oh i can't claim responsibility for this amazing graph and video. i didn't even help with the collecting of the data, unless this youtuber is a fan on here and happened across my sharing of the chart positions
now Maniac - were you one that was trying to discredit my comments about the market being flooded and all?
i think this chart gives a perfect example of how River Deep negatively impacted SL. now in the end, SL still charted very very well and sold a gazillion copies. but had River not been climbing at the same time, there might have been enough momentum to push SL to #1. i don't know exactly how billboard calculates the chart positions - what the algorithm is of sales and air play. but you see how SL is moving up the charts and then in comes River.
on FB there's a chat going about Every Body's Got the Right. a couple fans and i were in agreement that Everybody just was a lackluster follow up to Ladder. someone said Loving Country and Together were far better singles. i agree - Loving should have followed Ladder. But then do you hold on SL and release Together? i don't think Together could have do much as a follow up to SL. Together is great but SL is a masterpiece. So maybe after SL was done, you then release River Deep. the duet might be fresh enough of an idea that it avoids the pitfall of being a follow up to such a great song
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