Quote Originally Posted by captainjames View Post
Sorry guys produced by Jimmy Webb was a mess. The Supremes should have left Motown prior to this album being done. They were super talented at this time and looked good on TV and in person but Motown just didn't know what to do with them or did not take the time like it use to. I remember a song on this LP called "When Can Brown Begin". The background vocals was a bit too much but could have been a good ballad for Mary or Lynda. I love Jean but she went a bit overboard on the lead vocals and it made me take the LP to the attic.
"When Can Brown Begin" reminds me of another maudlin song, "Ebony and Ivory." I thought some of the lyrics in "Brown" like the line about salt and pepper were just abysmal. Still, Jean delivered the lyric well, and with feeling, whereas to me often she seemed a bit disconnected from what she was singing.