Diana in the 90s - what went wrong
an updated post in the Diana Ross Project was just made, reviewing Take Me Higher. describes the album as an amazing success for the singer, although US charts were very weak
https://dianarossproject.wordpress.c...e-higher-1995/
So what went wrong? obviously Workin' Overtime hurt her reputation but that was years earlier. Both Force and Take feature strong tunes and excellent vocals. But was she following trends instead of making them?
Around [[or shortly after) Take, Madonna and Cher really pushed into new electronic territory with Ray of Light and Believe. While Ray received both commercial and critical approval and Believe was more just commercial approval, it was something new and different. i remember liking the Diana albums well enough but to young listeners, it just didn't seem like much more than a knock off.
and then you also had the Whitney, janet and Mariah material around this time.
So what went wrong and what should they have done?