Mikeymoonshine Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 Paloma Faith has always been incredibly local to the UK the only exception I can think of is when 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This' became a hit in Australia. She's also never had a truly massive era like many of her peers however she kind of outlasted all of them (apart from Adele). Most female artists in the UK manage one or two big eras before flopping or they have hit and miss eras but Paloma managed four big albums. Her first three albums all went 2 × Platimum and her fourth went 1× Platinum before finally flopping with her fifth album. I can't think of many British female artists outside of Adele (and Sade) who have managed this kind of consistent success in the UK. Then again maybe I'm forgetting some artists.
Freaky Prince Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 I was actually surprised to see how well her albums performed on the UK charts, especially APC, that chart run was pure smash. Her last album bombed even there tho.
EtherealCat Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 her not having massive singles probably helped her, she only has two hits and they were later on in her career so she never got overexposed like jess glynne hopefully is
Mikeymoonshine Posted February 11, 2022 Author Posted February 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, EtherealCat said: her not having massive singles probably helped her, she only has two hits and they were later on in her career so she never got overexposed like jess glynne hopefully is Yeah definitely, a lot of her songs felt like hits where they weren't. I was shocked songs like New York, Stone Cold Sober and Picking Up The Pieces were not actually successful because they felt huge. I think she is just really good at marketing her eras and the last two eras feel like the worst when it comes to promotion, visuals ect.
yamiyuuuu Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 And I think she'd still be successful if she hadn't gone for a poppier sound. Her first three albums are so good
tili33 Posted February 11, 2022 Posted February 11, 2022 so many hits in her discography for me, she's one of the best
Tinashegrande6 Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 2 hours ago, EtherealCat said: her not having massive singles probably helped her, she only has two hits and they were later on in her career so she never got overexposed like jess glynne hopefully is This. I think the problem with a lot of female artists in the UK is that they smash in their first eras and then their second era is marketed as a reinvention of sorts and the press drags them through the mud. Paloma was somewhat famous, but not huge, so flew under the radar a little bit. She also largely stuck to her sound and image which is what her fanbase wanted from her. Appealing to a slightly older audience who are less fickle (and buy albums) is always going to help in the long run.
kikichara Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 Ngl I haven't Listened to much of her later stuff but her debut album... Stone cold sober & New York,, all time great songs
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 The power of 30 Minute Love Affair, everyone.
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted February 12, 2022 Posted February 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Mikeymoonshine said: Paloma Faith has always been incredibly local to the UK the only exception I can think of is when 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This' became a hit in Australia. She's also never had a truly massive era like many of her peers however she kind of outlasted all of them (apart from Adele). Most female artists in the UK manage one or two big eras before flopping or they have hit and miss eras but Paloma managed four big albums. Her first three albums all went 2 × Platimum and her fourth went 1× Platinum before finally flopping with her fifth album. I can't think of many British female artists outside of Adele (and Sade) who have managed this kind of consistent success in the UK. Then again maybe I'm forgetting some artists. In all honesty though, she did extremely well for herself. Each of her first three albums sold in the vicinity of 750,000 copies and spent at least 75 weeks on the UK albums chart, which is very impressive for a woman over 30 who didn't have that many major hits (2014's Only Love Can Hurt Like This and Changing were her biggest career hits up to that point), and her 2017 album went platinum despite being released in an awful sales climate and charted within the UK albums chart year end top twenty two years in a row. Faltering with 2020's Infinite Things may have seemed like a low point in her career, but this is a 40-year-old mother of two we're talking about. Going silver with these circumstances in the god awful sales climate of 2020 is a testament to her longevity.
Gaia Posted February 13, 2022 Posted February 13, 2022 I just discovered her recently through Only Love Can Hurt Like This going viral on tik tok and man, that song has been on repeat since Might give her discography a spin to find more gems
Johnny Jacobs Posted February 13, 2022 Posted February 13, 2022 Only Love Can Hurt Like This A classic
Delirious Posted February 13, 2022 Posted February 13, 2022 are we seriously going to pretend that Ellie Goulding doesn't exist?
BrokenMachine Posted February 13, 2022 Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Aside from Infinite Things, all of her albums are impressive in terms of quality and how she promoted those eras I don't know what happened with her last album, maybe she's not into music the way she was when she was starting, also I guess the pregnancy and the pandemic didn't help. If Loving You Was Easy, Infinite Things, If This Is Goodbye and Better Than This are beautiful tracks tho Edited February 13, 2022 by BrokenMachine
unclefloprry Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 12 hours ago, Delirious said: are we seriously going to pretend that Ellie Goulding doesn't exist? On 2/11/2022 at 4:10 PM, Mikeymoonshine said: Most female artists in the UK manage one or two big eras before flopping or they have hit and miss eras
Delirious Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 1 hour ago, unclefloprry said: All of Ellie's eras are smashes. The only one that partially flopped was Brightest Blur BUT it still had TWO 2x Plat hits. And the album is certified Gold in the US.
Mr. Blue_Shirt Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 Honestly yes. I love how she stays to true her sounds and not changing it when she start gaining popularity unlike most UK pop artists. That's why she has longevity
vince_martin88 Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 Yes considering that most UK Pop girls fizzle out after their 2nd/3rd era
Mikeymoonshine Posted February 14, 2022 Author Posted February 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Delirious said: All of Ellie's eras are smashes. The only one that partially flopped was Brightest Blur BUT it still had TWO 2x Plat hits. And the album is certified Gold in the US. Well I did ask if there was anyone I forgot, however Brightest Blue is not certified in the UK, Paloma did manage to go platinun with more albums. Though I'd say Ellie still has comparable longevity and is of course an overall much bigger artist.
Delirious Posted February 14, 2022 Posted February 14, 2022 21 minutes ago, Mikeymoonshine said: Well I did ask if there was anyone I forgot, however Brightest Blue is not certified in the UK, Paloma did manage to go platinun with more albums. Though I'd say Ellie still has comparable longevity and is of course an overall much bigger artist. Yes, BB isnt certified yet because it was only released less than 2 years ago. It did however hit #1. I'm guessing her team is waiting for the album to go Gold b4 they certify it. I feel like another UK artist who has longevity is MARINA.
Serendipity Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 Yes and as the resident ATRL Paloma Faith stan make sure you watch Pennyworth and support her acting as well hennies.
Sharapov Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 The surprising thing is that her debut era didnt smash harder or was her commercial peak. what a masterpiece
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/14/2022 at 2:02 PM, Delirious said: Yes, BB isnt certified yet because it was only released less than 2 years ago. It did however hit #1. I'm guessing her team is waiting for the album to go Gold b4 they certify it. I feel like another UK artist who has longevity is MARINA. Certifications in the UK are automatic. The only reason the album hasn't even been certified silver is because the album hasn't even sold 60,000 units in the UK since July 2020. Funnily enough, Paloma's 2020 album (which was released three months after Brightest Blue) is already silver. Marina hasn't had an album go even silver in the UK since 2012.
yamiyuuuu Posted February 15, 2022 Posted February 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Serendipity said: Yes and as the resident ATRL Paloma Faith stan make sure you watch Pennyworth and support her acting as well hennies. I watched the first two seasons and she's sooooo good
Mikeymoonshine Posted February 15, 2022 Author Posted February 15, 2022 3 hours ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said: Certifications in the UK are automatic. The only reason the album hasn't even been certified silver is because the album hasn't even sold 60,000 units in the UK since July 2020. Funnily enough, Paloma's 2020 album (which was released three months after Brightest Blue) is already silver. Marina hasn't had an album go even silver in the UK since 2012. True, Ellie and Marina are more well known globally and Ellie's early eras blow Paloma out of the water but neither have the sustained success Paloma had for years in the UK and she's still bigger than both of them here.
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