Originally Posted by
RanRan79
I actually really like Sup's idea of a "message" type album. I read his post and immediately went to work on what my idea my look like.
Side A
1) Love Child
2) Keep An Eye
3) Does Your Mama Know About Me
4) Together We Stand [[originally done by Marvin Gaye; the lyrics are written in a way that, even though the purpose is probably to present Marvin making a case to his lady that they stay together, also can be interpreted inspirationally)
5) Abraham, Martin and John [[as done by Marvin)
6) Life Can Be Beautiful If We Make It That Way [[as done by Blinky)
Side B
1) I'm Livin In Shame
2) Forget Me Not [[the Martha and Vandellas cut)
3) Shadows Of Society
4) One World [[as done by Bobby Taylor and the Vs)
5) The Young Folks
6) May His Love Shine Forever [[originally done by Syreeta)
I also considered "With A Child's Heart", "Blowin In the Wind", "MacArthur Park" and Stevie Wonder's version of "God Bless the Child".
The Supremes released Funny Girl in August, which apparently died a quick death. The first duet album came in November, followed by Love Child album days later. I think the first duet album should've been allowed to stand alone for awhile. The first single was blowing up, not to mention "Love Child" was a huge hit that basically took the Supremes through the entirety of the fall season. TCB comes out in December, another hit album. That's two hit albums, and two major singles, carrying the Supremes through a whole season. Release [[gulp) "Shame" end of December/early January and then the Love Child album in February, hence the inclusion of some of the tracks not recorded in time for the original release of the LC album. At this point the album includes two major hit singles, and either "Shadows" or "Young Folks" contenders for a third single.
Spinning the Supremes into a socially conscious direction for at least one album could have proved a huge success. After the noise of it died down, take the best of the original LC album tracks, combine with the best of Sunshine and Crop, and I think DRATS would have had a classic final studio album. Release maybe two singles from the album before the final single in "Someday" and the post HDH Supremes discography might've been more successful than what actually occurred.
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