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October 28, 2009
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They finally beat out Michael Buble, who had been enjoying the No. 1 spot on the charts until now. His latest album Crazy Love sold 203,000 copies in just a week! And if you heard his first single, you’ll know why.
The New Moon soundtrack has beat out this week’s biggest new release, Tim McGraw’s Southern Voice. He’s at No. 2 after selling 137,000 records in week 1. Down at No. 10, Joss Stone’s Colour Me Free sold 27,000.
October 16, 2009
Variety reports that rather than releasing the soundtrack on Tuesday, Atlantic records opted to get a head start on the weekend.
All of the tracks on the album are previously unreleased and exclusive to the film. Co-producer of the record Alex Patsavas says director Chris Weitz had a lot of say as to which songs would make it on.
He says, "A good number of the songs were the result of meeting Chris and spending time in the cutting room with the already edited movie.”
“ New Moon has a more somber tone in many ways. A quieter feel for the music seemed to make sense."
Atlantic records executive VP Livia Tortella says the soundtrack "appeals to a slightly older demographic, a more artistic demographic."
The Twilight soundtrack has sold nearly 2.3 million copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. Nearly a year after release, it hovers at No. 77 on this week's U.S. album chart.
We’re thinking New Moon will surpass it!
