I know Rick and Diana both wanted to do songs together but Ewart Abner didn't wanna "dirty up" Diana's image with the "king of punk funk", which is why Rick used the songs he was gonna produce Diana on [[like Deja Vu and Sucker for Your Love on Teena Marie). Which is the reason why Diana went against Motown and hired Ashford & Simpson as payback against Motown's decision to stop the Rick duets. She never forgave Motown for that.
BUT I definitely see Rick & Diana singing the song together. Better fit than Smokey.
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