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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...

i agree with everything you said. the DMF combo was excellent. when they were in 3-part and when their volume levels were appropriately set, it was perfection. listen to Bring It On Home To Me...

here's the mystery i want to know about

what happened to the head of Diana's microphone during the hits medley on Sullivan for the final appearance? when they get to Love Child and they go to the...

i think part of the reason Where was dropped was the wonderful problem of having too many hits. Berry, Gil and the others were very focused on having the "right" stage act for the girls and so it...

a hit song is very often the result of the right combination of elements - the right song with the right vocal and the right production released at the right time.

someone recently posted the...

Mary has stated that she appreciated and wanted pedro's strong personality when it came to her career. that she wanted someone strong to fight for her.

i'm not a woman and not a woman that grew...

unfortunately it's a double standard that still exists today. it's great for men to be studs but women are whores. motown was definitely a chauvinistic environment.

yes! that's right!