What do we know about the sales figures of our Vanessa-Mae's cd albums?
The Violin Players was said to have sold over 6 million copies. This number was already mentioned 3 or 4 years ago.
I have read in 1996 that the Classical Album 1 sold over 250,000 copies in the first month of its release in the UK alone. I suppose an extraordinary achievement for a classical album. CA1 was also in the Billboard album chart in the USA. Also an extraordinary achievement for a classical album.
By no doubt, the success of CA1 was caused by the enormous impact Vanessa-Mae had made with her pop debut the Violin Player.
I assume that Vanessa-Mae never came close these commercial successes ever since.
Does anyone have more information on sales numbers of Vanessa-Mae's releases, espacially of those releases after the Violin Player and CA1? Is there any information on the numbers for Storm and The Original Four Seasons.
I know that Vanessa-Mae made her fortune primarily out of touring and concerts.
Vanessa-Mae's sales figures
Moderator: zeta
I'd doubt EMI would allow any sales details out, especially if they are not flattering to their artist. When they do release sales numbers they are either worthy of boasting about or are used out of context and always in the context of a sales promotion.
By "out of context" I mean things like: "x number preorders", "x number sales in first, week, month", "Highest 1st month sales of any Classical CD", "highest ....female violinist", "highest ....female classical artist", "highest ....violinist". OK, you get the idea. Manipulate the reader into assuming high sales. Btw, this practice is very common in the record industry.
Glenn
By "out of context" I mean things like: "x number preorders", "x number sales in first, week, month", "Highest 1st month sales of any Classical CD", "highest ....female violinist", "highest ....female classical artist", "highest ....violinist". OK, you get the idea. Manipulate the reader into assuming high sales. Btw, this practice is very common in the record industry.
Glenn
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Xanthippe
Sure Glenn, record companies use sales figures and related info to manipulate how we seen and value their artists.
However, sometimes dissapointing sales numbers come out. It happened with Sony star Michael Jackson, as an example. And Maryah Carey was expelled from EMI list because of insufficient sales in relation with her high fee, that was without precedents.
However, sometimes dissapointing sales numbers come out. It happened with Sony star Michael Jackson, as an example. And Maryah Carey was expelled from EMI list because of insufficient sales in relation with her high fee, that was without precedents.