February 9, 2005
Hey People,
Once again, I apologize for taking so long to write. I haven't written since the album release, and so much has happened since then...
I'm so happy about the success of the album. We debuted at #7 on the Billboard album charts and haven't left the top 7 since then. And we just got the 6th week numbers: We sold 93,000 copies of Get Lifted in week 6 (an over 50% increase from week 5) and we're #5 on the charts! It's really amazing how people have continued to spread the word about the album. Thanks to all of you who have been telling your friends and loved ones. I truly appreciate your support. It's so satisfying to see everything coming to fruition. Anyway, enough about record sales...
I've been on the road non-stop since the album release (and before the album release, for that matter). Thanks to everyone who's been to the shows. We've hit a few cities that hadn't had John Legend shows yet, and we've had a great time everywhere we've played so far. If we haven't gotten to your city yet, we're hitting most of the major US cities on the Alicia Keys "Diary" tour, so I'll hopefully see you then.
I'm excited about the Grammys this Sunday. I just flew into LA, and I'm preparing to perform with Kanye West and Mavis Staples on the Grammy broadcast. This is really a great honor to perform at the Grammys this early in my career. I'm also glad to be able to support my good friend and collaborator, Kanye, who's nominated for an incredible 10 awards this year. Hopefully, he'll take a few trophies home with him. He deserves to (I know, I'm biased).
Right after the Grammys, I'm taking my band to Europe for the first time. We'll do shows in Amsterdam, Oslo, Stockholm and London. That should be a lot of fun. Thanks to all my European fans who have been supporting the album (we debuted at #2 in Sweden, and we hit #1 in Norway!). I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at my shows.
Alright people, until next time...
Love,
John
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
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