If Michael had been able to tour, reconnect with his audience, the outcome would’ve been more significant.” “But considering the circumstances, I think the album did good. ” ‘Hold My Hand’ sounds so different than the bulk of music playing on top 40 radio,” he says. Rhythmic AC WKTU New York PD Rob Miller says lack of exposure on many pop stations probably hurt sales efforts more than the debate over Jackson’s voice. But they left it up to urban AC, and that’s just not enough to keep it alive.” Adding that the controversy over Jackson’s vocals had a negative impact, Atkins believes any future new Jackson songs will “suffer the same way.” “I thought top 40 and would show it more love. “The overall response to ‘Hold My Hand’ surprised me,” says Chuck Atkins, VP of programming for R&B station WNOV Milwaukee. “Vision,” a three-DVD boxed set featuring 40 MJ videos, has sold well for a boxed set, moving 85,000 units since its Nov. And while in its first five weeks “Michael” has sold a respectable - especially in this industry climate - 434,000, the figure pales next to that of “This Is It,” which sold 890,000 in its first five weeks. 33 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, selling 304,000, according to SoundScan. Meanwhile, lead single “Hold My Hand,” featuring Akon, peaked at No. Michael Jackson’s ‘Michael’: Track-By-Trackīut that doesn’t seem to be the case.
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