Breakthrough Album Quotes

I signed with Kanye back in 2003, and at that time, 'The College Dropout' hadn't even come out, so he was still relatively unknown compared to where he is now. He wasn't a household name; people were still calling him 'Kane.'

Although there are people who regard 'Do You Want More?!!!??!' as our first major release, I think 'Things Fall Apart' was the real arrival of The Roots, so to speak.

I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.

'The Yes Album,' of course, was the album that put Yes' name on the worldwide stage.

A lot of my favorite artists didn't sell much out the gate. I didn't with Common at first. Neither did first albums from Outkast, Nas, or Jay Z. It doesn't scare me.

I already had top 10 records before 'Sunshine Superman,' with 'Catch the Wind' and 'Colors,' but this was a real breakthrough for me. It was a consciousness change for songwriting, as people are now saying I initiated the psychedelic revolution with this album, 'Sunshine Superman.'

For Silk Route, my album 'Dooba Dooba' was a resounding success.

Our first album sold a million copies. Because we had such a big hit on the first album, it's always like, 'You can't top the first album.'

On their debut, Korn brought a new definition of metal that was a game changer.

We've always used that as a goal - the record that literally every single track on it could be a hit. A record that breaks doors down, that opens up new opportunities to us, that helps you achieve true immortality as an artist.

Sometimes people's careers take off on their first albums, sometimes they don't.

The song This Kiss was definitely my breakthrough song. After that, Breathe was my breakthrough album.