importance of the right 1st single

[Ollie9]

STAY FREE is my least favorite of the WB albums. But they bounced back well with A MUSICAL AFFAIR.

“A Musical Affair” is a better album, but for me not nearly as solid as “The Boss”.
Perhaps i’m biased, but Diana is one of a few singers that can take an average song and make it into something quite special.

[Boogiedown]

“A Musical Affair” is a better album, but for me not nearly as solid as “The Boss”.
Perhaps i’m biased, but Diana is one of a few singers that can take an average song and make it into something quite special.

I think that's right, although that finally caught up with her in the eighties.

This song sounds kind of contrived lyrically , sometimes you can tell when a songwriter is just exercising his trade, but it's got a good energy, maybe were it performed by Diana ....

[TNSUN]

"I Ain't Been Licked" would have been the best single after "The Boss". It has underground sound which was upcoming at the time. It has a rock edge to it. "It's My House" is a great tune as John Mayer also joyfully performed it on "The Andy Cohen Show".

[Ollie9]

I think that's right, although that finally caught up with her in the eighties.

This song sounds kind of contrived lyrically , sometimes you can tell when a songwriter is just exercising his trade, but it's got a good energy, maybe were it performed by Diana ....

It’s not that dissimilar to “Once In The Morning”. I think Diana’s voice would have given the song more uplift and energy. Like the entire album, not terribly memorable.