Originally Posted by
RanRan79
Historically? Not really. They racked up ten number ones up until mid 1967. Had the group broken up when Flo was fired, the Supremes would still be THE SUPREMES as we know them, today. For the general public, what did the DRATS period really do for the group? They had two number one hits in two different years, five non #1 hits [["Reflections", "In and Out", "Gonna Make You Love Me", "Shame", "Try Something New"), only two of which could probably be accurately described as legendary [["Reflections" and "Gonna Make"). They had the two television specials, but most of DRATS impact was in the world of show business, playing these lucrative venues. The general public couldn't care less about such things. That's not to say that DRATS couldn't have gone into any given city, from Chicago to Albuquerque, and played any venue, from the Apollo to the Superdome, and not sold the place out. Of course they could have and would have. But I'd say that was on the strength of the totality of the group's success starting in 1964 and not because the public was particularly enamored by the DRATS period. Without those two number ones, and the two number twos [[ha!), I think the story would be how incredible the group was from 1964-1967 and then how they fell off and became only a great stage act. Consistent hits was the only way to go, from my POV.
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