Quote Originally Posted by waitingwatchinglookingforachance View Post
and really, the reason for "dear lover' was to recapture and duplicate that motown feeling and sound. Had mary remained at motown, she would have had "the real thing" in terms of songs supplied by motown writers. The only time a motown artist recorded a non-motown song was when a motown producer wanted to do a cover of another artist's hit.
i hear you,but don't sleep on[dear lover]because it's as good as anything she did at motown to my ears.