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Originally posted by KKCuteCat
But Carrie Underwood's some heart sold 7 million in US alone. Is it even an excuse for Thankful?
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Common sense.
When Kelly debuted, there was nobody like her who won a TV talent show and got signed.....that hadn't ever happened before, so there was nobody who paved the road. People looked at her as a karaoke singer, so many people thought she'd have 15 minutes of fame and fade away. She didn't have respect, and her record label didn't know what to do with her....she had to fight for Miss Independent to be released. Those things considered, Thankful (along with it's two hit singles) definitely did moderately well.
It was with Kelly's 2nd album Breakaway that she really went from "American Idol winner" to "bonafide Pop star". She came into her own as an artist, and showed that a legitimate artist could come from one of these shows. Carrie debuted after that, and had that road paved for her already....she didn't have to prove that a talent show winner could be a legitimate artist. Not to mention, country albums sell more.