Quote Originally Posted by PeaceNHarmony View Post
Agree with all around, where opinion is stated. There are SOOOO many reasons why an lp does not sell. For someone like Diana [[or Aretha, etc) a hit single is a major generator of sales, particularly if it's the lead single. And I think the choice of EA was not-so-much good. A few years earlier the MJ connection could have put it over the top but that time had passed. I've said before that CR was a GREAT song and GREAT vid, and the lead single and lp title should have been CR. I also thought the cover art was not great, and probably a tad tacky. Not so many [[any?) of Diana's peers were burning up the charts at the time, and as you say there was a new generation on the radio. I give the lady props for trying something different!
You're wrong! Tina Turner, Patti Labelle, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin all had huge hits around that time. Diana didn't because her records were awful.