Despite this early success, album sales failed to meet expectations due to the late 1990s merger of Polygram (the parent label of Mercury) with Universal Music Group, resulting in Mercury Records dissolving into Island Def Jam Records.
Album sales failed to meet expectations due to the late 1990s merger of Polygram (the parent label of Mercury) with Universal Music Group, resulting in Mercury Records. This was despite this early success. These Mercury Records were dissolving into Island Def Jam Records.