Tom said:

YES!

for those of you who are keeping score...

'COADF' is Number 15 on this week's Billboard Albums chart.It sold 123,927 copies last week,a 28% increase from the previous week.The total US sales are 886,725 copies.It will easily reach platinum status by the end of this month.


So,it looks like the album is still selling around 100,000 copies each week in the US.Way to go,Maddy!

newskin69 said:

One thing I have learned is that,it is really,really hard to determine/predict what will be a hit these days.Many people said that "Hung Up" would fail on the U.S. charts,and yet it still reached the Top 10.So,it's hard to say what will happen when "Sorry" and "Jump" are released as singles.Pop music is very unpredictable.

Madonna's CD is already a hit,and it is reaching it's audience.That's all that matters.Bring on the tour!!

VoicesCarry said:

IMHO, the continuous mix is one of the coolest parts of COADF!!

CandaceS said:

I agree.I love the continuous mix.Reminds me of those late 70s disco albums,where the songs were all connected.I especially love how "Forbidden Love" segues into "Jump" the album is like one long Eurodisco mixtape.

I'm not gonna buy the iTunes version.The songs are actually shorter

DavidEye said:

Unfortunately the continuous mix in this case means the individual tracks are not as tight on their own. Price could have done a continuous mix that was both tight and confluent (as was the norm on late 70's disco albums because they didn't have extra room on the vinyl for dull intros & outros), but he didn't. The songs are shorter (by 15 seconds at most), but that doesn't mean they aren't better
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VoicesCarry said:

I disagree.I think Stuart did a great job with the continuous mix.I can't tell you how much fun I am having with this album

and according to GangstaFam...on the iTunes version,the "percolating" beat that we hear throughout "Forbidden Love" doesn't appear at the beginning of "Jump" (like it does on the regular CD).That is unforgivable

DavidEye said:

"I Love New York" is longer Oh, wait.

VoicesCarry said:

"I have a dog, whose name is Usher..."

"I have a dog,whose name is Usher..."

DavidEye said:

U didn't buy the iTunes version...

I Love NY end with a voices of girls playing and singing that phrase!
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MikeMatronik said:

wow,I didn't know that.Are there any other parts that are NOT available on the regular CD?

CandaceS said:

See, I just heard the non-continuous mix and enjoyed some songs a lot better. I think that the quiet build up to some of the songs lends them a different quality. I certainly had a different experiece when listening to Future Lovers and Jump...both songs I wasn't too fond of. I dunno, I wish she had kept the continuous mix to the special edition or something. The non mix tracks sound very "single like" Maybe it depends on what you heard first and have grown to like.

DavidEye said:

And I like how Jump starts without the segue. My only issue is that the only way to get the non-tracked version is to get it off of iTunes in mp3 format instead of cd quality

VoicesCarry said:

I disagree. I think they hold up better on thier own.

DavidEye said:

I think the intro is fine without it...ILNY doesn't have the sirens on the mixed version....so there.

superspaceboy said:

It's my understanding that all in-store CD's are tracked but mixed, aren't they? Even the Limited Edition with Fighting Spirit.

jtfolden said:

Well, I got it last night...and yes it's mixed. I was hoping it would not be.

My favorite part of COAD is the "percolating" intro to "Jump". Sounds like Kraftwerk.

superspaceboy said:

She should have released tracked & untracked versions on CD. Of course the fans would buy both, therefore doubling sales.
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Soo ALL versions are mixtapey?

superspaceboy said:

I suppose I am just the type of person who will never listen to some tracks on this record again, so I don't want them continuously mixed For example, I will never listen to Isaac or I Love New York again, so it's better for the songs that bracket them to be separate entities for my listening at least.

VoicesCarry said:

Same here, give me some choice. I'm the DJ, not Stuart Price.

In the end the tracked version is the one I'm happy with.
I never listen to it straight thru - I program in 4 or 5 songs & thats enough.

Thats not just Madonna - I do that with every cd I listen to - theres seldom any cd I put on & just let it play. A CD maxi-single with 5 or 6 different songs is my idea of a perfect cd.

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CinisterCee said:

No. There is one version so far that is non mixed and it's on iTunes. I am hoping the vinyl is unmixed.

VoicesCarry said:

I am the same way...or will be. I will get to a point where I can put the album down and will want to hear select trax and not want any leftovers from the previous and next songs to taint the one song.

thedoorkeeper said:

I have to admit, with it mixed you almost have to play it all the way through.

superspaceboy said:

I would expect the vinyl is unmixed. That's serious for DJs.

CinisterCee said:

I hope so. WOn't be out till January.