#4 on iTunes? That’s awesome. Great promo on iTunes as well.

Yeah, I wanted an actual CD, too. But now I might have to go to iTunes as well.

I’m not sure how well this will sell though to those outside AI ‘ ¦ The songs kinda blend together for me and I really can’t imagine hearing them on the radio’ ¦

Yeah, I wonder this, too. Listening to them on itunes, I get a smile on my face because I think, Awwww….Brooke! But that obviously doesn’t sell music to people who don’t already like Brooke as a person, really. And the songs do kind of run together. I’m not inclined to buy the whole album, even though I do think, Awww…Brooke! when I hear her. Just trying to figure out a couple of songs that I like best so I can have a little Brooke on my ipod to make me smile every once in a while.

Randy Jackson is listed as executive producer.

Listening to “Sometimes Love” right now. Did she do one of those patented Brooke do-overs?

One of the things that stood out to me on the album is that Brooke uses back-up singers. So much of today’s music is layering the voice of the lead singer only. I really enjoyed hearing actual back-up vocals. The album in general is nicely done and not over-produced.

Seriously, Brooke is gorgeous – but that picture looks nothing like her!

It looks a heckuva lot more like her than that photo from last week!

I’m glad that Brooke’s album dropped, but who’s that on her album cover?

I’m pretty sure it’s Sheryl Crow.

Seriously, Brooke is gorgeous – but that picture looks nothing like her!

while I was driving i got a call about the top 10 nws, i was so excited I hit the steering wheel with my hand and bruised my finger, ouch
about 1 hour ago

I may buy the album (and I buy nothing). It’s a little slow, but I really like Phoenix, High Hopes and Heartbreak, and Radio Radio. And some of the others with grow on me.

This is a tough biz, eh? So flooded with material. Even figuring out a market on radio for these songs is hard. And when Boom Boom Pow is what people . . . well, I completely do not get what’s going on.

If a Brooke White album drops on iTunes does it make a sound?

Thud? J/K, love Brooke, but it was hanging over the plate like a giant volleyball, so I had to take a swing.

The title song High Hopes and Heartbreak almost has a disco feel to it.

I think she said in the facebook fan thing that she was going for a Bee Gees sound on that song .

That’s some awesome marketing they’ve done for Brooke. She’s got a huge banner ad on the front page of iTunes and, when you combine that with the free video and the terrific price to buy the full album, I expect she does very well with her initial sales.

Absolutely. I speculated earlier that the iTunes exclusive for a week was in return for ad space, and if that’s the case, I think it’s really well-played. The folky, singer-songwriter stuff tend to do great on iTunes. IIRC, Erin McCarley also had a digital exclusive release before the physical was dropped. The free video will get non-Idol fans on iTunes to check her out. Brilliant.

I think I saw her last at #9 on the top albums feed? Go Brookie!

But I really like her version of Use Somebody and, overall, find this a fun, throw-back sound. The title song High Hopes and Heartbreak almost has a disco feel to it.