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Not sure why the 'intelligent-one' would have left Motown in1980/81 for an amateurish production such as 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love' and the next few albums. Hindsight is a wonderful thing I guess, but - even back then - these were pretty dumb moves.
Simply because she was being robbed blind by her record company and, after working nearly nonstop for two decades, had relatively nothing to show for it. When Gene Simmons showed her how much she should be making on records and concerts, it cut her deeply. In a business where quick, permanent fades are commonplace, being handed 20-24 million dollars to sign a piece of paper meant a lifetime if security for her and her family. It would have been idiotic NOT to sign regardless if she never sold another record or ticket again. True, most fans consider hervRCA work not her best, but she still sold millions of records and filled stadiums worldwide for years.

‘’No one has a crystal ball that would predict the decline in quality of her RCA work, so it would be foolhardy to suggest she signed knowing she would slip. After leaving Motown, she had Endless Love #1 for nine weeks, three more top ten singles in a year [[fools, mirror, muscles) and 2 gold and one platinum album in the next 4 years. Clearly a step down in many ways, But 99% of the singers and groups in the industry would’ve killed to have that RCA track record…… It’s all relative.