Report: AEROSMITH Sales Are A Big Honkin' Letdown

June 1, 2004

Jim Farber of the New York Daily News is reporting that the sales performance of AEROSMITH's latest CD, "Honkin' on Bobo" has the band singin' the blues — not only on the album, but over its commercial prospects, as well. The CD, a spirited collection of covers of 12-bar standards, has sunk to No. 73 after just eight weeks, a point at which AEROSMITH CDs are usually sitting pretty in the Top 20.

Unfortunately, "Bobo" seemed like a commercial boo-boo from the start. Its opening sales of 160,000 represented a 33% drop from those of "Just Push Play", the band's previous record, which started with 240,000 copies in 2001. "Play" went on to move more than 1.2 million platters. So far, "Bobo" has sold 395,000. AEROSMITH can't complain about being shut out of radio. Its version of the classic "Baby Please Don't Go" has made major headway on mainstream rock formats, peaking at No. 7. Currently, it's hanging strong at No. 11 after 12 weeks. [Read more]

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