X-Factor finalists Andy Abraham and Journey South are to battle each other again this week - this time in the charts, as both have just released their debut albums, thoughtfully timed to coincide with Mothers' Day, no doubt. Journey South are apparently just ahead at the moment with their eponymous long player, but Abraham's 'The Impossible Dream' is not far behind.
Woolworths music boss Jim Batchelor says: "Journey South have got off to a good start and look set to smash the 175,000 mark in their first week of sales. But Andy has also sold well and there's only a couple of hundred CDs in it. The race to be number one will go down to the wire. With Mother's Day around the corner, you couldn't have picked two better albums to appeal to mums. If you're a mum, expect to be unwrapping either Journey South or Andy Abraham albums on Sunday morning."