Lady A tops charts
The disc sold more than 347,000 units for the week, the biggest first week debut by a country artist this year.
The trio is currently in Canada promoting the CD before returning to the States to make their debut appearance on Saturday Night Live on Oct. 1. From New York, Lady A will travel to Europe for more appearances and fan events in the United Kingdom, France and Germany all before kicking off the first leg of their headlining Own the Night 2011 Tour beginning on Nov. 11 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Last week's number 1 album, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV," falls to third with 117,000 (down 47 percent) while Adele's "21" holds at No. 2 with 119,000 (down 2 percent).
Brantley Gilbert re-enters at 4 with "Halfway to Heaven" (51,000; up 15,000 percent), after it was reissued last week by Valory Music. The CD was out last year on Average Joe's and spent 71 weeks on the Country Albums chart from April 2010 until August of this year, selling 135,000.
George Strait's "Here for a Good Time" fell four spots to seventh (43,000; down 53 percent).
The charts are officially out Thursday.
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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