in the BIM EE, i really enjoy the updated version of the title track. I agree with many of the comments here that the album worked as a whole beautifully. but the individual songs by themselves might not have been as exciting as singles.
in the EE, Andy and team did a great job with giving a little more life to the songs. the strings on the intro of GRFL just make that song pop! really perks up the opening. and i think the EE verion of the title track might have been a good single. your love is so good for me is rather bland disco. and she'd had such a huge hit with Hangover. the funkiness of the title track might have been a good, new sound for her.
At that particular time there was only a top 50 singles and albums chart published for the public, but there was a top 100 chart for the music industry executives etc. This is where i saw the Baby it's me chart placing. The two "no charting" singles you mentioned also charted, but only in the lower reaches of the top 100.
Touch Me In The Morning was on the whole a great album - the first four tracks were all good enough to be successful singles and Diana did superb versions of I Won't Last A Day Without You and Imagine [[brave!!).
What ruined it for me were the three "Baby" songs which I didn't care for at all.
I just don't understand why Motown in the US only went with the title track as a single.
The UK was wise enough to release All Of My Life and Bluebrock has told us they intended further releases but were instructed by the parent company to concentrate on the Diana & Marvin album and Last Time I Saw Him.
Definitely missed opportunities.
YES....I loved the single....I didn't get the LP til a few years later, and it didn't do much for me. I should give it another whirl...I only played it a few times...it didn't seem to be growing on me, so I let it be. I was listening to Surrender and Lady Sings the Blues a lot at the time...and I was really starting to get brain deep into my Stones/Bowie/Suzi Quatro rock period
TITM album is lovely but a very specific niche. it's mellow, thoughtful and moody. but not one that really would be played at a party. too soothing and soft
But IMO the most important aspect of the album is showing of the development and maturation of Diana as a vocalist. totally different sound from the A&S albums.
I love My Baby My Own. Beautiful track
share some love....sweet summertime living....fire don't burn....we can never light the flame again we're outakes from Ross 78....
Supposedly there are three more possible tracks with hdh.
I think YWTW is a fairly durable sound...not hit-worthy but pleasantly listenable!
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