Sade sends Lady Antebellum to second
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 – Lady Antebellum won't be number one when the Billboard charts are released Thursday. That's because Sade's first CD in 10 years, "Soldier of Love," will be the best selling disc in the U.S. with Lady A's "Need You Now" slipping to second.
Sade sold 502,000 units with Lady A second with 208,000. That was only a one-percent drop in sales. The trio has sold 897,000 units in 3 weeks.
Josh Turner was fifth on the overall chart with "Haywire" coming in at 85,000 units sold. That represents Turner's third straight top 10 disc. "Everything Is Fine" debuted and peaked at number 5 with 84,000 in 2007.
Taylor Swift was down 3 to 10th with 50,000 units sold of "Fearless." Swift was down six percent.
Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Feb. 14) totaled 7.83 million units, a drop of 8 percent compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (8.56 million).
More news for Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum)
- 09/22/23: Lady A can "Love You Back"
- 12/24/22: Lady A's Kelley releases good bye to alcohol song
- 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"
- 10/22/21: Lady A, Xmas releases top schedule
- 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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