Quote:Miguel: Would I like to see them do more marketing? Sure. But realistically they were never going to appropriate a gargantuan budget for Listen Up! right out of the gate because it would be too risky. If they had doubled the marketing budget would they have at least doubled the sales of Listen Up!? Probably not without a hit single.
Chicken/egg theory here. Interscope fans believe Haley failing to score big single/album numbers justifies her not getting high profile promo. Others, like me, think the reason Haley has failed to score bigger numbers is because Interscope/19 failed to give her the high profile promo she needed and deserved.
I think this is the time in the debate we go to the "agree to disagree" phase. No point continuing to circle around this when our positions are already clearly defined and hardened. Bottom line: We both want her to succeed.
Billboard numbers are in: Haley Reinhart, Listen Up! (8,000, -61%, 28,000) (#51 BB200).
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/...891GtniETA
Kind of a bummer she came in at #51, 3 spots below the HDD projection of #48. Staying positive, tho. Album is great, and eventually cream will rise...
