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[Carrie_Hannah]

I understand the gist of everyone’s arguments and suggestions here but how is HMH not a fun track??? Like as much as I prefer VH (it’s my fav song on the album) I wouldn’t say it’s more fun than HMH lol like even the HMH video is fun too!

That’s the biggest thing I’m not understanding when people say HMH doesn’t represent the “fun” album Carrie was going for. Now Ghost Story is a whole different story…nothing really “fun” about that one

I agree with you. It is a fun upbeat song but for me personally, it’s just not a good enough song to be a single. I don’t like it very much and no one around me that has heard it likes it very much either. I can understand why they picked it, I just don’t think it clicked like they wanted it to.

 

[countrymusicfan15]

^ but don't you know Carrie's not allowed to make decisions for herself and her life that fans disagrees with. Automatically makes them bad decisions.

Exactly. If Burn would have been the 2nd single and underperformed people would have said it was too safe of a choice and not “fun” enough too. She really can’t win unless the song is a top 10 hit tbh.
People can say they’re just upset because they want what’s best for Carrie…but what’s best for her could just be releasing the songs she wants and having more creative control at whatever cost that may be. Carrie seems to be very content with her life right now lol I think the fans can be a little too demanding sometimes

 

[CU4ever]

Easy. Because she wanted to It’s that simple.

Eh, I don’t think this applies. I don’t think Carrie wanted to not do any creative promo for the album, etc. But even if she did want to, I think it’s okay to be disappointed with that

 

[CU4ever]

Yeah it's refreshing to see casual fans over there voice similar frustrations as us on that front. Kind of helps reassure that we aren't crazy, unsatisfied, superfans, but that there really is a deeper issue that even the casual listeners notice.

Yeah. There’s often an argument that we’re just too critical obsessed fans and everything is actually fine and great and every decision and choice made we should be happy with. But I’m glad with this era the vast majority of people have pointed out that it was plagued with missed opportunities and/or unfortunate choices

 

[countrymusicfan15]

Idk. With Southbound, it went #1 and everyone said it was too safe and boring for a single. Now fans are referencing it saying they want another song like that the fans wanted Drinking Alone and we got what we wanted and it didn’t perform well. So then people said it was too risky for radio and not a good choice. Honestly it just seems like it the song doesn’t do well, then all of a sudden bad decisions are being made. And if a song does well, then it’s too safe and Carrie needs to be more adventurous and not just chase hits with safe songs. It’s kind of exhausting sometimes. but that’s just my opinion..I still respect everyone’s opinions…I just don’t like to be too hard on Carrie and/or her team…I’m sure they’re doing the best they can too.

 

[HuiZ]

^ I think people are saying there is no reason Carrie can't have another hit like Southbound in her career still, not saying they want another song just like that. Big difference. Personally, Southbound might be a safe choice in general, but it was refreshing for Carrie's career as she never had a fun summer single like that.

Mama's Song, Undo It, Smoke Break did well on the charts, but that still didn't stop some fans from maintaining some dislike for those songs all these years.

As for Drinking Alone, maybe I wasn't on here during that chart run, but I didn't see much criticism for that song. On other forums, other than comments that it may have sounded out of place on the radio, I don't remember a lot of dislike for the song when it didn't do as well as hoped. At least not as much GS. Also bear in mind that DA was the last single for an era that doesn't have much momentum aside from Southbound hitting right.

Low would have been a risk well worth taking, imho. Even if it can't even get to Top 20.

 

[FanSince04]

Eh, I don’t think this applies. I don’t think Carrie wanted to not do any creative promo for the album, etc. But even if she did want to, I think it’s okay to be disappointed with that

It’s ok to be disappointed, correct. I’d say doing a concert to through Amazon Prime dedicated to the release of her album was creative.

However, I’m not here to argue. Just stating my opinion regarding the situation as you did yours

 

[FanSince04]

Exactly. If Burn would have been the 2nd single and underperformed people would have said it was too safe of a choice and not “fun” enough too. She really can’t win unless the song is a top 10 hit tbh.
People can say they’re just upset because they want what’s best for Carrie…but what’s best for her could just be releasing the songs she wants and having more creative control at whatever cost that may be. Carrie seems to be very content with her life right now lol I think the fans can be a little too demanding sometimes

Completely agree. If she isn’t dominating charts, then some equate that with poor decisions. I love chart success, but it’s clear what her priorities are at the moment

 

[FanSince04]

Idk. With Southbound, it went #1 and everyone said it was too safe and boring for a single. Now fans are referencing it saying they want another song like that the fans wanted Drinking Alone and we got what we wanted and it didn’t perform well. So then people said it was too risky for radio and not a good choice. Honestly it just seems like it the song doesn’t do well, then all of a sudden bad decisions are being made. And if a song does well, then it’s too safe and Carrie needs to be more adventurous and not just chase hits with safe songs. It’s kind of exhausting sometimes. but that’s just my opinion..I still respect everyone’s opinions…I just don’t like to be too hard on Carrie and/or her team…I’m sure they’re doing the best they can too.

Everybody will have their opinions. I know I have mine. I’m simply happy that Carrie is content and releasing music.

 

[FanSince04]

I personally am looking forward to The Ravinia concert in September! Part of me secretly hopes she releases new music or hints by then so I be part of the first crowd to experience that. My wife recently signed me up for Carrie’s fan club so now I can be part of the first group to get access to tickets!

 

[CU4ever]

It’s ok to be disappointed, correct. I’d say doing a concert to through Amazon Prime dedicated to the release of her album was creative.

However, I’m not here to argue. Just stating my opinion regarding the situation as you did yours

I didn't think you/we were arguing Just thought we were chatting about strategies and whatnot, lol

 

[The Nanook]

^ I think people are saying there is no reason Carrie can't have another hit like Southbound in her career still, not saying they want another song just like that. Big difference. Personally, Southbound might be a safe choice in general, but it was refreshing for Carrie's career as she never had a fun summer single like that.

Mama's Song, Undo It, Smoke Break did well on the charts, but that still didn't stop some fans from maintaining some dislike for those songs all these years.

As for Drinking Alone, maybe I wasn't on here during that chart run, but I didn't see much criticism for that song. On other forums, other than comments that it may have sounded out of place on the radio, I don't remember a lot of dislike for the song when it didn't do as well as hoped. At least not as much GS. Also bear in mind that DA was the last single for an era that doesn't have much momentum aside from Southbound hitting right.

Low would have been a risk well worth taking, imho. Even if it can't even get to Top 20.

Low and Spinning Bottles may not have done any better than other recent singles, but they would have been so much more interesting and different single choices for Carrie. That's how I feel about PC, VH, D&R as well.

 

[CU4ever]

I don't know. To me, HMH was just never going to be a hit. Right away, I never thought it was a good song for radio, not because I'd call it boring, but because I'd say it just wasn't radio friendly like Southbound was. Songs like Crazy Angels or Burn or Out Of That Truck are the absolute definition of radio friendly, especially tune wise. HMH is a bit louder and she belts a bit more in that one than in most songs on the album. I think it can best be described in what people are saying about the HMH CMT performance. Lots are saying they felt the performance was good but not as good as Pink Champagne and just kind of there, and then say that PC should've been a single over HMH. I think that idea can apply to how both songs sound different from each other and would have different levels of success on radio

 

[adam1995]

Low and Spinning Bottles may not have done any better than other recent singles, but they would have been so much more interesting and different single choices for Carrie. That's how I feel about PC, VH, D&R as well.

"Low" and "Spinning Bottles" are just phenomenal songs. If they had been singles I wouldn't have cared where they peaked, because they deserved to be heard by as many as possible. They are Grammy winning caliber songs.

I do hope the next album is filled with songs like them.

 

[angeliccarrie]

"Low" and "Spinning Bottles" are just phenomenal songs. If they had been singles I wouldn't have cared where they peaked, because they deserved to be heard by as many as possible. They are Grammy winning caliber songs.

I do hope the next album is filled with songs like them.

I completely agree with you

 

[RenegadeChaser]

Low definitely deserved a release and a grammy or 2

 

[FanSince04]

Low definitely deserved a release and a grammy or 2

I love Low, The Bullet, and Spinning Bottles… all worthy of a grammy!

 

[Carrie_Hannah]

Ultimately I think it just comes down to something being a good song, which I understand can be subjective which is what makes picking singles so difficult. However, ultimately I feel that some singles she has released in the recent years just haven’t been that good. (Not all but a couple of them) And I think that has shown with their ratings. I don’t blame her, her team, or country radio solely for any of it. I think her and her team just need some new ears to give opinions of the songs if they want success in country radio. If they don’t care about that anymore, then great, they should keep doing what they are doing. But with Carrie being a very competitive person, I don’t see her not caring about where singles rank and how many awards she wins.. but that’s just my opinion

 

[Jane-Alex]

I think she should shake things up, make completely different album than any previous ones with new sounds and style.

But as someone who doesn’t listen to radio, I don’t know what “radio friendly” is. Can someone explain it? Like why they play some songs and not other songs?

 

[maddkat]

^ mostly money , but increasingly in today's world a lot depends on tik tok success