Interesting Chart Info

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by elle

for the EP, we know there was no advertising whatsoever. it did ok in the first few days just because it was featured as like a 3rd header/banner on the itunes. once when it was gone from the banner, plus with all the reviewer's complaints that it's not worth listening because there's barely any Stevie on it, it was all downhill. so if they do the same thing again (no advertising and depending on a word of mouth which can go either way), the results will probably be the same.

regarding the "singles," i don't see them getting a "radio play" or charting on any regular hot pop charts. they might on rock or [sadly] adult contemporary, but i'd be shocked if they have charting singles on the hot pop charts. i would be surprised if they expect it either, frankly. they don't need that anyway.

I don't consider that under-cooked EP as anything significant. It was just a throw-away digital blip, made with very little effort. As such, those songs will disappear from memory and be buried in their history. It's mostly just a Lindsey project. Only Sad Angel has any redeeming quality.
The marketing of their upcoming album will be taken more seriously, and on a much larger scale in comparison to a rudimentary, rushed, under-produced four song digital compilation. Why did they even consider doing this? Were they pushed into it by their managers, or were they finally self aware enough to know that another oldies tour without anything new to offer made them look old, stale, stagnant and irrelevant?

The effort failed. They should have cleaned up and sweetened the the original demo recording of Without You. If they were fully committed, a new version would have been fine. Instead, a tepid, second-rate version of the song was hastily recorded for the world to compare to the original. It's not a flattering comparison.