Originally Posted by
supremester
I think the woman was just looking for something to write and pulled it out of Dreamgirl. Bad Choices for singles: I Want A Guy, Your Heart Belongs to Me, My Heart Can't Take it, Run Run Run, Some Things...., Composer, Touch, I Guess I;ll Miss The Man, Your Wonderful Sweet Love, Bad Weather.
Like it or not, a "good" record hits, a bad one doesn't. Personally, I loved The Happening and still do.
some Things was a great record - but not for radio - especially since the lyrics to the hook are indecipherable to this day. SMH.
Composer may have been the best of a bad lot at the time, but weak definitely in terms of radio attention.
NMWSYA I think is a brilliant record that was just way too over mixed for transistor radios. HDH wooda checked it out before sending it out. Gordy didn't. I remember it was just so hard to follow, no one knew the terms referred to. The softer mix on the Pink Box wooda been a better choice. Also, that horrid presentation on Ed Sullivan didn't help. Ross should have just stood there and tried to sell the lyric to the camera while M& C danced.
PS: Mary & Cindy never, ever sounded as good as The Blackberries do on this record.
Someday? Spare me. Mary and Cindy's weak, ineffectual sound was not needed or wanted on this gospel tinged classic. HA! What a joke.
As the late, GRRRREAT Deke Richards said [[in a nut shell) Mary's voice was so fucking rich and wonderful - it was a producers dream to have access to. I agree 1000%. It needed to be brightened up however: enter Florence Ballard's sharp soprano that needed depth from Mary and you have the IDEAL bg. Cindy? brought little to the table sound wise, and that's why they were rarely used by producers. Even Up the Ladder required The Andantes help, but Mary & Flo cooda handled it, IMO.
Why Mary Wilson annoys me you [[didn't) ask? She plays fast and loose with the facts to further whatever line of BS she's trying to pull at the time. 'Cos girlfriend didn't mention The A's were used on Supremes records as far back as '62 or '63, she doesn't sing a not on Merry Christmas, half of Symphony and lots of others - yet chooses to pull some BS by claiming songs didn't sell cuz she wasn't on them. Spare me. No one noticed or gave a damn who was on Stop! merry Christmas, Love Child or Someday. We just wanted good records.
Had Mary stated, " Within a year or so of our signing with Motown, we were sometimes augmented or replaced by The Andantes and we hated it. " I'd have respected her for the truthful info and heartfelt admission. To imply it didn't happen until the singles slipped is her typical, annoying M.O.
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