I’ve been listening to the alternate [[strings) version of “Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever.” It’s a great song, in my opinion, especially in this mix. But the recording didn’t do too well on the charts: Billboard Pop #45; R&B, #12. What do you think accounts for its relatively poor showing, especially since it was preceded by four big hits, including a #1?
Possible factors:
1. It’s a ballad, not a dance number like its predecessors.
2. The released version sounds too “stripped down” without a) the strings
and/or b) The Andantes.
3. It’s not really that good of a song.
Thanks for your input.