According to her people they're releasing a new version of "Taking Back my Love" in Europe with German singer Sarah Connor. I'm betting however that Europe means Germany and the surrounding countries that she normaly releases in.

This should have been released as the first single from his greatest hits and not away, which is quite weak in comparison.

but his GH are selling quite well! so maybe away was a good decision

This should have been released as the first single from his greatest hits and not away, which is quite weak in comparison.

 

That does seem to be the common consensus among fans, of course it was never going to happen. Enrique's people love to play it safe and stick with the familiar and obsessed with ballads. That's why not only was "Away" chosen to be on the album but as the first single with a very hero-esque video no less.

 

Another reason may be that it may be too difficult to work promotion around Ciara's schedule, why would she drop working on her own album to help promote Enrique's? With Sean Garrett it's whole different story and he gets a nice boost to profile in the process.

 

but his GH are selling quite well! so maybe away was a good decision

 

I'm not really sure that "Away" has had much of an impact on the sales of the Greatest Hits. He couldn't have asked for better promotion in the UK with him appearing on Strictly, Paul O'Grady that Here Comes the Boys concert etc.

 

The selling point for the album so far has been the past hits rather than the new songs hence why for a lot of that tv promo he sang old songs rather than "Away" and it's not like the song has gotten a lot of radio play beyond Capital in London or video play on the channels.

 

I can definitely see "Takin Back my Love" doing better as a single and could potentialy give the album a but of longevity as it would a normal studio album.

I'd like if the Sarah Connor version appears on the CD single (if we get one) as at least its something new for those who already have the GH. I got it on the strength of his back catalogue btw, not "Away" which is pretty weak :(

 

Shame she hasn't done better over here, nice voice, sure if she was american she'd have been the next Mariah or something :lol:

Edited January 25, 200916 yr by spicefunk

LOOOOVE the song, it definitely should've been released as the first single from the GH. 'Away' was poo poo.

Having the Sarah Connor version of the song on the cd single would be an extra incentive to buy the single but I wouldn't hold my breath for it.

 

Interestingly there's going to be yet another version for France with a singer called Tyssem. Ironicaly even without a video the Ciara version of the song has already become a success in France.

 

Another interesting bit of info for those that thought "Takin' Back My Love" should have been the lead single over "Away". Here's an exerpt from a Spanish interview....

 

“Taking back my love” la escribí recientemente con Red One, que es un productor. No pensamos que la canción se pudiera incluir en el “Greatest Hits”, pero en el último minuto se hizo.

 

So "Taking Back my Love" almost didn't make it onto the album at all. How telling it is of Enrique's people to make something like "Away" as the lead single and yet something like "Takin' Back my Love" almost ends up on the cutting room floor.

rubbish song

 

Enrique shouldn't do songs such as this