Quote Originally Posted by RanRan79 View Post
I think "Automatically Sunshine" should have been big. I prefer it to the much more popular "Floy Joy". "Floy Joy" is a bit on the annoying side IMO, "Automatically Sunshine" is so sexy, especially Mary's vocals. Since we know that "Touch" was originally recorded with full leads by Jean and Mary [[and the producer probably picked the verses from them for each lady like the producers did with most of the Diana and Marvin album), I wonder if "Automatically Sunshine" and "Floy Joy" were done the same way. I'm not excited by the thought of Mary doing "Floy Joy" alone, but am curious what Jean's full lead might sound like. On the flip, I would LOVE a full lead by Mary on "Automatically Sunshine". I know a lot of people are pushing for a 70s Lost and Found, and I understand why, but these are the kinds of things I would like to see if the 70s Supremes albums are given the expanded treatment.
I agree with much of what you say. I far prefer AS to Floy Joy which i always found very dull and bland. I would like to hear Jean tackle Floy Joy solo too, and maybe such a recording does exist. AS did go top 10 in the UK as did Floy Joy and i am surprised it fared so badly in the USA. It was hardly Up the ladder, stoned love or nathan Jones but it signalled the beginning of the end for the Supremes for me. By the time the Jimmy Webb atrocity surfaced it was all over bar the shouting.