Originally Posted by
RanRan79
I'm with Sup on this. I do like the song, but it wasn't what she should've been doing at the time. MJ is prominent on it, which IMO is a selling point. But Diana's success for the longest time hinged on her unique voice and how she could convey a lyric. She seemed to get to a place where choosing songs that showed off her vocal abilities and her interpretation skills were of no concern. Look at what hit for her at RCA: "Mirror, Mirror", "Muscles", "Swept Away", "All Of You" and "Missing You". Of those, "Muscles" might be the weakest cut. It's so campy, and even on the corny side, and Diana is certainly not going full throttle vocally, but that track is sexy as hell, her vocal approach, while soft, seems right on the money for such a song, and again, MJ is involved, always a plus. "Mirror, Mirror" was no "Baby Love", but it was still Diana Ross. "Swept Away" was no "Mountain High Enough" but it was still Diana Ross. "Missing You" wasn't "Touch Me In the Morning" but it was still Diana Ross. And her branded stamp on these cuts is why the public bought into them. Look at the stuff that didn't hit. It's easy to see how the public could've been disconnected, even if the songs weren't always bad.
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