I'm not a fan of Syreeta's, but the Stevie Presents album is one of my all time favorite albums, period. It's such a fantastic piece of music. Stevie was certainly just as capable as anyone of producing sophisticated soul.
As an aside, I often wonder how much of the Stevie Presents album may have had it's origins in the potential Stevie produced Supremes album.
If Diana was Miss Ross' most popular and highest selling album, why didn't she do another Nile Rodgers album?
Last edited by Levi Stubbs Tears; 07-28-2021 at 10:17 AM.
I believe there was some talk that had she stayed with Motown that there would have been a follow up album. But because she recorded It's My Turn and it was released to coincide with the movie, they had to put it on an album. Therefore we got To Love Again. And I'd assume they filled it with the older tunes only because she was leaving motown. had she stayed I would think they would have turned over the full lp to Masser for new material
then perhaps after that she'd return to the chic team
It’s a truly brilliant album that has withstood the test of time. You could be right about it’s origins being Supreme related. Every song on it would have been a perfect fit for Jean’s style of voice. I would have loved to have heard her version of “Cause We’ve Ended Now As Lovers”. I see the album more a vehicle for a solo singer as opposed to a group.
A Stevie Wonder Presents Jean Terrell album might have launched her solo career into the stratosphere. If she was truly serious about it of course.
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