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Originally Posted by Villavic
I'm sure Reprise and Warner would have agreed with you. Casual fans are who at the end define their market share.
I remember there were threads and poll here, about which songs would we have chosen so that t SYW would have a usual runtime.
If it had only 12 songs, would I listen to it more often? Maybe, but I don't think much more. Definitely not as much as Tusk.
Would it have sold better? Probably, Google says when Fleetwood Mac released Say You Will on April 15, 2003, the standard CD version carried a standard list retail price of $18.98. Correct me if I'm wrong but that was a bit more expensive than the usual price. How much more would it have sold if it had cost ~$13? I don't think much more; it was already 2003.
How many casual fans cared that Christine wasn't there, to the point of not wanting to buy the album? That's a good question.
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In 2003 digital sales were beating CD sales. Not only had music changed but selling it also changed. Peacekeeper came nowhere close to getting to the top 40. I think it hit #80 but it did alright on rock charts. In 2003 500K copies was considered almost a flop. Today that would be a HUGE success. Another perspective is Chris's 2004 solo album. It had zero promotion and sold 50k copies. Few knew about it and it was a huge commercial failure. Fast forward to 2018 and Buckingham McVie selling 50k copies and it debuted in the top 20.
You are correct. Casual fans did not know or care Christine was not there.
Too many Stevies on this board that also make the claim songs should have been cut. Its like cutting songs from Tusk. Why? I think people are delusional thinking that if 4 songs were cut from SYW that it would have sold more copies. That makes no sense. I cherish all the songs. We need to stop judging albums and music by commercial success or length of album. By that standard Extended Play should be the most popular EP/album ever. I rest my case
