Talk:This Is My Time (Raven-Symoné album)

message: Thank you for doing so.  I am absolutely surprised that you were bold enough (even bolder than I might have been) to go directly to the source, namely, Keith Caulfield of Billboard (http://billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003541465), and ask him directly (if you were in fact the one); and I am equally surprised that he responded, with figures that put this argument to rest once and for all.  Such a question should be asked every time, no matter who the artist is or how well or poorly they have sold, if ever there is a dispute as to whether an artist went gold, platinum, double-platinum or not at all.
I must say, though, that it is unfortunate that Raven failed to come close to the CD sales success of her (soon-to-be-former) Disney compatriots, Hilary Duff and Miley Cyrus, both of whom have gone double-platinum.  But given the figure of 205,000 at the end of April, 2005, and the most accepted estimate, at the end of 2006, was 250,000 (only her most rabid of fans resorted to inflating the figure toward 500,000 and gold, when it really wasn't), the latest figure of 235,000, is obviously credible.  Caulfield has the SoundScan database at his complete disposal (the information is sold for the rest of us), and would not feed us false sales figures.  Most of us who saw the rough estimate of 250,000 accepted it based upon the last known SoundScan figures and sales rates revealed to us, and the fact that this album had dropped off the Billboard 200 quite rapidly from such a low position (#51).
Consider that, in April, 2005, she was selling at a rate of about 800 a week and dropping.  No way could this album have gone gold, unless Hollywood Records shipped a half-million, which is the only other way she could have earned a gold album (rumor has it they shipped only 325,000, give or take a few thousand).  Once more, the increase of only 30,000, between April, 2005 and February, 2007, represents a failure for this album to capitalize on the success of the soundtrack for Cheetah Girls 2.  Mind you, this album is nearly two and a half years old.
I dare say that the official SoundScan figure should serve notice to those who believe otherwise, choosing without considerable evidence, to quote completely unsubstantiated figures (exact or fairly approximate) only to justify their need to always be right, evidence be damned, even if the argument and evidence are solidly against their claims.  It is a delusion and a disservice to the artist and those who read the information, whether it be this site or anywhere else.
Please keep in mind that I don't take pleasure in supporting the latest sales figures revealed upon us by Billboard, but those figures are what they are, against which there is virtually no argument.  Whoever gave the rough estimate of 250,000 beforehand, obviously called it right down the middle (as I would have if I were in that person's shoes), based upon the information he or she had.  Let's just hope Raven fares far better with her 4th album.  --CookyMonzta 06:01, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
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message: If "Backflip" is the second single, which one was the first single?--JY4ever (talk) 19:27, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
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