Okie dokie, just a quickie today because I've started back at school! Still need to finish some art coursework so yeah, need to get on with that ASAP! So here we go, all about Sandi's latest album, Merchants and thieves!
Oh before I get started, Sandi has started posting her inspiration for songs on her site (as usual the link will be given at the bottom of this post), I highly recommend you check it out! It's fantastic to hear about how she came up with her ideas! Ok, here we go, onto the main topic of this post...
Sandi's 3rd studio album, 'Merchants and Thieves' was released on May the 17th 2010, with 'This 'Ol World' (featuring Joe Bonamassa) as the lead single. Sandi released the album through her own label, 'Guardian Angels Records,' which she set up after being dropped by RCA.
Musically, the album moves from pop/folk towards blues and roots.
The album remained on the UK Official Chart at #118 during the first week of it's release, before sadly dropping out of the top 200.
The single was made available as a download-only in April 2010 and topped the UK iTunes Blues upon release, but failed to enter the UK Official Chart.
The second single from the album, 'Gold Dust,' was released as a download-only in July 2010, but unfortunately failed to enter the UK Official Chart. A deluxe edition with extra tracks and a video was released as a download-only in February and was followed by a physical release on Sandi's website.
Sandi's cover of the classic 'House of the Rising Sun' was released as a download-only single and an extra track on the deluxe edition of her album. The track was also given away as a free download to readers of the Scottish Mail. The single topped the iTunes Blues chart, but also failed to enter the UK Official Chart.
The album was also nominated for Best Jazz/Blues Recording of the Year in the Scottish Music Awards and Sandi was also nominated for Artist of the Year and her label, Guardian Angels Records was nominated for Record Label of the year.
So that's the last post before the weekend officially starts! Planned anything special? I'm up to my armpits in coursework already haha! Going to try and get a post up on Sunday, but I won't make a promise I can't definitely keep! So I'm gonna say goodbye with a video as usual but rather than a music video I'm going to use one with a health warning. There's been a lot on the news regarding cervical cancer lately, but nobody's talking about other forms of cancer which is horrifying. So here's our dear Sandi talking about sunbeds and the health risks they present. Happy Friday everyone!
Megan xx
P.S- I've made a few changes, (more links and changing their colour) can you let me know what you think, cos I have a feeling I've over done it! But your input is what really matters so let me know! xx
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