Lady A tops charts with 480K sold
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 – Lady Antebellum's sophomore album, "Need You Now," scored the number one position on the Billboard Top 200 chart today with sales hitting more than 480,000 units.
"We are absolutely stunned...the love and support we were feeling last week from the fans and everyone around us was so incredible," said Lady A's Dave Haywood. "These songs are about our lives...they're really personal...and to be getting such awesome feedback from everyone who bought the record is so validating. Thank you, Lady A fans...see you on the road soon."
Lady Antebellum's self-titled debut hit number 4 with 43,000 in its opening week in May 2008. This week, in the disc's 94th week on the chart, it climbs 1 spot to 15 with 31,000 (up 32 percent).
The opening week sales was the biggest in January since the Game's "The Documentary" with 587,000 at number 1 in 2005.
More news for Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum)
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- 08/04/22: Lady A postpones tour; Kelley seeks treatement
- 06/21/22: Lady A is in a "Summer State of Mind"
- 04/14/22: Lady A sets the Request Line Tour
- 01/04/22: Lady A shows "What a Song Can Do"
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- 08/20/21: Lady A expands upon "What a Song Can Do"
CD reviews for Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum)
Lady Antebellum may lean a little too closely to pop music for many tastes, but it's hard to argue with the trio's song choices. And its latest collection is filled with many memorable songs.
The single "What If I Never Get Over You," poses a rarely asked pop song question. Humans have come to believe the cliché, 'Time heals all wounds,' as if it were some sort of scientific fact. But what if it's just that, a well-worn cliché, with no actual ...
Lady Antebellum may cause you to throw out many of your country music principles. They don't sing and play traditional country music, for starters. They're not cool like more rocking Americana artists. In fact, they're huge mainstream country stars. So, why are some of us still suckers for their sound? And why does the new "Heart Break" sound so good on the ears? Well, it's simple, but complicated.
Hillary Scott is simply a wonderfully sincere singer. ...
Six albums into its career, Lady Antebellum pretty much has the formula down pat. Either Hillary Scott or long and lanky Charles Kelley assumes lead vocals with Dave Haywood also providing vocals plus guitars and mandolin in a bunch of songs easy on the ears with a story often involving a lust for love.
The typical song ("Lie With Me," for example) starts with Kelly or Scott taking a stanza, followed by the other with both then tackling the chorus together. This has worked quite well ...
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