was looking over their discography and chart positions. i know that part of the Marvelettes decline was shifting tastes - the girl group sound was wearing thin

But i think Forever was one of the biggest career missteps, at least in the early part of their run

this is a wonderful song and i think a real missed opportunity. to release Strange I Know as the follow up to Playboy is, well... strange! it's an odd song, lyrics are strange.

Had they released Forever as an A side and the follow up, i'm sure it would have performed well. proof of this is that even when released as a B side, it managed to chart.

Also this would have helped allow Locking Up My Heart to have a released without split play with the B side. and that would have helped it's chart placements