Disappointing Debut

Filed under: Music Minute > American Idol > Jordin Sparks

According to industry projections, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks's debut CD is expected to come in at #2 this week, behind Alicia Keys' As I Am, which will dominate throughout the holiday season.

This is surprising to us. We really like Jordin's single, Tattoo.

Spark's album is expected to sell between 90,000 to 100,000 - making it the lowest debut for an American Idol winner ever.

Even some runners up have sold more in their first weeks!

That must hurt. Just a little.

[Image via WENN.]

Posted: Nov 26, 2007 at 7:21 pm / Email this »

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dhgroove says – reply to this

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She came in 1 week after Keys came out with hers. Bad timing by the record company.
skinnygirluver says – reply to this

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She still needs to lose more weight. She's beautiful and will sell more later on.
skinnygirluver says – reply to this

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I agree with number #1 She is still going up against Alicia Keys. Not a good record company move.
1 says – reply to this

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FIRST!
yay brit says – reply to this

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boo! loves britney.
John says – reply to this

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MELINDA SHOULD HAVE WON!!!!!!!!!!!
andy says – reply to this

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hooray? FIRST
Cody Alaniz says – reply to this

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Sucks for her, I dont like her anyways.
ellen says – reply to this

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soup
maybe, just maybe...nah says – reply to this

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maybe everybody will get off of taylor hicks' case now. his album sold 690,000 PLUS. not a daughtry or an underwood, but not bad either…

so there!
emily says – reply to this

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too bad!!
ljay says – reply to this

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too bad for her
andre says – reply to this

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im so sorry for those below me
aw says – reply to this

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hehehe thats sad
Katiine says – reply to this

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Im going to buy the album, have to order it to norway. Same with Blakes album. they are much better then some of the other idols and idol winners.
ayesha says – reply to this

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fiftteenth!
Katiine says – reply to this

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Im going to buy the album, have to order it to norway. Same with Blakes album. they are much better then some of the other idols and idol winners.
dns says – reply to this

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eehh idol sucks
i love you perez says – reply to this

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i hate not being first
vik says – reply to this

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5th
kaygeeee says – reply to this

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aww, she's beautiful exactly the way she is. I love herrrr.
tommy says – reply to this

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Aww…
sweetjam says – reply to this

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Something is off with that tatoo song……she sounds like someone else. I hate keys new song sounds like she is screaming in it.
evcil says – reply to this

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first!!
stephanie says – reply to this

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that cant be right…
taylor hicks CD no way sold more than that debuting..
i didnt even know it was out until 4 months after the release….
ohplease says – reply to this

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well that still makes 100,000 idiots who bought it
Lesley says – reply to this

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I FUCKING HATE AMERICAN IDOL! IT'S OVER! I'm glad she came in bad. WHo cares?
sdfsdf says – reply to this

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She's not marketable. I knew this album wouldn't sell.
Moi says – reply to this

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Well, I absolutely hate that Tattoo song. Sounds like a 3rd grader wrote it, and the video is lame. Not shocked by the album predictions one bit.
Dano says – reply to this

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Good! Alicia Keys is much better than this pop troll. FUCK THE CUNT
scosco says – reply to this

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No way.
OneRepublic will be #2 I guaruntee it.
Just wait.
Tom says – reply to this

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With all the late night talk show off the air due to the strike there's not as many outlets to promote her album. I had no idea she had an album out.
sean says – reply to this

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jordin seems like she is a nice kid but she didn't deserve to win. No way did she have the best voice…Melinda should have won if it was based solely on talent.
Fraulein_Steve says – reply to this

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That's because she's a very generic singer. Just like her first single. generic. forgettable.

she has absolutely no "presence" when it comes to singing. Too bad. I'm still waiting on what Melinda Doolittle's gonna come up with.
adam says – reply to this

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it's a sign of the times…thanks to illegal downloading…oh well, i do it too…
Criss808 says – reply to this

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I like Jordin but her new single "Tattoo" is a wannabe "Irreplaceable".
Perez Shitz says – reply to this

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Oh Perez? Did you really shit yourself on a treadmill? Yuk!
diana says – reply to this

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aww that sux. i met her the day of the macys parade and she was suuuuuper nice. i just think they didnt pick the right single. they should have put the song with chris brown out first. and her cd is pretty good.
bb says – reply to this

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honestly her album is awful. all the songs sound the same, and they are totally unoriginal and very boring. i cant wait for idol season 7
she has no talent says – reply to this

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wait you like tattoo??? What a terrible song, reminds me of some crap Disney would turn out in a fifteen minute "jam session". I know you like sugary pop Perez but come on.
what the fudge? says – reply to this

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No wonder sales were bad. Tattoo is one of the lamest songs I've heard in the past couple years. Right up there with Avril.
whore says – reply to this

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Chalk it up to poor promotion, crappy release date. Yeah the cd is pretty generic overall, but there are quite a few songs that could be hits. The record company really shit themselves this time.

Way to fuck up, guys!
Tash says – reply to this

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I think its because she is overweight… She is a pretty girl, and has a sweet voice, but she will never get to Beyonce status with all that extra flesh. Please stop listening to Tyra and her fat lovin babble… go to the gym, get sexy and the world will be yours.
Trevor says – reply to this

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I love Jordin..I hope she sells well!
ashley says – reply to this

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Awww! Jordin is awesome and her CD is amazing! I bought it..everyone should check it out.
seattle chica says – reply to this

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Blake's album is coming out soon and his new single is rocking, i think he will out sell her for sure
Joe says – reply to this

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Jordin is VERY talented. Unfortunately she has to do the music that is being pushed at her right now. Yes, this album is LAME-LAME-LAME. Tattoo was obviously written by a 15 year old. Hell, make her the first big African-American country singer. Break new ground. All of the shit on this album has been done a thousand times before.
sara says – reply to this

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i never liked her voice, and what happened to tailor hicks? poor guy. the bottom line is that even though you might win the competition, it does not gaurantee success. first you need an amazing voice like carrie underwood, second you can not be fat, third you will have to be somewhat pretty. and jordan no offense had neither of these qualities.
erica says – reply to this

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wait didn't "they" predict the tallies for alicia keys, celine dion, kanye, 50 cent, carrie underwood, etc…. and all these predictions were wayyyy BELOW the actual sales? Give Jordin a chance, her song is still steadily climbing the charts and I don't think anybody expected her to sell as well as Kelly, Carrie or Daughtry—my prediction is a little over 150,00 which is still respectable for a new artist these days
jojo says – reply to this

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that sucks. she has the best release date as well…black friday anyone? oh well. tattoo is absolute crap.
james says – reply to this

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it's projected to come in at #4. really sad
D'Oh Boy says – reply to this

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Holy crap … on what is she sitting ?????
New Juice Music says – reply to this

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Good, music is not about money or record sales… nice to see these fuckers are finally realizing we're not gonna pay for bullshit records anymore!
new york guy says – reply to this

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Why are you making it sound like she has failed? Number two is not bad at all! I'm sure there will be another single and from what I hear it's a really good album. Sometimes you are such an asshole Perez!!
disturbed says – reply to this

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Perez do you even care about accuracy? Josh Groban and Alicia Keys are duking it out for #1 and #2 this week. Shit you're a dumbfuck.
natalie says – reply to this

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since when is #2 disappointing? even though shes the lowest AI winner to debut, #2 is nothing to be ashamed of.
kay johnson says – reply to this

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For serial P-Licious, she looks like little richie. look at that face, how can you not start singing the splish splash i was taking a bath song?
kyle says – reply to this

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too bad. her cd ROCKS
shy boy is SMOKIN HOT
Lela says – reply to this

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I think that lame song Tattoo did no favors for her at all. She should have come out with a much better first single. Right now, I would say her best single on her album is "No Air" with Chris Brown. If she is smart she'll make that her next single.
To bad about her album sales, she seemed like a nice person. And another thing I find it odd you mention her anything about her now. Since, the girl released her album last week.
Observer says – reply to this

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Daughtry sold about 300k on the same release date (Black Friday week) last year. He came in #2 as well. Daughtry moved beyond the Idol fan base and began to take off. I am not sure if Jordin can do the same. I don't think Jordin's #2 is as troubling as the total. She'll be lucky to hit gold.
TX Perez Fan says – reply to this

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I didn't really like her on Idol because she struck me as being too young & inexperienced in show biz. She has a good voice but she needs some better song writers for sure.
I do give her points for not being a size zero- let's hear it for real women who eat!
oh no says – reply to this

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Jordin will not be #2. It will be Josh Grobin #1, Alicia Keys #2. Can't you fucktards read?
klsd;sa' says – reply to this

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Jamie says – reply to this

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Sorry Who gives a RATS ASS!
Critical says – reply to this

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Her legs are too damn fat! Her first single like a tattoo is so funking corny just like her!
Eric says – reply to this

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Sorry but she sucks. It is no surprise that her debut CD will tank.
lolajolie says – reply to this

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she bugs the fuck out of me…
Amanda says – reply to this

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I am not surprised Jordin's album didn't do well. I looked on itunes all week and not once was it listed in the new releases. What's up with that? I'm am sure that a lot of people out there didn't even know her album was out. Overall, the album is really good though. I think it is just one of those that has to catch on. I see it being a late bloomer.
s* says – reply to this

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PS. it pisses me off .. reading this … people saying she isnt doing well because shes "Fat" WTFFFFFF shes not even fat! since when does that have anything to do with how well you sing? THAT REALLY PISSES ME OFF. why does everyone have to be a jessica alba double to get recognized? I THINK. those VERY rude people need to listen to her song "GOD LOVES UGLY" and learn to accept people the way they are because everyone is beautiful. .including jordin.
thank you very much. just had to say that.
Nancita says – reply to this

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This album is actually very very good. Every song on this album could be a single! She deserves to sell more records then brit brit- at least she can sing!
Crispy says – reply to this

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I feel like she hasn't gotten any media exposure. I haven't seen her on any TV shows or anything promoting the album. At that, it seems like American Idol's first CDs are always pretty terrible. The only exception of course would be Carrie Underwood… I think the effort in song writing just isn't there though…
LILIE says – reply to this

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im surprised she didnt do that well, i think her song Tattoo is great. maybe is the weight thing as many have said. kinda superficial to say it but thats how the industry works. you gotta be prtty
maybe, just maybe...nah says – reply to this

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Yes, taylor hicks DID sell that much. Check the records….great album. he's doing just fine in his genre, working on his second album now.

he's not mainstream, but that doesn't make him 'unsuccessful.'
1forJordan says – reply to this

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I liked the Tattoo single a whole lot and I will definitely check out her CD.
Twist says – reply to this

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I have the album, and its cool, but im looking forward to Blake Lewis' album, which hits stores December 4th.

He was my favorite idol, along with Paris Bennett (last season)

Her album "Princess P" is in stores now.
the truth says – reply to this

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She's BORING…and FAT….and ANNOYING…and from the WORST season of the show ever

thats why she's not selling
BlakerGirl! says – reply to this

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BLAKE WILL SELL LOADS MORE THAN SUCKY JORDIN!!

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BLAKE WILL SELL LOADS MORE THAN SUCKY JORDIN!!
Britney Bites says – reply to this

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I'm not surprised. I like Jordin too, but that Tattoo song is weak. It's too hokey.
nessa!! says – reply to this

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well.. who cares.. shes ways better than britany!!.. i LOVE Jordin!!.. shes AWESOME!!.. keep doin wut ur doin JORDIN!! 8D
rayanne says – reply to this

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well, ok, so tattoo isn't the best song. however, i hear it all the dang time and i had NO IDEA she sang it. that could be a little problematic. if no one knows who sings a certain song they might like, how would they know whose album to buy? she's cute, though, and does actually have talent. it would be sad if she had to lose weight (as some comments suggest) just so she could fit in some dumb cookie-cutter mold.
peterson says – reply to this

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AHH! Originally, I thought that was Raven Simone!
Old people watch AI says – reply to this

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Jordin made have a bigger voice than Blake but Blake is far more interesting and knows how to work a stage. Jordin just doesn't have that "star" quality, she's more like a Debbie Gibson type. If Blake puts out a real edgy type CD he just might make it big. The problem with AI is that it's mostly middle aged housewives watching it and they don't buy CD's so someone like Jordin or Taylor wins because that's what appeals to the old farts but the kids don't dig it so they don't sell.
Stop making banal garbage says – reply to this

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Jordin's looks aren't the problem, it's the lack of artistic impression. Jordin does not have a style of her own like Carrie, Daughtry and Kelly have. Bo's career isn't doing that well because even though he's talented he's not doing anything original. His stuff is right off a 1970's playlist. Same thing with Rueben, Fantasia, That creepy Greek guy, and Kat McPhee….no originality or distinctive sound. If you want to sell a CD you have to capture our attention.
Its britney bitch says – reply to this

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Re: John –

oh..I think I saw that bitch Melinda in planet of the apes and not to mention she's on her way out…bitch is old as dirt and has no commercial value to young folk which is what they were looking for. She couuullldddd loose a little weight though…and don't the biggiez go saying that shes big and beautiful because if you are overweight or obese then that is bad for your health anyways and we don't want to teach the young girls looking up to her that it is okay that estimated by 2010 50% of American adolescents will be obese.
noyoucant says – reply to this

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I dunno, I'm 22 and absolutely love Taylor Hicks. Went to a few of his live shows and man, he was great!! Loved his CD as well.
Toyota Plant supervisor says – reply to this

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How this half-breed bitch ever won I'll never know.
LeonA'$ GHO$T, BACK & BETTER THAN EVER BIYATCHES!!! says – reply to this

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Re: BlakerGirl! – I think you mean Blake has SUCKED more loads than Jordin will SELL. Just thought I'd help you out. You're welcome.
Nicole says – reply to this

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She has a big wide face. She looks a little off.
comru says – reply to this

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Stop making banal garbage, WTF is original about Daughtry?
hggdhsghj says – reply to this

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very good for her. i dont like her anyway. blake will sell more than her. some times singing is not every thing
mtg says – reply to this

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The song "Tattoo" totally sucks! Even the remixes sucked. She's really not all that great of a singer. She's not "superstar" material.
Blah says – reply to this

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Her music is very boring! It's not "edgy." Kinda cheesy. She needs to also up the sex appeal, if at all possible.
Sarah says – reply to this

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and, a lot more ppl use limewire and other free music sources
and i agree with most of u, her timing wasnt the best
hjkhjs says – reply to this

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the real american idols are kelly clarkson, chris Daughtry and blake lewis,
justin says – reply to this

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Some of you must have pathetic lives to talk about this girl you don't even know the way you do.

It's no surprise the album didn't do that well. I didn't even know the album was out! She should have performed on all of the recent awards shows. With the writers strike and shows like The Tonight Show on reruns, it limits promotion opportunities.
patrick says – reply to this

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it is a great cd…… BUY IT
Skidz says – reply to this

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She doesn't need to lose weight, u idiot.
Skidz says – reply to this

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She doesn't need to lose weight, u idiot.
She looks pretty as she is.
Donte says – reply to this

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she's too cookie cutter all of her songs are too pop and corny no one wants to listin to that give us music that says somthing not a buch of songs writen buy a buch of 50 year old white men in sweden that can't be put up against the talent vocals of alicia keys sorry
Latronda Simmons says – reply to this

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Her victory on America Idol was a Joke. No surprise she will tank on this CD. Didn't see her doing much of anything. She was nothing but a ratings gimmick. Melinda should have taken last year if it were just based on talent alone but fools given the chance to load the ballot box always vote for gimmick over talent. Her and Hicks should tour together. The two most undeserving winners of American Idol thus far. This girl was nothing but a fake. She cried on cue and grinned so much her cheeks should be shattered by now. She acted as if she was perpetually 12. Her vocals are average. In other words… NEXT!!