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Now THAT'S a teaser! Did you think he had any talent at all, Ralph? Other that The Bonnie Connection I'm not familiar with Bowen.

It will be interesting to see how public interest in this release ends up. With all due respect to fans I will be very happy to pass on this one. For me the lp was played-out by overexposure decades...

Great news, BobbyC! Of course the personal stories can be fun but I'm all in for the career info! It's always interesting how songs sometime take a while to 'bubble up' with the 'correct' performer....

Does the book focus at all on their music? I've always been interested in the Pointers' decision of who sang what lead, harmonies, etc. The gossip? Whatevs.

I'm not really a fan of the outside-Motown covers ... there are a few gems, but very few.

Spare tires are now on our waistlines instead of our trunks, Ralph! 'Ya get a bit of a seal 'n pump thing, if you are lucky. Did the dealer work in a 'market adjustment' as well? And ... just how did...

Yes! That coulda/woulda worked! But the more I think about it, with the many good ideas here I still come back to the release date. If the lp had been on the racks during the single's chart run I...

A nice performance of an all-time favorite. This is a 45 that I always think should end up on 'best singles ever' lists. Just perfect all around. The guitar intro, the general vibe, the falsetto 'Why...

Well, what do I know;) Glad you like the cover and I can see your point - to me it's more of a back-cover look, and a little Pickwick-records re-release looking than a great Motown cover. I will...

BEST post since Ralph's additions to the Stoney & Meatloaf thread! Can you see me bowing in thanks? :D

My guess is that the relatively low chart success was, as others have said, due to: changing public taste, overabundance of Supremes albums, and maybe a less-than-stellar lp cover. There may have...

The lady lived in style, and sure earned it -

https://www.dirt.com/gallery/entertainers/actors/diahann-carroll-house-west-hollywood-1203558886/diahanncarrollhouse_wh9-2/

Hard to take this topic seriously. I'd go with Captain James' comment as good-enough to claim Diana's story as being the far superior one; extreme vision and stoic ambition resulting in incredible...

Hard to take this topic seriously. I'd go with Captain James' comment as good-enough to claim Diana's story as being the far superior one; extreme vision and stoic ambition resulting in incredible...

I'll go with Laverne Baker.

Yes, I third that. I would have loved to have heard better things about the book, but I have to say that at this point in time I'm not shocked that Duke has faulty recollections. I wish the book...

You're right, friend Tom - a BIG Stylistics influence. Be well!

Agreed all around; Tomorrow would have good dance mixes as well.

We'll hope that Diana does just that. 'Thank You' is a wonderful album with a selection of songs that would be great to have included in Diana's live setlist.

From Deadline:

https://deadline.com/2022/05/janelle-monae-josephine-baker-tv-series-a24-1235015964/

I love the cut as well but agree with your selection of Then We Can Try or Wait A Minute as singles; they both have a 'punch' that could have sounded great on AM radio.

There's an audio interview with Jean from several years ago where this question is posted to her. Jean says it's not Cindy, laughs when asked if it's Mary, and says it's an Andante but she doesn't...

Nice news, Lakeside. I'm surprised at how much I'm loving the album and I have ordered a copy to support all involved AND because there's said to be a good booklet. It won't be for all of us - not...

I can explain. 19692

We had some discussion about this release back in January but the title of the thread may not have encouraged its reading so I'm 'restarting' the discussion for the interested among us.

I've been...