Originally Posted by
RanRan79
"Pieces Of Ice" had nonsensical lyrics and a New Wave sound, which did not fit Diana Ross. With a different track, different lyrics, keeping only the "when I look in your eyes, pieces of ice", Diana may have had a song she could sink her teeth into. But she was so concerned with pushing the envelop in the wrong direction. Yes, Diana Ross can sing just about anything. With such a pliable voice, it often works. But at this point Diana Ross had been a superstar with global impact for nearly 20 years [[counting the Supremes) and the hits she had racked up were all in a certain direction, and New Wave wasn't it. As is, could POI work as a lp track? Sure. Had she decided to experiment for an album track, fine. But hits were what drove album sales, and at this point surely Diana understood the importance of being an album artist. "Pieces Of Ice" was not going to set the world on fire, and it wasn't going to make people buy Ross83.
As for "That's How You Start Over", IMO by this point the song sounds dated. She needed this on Silk Electric. One might question what difference a year makes, but I think sometimes it does. There's a difference between what was hot in 1982 vs what was hot in 1983. "Start Over" might have gotten quite a bit of love the year before, but by this point it was a bit too late.
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