From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V5 #4 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Wednesday, January 12 2000 Volume 05 : Number 004 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [Sissel] New album ready [Stephen Ylvisaker ] subliminal ["tom, kelly & jordan" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:03:21 -0800 From: Stephen Ylvisaker Subject: Re: [Sissel] New album ready A couple of Robert's comments gave me a crazy idea, but the coincidences did it to me. And, while it may be crazy, in this digital age it's possible to put it together. I would get a kick out of a duet performance of Sissel and Basia. The coincidences that gave me this crazy idea are: 1) both are diva quality singers. 2) both are family oriented. 3) both have unenthusiastically marketed by Sony. 4) Neither has produced an album in 5 years. 5) Both are produced by Chertoff (on this point, I could possibly be mistaken). What do you think? I know the likelihood is remote, but, what the hey, I can dream! Stephen Stephen Ylvisaker greyfell@iname.com "That's the whole problem with science. You've got a bunch of empiricists trying to describe things of unimaginable wonder." - Calvin (& Hobbes) >From: Stenar1@aol.com > >In a message dated 11.01.2000 17.33.33, PMarov9846@aol.com writes: > > >From: PMarov9846@aol.com > > > >This message is primarily directed to Robert Jones, but jump in anyone... > >has > >a tour schedule been drafted for Sissel to promote the new release when > >it is > >available? If so, will the US be part of that tour? > > > >Bob Marovich > >From what I've heard (and this seems really strange to me having worked >myself as a marketing rep for Sony Music working with developing new artists) >that Sissel does not intend to tour in support of her album. > >However, she will probably perform a few dates in the NYC area and perhaps >elsewhere on the East coast. > >This could change at any time, though. Sissel prefers to spend as much time >as possible with her family. > >Some artists (especially relatively unknown ones in the USA) rely on touring >with a more established artsist to promote themselves. A record label is >overwhelmingly happy if a new artist sells even 100,000 units. > >Sissel's only album which was considered a flop (Gift of Love) in her >homeland of Norway sold over 300,000 and continues to sell in Japan and in >the USA. With the underground of Sissel fans in the USA, her sales record in >Japan, Germany, and Scandinavia, her first international album due out in >March should easily sell at least 500,000 copies without a tour. That is a >conservative estimate on my part. > >Also, I've heard that Sissel's strategy includes singing more songs from >movies. Celine Dion (who I hate to compare Sissel with in any way) used >movie theme songs as one medium to gain a wide audience. Sissel intends to >follow a similar strategy. > >I predict that Sissel won't tour, but will follow that strategy as well as >performing a few key concerts with people such as the Chieftains and other >artists who've worked with her producer Rick Chertoff, etc. > >It will be interesting to see what actually happens and what musical >direction she moves in guided by Rick Chertoff. > >Thank goodness it's coming up soon, since I've been waiting about 5 years now >for her new album which has been repeatedly postponed and following her >career for over 10 years now. > >When I hear any news, I'll post it on The Sissel Website and let all of you >know as well. > >Vennlig hilsen, >Robert A Jones >The Sissel Website >http://listen.to/Sissel > > >In a message dated 11.01.2000 17.33.33, PMarov9846@aol.com writes: > > >From: PMarov9846@aol.com > > > >This message is primarily directed to Robert Jones, but jump in anyone... > >has > >a tour schedule been drafted for Sissel to promote the new release when > >it is > >available? If so, will the US be part of that tour? > > > >Bob Marovich > >--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > GRAB THE GATOR! FREE SOFTWARE DOES ALL THE TYPING FOR YOU! >Tired of filling out forms and remembering passwords? Gator fills in >forms and passwords with just one click! Comes with $50 in free coupons! > Click Here > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:57:08 -0600 From: "tom, kelly & jordan" Subject: subliminal Tom asks; "Howdy everybody, Dang, I can't figure this out. 13 to 15 seconds into the MB song "Half a minute" Basia mumbles something? about six measures into the piece or so. What does she say? Lost, Tom" Troels reply, "No no no my friend! She is actually singing the line: "half a minute" in polish! it's: "pow minute, pow minute" (not spelled correctly, but just to give you the idea) My wife (who is polish) told me this, the first time we listend to that particular MB-track together, and I had, untill then, been wondering for years what Basia was singing! Hope this cleares things up. Troels" Thanks Troels, If I had not of asked, the world may have never known! She wasn't mumbling anything, nor was it a stray vocal track peeking through the mix. It was Polish. "Pow minute, Pow minute" and it was mixed right up in the front for everybody to hear, if you understand Polish. This is Basia doing subliminal vocal tracks. LOL! Tom ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V5 #4 *************************