It seems that going independent is starting to pay off for one of Australian Idol's most worthy assets Ricki-Lee. While the future of girl-group Young Divas, which Ricki was once a member of, has been thrown into uncertainty after the dismal performance of its second album (containing more tiresome 80s covers that somehow manage to sound just as dated as the originals), Ricki-Lee is scoring a string of Top 10 hits from her second album "Brand New Day".
Although the album only managed to spend 2 weeks in the Top 50 (peaking at #37), according to Ricki-Lee on her official forum, the album has shipped Gold (35,000 copies). The mind boggles how an album can achieve those kind of sales with a chart run that errr...brief. But as a wise man once said, miracles do happen. No doubt, the long-lasting success of her Top 2 hit "Can't Touch It", a special edition of the album which came with a copy of her debut and her stint on the variety show "It Takes Two", have attributed to the Gold shippings of "Brand New Day".
The record trully deserved a higher chart placing - its fresh, vibrant and much better than her debut. Most importantly, it utilises Ricki's monster of a voice as evident in the latest single "Cant Sing A Different Song". She has also mentioned the possibilty of releasing the track "I Appreciate You" (dedicated to her mother) in time for Mother's Day.
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