Ferras’ CD fails to make a splash
Pop singer Ferras’ new CD “Aliens & Rainbows” didn’t make a big splash on this week’s Billboard 200 after selling only 3,087 copies its first week out. It deserves a better fate than this, and still has room to grow, for sure.
But those sales were enough for the Gillespie, Il’s home boy’s debut to come in at No. 9 on the magazine’s Top Heatseekers chart, reserved for developing acts.
The single, one-time “American Idol” exit song “Hollywood’s Not America,” recently debuted at No. 84 on the Hot 100 singles chart, then rose three notches the next week. The song is making a bigger impression on the Adult Top 40 chart.
National press has been mixed in reviewing “Aliens & Rainbows.” Billboard said the CD is an “action-packed collection of high-gloss piano-pop production numbers,” and called the disc a “rollicking good time.”
But Entertainment Weekly, giving the CD a C- grade, called the single sappy, with the rest of the CD only offering a little more. “Even Ferras’ best tunes suffer from overly slick production, and his weak quack of a voice does them no favors. Don’t hold your breath waiting for gold at the end of these ‘Rainbows.”
Ouch!
Kevin C. Johnson has covered the St. Louis' music and nightlife scene for the past decade. 
[...] Song Bureau wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Pop singer Ferras’ new CD “Aliens & Rainbows” didn’t make a big splash on this week’s Billboard 200 after selling only 3,087 copies its first week out. It deserves a better fate than this, and still has room to grow, for sure. But those sales were enough for the Gillespie, Il’s home boy’s debut to come in at No. 9 on the magazine’s Top Heatseekers chart, reserved for developing acts. The single, one-time “American Idol” exit song “Hollywood’s Not America,” recently debuted at No. 84 on t [...]
I think the low sales may partly be because it seems to be a hard thing to find. I looked for the cd in several places, before finally finding it. I think people should really give it a listen, there are some very good songs on this cd.
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