several of the fans from back then have said that was NOT really true, just wishful thinking from mary and that both motown and marvin were pissed that she just announced this on air like that.
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several of the fans from back then have said that was NOT really true, just wishful thinking from mary and that both motown and marvin were pissed that she just announced this on air like that.
completely agree. Mary is a wonderful singer but that doesn't mean she's a perfect fit for every tune. no one can sing everything. with such a heavy, thick backing track, you need a vocal that can...
interesting about Sunshine. had never heard of a full lead song for Cindy other than Dream sequence.
was this the run at the Riviera Hotel?
this seems to be more of something Mary was dropping publicly than anything else. she tried this several times and just seems like it was more a pipe dream from her. and by dropping public hints,...
haha i believe Cindy is on the left and Scherrie is on the right
I'm totally guessing here but trying to maybe piece things together. Mary has said she wanted to be the lead singer in the MSC lineup. motown was not interested in that but were ok with mary taking...
yeah it's interesting that some songs that hit #1 aren't maybe as enduring as other songs that didn't hit #1. Reflections and My World are both examples of songs that have lived on stronger than...
yeah i think the album cover isn't the greatest. the front pic just doesn't do justice to the group. not saying the girls had to wear the cliche sequins or some old DRATS gowns. but i just don't...
by the time the Sups were reforming with Scherrie, things were very different with motown. there wasn't the old Quality Control structure. and i don't think motown was as involved with how acts put...
i think disco wasn't all that mainstream in 75 and so if the goal was to re-introduce the Sups to chart success, something more general in appeal would have been the right choice.
traditional pop...
but even Diana did two totally different renditions of the song. the recorded version is haunting and her vocals are perfectly reflecting this. but then live, it's a bouncy bubblegum song. it hops...
agree! they're really not half bad tunes! i might have cut the "we wanna boogie, we wanna rae gae" line with the backing vocals. but otherwise it's pretty good
and Mr Boogie is fun and great to...
see i do think most of the Ivey Woodford tracks are better than good. are they at the level of You Can't Hurry Love or Love Child? no. are they at the level of Stoned Love or Touch Me In the...
i really like these slow-burn versions of My World. the jean one is very good but i think Scherrie's is just a touch better. she made is pretty sizzling hot
also they adjusted the backing vocals...
that's a good point. she was at least doing a handful of gigs on the oldies circuit. but wanda [[from my understanding) was in no condition to be part of the event. they certainly should have at...
i like the album cover too!! some seems to have problems with it but my guess is that's more from the fact that it originally included DMF and C. and so i think there's more a sentimental reason...
so far we've received a handful of these "psychedelic soul" songs from the group. of course Reflections and Forever. plus Bah, I'm gonna make, I can't make it alone, Am I Asking Too Much. so you...
the one thing i was so hoping for was to see/hear Lynda's incredible "wooooooooo!!!!" during the 2nd bridge on Tossin.
I agree with everyone's general opinion on their work with JW, song...
sorry - not exactly following here. did you mean to type "i FOUGHT a lot of Motown's promotion department over this."
Wow!!!! All I can say is wow! Someone posted the interview a while back but this included the 60s medley and Tossin. And flawless quality!!!
https://youtu.be/Ez5g9i1Xc18?si=p2KkEoTBiLh9tZBx
exactly. for DMF, they seemed to have been bit by the bug pretty early.
my impressions of Betty and Barbara was this was never anywhere near that level of a personal interest. to them, it was...
we are overlooking one very important and key element of diana ross - her innate ability to interpret lyrics and a song.
none of the girls had any formal vocal training outside of simply singing...
according to the legend, Berry noticed Diana in 1959/60 when they first auditioned for the label. even though he still rejected them. now some of that could be mixed up due to revisionism in light...
i never got much into those. i was always here. i just didn't do much with yahoo or aol groups lol
oh i'm sure a significant portion of all of it was due to fans and all. and imagine if there had been social media back then!! sweet baby jesus!