BUCKY COVINGTON SELLS MORE THAN 100,000 CDs IN FIRST THREE WEEKS OF RELEASE Scores first top 20 hit as “A Different World†continues to climb the radio charts
Submitted By Paula Erickson
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May 10, 2007
Nashville, TN…(May 9, 2007) – American Idol Season 5 finalist Bucky Covington continues to establish himself as the hottest new artist in country music, having sold in excess of 100,000 copies of his self-titled debut CD in just three weeks. His debut single “A Different World†is generating strong phone requests as it enters the top 20 and continues to climb the Billboard chart.
Bucky Covington debuted at #1 on Nielsen SoundScan’s Country Top 75 Chart on April 25th with 61,000 units sold. Covington’s debut CD entered Nielsen SoundScan’s all genre Top 200 chart at #4 and was the only new country act to open inside the top five this year. Covington has the distinction of having not only 2007’s biggest unit debut from a new country artist, but also the best first week sales and highest Top 200 debut for any new male country artist since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992.
Covington’s fan support was also evident at a recent on-line auction at Opry.com. His autographed, hand-written lyric sheet for his lead single “A Different World†raised $4005 for the Opry Trust Fund, an organization formed to provide financial assistance to those in the country music community going through an emergency or time of need.
Covington is fast becoming a favorite of the critics as well as the fans. Bucky Covington is already one of the year’s most critically acclaimed country albums, and is being widely heralded as the best CD to come out of the Idol franchise. The album has garnered the attention of critics nationwide:
Miami Herald: “The most cohesive album to come out of the franchise yet.â€
Dallas Morning News: “Easily the best country album by an American Idol contestant.â€
Entertainment Weekly: “The North Carolinian with the throaty drawl could sell everything-from the cheeky to the weepy. And he does.â€
Associated Press: “Covington delivers. His gritty growl comes alive…[and] he sounds like the star he could evolve into…â€
Barnes & Noble: “A laudable launch for an artist who may well have what it takes to endure long after the glow from American Idol has faded.â€
Wal-Mart.com: “Covington has a seasoned legitimacy about him...one of the best discs to come from the American Idol camp so far.â€
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