Link16 Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 (edited) A black woman in her 40s, coming back bigger than ever. Becoming into one of the biggest female stars in the world. Simple amazing. Edited May 27, 2023 by Link16
Mean Trees Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 (edited) I had no idea her first real superstar album era was in her 40s. Obviously she was always a superstar but independently by herself. RIP. Edited May 24, 2023 by Mean Trees
cockatoo Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Yeah especially as she was coming out of an abusive relationship and everyone thought she would flop without Ike. She proved them all wrong and showed that she didn't need that horrible man to be successful
Armani? Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Yes, for vast majority of women in particular it would be past their prime
The Next Day Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 (edited) I have to agree. She was 37 when she divorced Ike, over a decade in the industry, restarting her whole career from scratch. She hustled for several years to make it on her own, she did more than other people would have the strength to do in similiar circumstances. And then she records Private Dancer, which was only the TRUE beginning of her legendary solo career. And the amount of hits this album has whew, of course there are the forever iconic title track and WLGTDWI, but the covers Let's Stay Together and I Can't Stand The Rain were smashes as well, among other classic recordings on this album. Edited May 24, 2023 by The Next Day 2
Link16 Posted May 24, 2023 Author Posted May 24, 2023 23 minutes ago, Mean Trees said: I had no idea her first real superstar album era was in her 40s. Obviously she was always a superstar but independently by herself. RIP. she was 44 years old
Mitsouko Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Yes. It was more than a comeback. It was a rebirth. A new beginning and she went on to be the woman and the artist she was born to be.
Mean Trees Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Link16 said: she was 44 years old oop. 44 and SLAYED!
allforyou Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Absolutely. She went from not releasing an album in 5 years (and not even being signed to a label), being an opening act and being part of oldies tours to havinga huge album with smash hits and selling out arenas (and later stadiums) No one has done it like her 1
Folklore89sm Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Yes. I don’t think we talk enough about the barriers she smashed through throughout her life and career. Truly a legend in every sense of the word.
UnusualBoy Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Probably, the album took her stardom to huge levels.
Ger Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Don't know about all the comebacks that happened during that decade, however, it should be one of the most impressive ones for sure.
Just a Gay on ATRL Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 Her 80s photographs are just pop culture royalty Ugh the power, those legs, that hair 1
sparrowblue Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 yes. going from oldies tours, vegas, actual flop albums in the 1970s to exploding in the 1980s to career heights she never had at 44. she's the blueprint and the greatest female performer ever. 1
Tropez Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 This was actually more possible in the 80s than now. The 80s had a few older artists getting hits. In todays music climate getting a hit over 40 is super hard. Not sure why people became more ageist as time went on.
Johnnyboi Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 Yes, especially since it was the start of the MTV era and she was getting heavy rotation there.
MusicLoverDude Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 25 minutes ago, Tropez said: This was actually more possible in the 80s than now. The 80s had a few older artists getting hits. In todays music climate getting a hit over 40 is super hard. Not sure why people became more ageist as time went on. I think it's because for a good portion of the 80s we didn't really have younger teen acts being successful. I feel like teen pop didn't start becoming more of a thing again until New Kids On the Block, Debbie Gibson and Tiffany started having success. The only thing that prevented them from totally axing out the older acts was likely the time period. The internet was in its infancy as was CDs. I feel like once the Backsteet Boys and *NSYNC debuted in the 90s, teen pop started to really takeover and that's when ageism started to really take more of an effect. Tina Turner managed to get one more Top 40 in 1993. Aretha Franklin and Cher were able to go Top 40 in 1998 and 1999 respectively and Madonna would do the same in 2000 but they all worked with sounds that allowed them to not only standout from the crowd, but effectively age better as songs over time. Then you rarely saw people over age 40 (or even 30) after the teen pop explosion get a successful hit. I feel like 2022 saw a mini-resurgence in older acts getting hits (Adele, Bey, Nicki, Taylor), and I feel like it's because we haven't had a lot of successful teen acts breakthrough in awhile, outside of Billie and Olivia. The boybands that came out after One Direction never caught any traction (Why Don't We, PRETTYMUCH) and Disney wasn't able to shovel out new popstars in the mid to late 2010s like they were able to do with Miley, Demi and Selena (or even Hilary). Hell, Dove Cameron and Sabrina Carpenter didn't chart until they left Hollywood Records and were signed to other labels. We're in a teen pop/teen act drought that we haven't really seen since the 20th century, likely when Tina had her comeback.
Dula Peep Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 Biggest and best and most deserving comeback of all time
Mystic Boy Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 The most impressive and most beautiful comeback in music history
Infernal Paradise Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 Absolutely the fact that the album was such a massive worldwide commercial success and she achieved that in her mid-40s (!) is insane.
stevyy Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Marry Illusion Glory said: Absolutely the fact that the album was such a massive worldwide commercial success and she achieved that in her mid-40s (!) is insane. It sold 20 million copies globally. What a monstrously successful album.
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