Quote Originally Posted by RanRan79 View Post
I love the intro to "Boat" but then it goes downhill. I don't care for "I Don't Want To Lose You" no matter who is singing it, although I can tolerate Phyllis Hyman's version. "Boat/Lose You" is so boring. Mary had a beautiful voice, as evidenced by "Teardrops" and "Missing", but "Boat/Lose You" doesn't show it off at all. At least on the dreadful "Where Is It I Belong" Mary sounds good, it's the song that sucks. I'm with Sup. Replace the medley with another mid tempo and then a big disco cut.
see i think Mary is just colorless on Where Is It I Belong. as for Boat/Lose, she's better but it just sorts of drags on and on. Teardrops is certainly much much better. an excellent song. I'd certainly rate it as one of Mary's best Motown leads. along with We Should Be Closer