I posted some of this in another thread. I decided to expand it a bit here.
Do you think the Webb LP would have been a more favorable LP had it contained 5-6 of JW's more familiar songs? Despite the choir included 5.30 PLANE is IMHO a Jean Terrell masterpiece...I can accept IGITM being included as the last song on the LP as a "featured bonus cut" it being another subtle Terrell standout, and selected for the LP'S single. I would have liked By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Didn't We, MacArthur Park, Galveston and The Girls Song....possibly others. I wish he had limited the vocals to the trio...I wonder how many people glanced at the LP and thought "Nah, not enough familiar songs" and decided not to make a speculative investment at list or new release sale price? I my 13 yr. old self got the single and waited for the LP to be in the cut out bin.