Album: Michelle Williams - 'Journey to Freedom' - Page 4

MusicandSoul

This album is A M A Z I N G

i love Michelle for recording and releasing this. Shes taken a gospel themed album, packed with hot and chilled R&B beats and makes it sound current and fresh!!!

Best tracks for me-

I Need Your Help
Everything - My favourite on the album - should be a single!
Just Like You
Believe In Me - second favourite! It's absolutely beautiful and proves she was and always wil be the most vocally gifted from DC. dont care what stans say.
In The Morning - reminds me of something Brandy's Human album for some reason lol. But its hot and i love this!

I mean Unexpected was pure genius.. but this one truly was unexpected for me because the singles were not the strongest, but im really enjoying this as an ALBUM its so cohesive and enjoyable, and Michelle sounds amazing...

Im going to buy this!!

when is it out??

Nait Phoenix

^Cop this on the 9th of September!

JonathanLGardner

RADIO UPDATE: Sunday, 7 September, 2014

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JonathanLGardner

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Originally posted by MusicandSoul

This album is A M A Z I N G

i love Michelle for recording and releasing this. Shes taken a gospel themed album, packed with hot and chilled R&B beats and makes it sound current and fresh!!!

Best tracks for me-

I Need Your Help
Everything - My favourite on the album - should be a single!
Just Like You
Believe In Me - second favourite! It's absolutely beautiful and proves she was and always wil be the most vocally gifted from DC. dont care what stans say.
In The Morning - reminds me of something Brandy's Human album for some reason lol. But its hot and i love this!

I mean Unexpected was pure genius.. but this one truly was unexpected for me because the singles were not the strongest, but im really enjoying this as an ALBUM its so cohesive and enjoyable, and Michelle sounds amazing...

Im going to buy this!!

when is it out??

YAAAAAAAS BITCH GET YOUR LIFE

EVERYTHING, BEAUTIFUL, BELIEVE IN ME >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Dereon

I am 100 procent sure that Kelly did the background vocals for Need Your Help

My top 3
1. Everything!!!!!
2. Need Your Help
3. Yes

In The Morning is the biggest pop smash BY FAR. If Kelly Clarkson or Taylor released it, it would've gone straight to the top in a matter of minutes.

JonathanLGardner

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Originally posted by Dereon

I am 100 procent sure that Kelly did the background vocals for Need Your Help

My top 3
1. Everything!!!!!
2. Need Your Help
3. Yes

In The Morning is the biggest pop smash BY FAR. If Kelly Clarkson or Taylor released it, it would've gone straight to the top in a matter of minutes.

YASS for everyone stanning for Everything!

Kelly is only featured on Say Yes (I have the album booklet) plus it really sounds like Michelle on backing. Eric Dawkins is featured on that track too.

Dereon

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Originally posted by JonathanLGardner

YASS for everyone stanning for Everything!

Kelly is only featured on Say Yes (I have the album booklet) plus it really sounds like Michelle on backing. Eric Dawkins is featured on that track too.

Michelle is featured as backing vocalist in the first part of the song. Kelly does the backing vocalist at the 3.36 mark. That is Kelly, that soft/sweet/warm vocal tone. I am sure.

Everything is just EVERYTHING, but I really love Need Your Help and Yes too.

JonathanLGardner

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Originally posted by Dereon

Michelle is featured as backing vocalist in the first part of the song. Kelly does the backing vocalist at the 3.36 mark. That is Kelly, that soft/sweet/warm vocal tone. I am sure.

Everything is just EVERYTHING, but I really love Need Your Help and Yes too.

It could be Michelle, Eric or Lonny Bereal (who co-wrote the song with Michelle and Harmony) but Michelle has said in interviews she wanted Bey and Kelly on a different song but they chose Say Yes, so I only think they're on that song.

Everything really is EVERYTHING. Most played along with Beautiful, Free and Fall thus far. I love Believe in Me also.

I really need promo to be HARD this week. This album deserves #1 but a top 20 debut is pretty much guaranteed considering Michelle's previous first week sales (17,000 in 2002, 10,000 in 2004 and 14,618 in 2008 - though the album leaked a month in advance).

Top 15 and top 10 are possible if the promo is right.

Michelle Williams slays FMMFest w/ NEW ALBUM LIVE

JonathanLGardner

Dereon

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Originally posted by JonathanLGardner

It could be Michelle, Eric or Lonny Bereal (who co-wrote the song with Michelle and Harmony) but Michelle has said in interviews she wanted Bey and Kelly on a different song but they chose Say Yes, so I only think they're on that song.

Everything really is EVERYTHING. Most played along with Beautiful, Free and Fall thus far. I love Believe in Me also.

I really need promo to be HARD this week. This album deserves #1 but a top 20 debut is pretty much guaranteed considering Michelle's previous first week sales (17,000 in 2002, 10,000 in 2004 and 14,618 in 2008 - though the album leaked a month in advance).

Top 15 and top 10 are possible if the promo is right.

Michelle Williams slays FMMFest w/ NEW ALBUM LIVE

First of all that ain't a man's voice so it for sure ain't Lonny or Eric + Michelle's voice is wayyy different than that.

Wow I thought she at least did 30k during her first week sales.

Those sales are really sad. I hope she can do at least 30k this time tho.

JonathanLGardner

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Originally posted by Dereon

First of all that ain't a man's voice so it for sure ain't Lonny or Eric + Michelle's voice is wayyy different than that.

Wow I thought she at least did 30k during her first week sales.

Those sales are really sad. I hope she can do at least 30k this time tho.

I KNOW Michelle's voice inside out and it's easily possible that it's hers. Though her tone can be somewhat harsh at full blast, when singing softly her voice is very light and pretty - as one can hear on BEAUTIFUL or Destiny's Child's "If".

Also, remember Michelle started in the industry as a backing singer for Monica. She knows how to play with her tone to get the right effect needed for a song. People really have no idea how talented she is.

And yes, not huge first weeks, but Gospel artists rarely have huge opening numbers. Tamela Mann's Best Days opened with 16,670 in 2012 - the album and huge smash lead single "Take Me to the King" have been certified Gold for SALES exceeding 500,000 (not shipments).

EarStyle

Do you consider Lecrae a gospel artist ?

EarStyle

Did Michelle do some promo today or something? Her album was nowhere to be found on the Top 1000 Itunes Album Chart but now it's at #16.

JonathanLGardner

Album: Journey To Freedom
#1 Antigua and Barbuda
#8 Botswana
#44 United States
#63 South Africa
#70 Malta
#108 Netherlands
#147 United Kingdom
#150 Italy
#171 Switzerland

JonathanLGardner

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Originally posted by EarStyle

Did Michelle do some promo today or something? Her album was nowhere to be found on the Top 1000 Itunes Album Chart but now it's at #16.

The release date was today, but it's been up for pre-order for like a month.

International iTunes got their pre-orders a day early - mine downloaded yesterday.

EarStyle

I'm going to stream this album on Spotify once I get to work.

nabee

Beautiful slayed my heart

EarStyle

Album is solid. Not bad at all. Even though it was only 12 tracks it felt a bit long.

Scorpio

Let me give it a listen. I enjoyed Unexpected.

Bliss

I love "Beautiful" and "Believe in Me." Great album as expected.