Originally Posted by
loveblind
The Richard Perry album was indeed beautiful and somewhat ahead of its time. [[Even Berry Gordy liked it)
The project lacked one important thing.....PROMOTION. MCA had spent so much money on the album and freeing Martha from Motown. [[Most of that money went to freeing Martha of her contractual obligations at Motown.) Not much left for promotion. I really believe pop radio would have loved "Wild Night" had it been promoted there.
Richard Perry tried to get MCA to get behind the record, of course they didn't and they thought Martha should been recording more soul music.
The album sold about 50,000 units in the US and with sales in Japan,UK and Germany, plus the sales from "Power Of Love" [[a modest international hit), they regained their money but opted to drop Martha.
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