Quote Originally Posted by RanRan79 View Post
No offense here Kenneth. Everyone has their favorites and non favorites. The FG album happens to be a favorite of mine, but I will admit that you have a great point about Mary. I think her voice would have been a perfect fit for Smokey's productions and she should have gotten more than one lead there. As it is, "A Heart Like Mine" is probably my favorite song on the album and one of my favorites period of the Supremes.
I agree, Mary nails the vocal on that one. I think the female singers that best sang Smokey's songs had a softer, often alto [[although Wanda was no alto), sometimes even "androgynous" quality to their voices - Wells, Rogers, Wilson. Reeves must have sung some of Smokey's songs, but most notably her version of "No More Tearstained Makeup" is one of her most understated performances.

I also liked "Oh Be My Love," for a much needed boost to the mood but unfortunately is the last track as I recall.