IMO there is a mad rush to judgment on the part of some here. VC and Irv are not opening a movie; it's an album. It doesn't have to be a scorcher right out of the box. Joe Public has no idea who she is, or forgot, save for ATM/OD.
If VC were a football team, this would be the "rebuilding" season. It will take some time, and maybe even another album, to get her back up there. There's still so much to be said and done for this album.
I would say I'm concerned that there is zero New York radio play for NF, though.
Dan/NS