Quote Originally Posted by Ollie9 View Post
With any luck they would have allowed minimal interference from Diana leading to better quality albums. I don't want to be a Debbie Downer on this subject, but it very much appears at that point in time Diana was more interested in making money then getting creative and involved with her music. Garry Katz and Barry Gibb both testify to this and the results kind of speak for themselves.
I'm sure at the time she had her reasons and if nothing else Diana proved herself to be an astute and successful businesswoman. One of the reasons she has ended up a very wealthy lady today.
The rca years made Diana a very wealthy lady. Shrewd investments helped her fortune to grow even bigger. Sadly this was all at the expense of quality music. I just wish she had taken more care with the choice of material on those first two albums. We [[and she) really could have had it both ways.