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Whitney's record label Arista Records have announced their half year sales of US$400 Million for the half year ending 30 June 1997. It's a slight improvement on last year and Arista's best financial performance yet. The large sales (actual profits were not disclosed) have been attributed in part to actual US sales of the following releases: "Secrets" - Toni Braxton 4.4 Million. "Life After Death" - The Notorious BIG 2.3 Million. Puff Daddy's singles "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" 2.6 Million, and "I'll Be Missing You 1.9 Million (so far). Kenny G's "The Moment" - 2.3 Million. Whitney Houston's "The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack - 946,000. In an interview with the label's president Clive Davis, the report in Billboard Magazine states that Arista is looking to it's next slate of releases to close the year including new albums by Sean "Puffy" Combs, Aretha Franklin, Lisa Stansfield, Tony Rich, Ace Of Base Gary Barlow and a new Babyface Soundtrack called "Soul Food". No mention was made of any Whitney Houston
releases this year. NEWSFILE: 24 JULY 1997 |