
Originally Posted by
sup_fan
you could say though that 70 and 71 were as strong as the label's peak years in the mid 60s. the J5 had become the supremes - the labels top selling group. the sups had become the Vandellas - the strong #2 group. The temps were still selling very strong. Stevie was still selling as Stevie had been but was starting to make his own music. GNATPs were doing well with If I was your woman and other soap opera soul tunes, a bunch of one hits like Ed Star, undisputed truth just like you had Kim Weston, Brenda, Isleys, etc.
the downfall seems more around the loss of focus on music. if they'd not be sidetracked with that, the label probably would have continued to innovate. but without LSTB, Diana Ross would have flatlined as a singer. would have had hits but wouldn't have transcended it to the mega realms of superstardom.
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