^I totally agree. I'm also still unsure why White Houses didn't do as well as I believe it should have. Perhaps because MTV banned the vid and TRL was the way for people to experience new music? In 2003/04 iTunes existed, but wasn't huge until like 2005 or so. I still remember the first time I heard WH. It was on the radio and I was struck by it. I was only 14 at the time, but I could still relate to it even then. And now at 25 it's still my most played song ever. It means so much to me and has helped me through any bad time in my life with friends or boyfriends.
I think Vanessa came out at a great time, but her singles did fit into a certain niche. Besides WH and WTS I think that Harmonium was too "dark" for the general public that listened to the radio at the time. I actually think Harmonium could be really successful if released now. I will always cherish Heroes and I cannot for the life of me not understand why Hands and The One and Fools Like Me didn't get more (if any) airplay. Maybe a generic Top 40 station wouldn't, but there are a ton of stations that would.
I think commercial success is not really in the pic for V, but I think she's realized that for a while. I also hate when I choose Vanessa Carlton radio on Pandora artists like Avril Lavigne come up.
If they would have released Private Radio as the first single of off Harmonium as originally planned we wouldn't be where we are right now with her career. In other words, that song would have catched on and the whole era would have turned out different and could have been a success.
The singles should have gone like this;
1. Private Radio
2. White Houses (re-recording the 'blood' part for radio and music video)
3. Who's to Say!!
Or release Who's to Say as the second single and White Houses as third.
(4. A toss up between San Francisco and Afterglow as the final single.)
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