Can Stevie break the trend?

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I hope she does, but I honestly don't know. I think Stevie has a much larger advantage over these women because she has much more name recognition and voice recognition than these women. I also think it has to do with where these women are in their careers. Taylor Swift sold over a million albums the week it dropped, so why can't Sheryl Crow break 500,000 over a year or two? I think Sheryl and all the other who ruled the charts 10-20 years ago are in the same place Stevie was in in the late 80s/early 90s. Too old to be current and too young to be veteran. Since 1997, Stevie has been given the status of rock legend and her career has seen a dramatic upward movement as a result. I think as time goes by, these women will see much more success, and that is the point Stevie is at now. I think Stevie's ten year absence also plays on her favor. Melissa Etheridge has a new album coming out? cool, I'm going to go buy it!! *3 years later* Melissa has a new album coming out? I might go buy it. *2 years later* Oh Melissa has a new album coming out? Hmm, I may preview it on iTunes, but I didn't really care for her last one... Like Stevie once said, "If you see someone running down the street naked every day, you eventually stop looking up." I think since it has been so long since her last album, people are less likely to not buy it because of their reaction to TISL. Since Melissa releses albums regularly, it isn't news when she releases a new one, but when Stevie releases an album after ten years, it is news. Plus, it creates a higher demand. That being said tho, we can't count our chickens before they hatch. SYW was the first studio album by Fleetwood Mac with both Lindsey and Stevie in 16 years and was expected to sell 3 million... 8 years later and it still hasn't sold 1 million. I guess we will have to wait and see.