Originally Posted by
carlo
Thanks RanRan. I've always enjoyed Flo's album, as well as this song, in particular. I still remember being 12 years old and I was so excited to have her CD, full of her unreleased recordings, back in 2001. I had my Uncle order it for me online from CD Universe, as he was a savvy internet shopper and fewer people were shopping online at that time, compared to now. I was also in the Florence Ballard Yahoo Club, where there was much talk about this album, at that time. Prior to its official CD release, you could order a bootleg copy of her album on CD through the Yahoo Club. I've been told that the bootleg version came with a few of those alternate versions that you mentioned. I believe the alternate version of It Doesn't Matter How You Say It was also on YouTube at one point, or perhaps I'm getting mixed up with My Heart. I believe there is also an alternate version of My Heart as well. I agree that Flo was capable of much more, but for me, I still do enjoy these recordings. I would also love to see Run Out Groove do a limited vinyl pressing of her album.
One thing I've wondered is whether this track [[and the entire album, for that matter) would have sounded better without the excessive reverb/echo effect that they had added to her vocals.
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