boyerased 2,886 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Glitter. It was iconic and often referenced and really a fall from grace. Mimi was once considered infallible with her music career. Idk if it sold well but for Mariah's standard it was a huge underpeformance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
migamiga 12,101 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 12 minutes ago, calmar said: It was 28 million that Virgin paid her by invoking a clause to 'cancel' the contract. The official press release said 'terminate', Mariah's camp sued and called the label "deplorable", and then Virgin countersued for defamation. A giant mess. And where is Virgin Records now? Spoiler I know it's still a record label in the UK but not the states 9 minutes ago, Rumours1977 said: Is the glitter era consider a flop solely for the movie tanking or for the album as well? If we are being fair, the album (while a low number for Mariah) sold more than 500,000 copies in the US. The movie (meanwhile) made back less than 1/4 of its budget. Is the album just a flop when compared to her other albums? Both. And 500k might sound like a lot nowadays, but back then (and especially for someone of Mariah's caliber) 500k is like 10k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babel 41,467 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Those who overlook Glitter are too young or don't know their pop history very well. It was a disaster that led Mariah into a breakdown almost as bad as Britney's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 22,064 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 There was also Two the Hard Way, by Greg Allman and Cher (1977), which was known for being pretty dang awful, and Cher bought the rights to the album and its master tapes so it can never be re-released in any way ever again. Again dodging the question by dropping 'iconicity', there was Paris Hilton's album, as well as Superficial by Heidi Montag. 俺の勝利は揺るぎない Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumours 45,521 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 8 minutes ago, F AM E said: And where is Virgin Records now? Reveal hidden contents I know it's still a record label in the UK but not the states Both. And 500k might sound like a lot nowadays, but back then (and especially for someone of Mariah's caliber) 500k is like 10k Good Point. Plus, her follow up to Glitter (Charmbracelet) had no hit single and yet still managed to sell over 1,000,000 copies in the US. I guess I just always think of the Glitter movie when I think of that flop era. The movie is pretty awful tbh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
migamiga 12,101 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 1 minute ago, Rumours1977 said: Good Point. Plus, her follow up to Glitter (Charmbracelet) had no hit single and yet still managed to sell over 1,000,000 copies in the US. I guess I just always think of the Glitter movie when I think of that flop era. The movie is pretty awful tbh... Yeah it's pretty crazy to read about old flop albums and see their sale numbers. Like "huge commercial under performance and only sold 5 million worldwide" And I never watched the movie until like a year ago. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting (especially for the hate that it got) but it definitely wasn't great. The soundtrack is growing on me though. I just started listening to it this past year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnxwayne 14 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Stefani Gaga said: sis said iconic not boring jk sis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urine Blonde 228 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Heidi Montag - Superficial too bad people did not take her seriously but this album is filled with bops and it is pretty similar to Blackout you guys need to give it a chance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumours 45,521 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 12 minutes ago, F AM E said: Yeah it's pretty crazy to read about old flop albums and see their sale numbers. Like "huge commercial under performance and only sold 5 million worldwide" And I never watched the movie until like a year ago. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting (especially for the hate that it got) but it definitely wasn't great. The soundtrack is growing on me though. I just started listening to it this past year. A. Bop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Bardot 3,990 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 hours ago, sipthistea said: 🍋 oh u didnt pooiota Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Bardot 3,990 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz pooiota Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumours 45,521 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Stefani Gaga said: sis said iconic not boring 31 minutes ago, Johnxwayne said: jk sis Witness's floppage was iconic, though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Diva 4,966 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Henri Bardot said: Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz i hate that this flopped excuse me no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckles 2,549 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 6 hours ago, GypsyVida said: Miley and her dead petz or whatever that was I would not count a free album as a flop... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaskar 3,926 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Blackout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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