Some tracks and demos from the album ( initially planned for release in 2008 ) were leaked on the internet in 2006, and a documentary entitled The Return of Courtney Love, detailing the making of the album, aired on the British television network in the fall of that year.

( A number of the acts who wrote or initially popularized the songs appeared on the album ).

The band's album debut, Tin Machine ( 1989 ), was initially popular, though its politicised lyrics did not find universal approval: Bowie described one song as " a simplistic, naive, radical, laying-it-down about the emergence of neo-Nazis "; in the view of biographer Christopher Sandford, " It took nerve to denounce drugs, fascism and TV [...] in terms that reached the literary level of a comic book.

The song " Boadicea ", also from this album, would later be sampled by The Fugees on their single " Ready or Not " ( 1996 ), causing a brief stir because the group neither sought permission from Enya nor gave her credit initially, and by Mario Winans, who did give her credit ( the Winans track, " I Don't Wanna Know " which features a rap by P. Diddy and is officially credited to all three artists, became Enya's highest charting single in the US, when it peaked at # 2 on the Hot 100 in 2004 ).

Rock had problems with the release of " Picture ", a country-influenced duet with Sheryl Crow: his label felt it was wrong for his image, and was not keen to spend more money promoting a flagging album ; then, when they agreed to release it, Sheryl Crow's label initially refused to give permission.

" Alone Again Or " initially peaked at No. 123 in 1968 in an edited version, while the longer, original album version spent three weeks on the singles chart in 1970 before peaking at No. 99, according to Whitburn's " Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010.

Despite no major singles, the album initially sold well.

These three efforts were among five original songs by Simon included on their first album for Columbia Records, Wednesday Morning, 3 A. M., which initially flopped upon its release on October 19, 1964.

The album failed to sell significant copies initially, although Twain's future success generated enough interest for the album to be certified platinum six years later by the RIAA, denoting sales of over a million.

In 2000, Twain was initially scheduled to release a Christmas album, but plans to release one were cancelled later in the year.

The album was initially unsuccessful, having been released in the shadow of The Beatles ' arrival on the scene.

The Doors were initially signed to Columbia Records under a six month contract, but the band agreed to a release after being unable to secure a producer for the album from Columbia.

Columbia Records initially declined to record the cast album, saying the score was too depressing and too difficult.

While recuperating, May was initially absent when the band started work on their third album, but he returned midway through the recording process.

This compilation set came about as a result of the initially rushed conversion of Led Zeppelin's album to the compact disc format in the late 1980s.

Stewart Copeland's older brother Miles Copeland III was initially sceptical of the inclusion of Summers in the band, fearing that it would undermine their punk credibility, and reluctantly agreed to come through with £ 1, 500 to finance the Police first album.

Smith initially stated it would be a double album.

The English version of the album was initially not meant to be released in Sweden, but public demand was too great.

A large proportion of the tracks on this album were co-written with Van Vliet by Herb Bermann, whom Vliet initially met up with at a bar gig near Lancaster.

Martin initially contemplated recording the album live at the Cavern in front of the group's home audience and visited the Liverpool club on 9 December 1962 to consider the technicalities.

Even though this album would gradually garner high praise, it was initially poorly received ; however, the next one, Moondance, established Morrison as a major artist, and throughout the 1970s he built on his reputation with a series of critically acclaimed albums and live performances.

The extended period between the release of This is Hardcore and We Love Life is partly attributed to having initially recorded the songs which comprise the album and being dissatisfied with the results.

Only one year later, his second solo album flopped.

The album, that had been recorded as an intent for Gaye to remit a portion of its royalties to her to receive alimony payments, flopped on the charts.

The group tried to break through to the American market in 1984 with the album Heartland ( a six track mini version of the album The Heartland Café released in Sweden ) under the name " Roxette "; however, the album flopped, selling only about 8, 000 copies.

Despite more good reviews, Idle Race, the first album to be produced by Lynne, flopped.

However, the album flopped, as did the Beatles tribute album she released not too long afterwards.

After the parent album failed to chart or produce successful follow-ups, the Motown-styled These Arms was released, but it flopped and was quickly withdrawn, and Wells ' Epic contract fizzled.

Accordingly, their US-recorded self-titled album, was issued in the US under a new group name, Highway, and re-titled as Highway 1 – despite the change it also flopped.

However, the band's follow ups ( covers of " I Need Your Lovin '" and " Gimme the Sunshine ") flopped, which resulted in the album Back to Front only being released in Japan and selected overseas markets.

In 1980, she released her third and final album, War Machine, a more hard rock-oriented album ; released only in Europe, but it flopped.

Their second album, Different Style !, was released in 1983 and showcased more R & B-influenced repertoire to make the band more accessible in the North America, but flopped on both British and American market.

The album flopped, perhaps because the group, aside from Gregg Allman, was sparsely used in the studio.

Their first single-a heavy rock track called " Encore " ( Again )-reached the 4th rank in the French charts, but due to a too low radio exposition, their follow up single " Celle que je suis " ( The girl I am, French cover of Brooke Hogan's " Everything To Me ") and their album flopped.

But the Overweight Pooch ’ s album flopped on the market, and A & M was the first major label for Delgado himself, who was facing contractual disputes with the record company.

The song was originally recorded as a simple acoustic ballad and included on the duo's 1964 debut album, but the LP flopped and the duo split soon after, and Simon left for the UK.

Subsequent singles and their debut album All Right Now, released later in the year, flopped.

The follow-up single " Hurry Up Sundown " flopped, and the Balloon Farm was dropped by Laurie before it was able to record an entire album.

The album flopped, as it was not accepted by fans or the masses.

The album and tour flopped and Harnen spent the next couple of years releasing occasional songs and tapes until his move to Nashville, Tennessee.

OV7 took a long break after that and then came back with a more mature sound during adolescence They came out with " Hoy " ( Today ), an album that was targeted for the teen market featured alternative rock songs mixed with pop and strong texts Hits were " Que Sube Que Baja " and " perdon " The album flopped and the group decided to take a long pause in which they also considered a split