Quote Originally Posted by sup_fan View Post
question is did HDH intend it for a single? and same with In and Out? were they still actively involved in this or were they already MIA to some degree?
HDH were still at Motown when "In And Out Of Love" was released so likely they would have been pushing for it. "Forever Came Today" wasn't completed until after HDH left Motown. Diana's lead was added late December and background vocals in January 1968 with R. Dean Taylor supervising those sessions. HDH's last session at Motown was overseeing the background vocals being added to "I'm In A Different World" for the Four Tops. That was mid-December 1967 and after that they disappear from the session logs. Whether they intended for "Forever" to be their next single is unknown. Likely Motown was in a panic and pulled it since it was the latest HDH song/production on them. Motown considered Holland-Dozier production led "What The World Needs Now Is Love" as the follow-up to "Forever," but smartly realized they needed to new material and not what was in the can from HDH.

I always wondered if "Heaven Must Have Sent You" was considered for a single in place of "Forever." It would be interesting to know if there are mono references mixes in the vault. "Heaven" has a lot going for it and certainly a lot of potential. It likely would have charted much better.