maandag 27 december 2010

Carrie Underwood - Play On (Digital Booklet)

Play On is the third studio album from American country singer Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2009. In addition, three promotional singles were made available to iTunes prior to the release of the album. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies; and rated as the highest first week sales for a female artist in 2009, before being overtaken by Susan Boyle a few weeks later. It is her second album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, and her third to debut atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Play On charted at #19 on Billboard's year-end chart. As of December 2010, it has sold 1,886,000 copies in the United States, making it Underwood's third album to top the one million mark, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and CRIA. The album has spawned 3 consecutive #1 singles. The first single, "Cowboy Casanova", was released to country radio on September 14, 2009, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The second single, "Temporary Home", was released to country radio on December 14, 2009, and has been certified Gold. The third single, "Undo It", was released to radio on May 24, 2010, and has sold been certified Gold. The fourth single, "Mama's Song", was officially released to radio on September 13, 2010. In December of 2010, the album placed on Billboard's Year-End Charts, landing at #4 for Country Albums, and at #12 for Billboard 200 Albums.









zondag 26 december 2010

Delta Goodrem - Mistaken Identity

Mistaken Identity is the second album by Australian singer Delta Goodrem, released in Australia on November 8, 2004, a day before Goodrem's twentieth birthday, by Daylight Records (see 2004 in music). Goodrem co-wrote some of the album with Guy Chambers, who also produced the album with Richard Flack and Steve Power. Mistaken Identity debuted at number-one on the Australian Albums Chart making it her second number-one album but the sales did not match up to her previous album Innocent Eyes (2003) which sold 4.5 million copies worldwide. The album produced Goodrem two more number-one singles with "Out of the Blue" and "Almost Here", and the rest of the albums singles; "Mistaken Identity" and "A Little Too Late", became top twenty hits. The album features Goodrem's first duet, "Almost Here" (with Irish singer Brian McFadden).
















Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine (Digital Booklet)

On 22 January 2008 the album was released in the United States and Canada under the name Pocketful of Sunshine with new packaging and an alternative track listing featuring only six of the original songs. The US version's title song became a top-five hit whilst the lead single, "Love Like This" with Sean Kingston became a top-twenty hit. US critics said that although the album was definitely a pop record it felt inorganic and awkwardly assembled. Pocketful of Sunshine debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States at number three, selling 49,000 copies. The first-week sales surpassed her debut album, Unwritten, which sold 34,000 copies its first week of release.The album has become the third highest debut by a United Kingdom-signed female artist in Billboard history, after Joss Stone, who entered at number two and now Leona Lewis, after her debut at number one.The album, however, quickly fell down the chart. After performing on American Idol, sales of the album and single "Pocketful of Sunshine" increased considerably. The album jumped from number 97 to number 24 on the Billboard 200, while the single charted within the top five on the Billboard charts. The album was certified Gold on December 12, 2008. To date it has sold more than 750,000 copies. In Canada, the album debuted at number thirteen.












Justin Timberlake - Justified

Justified is the debut album by American pop singer Justin Timberlake. Released during the hiatus of the group *NSYNC, the album signaled Timberlake's desire to craft a more mature image than that of a "boy band member". The album features guest performances by Timbaland, Clipse, Bubba Sparxxx, and Janet Jackson. The final song, "Never Again", featured Brian McKnight on nearly all of the instruments. Justified was honored with two Grammy Awards at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The album was also nominated at the event for Album of the Year. The album has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. The album won Best International Album at the 2004 Brit Awards.








Cascada - Everytime We Touch

Everytime We Touch is the debut album from Eurodance band/project Cascada, consisting of DJ Manian, Natalie Horler, and Yanou. The album was released on February 21, 2006. The album was recorded in three weeks. The album was accidentally released on iTunes for digital download on February 11, 2006, ten days before its scheduled release, in what was said to be a computer error. The album entered The Billboard 200 at number 67, selling over 17,000 copies in its first week. It has gone on to sell over 100,000 copies in the U.S.
In the UK, the album entered the charts at #6. It then went on to peak at #2. It spent 28 weeks in the UK Albums Top 75, and 35 weeks in the Ireland Albums Top 75 (where it peaked at #1). The album went on to sell over 600,000 copies in the UK, achieving Platinum Certification.









Carrie Underwood - Carnaval Ride

Carnival Ride is the second studio album from American country pop artist Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on October 23, 2007.  It has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA. The album includes the singles "So Small", "All-American Girl", "Last Name", "Just a Dream", and "I Told You So", the first three of which were co-written by Underwood. The album was Underwood's first to debut at #1 on the US Billboard 200 Chart selling 527,000 copies and has sold 3,152,000 copies as of December 2010 copies in the U.S. The album appeared on the Billboard Year-End Charts for 2009 at #74.










Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits is a hits compilation by Robbie Williams, released in 2004. It included two new songs, these being "Radio" and "Misunderstood", which were both released as singles. The album is his seventh released in the United Kingdom. It was one of the fastest selling albums upon release in the country, where it debuted at the number-one spot with first week sales over 320,000 copies. Certain versions of the compilation feature Williams in a pose exposing his pubic hair on the cover, and in the booklet is the Latin phase "…si quid habet mammas vel rotas, res habebis difficiles aliquando," translating into "if it has tits or wheels, it makes life difficult." A special edition box set with all of Robbie Williams' singles was released on the same day.