2nd Update: The album is now unavailable. Whoever made this mistake really screwed Melinda over. Those songs are out there now, and there’s no getting them back…
UPDATE: Tyson from Melinda’s street team just posted in comments that the record company indeed made a mistake, although the album is still available for purchase (7:30 pm ET) at this time.
How the eff does a record label release an album by mistake? That’s some pretty bush league stuff going on right there, if you ask me.
I would imagine that buying the album today puts your purchase in the “street violations” category, so it won’t count for Melinda’s first week sales. If you’re a fan who cares about Soundscan numbers and Billboard positions, you are probably going to want to wait until the album is officially released to buy it.
Now I’m completely confused.
Melinda Doolittle’s album Coming Back to You is supposed to drop in January ‘09. Except, it’s available NOW on Amazon for $8.99.
Get it from Amazon:
I’m listening to it right now.
ETA: I just took a listen, and this entire record is super old-school. Peeps who loved Melinda on Idol will not be disappointed. This disc was recorded the old fashioned way, with Melinda’s clear, unprocessed vocals mixed front and center. She’ll get zero radio play, but I expect lots of good reviews. This record, a retro soul, jazz and blues fest is a keeper.
Weird! Not the album. It sounds wonderful. But the fact that it suddenly became available on Amazon 2 months before it’s supposed to drop.
This is a random comment but… there is something old school and pleasant about that album cover.
(I actually never watched 6th season, so I know nothing much about her…)
All of the songs said “not available” when I went to check it out, so, they must have fixed it. I just wanted to hear the clips, but, wait for release date to buy, since, I want the disc not mp3s.
So guys, is her album ummmm………..Groovy?
In my book, yeah. but obviously there are plenty of opinions! she still has one tune from the album up on her myspace page to check out.
so sorry if I put the DC review on the wrong thread — didn’t know “the rules.” Now I do.
Melinda’s debut CD is created in a genre called Retro Soul; and (according to some of the articles I’ve been able to find) it is designed to fool you into thinking it’s not a remake but an original song from that era. That may seem easy; but after the last 38 years of funk, heavy metal, disco, club, grunge, synth pop, reggae, hip hop, techno and more – how do you keep that from influencing those classic sounds? The producers of Coming Back To You have achieved that and Melinda gives us just the right amount of grit, hot-sauce or honey in her vocals to complete the illusion. What is not an illusion, though, is that Melinda makes music for grown-folks. Happy ears are here again!
Hey Calista:
Just read this (weeks later) and we’re on the same page, sistah!