Originally Posted by
TheMotownManiac
i don’t think folks are down on LTISH as a song, but as a single - especially as a follow-up to TMITM. It’s insane. The song may be fun, and appeal to a very niche market, but ultimately, widespread pop audiences were very unlikely to flock to a Dixieland novelTy tune. Album buyers often make their decisions on whether or not they want to buy an album by how a single sounds, and I can’t imagine very many people hearing that song and having them think that I would like a whole album of that. Since there was nothing else really to release on that album except maybe Stone liberty that’s all the public really had to go on, so the album sold to her hard-core fans only. There was always a copy or two in used record store bins not that long after it was released.
I like the song just fine, but it broke my heart that it showed none of the promise and magic of its predecessor. By all accounts, it was a stupid,stupid,stupid move.
as far as we need you versus leave a little room, I would have to flip a coin I certainly think we need you is a wonderful wonderful record and if it caught on to go to number one and get a Grammy nod. It has that kind of quality. Or, it could Miss of course. LALR is a nice easy track, it starts off a little Mamby-pamby and slow, but really has a great build and payoff. I think both would hit, but WNY has that potential to go the next level of respect.
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