What are your commercial expectations for In Your Dreams?

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by GoldDustOrphan

Last year, a Sade Adu sold 1.2 million copies of "Soldier of Love." She was 51.

That's really surprising Sade's album sold over a million copies! Soldier Of Love apparently debuted at #1 and went Gold in it's first week alone! Maybe there is some hope for Stevie after all

[mylittledemon]

I think Sade actually appeals to a broader audience than Stevie does, though.

[Artemis]

I'm expecting a high debut on the billboard album charts, simply because of name recognition alone. Although I think it'll go Gold eventually, if not higher, I have to agree with those who say Stevie will measure its success based on critical, rather than commercial, response.

[Dodfather]

Surely there will have to be a way in the future, if there isn't already, for download sales to be included when tallying how many copies an album has sold? It could sell as little as 20, 000 physical copies but hundereds of thousands more digital ones. Is there nothing out there that can account for this yet? Maybe time SoundScan was updated/replaced?

[ontheEdgeof17]

I think it will debut in the top 10. Depending on the promotion, a top 5 debut may be in the cards. What else is coming out that week?

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

I think it will debut in the top 10. Depending on the promotion, a top 5 debut may be in the cards. What else is coming out that week?

I believe Beastie Boys and Fleet Foxes.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

That's really surprising Sade's album sold over a million copies! Soldier Of Love apparently debuted at #1 and went Gold in it's first week alone! Maybe there is some hope for Stevie after all

And what's even more impressive is that Soldier of Love was a foul smelling piece of rubbish. More than anything I think it was the novelty of getting something new from Sade, who makes Greta Garbo look like a media whore. Strangely enough, disappearing completely for ten years actually worked in her favor.

I doubt Sade is any kind of bellwether for Stevie- they are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum musically. Nobody really knows Sade, and in a way that kind of works to her advantage. She's a blank slate without any eccentricities, which means she is unlikely to offend anyone's sensibilities. Stevie is a much more divisive figure.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I think Sade actually appeals to a broader audience than Stevie does, though.

Well Sade previous album sold over 2.3 million copies. Soldier of Love only stayed on the Billboard charts for 14 weeks, but in that time managed to sale 1.2 million copies. Over 500,000 was sold in the first week. She appeals to a wider audience and like someobody said, she's got alot of mystery behind her.

[kak125]

i am thinking at least a top 5 debut for stevie. there is really nothing come out that week so that would work in her favor. these days she could hit #1 with selling around 35k copies. i know cake's latest cd hit #1 and sold around that. craziness!

i dont get the appeal of sade. i only have ever known like 1 person that likes her but i know alot of people that love stevie which i am sure is partly due to her being in fm but i will take it, ha!! i know that sade/john legend is coming to pittsburgh but i dont know anybody that would want to see her. i cant imagine her being able to sell out an arena. now when stevie comes here she usually sells pretty good.

[GypsyNikita]

Originally Posted by kak125

i am thinking at least a top 5 debut for stevie. there is really nothing come out that week so that would work in her favor. these days she could hit #1 with selling around 35k copies. i know cake's latest cd hit #1 and sold around that. craziness!

i dont get the appeal of sade. i only have ever known like 1 person that likes her but i know alot of people that love stevie which i am sure is partly due to her being in fm but i will take it, ha!! i know that sade/john legend is coming to pittsburgh but i dont know anybody that would want to see her. i cant imagine her being able to sell out an arena. now when stevie comes here she usually sells pretty good.

I like Sade and so does my dad and my brother. So now you know four people who like her Sade is playing in Dublin in the O2 arena in May - the same venue Fleetwood Mac played at in 2009, and I'm going. The arena has a 9,500 seat capacity and I'm pretty sure the tickets are selling well.

Anyway back to Stevie, I agree I don't think the success of a record should depend on sales. It should depend and the quality of the music and the fact that Stevie and the fans are happy with it and if it sells well, all the better!