to her 5th album, who else has done this over the past decade other than maybe Marina & Jessie Ware who are catching up.

I agree with most comments here - this album is so much better than the pre-album releases suggested. 'Supernatural', 'Monster' and 'If This Is Goodbye' should all be singles; 'Better Than This' sounds better within the album but I don't know why it was lead single when those three songs existed.

'Gold' has grown massively on me the past couple of days, it's moved close to the top of my personal "Hot Hits" playlist which I spin often!

Julian!!!!!

 

I totally misread that :lol: and thought that she’d been moved up to the actual Hot Hits playlist. Legit thought Paloma got Payola and was coming for her streaming era smash. Finally got my copy of the album today as well! ^_^ now it’s come I’m gonna give it a full listen tonight for some reason I haven’t heard it yet because I love hearing it as I hold it (strange I know). She’s still at #3 today in the midweeks too but with her selling ~800 copies yesterday and some albums below her in the midweeks outselling her yesterday we may not get a top 3 album by Friday.

 

But at worst she’ll end up with another top 10 album.

I'm hoping the low sales are a reflection of the poor marketing and things can pick up as people become aware the album's even out. Total sales will still be a big drop from her previous album, especially with no touring for the foreseeable, but it would be a shame if this album couldn't even reach a Gold certification.

I hope it has a strong chart run I had a look at her Official Charts profile page today and seen that her past albums have had such good longevity.

 

In terms of the top 100 she’s spent

 

122 weeks with Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful

75 weeks with Fall To Grace

85 weeks with A Perfect Contradiction

53 weeks with The Architect

This is such a good album! Love how uptempo it is.

 

Strange single choices now I mean she’s not gonna have a huge single in the streaming era with anything but Monster was right there!!!

 

A great album and a real difference in sound for her too :wub:

'If This Is Goodbye' gives me 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This' energy.

This is now #2 on UK iTunes highest it’s been all week!

 

Hoping she keeps top 3 placing on tomorrow’s chart

This is such a brilliant album - instantly my favorite from her (so naturally will be her least commercially successful). Monster is an absolute banger and I think is her best song!

 

Monster, Supernatural, Gold, Falling Down, Infinite Things, If This Is Goodbye, Better Than This, Me Time and Living With a Stranger are all brilliant pop songs. Also, does anyone else think that Me Time sounds like a Sia-penned track?

The album has missed the top 100 here in Ireland which i am totally shocked about, i cant help but feel there is some mistake somewhere.

That’s quite a drop in Ireland she usually makes top 40 there doesn’t she?

 

She’s #4 in the UK. No word on sales yet. Andrea overtook her on the last day it seems he’s #3 with McFly #2 and AC/DC #1.

 

Where will she be next week are we thinking?

I don’t think 4 is too bad considering she’s 11 years in now and on the 5th album, just needs some good promo spots.

I think 4 is great just based on how low key the whole thing has been.