February 4, 200916 yr If the year end for 2008 was 93,000 my guess is that it has sold in the region of 110,000 as it sold around 9,000 last week, 122% up on the week before (over 4,500) and before then it sold I think just over 3,000.
February 5, 200916 yr Dave B (the person who compiles the YTD charts) just said that she's added 25,000 so far this year. So this means her total now stands at 118,000. :D
February 5, 200916 yr I thought it went gold last year? So wouldn't that make it 125,000? I'm not saying you're wrong, i'm just confused!
February 5, 200916 yr That probably means shipped as opposed to sold, it sold 93,000 up until the end of last year.
February 8, 200916 yr Just got back from seeing Alesha. - CONFIRMED 3rd single is 'Lets Get Excited'. - A little debate about 4th single happening but it looks like it could be Chasing Ghosts AND Don't Ever Let Me Go providing they can get a budget for both videos - I will post the European album cover when I get back on my computer tomorrow. I've been told to watermark it so that the media / press don't use it as the cover may change very slightly before release - Possibly a re-release in the UK at the end of 2009 with a new CD booklet (replaced photos) and extra tracks, in time for Xmas. Uhm, I can't remember what else. I should be seeing her again next Saturday so if you have any more questions I can ask her then :)
February 8, 200916 yr 'Don't Ever Let Me Go' is my least favourite song on the album, I hope they don't go with that at all. :(
February 8, 200916 yr I don't think a re-release is smart, didn't she see what happened when she released her album in the Christmas rush the first time? :lol: As for those being fourth singles, I guess they'd be alright but I'd prefer "Hand It Over" or "Play Me". It sounds like she sees a lot of longevity in this project, personally I think she should do "Let's Get Excited" and work on getting another album out. While two top 5 singles is impressive, I don't think she's quite there as a popstar yet. (I don't mean she's lacking in quality, I just couldn't see her pulling off a big break between albums or having another hit big after "Breathe Slow" from this era) I love Alesha and it seems like she has a lot of hopes for this era so I hope she has continued success from it but I don't know. She'll need something big to kick off the next single, like "Breathe Slow" got imo. Do you know when she plans to start on the next album?
February 8, 200916 yr Author Thanks for the info Rachel (much appreciated) but some of those decisions are hurrendous... The fourth single being a double-A is entirely pointless. It won't sell much and making a second video is just a waste of money better spent elsewhere. AND the choices suck. Let Me Go is a big fave of mine but it is not a single! It's too sedate. Chasing Ghosts is much too middle-of-the-road. The fourth really has to be Hand It Over or Can I Begin... And a re-release after four singles already came out is pretty much unheard of unless you're Rihanna. Odd.
February 8, 200916 yr Releasing her album in the christmas rush didn't do her any harm. She still sold a fair few copies for a 'new' artist and it's still selling now. And off the back of one single upon release I'd say it was a pretty good damn achievement for the 26 chart placing she got against all those big names. I'm not a major fan of re-releases but the European artwork looks amazing so I have high hopes for the UK re-release. I did say she should replace a few songs with new ones instead of sticking one or two new songs on the end of the CD. That's highly annoying. Anyway, nothing wrong with maximising sales and keeping her name out there whilst she's busy doing other stuff. But yes, I will ask what her plans for the next album are. Can I Begin was/is in the running for 4th single as it's a fave of hers but she said the fans she has spoken to are pushing for DELG and CG is popular with the radio. Still relatively early days though so it could change. I'd much rather a CG/CIB release if she's doing a double A side.
February 8, 200916 yr Are they not considering 'Hand It Over' at all? I really think that would be the best choice. I think 'Let's Get Excited' is a pretty good choice for third though, if she pushes it as hard as she has with the previous two she could see a top 10 from it, which would be excellent.
February 8, 200916 yr Author I think at this early stage Excited IS safe for top 10, yeah. But I literally do not see the appeal of having Ghosts as a single. It's an album track! A great song, but an album track. As 4th single, Can I Begin, Hand It Over or even Italians would be better. Still I'm quite sure it'll work out fine. Everything else so far has. :D
February 8, 200916 yr Hmm, double A-side and re-releasing sounds rather pointless tbh. Let's Get Exited should make a good third single i guess though.
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