I was playing the superbly remastered version of ross 83 this morning, thinking how contemporary it still sounds when compared with Diana’s other rca albums.
Contemplating why it didn’t perform better at the time, wrong choice of singles is the obvious conclusion by most.
Another major factor i believe was the Central Park concert itself. As regards ross 83 i think it did more harm then good. With the incredible media coverage that CP generated, the album kind of got lost in the hoopla. Any additional attention the album might have received was diverted back to CP.
Would it perhaps have done better had it been released later in the year?.