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I suspect this was the issue holding back almost all of the songs of the "Promises Kept" sessions. Those are some seriously depressing songs, from mentioning suicide in "Chained to Yesterday", to...

[Others around the time which might have worked [[at least in Europe) for the girls might have been 'Up in a Puff of Smoke', or for a slower track 'Misty Blue'.[/QUOTE]

One obvious choice is...

Here is what I can add to the thread:

Mary recorded a track called "Inside Out" on spec with Clay McMurray in LA in 1982. They returned to fine tune the track several times but in Detroit. Later...

There iare two versions of "Tearstainbed Make-up". One is slower and jazier than the other. I can't recall what CD it was on. Can anyone help?

If I were to play producer, I would have left "Boots" and "Sloopy" off and substituted "In My Lonely Room", "Uptight", and "Mickey's Monkey". Now that's a great album1

[QUOTE=sup_fan;706633]There were a few released. Obviously GH and then Evening With

Do you think others might have worked? We know the plan was for R&H to be a double album

I thought A Go Go...

Both groups were capable of great recordings during this period. I like "River Deep, Mountain High" and a handful other of the duet tracks.

I understand that Motown was trying to promotes both...

At least two of the Crystals Hits were by Darlene love and the Blossoms "He's a Rebel", and "He's sure the Boy I love".
Everyone passing through the studio sang back-up on the Ronettes records....

They are like a bad high school show choir trio.

The Rodgers and Wilson versions seem to have the same lyrics but Mandrell is a re-write. Was the Rodgers single the first version? Was it a big hit in the UK?
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No, she preferred Cristal. That was her beverage of choice.

Now someone needs to go back to the vaults and find the Supremes Floy Joy outtakes like the cover of "Don't Mess with Bill" wiht Cindy Birdsong on lead, "Here I Am Baby" with MW on lead [[with the...

That's true of a couple of the Promises Kept tracks. "I''m Not that Easy to Lose" is a little psycho masochistic. "My Poor Baby" is about a woman in love with a loser. "And I Thought you Loved Me"...

"Life Beats" should have been on it and the second single released from it. I would also add "Chained to Yesterday".

It could be a classic. Brazilian diva Gal Costa sounds very much like her. Diana Ross could succeed in a whole new genre.

I don't know why Martha and the Vandellas did not make the list, nor the Marvelettes. They had stronger track records than some of these other groups.

How much does Aretha say aboput her sisters? Their rivalry is legendary. Any mention of Mary Wilson and her days in a group with Carolyn?

Great for their legacy but they won't see a dime.

I hadn't listened to this one for a while. Now I consider it the best collection of recordings by the 70's Supremes by far. The selections are all good and sequenced perfectly. After a couple of...

The best track IMHO is "It's All Been Said Before". "Bend a Little" should have been on it. It's too bad that Ivey and Woodward gave "Angel in Your Arms" to Hot.

So when are the two Motown albums being reissued?

Ever since I first heard each version of Midnight Johnny, I could hear Susaye wailing her way through this one. It would have been a disco classic!

Some of these songs are so forgettable, I actually did not recall them, e.g "The Weight". Yech!

I listened to "Some Things You Never Get Used To" and found it better than I remembered. A little...

The Regrettables: If you were going to list 3 Supremes singles that you think should never have been released what would the be?

Of the ones that were releases, which 3 are the most forgettable?...

She has always been a great singer and charismatic performer. In 1970, she was available. Her sister went on to sing lead for Honey Cone. Was this possibility ever considered?