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oh i completely agree this is a DR record. i don't know that i could hear other singer's doing it. and i'd say the same for Upside Down. but then look at something like The Boss or Mountain. not...

it's quite an odd medley, to say the least. the previous hits medley they had used [[like the live version with MSS on Mike Douglas) seemed to be a bit more of a representation of the "hits" whereas...

i think this is a producer's hit record. there's nothing challenging about the lyric, the notes, the interpretation, etc. that's not to say Diana doesn't contribute because she absolutely has to...

yeah i definitely see things as blocks or "eras"

pre-64: Diana's voice definitely has a youthfulness to it. there's less control, partly because she often had to sing in a much higher register. ...

rather than just focusing on the Beach Boys, your comment about Kokomo makes me wonder what could have happened if Diana did a movie theme song. a James Bond theme or something

just pulled up the tracks i have from the girls performing at Operation PUSH. The open with TCB, did the 60s hits medley, Stoned Love and Can't Take My Eyes. now it's very possible that i don't...

i thought i heard mary doing reflections in the early 90s but can't remember. I would guess that she would sort of rotate songs in and out, if for no other reason than to keep things interesting for...

makes you wonder if in the 71 time period, if things had maybe evolved a bit differently, maybe the group could have held on. i think you're right - the accounting situation and the monies was a big...

actually no - they would only use a snippet but it was often tied in with the end of Come See About Me. they would just sing the first line of the chorus and then segue into another hit. did they...

and if Jean was trying to fight/push internal forces at motown to do things differently but was not getting anywhere with them, that too had to be demoralizing.

i've always wondered who it was...

completely agree - all of the charts were all done and paid for for songs like Ladder, EGTR, NJ, Sunshine, YWSSL, River Deep, Touch. so it certainly couldn't have been hard to leave those in for...

i don't think Mary was the one that mentioned it but some fans. it was the Operation PUSH show in fall 72. and if my memory serves me correctly the fans didn't really say they were loudly boo'ed...

she did reflections in her show rather often. apparently in her early solo tours it was there. was also there for the Sup segment on the Evening With lp

my guess is this is just industry politics. whatever label she was on probably had a healthy advertising budget that supported RW.

Billboard often would do big "dedication" style issues with...

andy - any chance you saved a draft of the digital booklet and can share any info or dates with us? :)

yeah i only really use Billboard to judge a record but BB pop is also by far the largest and most prominent of the charts. so i agree it's not the only one but it's typically the one with the most...

Andy - thank you so much for your post. I'm sorry to hear about your professional situation and am certainly hoping you quickly land back on your feet. your talent and wonderful work has given you...

Ladder and Stoned Love both were huge sellers and high charting singles. SL outsold nearly all of the 60s era hits, except for LC, Someday. and Ladder easily sold over 1M. it was after those that...

completely agree with you. i was simply posting about pedro from the business side of things and what mary had stated in her book about their professional relationship. in that regard, she tends to...

there was never a 2nd single from the album. HE was considered apparently for a possible single but never released. on the disco charts HE charted but it wasn't necessary for a tune to be a single...

true but for the most part, when done live, the songs were exciting. at least the 60s era ones. BL, Stop, Come See, my world, symphony, Back in my arms, YKMHO, love is here, YCHL, the happening,...

despite Diana stage patter about the conductor drinking and that they never know what they next song might be, the act was extremely structured. and i know we all know that drinking line was just a...

hahaha!!!!

agreed! but i think it's also a fun album to listen to the evolution of the quality of productions and mastering. the horn intro on Put On A Happy Face is a bit over the top as is the orchestration...

the HE album performed rather well. it charted at 42 which isn't a terrible showing. Farewell only got to 46, Talk of the Town 57, Together 28, cream of the crop 33, Greatest Hits 3 31.

and the...