"Soundstage Sessions" Billboard Chart Debut Predictions

[HejiraNYC]

What is your prediction for the debut position of the "Soundstage Sessions" CD on next week's Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart? As a frame of reference, the No. 10 album this week sold 41,000 copies. The No. 20 album sold 26,000 copies. Also keep in mind that this probably includes all of the presales, as well as the 500+ copies she sold at the Union Square Barnes & Noble.

[louielouie2000]

I can't imagine it breaking the top 25. Normally I gobble up everything she and the Mac releases... but I don't think I'll be purchasing this. We've already got like 400 rehashes of Rumours and Bella Donna... I sure as hell don't need another .

[GoldDustOrphan]

We've already got like 400 rehashes of Rumours and Bella Donna... I sure as hell don't need another .

Ummm, there's only one song from Belladonna and none from Rumours.

Stand Back - The Wild Heart
Crash Into Me - NEW
Sara - Tusk
If Anyone Falls - The Wild Heart
Landslide - The White Album
How Still My Love - Belladonna
Circle Dance - NEW
Fall From Grace - Trouble in Shangri-La
Sorcerer - Trouble in Shangri-La
Beauty and the Beast - The Wild Heart

[michelej1]

It will be interesting to see if the BN signing makes a difference. We can compare it to CV.

Michele

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by GoldDustOrphan

Ummm, there's only one song from Belladonna and none from Rumours.

Stand Back - The Wild Heart
Crash Into Me - NEW
Sara - Tusk
If Anyone Falls - The Wild Heart
Landslide - The White Album
How Still My Love - Belladonna
Circle Dance - NEW
Fall From Grace - Trouble in Shangri-La
Sorcerer - Trouble in Shangri-La
Beauty and the Beast - The Wild Heart

THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. Good lord, AND i dont believe there are "re-hashes" of Bella Donna. And unless you've already ruined it for yourself by collecting a gagillion crappy sounding bootlegs. These are all a delight to have in such amazing sound quality.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by michelej1

It will be interesting to see if the BN signing makes a difference. We can compare it to CV.

Michele

I'm not sure if CV is an accurate bellweather:

-Music sales are way down vs. two years ago.
-SS is actually a completely new recording vs. a compilation.
-People may opt to buy the DVD instead of the CD under the false assumption that they are both one and the same.
-The tracklisting of Soundstage is lacking a lot of big hits or well-known songs.
-CV sold as well as it did due to the pent up demand for the official music videos.

I think Stevie should have released the audio CD first and then released the DVD about 3 months later. By releasing both at the same time, I think she is cannibalizing her own sales.

And I do think the B&N signing may have bumped her up at least 2 - 5 positions on the chart- every little bit counts these days.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. Good lord, AND i dont believe there are "re-hashes" of Bella Donna. And unless you've already ruined it for yourself by collecting a gagillion crappy sounding bootlegs. These are all a delight to have in such amazing sound quality.

What I meant is the last thing we need is another packaged career retrospective. It's just absurd for Stevie to have only put out 6 solo albums, but have 2 greatest hits AND a box set, and now a live compilation which is essentially a combo of those 3. Let's get some NEW stuff already!! I can only listen to so many versions of Landslide before hitting the nuthouse...

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

What I meant is the last thing we need is another packaged career retrospective. It's just absurd for Stevie to have only put out 6 solo albums, but have 2 greatest hits AND a box set, and now a live compilation which is essentially a combo of those 3. Let's get some NEW stuff already!! I can only listen to so many versions of Landslide before hitting the nuthouse...

ok, i understand Moore of what u were saying now. However, the Soundstage cd is still really fantastic.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

. . . However, the Soundstage cd is still really fantastic.

It is.

However, I am a little sick of it and TISL after hearing for like 7 hours straight last Tues. I remarked at the event that I now realize how my friends feel when they come to my house

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

It is.

However, I am a little sick of it and TISL after hearing for like 7 hours straight last Tues. I remarked at the event that I now realize how my friends feel when they come to my house

I KNOW! OR ride along in the car! I will do what i inevitably always do, listen to the album to the point of exhaustion, THEN pick out my favorites and incorporate them into YET ONE MORE Stevie Nicks "My favorites mix" compilation CD. where Sara or Circle dance will flow nicely into Thrown Down, then sege into planets of the universe or Sister Honey!

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

What I meant is the last thing we need is another packaged career retrospective. It's just absurd for Stevie to have only put out 6 solo albums, but have 2 greatest hits AND a box set, and now a live compilation which is essentially a combo of those 3. Let's get some NEW stuff already!! I can only listen to so many versions of Landslide before hitting the nuthouse...

It doesn't qualify as a compilation album because these are all new recordings, and except for like 2 songs, there's not really any "hits" on the album.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

However, the Soundstage cd is still really fantastic.

I'm not impressed.

[RockALittle250]

Originally Posted by skcin

I'm not impressed.

I'm not surprised.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by RockALittle250

I'm not surprised.

Ha. and I'm not surprised that you are not surprised that Paula is not surprised.


It will be in Top 150.

[MacMan]

I have no idea what this CD is going to do... I chose top 20, just cause sales are so low for cds, that's it's entirely possible... I can't really look at it objectively at the moment and gauge it - I've been hearing it for so long now.... I think the DVD will do really well on whatever chart they have for DVD's.

Has anyone that has bought from the stores - seen the DVD/CD version that Warner was selling directly? It's packaged as if it were to be sold in a store with the security thing on top, you know that really tough security tape on one end underneath the wrap.... I'm just curious if that version has made it's way out to the stores or if it's just the separate CD and DVD.