Quote Originally Posted by Bluebrock View Post
There is no reason to disbelieve Scherrie on this. As i said previously Motown UK gave a big promotional push on "high energy" but it all fell on deaf ears. IGLMHDTW did not gain significant airplay due to Mary's ongoing fued with the BBC. It was a superb album that deserved to succeed. By the time "Mary, Scherrie and Susaye" came out Motown UK had lost interest and did not even release a single until the album had been out for a while. I presume Motown USA also gave scant attention to it.
So why did the Motown give up on the Supremes? Diana was hot at the time and they were no competition to her so there must have been another reason?
Yeah, she wanted to use them or their legacy as a tribute part in her act, but she could do that convincingly when the Supremes were still out there putting out records and doing concerts all over the place!