Originally Posted by
WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance
Yes. I feel strongly that this is what's being missed when folks look back. Berry knew what he was doing with these specialty albums. It was right for the times. For some reason, it also is forever overlooked that Motown was a comparatively very small fish in a HUGE pond and yet, they blew everyone away in big part because of their marketing savvy. Not sure why it seems to be a point of contention that there were many albums available. If The Supremes had failed, or had only attained the status of The Toys, The Chiffons, The Jelly Beans, The Honeys, The Angels, THEN I'd say there was a point to the criticism; but it doesn't seem those albums held The Supremes back, does it? When's the last time anyone spoke about The Angels Greatest Hits?