Martha Reeves Produced By Richard Perry
I know this isn't a Motown release, but I felt this discussion belonged in this forum.
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I am listening to this album for the second time today and it still puzzles me why this album wasn't a bigger hit. The production was certainly top-notch and Martha delivers some very soul-stirring performances. In some ways, I think this album was ahead of its time. In "Wild Night", you can hear a few seconds where Richard Perry utilizes those trademark synthesizers. You can hear it after the line, "And the boys are doing the boogie woogie..." It sounds like he was experimenting with the very sound that made the Pointer Sisters' "Break Out" album a platinum seller in 1984. "Storm In My Soul" also has rock edge to it, very similar to what we hear on the Pointer Sisters' breakthrough "Energy" album.
What do you guys think? Did it deserve to be a flop? I don't think it did. I personally think that perhaps Martha's artistry wasn't taken seriously by the industry and many record buyers incorrectly considered her to be an oldies artist.