It’s great to see so many people finally acknowledging the talent of this woman.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

😀

I saw her live in Glasgow earlier this year, and I have to say, she puts on a great show. She has a fun personality too. If you ever get the chance to see her, you really should. It’s a great way to remember how many really great songs she has!

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

I actually would love to see her live - that voice 🙌🙌

"One Day In Your Life" was my bop. It totally slaps. It's a banger.

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

Agreed 😀

You are so right, Anastasia’s voice is very unique and not all generations get to say that!

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

😀

She just released an album on 22nd September 2023 called Our Songs

@divatalk9011

10 ай бұрын

It went to #2 in Germany, but it’s had mixed reviews from the fans

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

I included that in the video

Your research and the way you convey everything is so good to watch. Also your voice is so easy to listen to. Keep up the good work Jonny.

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

Thank you 😀😀😀

I saw her live on 2019 in Turin, my city. She was INCREDIBLE!! It was a small venue, and tickets were way cheaper than the tickets for Taylor Swift 🤷🏾‍♀️

Heavy Rotation was a career killing album. It was awful. However, her follow up, Resurrection was really good! The lead single Stupid Little Things was so catchy. The problem was, it was released another 5 years after Heavy Rotation, the world moved on, the radio also wouldn’t play her because she was over 40 and she was an independent artist with little promo. I’d recommend everyone to listen to Ressurrection tho

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

Yes I don't know what happened in the interim. I know she switched labels but six years is such a long time to leave it between albums of new material, especially when the last one hadn't done well. The momentum was completely gone.

@divatalk9011

9 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharvey From 2009-2011 she didn’t have a record label. She toured with Chaka Khan, Lulu and Heather Small and was offered a place in the X factor full time but said no because she had agreeed to a tour with night if the proms during the same period Apparently she couldn’t find a deal she was comfortable with. She spoke about being offered a 360 deal and rejected it. In 2012 she was told to release a cover album which was a low budget project. This would ultimately fund a new album of originals due in 2013 but then she got cancer and it was released in 2014

@QuaintKawaiix

9 ай бұрын

I never truly understood the hate for Heavy Rotation. Was it weak compared to other albums? Yes. Was it released at the wrong time considering the high expectations the self titled album left? Absolutely. Is it a fundamentally bad album? Absolutely not. It was just wrong place, wrong time and bad decisions creatively. The change of look was odd but not necessarily the songs imo. They still have that Anastacia touch to them. The only thing about that album I have a grip with is I'll Never Love Again made it instead of Calling All Angels who is much stronger. Ultimately what killed/keeps killing her career is poor decisions and lack of creative focus. It seems her team cant seem to grasp the concept of who she was as an artist, who she is and where she's going. They dont fully capitalize on her nostalgia yet treat her as a nostalgia act. They think she has potential for newer projects but never fully promote them at all. It seems as though the trigger is never pulled and nobody knows why and she never adresses it/seems to care about it. Insanely frustrating as a fan.

@divatalk9011

9 ай бұрын

@@QuaintKawaiix The album fundamentally went against the ideal of her career, Authenticity.

@MattCr0ft

9 ай бұрын

@@QuaintKawaiix The album tried to hard to get a hit and unfortunately none of them stuck

Anastasia is such a strong woman, all she’s gone trough. And her voice is really uniq, extremely strong and emotional. She’s a legend.♥️

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

agreed 😀 Genuinely inspirational.

Check her new album “Our Songs”! 💖

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

I think I mentioned it in the video

I am happy to see this video. She is so talented. I would love to see her have a massive comeback somehow!

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

me too

I adore her

@carolinevanbaal7570

10 ай бұрын

Yes go for her she is the best in the world 🙏

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

😀

I was looking forward to watch this video about Anastacia, Jonny. Thanks for always doing high quality content and work. Love you work. To me Anastacias voice is one of the best ever. Her voice makes me feel stronger and so her life and all the challenges she has gone through. It makes me see her more human than the rest of the pop singers. She really really deserves way much better but she is a strong confident happy woman which is what matters. Thanks Jonny ❤🎉😊

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

Thank you - glad you liked it 😀😀

I met this woman. When I tell you she was the kindest person I ever met, literally I mean the NICEST person ever xx you forget she’s got worldwide sales of more than 50 million

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

I didn’t include every detail or I would never get it finished. I didn’t want the video to be just a re-hash of her Wikipedia page. She does seem lovely 😀

@samuelgalea7679

10 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharveynot recently though 😐 I met her in 2017

"Left Outside Alone" was such a banger in my country back in 2004! I find it so surprising that she is from the US, but never was a big star in her homeland.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

it is strange- their loss. LOA was everywhere in 2004

This video is really accurate and will get a not-so-much fans a great view over her career! Thanks for sharing! 😊

@jonnyharvey

8 ай бұрын

thank you 😀

paid my dues and cowboys & kisses are sooooo good! thanks for this vid, i havent listened to her songs in a long time.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

😀😀

Left Outside Alone was the jam back in the day! To be young again 😂

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

such a great song

@fredrick8691

9 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharvey 👌

lol I saw/heard her today on German Television in a show my parents love to watch. I am also seeing her a lot here on ads covering german Songs and collaborating with german artists. She has many Fans here for years so I think that's why she loves it here so much

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

yes I think Germany is her biggest market. She seems to do a lot of projects there.

I don’t think Anastacia had a choice in the making of Heavy Rotation. It made no sense to do a total 180 are her whole identity when her brand was all about being an authentic under dog.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

yes good point - they didn't seem to understand her as an artist. They ignored her essence, her artistic DNA

@divatalk9011

9 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharvey She literally said her third album was self titled because sprock music was her finding her indemnity and then her next album suddenly drops that sound totally. It was a complete contradiction that couldn’t be marketed without sounding like a sell out. I do think the album could’ve had more success if different singles like Heavy Rotation, I Call It Love or Defeated were chosen

With a deep pause and solid management Anastacia could go stratospheric again. It's all about focus eg a solid rock pop album, a solid Christmas album etc. She can easily do it. She has everything already the look, the talent...

@DDElectrical

10 ай бұрын

Yeah I think the key is her management. Resurrection was a step in the right direction but wasn’t promoted enough. She needs to be teamed up with the writers she did Anastacia (2004) with and do a fresh take on the 2004 sound. Evolution was a step in the wrong direction.

@anastaciadreams

10 ай бұрын

Ugh yes please 🥹

@popland1977

10 ай бұрын

She’s not interested in a pop rock album fundamentally

@Patrick3183

10 ай бұрын

She isn’t remembered. Too much time has gone by.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

I'd like if she did but I just think the music industry and media has changed too much.

Imagine being so super talented and then being rejected by record companies because you were "bespectacled"? Unbelievable!

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

the labels were very narrow-minded in the 90s.

I really enjoy your videos Jonny!, I love these kind of stories of fallen artist, but they still kicking butts...I would like you to make a video about Poe (SINGER), it was a mid 90's singer with two albums and then she dissapeared from the map, i think there was a problem with the label.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

thanks so much. I don't know anything about Poe - will have to google them

Thank you for signing light on this vocal powerhouse!!!! ❤

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

😀😀

Anastasia has been a part of my childhood and for the longest time I thought she was British 🥴 Her voice is powerful and poignant and it utterly baffles me that she never topped the charts in her home country, but yet she is not the only one. Kelly Rowland is another good example of this. She made more dance/techno pop that was more popular in Europe in the 2010s and found success.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

yes there have been a few acts like that

I saw her live recently and she was brilliant. But to be honest I am not feeling her new material. 😢 I love her first 3 albums.

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

I’d love to see her live!! Yes the material on the later albums doesn’t feel very strong

A great video would be about the spice girls solo careers. Maybe one big video or a series.. I deserve credit because this is a bomb idea! 😹👍🏼

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

yeah I love the Spice Girls but I think videos have already been done on that topic. And my last Spice Girls video didn't do that well.

I never realised she had Crohn's Disease - ironically one of the pro dancers on Strictly does too. The dancer Amy started the year after Anastasia completed.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

Oh I didn't know that - love Strictly

Anastacia is a great singer, but she never seemed too passionate about music. She didn’t listen to it growing up, she never owned a record as a teen. She only writes music when the label tells her too. Without a big machine behind her, she’s exposed as a great singer with little of her own musical ideas.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

How do you mean? Maybe she couldn't afford any music growing up? Perhaps she's more passionate about singing than the songwriting process?

@Downfall1990

9 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharvey It seems like a job to her, not a passion. Dolly Parton or Mariah writes songs every morning that because they are compelled to, it’s their passion. Anastacia only writes when a record label want her to make a project. It doesn’t seem like a passion, simply a way to make money. Anastacia doesn’t seem particularly interested in music, she’s just a charismatic person who fell into music and likes an audience

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

@@Downfall1990 but there are plenty of singers who don't write songs. Her art is her vocals and that's okay too. Not everyone has the songwriting talent.

@Downfall1990

9 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharvey That’s not my point. Anastacia does write most of her own songs. The point is, she doesn’t seem to write for pleasure. She only writes for a project. She’ll often complain she didn’t have enough time to finish an album the way she wants, yet she never will write as a hobby

She didn’t go anywhere on my Spotify #queen

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

Good to hear 😀😀

Hi Jonny 👋. Can I leave another suggestion for another great female artist. She is Macy Gray and was very famous in the late 90's early 2000s with her song I Try. She has a great voice and look. Thank you! 😊

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

Oh that’s a good idea. I love ‘I try’

@pontredreal01

10 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharvey me too!

I loathe the term falling off. Everyone doesn’t want to play the industry game just to sing, the smartest artists know when to bow out❤

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

Did I use that term? I was careful to stress that she is probably happier now doing things on a smaller scale.

It’s interesting that the American musicians tend to have the music career saved in Europe and the rest of the world, except their country of origin

@jonnyharvey

8 ай бұрын

yes it's interesting how different countries/cultures connect with different things. I guess the radio format situation in America was a problem for Anastacia - her voice confused listeners.

❤

Had she not waited another 6 yrs to release “Resurrection” after HR she might’ve gotten some momentum back. I feel she waited too long to release new music and regardless of how incredible her voice is, people nowadays just don’t have the loyalty or attention span they used to have for music or even their favourite artists..

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

Yes good point. Lots of major artists had albums/eras which didn’t work out - Pink, Kelly Clarkson but they regrouped, got back to what they did best & had comebacks. This could’ve happened with Anastasia but she was with a whole new label & they didn’t want to lose any more money on her so they didn’t even try. If she had still been with Epic they would’ve given her another shot.

@Downfall1990

9 ай бұрын

The problem is Anastacia left Sony in 2008 then left Mercury a year later and then apparently was offered a 360 deal and rejected as she was over the music industry. She didn’t even get properly paid until her third album. Then she had cancer again in 2013

@Downfall1990

9 ай бұрын

Also by the resurrection album she was an independent artist with bmg so they’re was minimal budget for promotion

There are many loose ends on Anastacia's career and a lot of confusing decisions. She was never truly capitalized on and then she made a really poor career choice changing to Mercury records. Lisa didnt part ways with Anastacia per se. As a matter of fact, Lisa was creative director on Anastacia's first three albums and had a big hand on what we register as the Anastacia sound and look that made her a star. Unfortunately, royalties and contractual issues got in the way which led to Lisa eventually filling a lawsuit against Anastacia and them parting ways because of these issues. This paired with the change to Mercury and Heavy Rotation was what led to her downfall. After that she could never find her proper footing again though Resurrection was a beacon of hope, unfortunately not promoted/capitalized on enough. Evolution wasnt bad but it just didnt have a solid foundation consisting of leftovers from Resurrection and other singers/songwriters songs plus lackluster promotion and no release in the UK (god knows why). In essence: everyone just wanted an Anastacia album follow up and for 19 years now we've yet to have a fully originals album with her sprock sound. (Not counting Resurrection because most of the songs are credit to other songwriters). Her team couldn't care less and they keep botching any and everything she does, its a talent at this point. It's very frustrating because ive never seen a fanbase as loyal and as supportive as Anastacia's and yet there are all these weird decisions that are never adressed but everyone acknowledges as hindering. Everyone agrees on one thing though: with the proper promotion and creative direction she could be back in the charts and in the mainstream media in a heartbeat. She would give the current girls a run for their money.

@popland1977

9 ай бұрын

Anastacia has no intention of e we releasing sprock again, she claimed it was her personal sound but she may have just made that up during the moment to help sell the record

She's released new album call "our songs"

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

yeah I included that in the video.

Anastacia is definitely one of THE most uniqe voices we have right now. American charts are a joke tbh.

Have you done a video yet on Kylie’s Kiss Me Once era?

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

I would like to. I love Kylie

@arysio430

9 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharvey I do too! I think her 2002 Brit Awards performance is one of my all time favorites

I thought she had a really gravely soul voice which I absolutely loved, since Im a bit of a soul boy. Her voice coming out of a white women was amazing. Its like Rick Astley style.. which is why I was miffed that she wasn't a bigger hit in the States. The cultural differences in her being too white for RnB is just uniquely American. I would've thought they were beyond thar. But obviously not.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

It is a shame she didn't get the recognition she deserved Stateside.

I really don't see Anastacia as an extremely soulful artist compared to those who were caucasian and placed on R&B radio like Lisa Stansfield or Tara Kemp. Heavy Rotation was my favor album from her.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

that's an interesting point. Nice to see Heavy Rotation had some fans

And what happened to Dido?

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

She had an album out recently - I think

Where did she go? She went to become a cartoon character and lived happily ever after.

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

wasn't that movie in the 90s

Shes american but she never had a top 40 in US (hot 100).

"She sounded too black for a white girl." and then came Amy Winehouse.

@jonnyharvey

10 ай бұрын

Yes true, but Amy’s voice was jazzier. And Amy broke big in 06/07 - Anastasia broke through in 00/01

I saw her live in 2009 as the opening act for Duran Duran and frankly speaking wasn't impressed at all. :(

@popland1977

10 ай бұрын

What was disappointing?

@nikitabukin780

10 ай бұрын

Lack of stage presence. Plus live vocals were not on point as were dance moves.@@popland1977

@divatalk9011

10 ай бұрын

@@nikitabukin780She was dealing with a heart problem and divorce on that tour so, it was inconsistent unfortunately

@jonnyharvey

9 ай бұрын

well I guess everyone has off days

@nikitabukin780

9 ай бұрын

@@jonnyharvey For me it was qiute clear why she opened for Duran Duran and not vice-versa. They are on a different level of artistry.