thankful had no marketing in any way. The first time I heard of kelly was watching videos on yahoo music and asking who in the world is the kelly chick that sings low and I had no idea who she was and almost blocked the video so I didnt see her again. SUBG was the video that I really got to know her by and saw so much more from breakaway on mtv and vh1.
I still dont see this one coming close to competiting with breakaway for sales.
I have my own theory with leaks and dont think it hurts near as much as ppl make it sound. Most every album "leaks" these days and if a person is a die hard fan even if they have the leak for months they willl still buy it, leaks can also draw additional ppl to buying
as for even a 16 yr old who affords the internet being able to afford a copy there is a thing similar to my younger life where most likely parents pay for the internet service and wont just buy a cd because it is asked for, would you rather have the internet that is practically required in life these days or give it up for the album if things are so great financially.
I think the album is going to do half decent, I dont think it will do as well as breakaway and doubt it will get off to the start taylor swifts most recent album has but they are 2 different types with taylor being country
