Posted November 18, 200717 yr Only through HANSON.NET... Released on 12th December 2007 http://www.hanson.net/images/data/products/241_sm.jpg On May 6th, 1997 HANSON released their debut album, Middle of Nowhere. The classic rock ‘n’ roll and R&B influences mixed with modern beats and rich harmonies were a sharp contrast to the current state of music, dominated by the Alternative scene. This new sound was a bold introduction to the world and was welcomed by music fans and critics alike. Selling more than 8 million copies, it was lead by the song MmmBop, a #1 hit single in 27 countries. Other singles included Where’s the Love, Weird and I Will Come to You. “Hanson: where music is headed” was the header on promotional copies of the album. That statement may have seemed overreaching, but Middle of Nowhere soon proved worthy of such extraordinary claims. Rolling Stone called it one of the “essential albums of the 90’s” and it was given further recognition through three Grammy nominations. The nominations included record of the year, best new artist, and best pop performance. Isaac, Taylor and Zac were also recognized as the youngest Grammy nominated songwriters of all time. The accolades earned it iconic status among the music of that time – but it was merely the platform for a band committed to its music. May 6th 2007, marking a decade on the global stage and 15 million albums sold, HANSON goes back to basics with the Middle of Nowhere Acoustic recording. The band revisits their iconic debut album and musical origin with a candid live performance before an intimate crowd. This performance was dedicated to the life long fans that have followed HANSON throughout four studio albums and numerous worldwide tours. CD and DVD Track Listings: 1. Mmmbop* 2. Look at You* 3. Weird 4. Yearbook 5. Madeline 6. Minute Without You* 7. Lucy 8. Where’s the Love 9. I Will Come to You 10. Man From Milwaukee It can be pre-ordered @ http://www.hanson.net/site/hanson/section/24 ...
November 18, 200717 yr Like this will be a hit. It's been a LONG time since Hanson were capable of stirring up interest, well in the UK at least. Maybe they're big somewhere else, I don't know.
November 18, 200717 yr They used to be pretty big in the US, but I'm not sure this would get too many sales now.
November 18, 200717 yr Agreed Adam, saying that I actually LIKED Penny & Me. Yes, yes I am ashamed. It's not that Hanson are bad as such, MmmBop aside (Penny & Me was listenable yes), they just don't stand out.
November 18, 200717 yr Author Most of their albums have flopped, one more wont do any harm Boomerang (1995, indie release) MMMBop (1996, indie release) Middle of Nowhere (May 6, 1997) #2 U.S. (4x Platinum), #1 UK (2x platinum, #2 China, #4 Austria, #4 Sweden, #4 Finland, #4 New Zealand, #5 Holland, #7 Norway, #15 France Snowed In (November 18, 1997) #7 U.S. (Platinum), #87 UK 3 Car Garage (May 12, 1998) #6 U.S., #7 Sweden, #8 Finland, #11 NZ, #39 UK, #47 Holland Live from Albertane (November 3, 1998) #32 U.S., #43 New Zealand , #129 UK This Time Around (May 9, 2000) #19 U.S. (Gold), #33 UK Underneath Acoustic (August 9, 2003) Available only through the official store. Underneath (April 20, 2004) #25 U.S., #1 U.S. Independent Chart, #49 UK, #173 France The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric (October 11, 2005) #182 U.S., #15 U.S. Independent Chart The Walk (July 24, 2007) #56 U.S, #4 US Independent Chart, #1 Internet Albums Chart, #83 UK
November 18, 200717 yr So in 1997 they had a No1 UK album only to miss the top 75 completely a few months later? Ouchie. They hit Flopsville quicker than I imagined.
November 18, 200717 yr Author In the UK yes... but its not been like that everywhere.... "The Walk" charted in the US at #56 in July with almost zero radio play. From an 'Entertainment Weekly' article a couple of months ago: Let's talk about a struggle at home: Radio play. I'm frustrated for you guys. Taylor: We're not even going to radio with a single. We haven't even sent a CD to radio.... Regardless of Eliot Spitzer [the governor of New York, who prosecuted labels for the practice of payola when he was the state's Attorney General] and the good stuff that's going on on radio, money buys radio, and we want to spend our money in other places. Isaac: I really don't think ''MMMBop'' would be a hit today. I don't think that pop radio would take a chance on it. One of the first people that added the record was somewhere like Appleton, Wisconsin. Appleton, Wisconsin can't add a record on their own. It's a slight generalization, but for all intents and purposes, radio stations have so little autonomy that they can't really say, ''You know what, I like that record. I'm gonna kind of give it a fair shot.'' There's very little risk being taken.
November 18, 200717 yr Author Hanson singles: "MMMBop" (May 1997) #1 U.S., #1 UK, #1 Australia [2] #1 China, #1 Austria, #1 Sweden, #1 New Zealand, #2 Holland, #2 Norway, #4 France, #4 Finland "Where's the Love" (September 1997) #2 Australia, #4 UK, #5 New Zealand, #8 Finland, #23 Sweden, #24 China, #31 Holland, #37 France, #40 Austria "I Will Come to You" (November 1997) #1 Sweden, #2 Finland, #3 New Zealand, #2 Australia, #4 Norway, #5 UK, #9 China, #9 U.S., #10 Austria, #10 France, #12 Holland "Weird" (March 1998) #4 Finland, #10 New Zealand, #12 Australia, #19 UK, #21 Sweden, #72 Holland, #80 France "Thinking of You" (July 1998) #6 Australia, #6 Finland, #23 UK, #27 New Zealand "River" "If Only" (April 2000) #8 Finland, #9 Australia, #13 Sweden, #15 UK, #17 Norway, #27 New Zealand, #38 Holland, #47 China, #87 France "This Time Around" (July 2000) #20 U.S., #42 Australia "Save Me" (December 2000) #1 Brazil "Penny and Me" (January 2005) #10 UK, #2 UK Independent Chart, #15 UK Download Chart, #28 Ireland, #94 France #99 Germany "Lost Without Each Other" (April 2005) #39 UK "Great Divide" (November 2006, iTunes download only) "Go" (April 2007 - UK) #44 UK, #3 UK Independent Chart
November 18, 200717 yr 'Penny And Me' was awesome, I actually loved it. :o I don't remember ANY of their early singles bar 'Mmmbop', I might check them out due to morbid curiosity. :P
November 18, 200717 yr MMBop MMbop.. OMG.. Like *orqasm*. Have they actually had a hit in a while? :huh:
November 18, 200717 yr Author They released "Go" in April but that was a total flop, charted only @ 44 mPAeOlTvcmo
November 22, 200717 yr Author Plus I doubt they'll be expecting it to sell well, they probably wont even do any kind of promotion for it. They're in Africa again right now with http://www.tomsshoes.com http://www.abryanphoto.com/africa/2007_11_22_Day6/DDDliwayoSchool/Blog/jpg/021.jpg http://www.abryanphoto.com/africa/2007_11_17_Day2/MotherOfPeaceSchool/MotherOfPeaceSchoolBlog/jpg/003.jpg More at http://www.abryanphoto.com/blog/
November 22, 200717 yr I like Hanson...will deffo buy this album too. I don't think you can really say Hanson keep flopping because it's not like they're trying for chart success. They have enough money to live on, they just keep making music cuz they love it and they have fans who enjoy it. :)
November 27, 200717 yr Like this will be a hit. It's been a LONG time since Hanson were capable of stirring up interest, well in the UK at least. Maybe they're big somewhere else, I don't know. i think they wanna be in relix and paste these days rather than tiger beat, like mandy moore They released "Go" in April but that was a total flop, charted only @ 44 mPAeOlTvcmo and if, at the time it was credited to the fray it would have got to #13!!!
November 27, 200717 yr I like some of their stuff. It's weird hearing them getting married and becoming fathers though, because I still picture them as being little kids with braided hair.
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