haha - ok i'll keep my anti-smokey tirade to a minimum. I think Sunny Boy is ridiculous lol. the lyrics are almost as bad as Shame. "looks good in everything from silk to corduroy. or mohair!" or walking from Idaho to Illinois
i do think the backing musical track is pretty strong, the horns especially. but i don't think this would have been a very powerful single release. it was recorded in April 68. it's just too cutesy and lightweight to really have had much more impact than Some Things or Composer.
during this time there was such a surge in music with a heavier r&b feel to it. of the Sups were never really going to be heavy-duty soul sisters. But after the excellent pop and r&b music they released between 64 - 67, i think heavier music like Evening Train, Beginning of the End of Love, Discover Me, Wish I knew, stormy, you gave me love, you're gonna hear from me, the beginning fo the end would have all been better single choices than Sunny Boy, Composer, Sign
Reflections was an amazing song. as a follow up, i think In and Out was too weak. Going all the way to true true love might have work. or maybe Bah Bah Bah [[perhaps with the original title of Hold Me In Your Arms - at least i think that's what i read was original title)
Forever - this is tough. maybe with some re-editing and rework, the song could have been more single-friendly. but might have been time to move on and not release a 3rd track from Refl lp. or maybe Am I Asking Too Much or I'm Gonna make it
Some Things - i don't dislike the song. but man, there's a TON going on. heavy production. maybe a bit too silly with the castanets and all. Maybe What It's To the Top would have done better. Beginning of the end of love could have been released at this time too
Love child - perfect
LC follow up - evening train. Shame's track is amazing but the lyrics are among the worse of the entire recorded catalog of the Sups. major rewrites might have saved it
Composer - maybe stormy. it's not as sad of lyric as LC or Evening Train but still a mature sound. Discover Me would also work here
The Weight - they should have release Why [[must we fall in love)
Sign - the track is sort of cool but this is just a cheap rip off of Aquarius. see my alt ideas for Composer and any of them could have worked here too. or maybe You Gave Me Love
Someday - perfect
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