Lady A, Civil Wars, TBP, Swift see sales spurt
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – Lady Antebellum, The Civil Wars, The Band Perry and Taylor Swift received the predictable sales bump from the Grammys.
Lady A jumped from 17 to 9 with "Own the Night," selling 37,000 units, up 57 percent.
The Civil Wars had a huge week with "Barton Hollow" skyrocketing 178 percent to 36,000 units sold. The disc from the duo went from 41 to 10. The Civil Wars sang a snippet before handing the stage over to Swift.
The Band Perry's self-titled debut moved from 24 to 19 with 24,000 in sales, up 22 percent.
Swift's "Speak Now' jumped from 42 to 25 on the overall chart with 20,000 units sold, up 60 percent.
Adele had a huge jump with "21." The disc sold 740,000 units, up 207 percent for its 21st non-consecutive week at number 1.
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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