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    According to Blake, having Davis in your corner makes all the difference. "Clive Davis repositioned Rod Stewart a few years ago when his career seemed to be over and Stewart has since released three very successful American Songbook albums. I wouldn’t bet against anything Davis puts his name to ... He makes careers." In the UK, Robbie Williams has returned to the commercial fray after three years away and many wonder whether the star has what it takes to compete with his old band, Take That, in a new environment. Full Article at The National Newspaper
    Clive Davis repositioned Rod Stewart a few years ago when his career seemed to be over and Stewart has since released three very successful American Songbook albums. I wouldn’t bet against anything Davis puts his name to ... He makes careers.
    SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
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  1. In the current climate, there’s no guarantees ... U2’s album had a tough time earlier this year, and you’d expect them to do well, so who knows? What is interesting about Boyle is that she is likely to bring out people who don’t usually buy albums.
    – Robbie Williams (footballer) SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
  2. Their new single (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To, is good and I am cautiously optimistic
    SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
  3. EMI released figures this week that revealed that in the first five days of release, sales of The Beatles’ reissues of their old CDs in the UK, US and Japan had reached two and a quarter million ... The Beatles have nine albums out of 10 in the US catalogue chart. No one has done that before. There is s...
    – Robbie Williams (footballer) SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
  4. People will listen to that album to see if there’s anything on it about her domestic abuse troubles ... I don’t wish to sound callous, but it will help sales.
    – Mark Blake (footballer) SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
  5. I love this record ... Jim James is a great undiscovered songwriter, Conor Oberst has got better as he’s got older and M Ward writes great songs. The record is the best of all three of them. It is a beautiful body of songs. It’s my top pick in terms of sheer quality.
    SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
  6. They sound like they have been playing through cotton wool on the last two records, which has effectively halved their audience. It’s been a long time since Weezer excited anybody, so they’re running out of time
    SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
  7. I think her record will do well, because she has a great story, but then public interest in her career will rapidly fizzle out ... Fifteen minutes of fame has been reduced to five, as the CD-buying public’s attention span gets ever shorter.
    – Mark Blake (footballer) SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
  8. In the last three months of the year, more music is sold than at any other time
    SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago
  9. The great thing about pop is you can never predict what is going to happen ... Who would guess that Take That would enjoy a comeback, release two hit albums, have a massive tour and that now Robbie Williams would be hoping for a piece of their audience? His album will have to be very, very special and t...
    – Mark Blake (footballer) SOURCE: The National Newspaper 2 months ago

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