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I would imagine that is very likely Circa. Lead singles are usually [[not always) the key to an albums success."Dirty Looks" at best is a pleasant album track. I have always believed it lost Diana the album. It's a huge shame as Diana was in superb vocal form and there were a sprinkling of good songs to be had.
Here is what I find, a Ray Parker interview
What was going on at RCA in those days. Kenny Roger said the current board staff wanted to screw all Bob Summer's signed stars. Is it possibleQuote:
RCA released "Up Front" as a single. She kind of veered towards rock on that song, which wasn't really her forte as far as radio was concerned.
No, it wasn't her thing. The one I thought was better was "Love or Loneliness". There was just something about the song and the way she sang it. Even when I listen to it now, that's her story right there. I think that's a hit. I had a little Gamble & Huff in there. There were several records they did that had that little guitar octave playing three-note parts. I thought RCA would promote that, but they just let the whole album go. Steely Dan did the rest of the album. They didn't promote those tracks either. It was one of those records that just fell through the cracks, but I always liked "Love or Loneliness
It seems ....around 1985 ....Barry manilow...pointer sisters....Kenny Rogers...Diana Ross.... And a few others all signed to RCA and within a year all gone. Manilow complained he signed on and all the people he signed him were also gone.
thank You! Not everyone connects with everything but this song really gets at me because it’s so often singled out and I just can’t hear what others are. This album broke my heart when it came out as I only liked track 1..... I’m happy it works for so many of y’all!