The incident is definitely why it wasn't released. Had Turntables been a urban song it would've smashed regardless, but seeing as how it was more Pop oriented, they scrapped it. Honestly, Fantasy Ride was supposed to put Ciara on a whole new scale. The album itself contained the material, but the leaks, single choices, ridiculous theme & mishandled promo killed it's potential.
Turntables defintiely would've been a hit for Cici if they had released it as first single or right after Love.Sex.Magic. Go Girl and Never Ever flopped damaged her career a lot . Too bad
Turntables defintiely would've been a hit for Cici if they had released it as first single or right after Love.Sex.Magic. Go Girl and Never Ever flopped damaged her career a lot . Too bad
Her single choices have been in the pits since the second half of The Evolution era.
Ok you guys can daydream all you want but none of these song are going to be taking off on the charts, let's be realistic here. At this point, Ciara's sellability has been tarnished by the internet. Which is incredibly sad, considering how much effort the label is already putting in this album and how hard Ciara is working on this album. Her songs are nowhere to be found on itunes (that's not shade, I'm just stating some horrible facts).
Another thing that is effecting her, is the recent Billboard rule change on the R&B/Hip-hop charts. That was her outlet as an artist then, but no longer because she no longer fits the criteria cause SALES is the key, not radio.
That's the real tea, that you Ciara fans wont admit to yourselves, but like anything you have the right to hope and continue to support her.