Starshine

[James89]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

Just speculating. My guess is a summer solo tour. I think 24 Karat Gold is going to exceed sales expectations, along the lines of Enchanted.

'24 Karat Gold' is currently at #50 on the US Amazon albums chart which isn't bad but I'd expect it to be a little bit higher than that by now. It has reached as high as #25 which was when it became available for pre-order.

I really think that her appearance on 'The Voice' will have a colossal impact on sales and also if Stevie was wise she should mention it on the 'Today Show' which is only a couple of days before the release of the album.

It's difficult to compare '24 Karat' to 'Enchanted' as it was a 4cd set and was expensive at the time. It was also nearly 16 years ago and as we know, the music business has changed.

However, I think Stevie is as popular now as she was in the 80's. AHS gained her a lot of younger fans and 'The Voice' will further increase the younger fan base. The last time Stevie was very popular was in 2001 with 'Trouble in Shangri-La'. To go from the commercial disaster of 1994's 'Street Angel' to a top 5 placing and sell over 100,000 copies in a week only went to show how popular she was as a solo artist. This was don't forget 4 years after 'The Dance' so the albums' popularity wasn't just because of that.

I really hope '24 Karat Gold' does well for Stevie's sake and just because I wish her well!