Quote Originally Posted by Ollie9 View Post
I would have loved for Mary and particularly Flo to have been given a couple of solo songs on the R & H album. Their background work on this set is exemplary and for me the best of their Supremes career. They certainly add to to the enjoyment of the entire album with each of their personalities shining through.
Flo might have led on This Can’t Be Love” and perhaps a duet with Diana on “I Could Write A Book”. “Thou Swell” would have made another great duet for Diana and Mary.
The only song l think Diana sounds weak on is “Spring Is Here”, which perhaps would have been better suited to Mary’s voice.
i agree. while the R&H set is stellar, i think i would have liked it even more if it was approached with more of group concept. compare it to the There's A Place For Us album which has more group interplay, more 3part harmonies, etc.

as for This Can't Be Love - i don't know about Flo on that one. based on her solo lp, i don't find her work on bouncy little pop tunes to be appealing. of all the tracks in R&H, Johnny One Note is the one i hear her singing - it's fast but has the comic lyrics that i think she could have had fun with. of the released tracks, what about a big power ballad like Where or When?

for Mary, i love FAlling in Love. it's fun as a duet but wonder if they could have structured the song differently. Mary sing the first verse totally solo. Diana joins and they duet on the second verse and then have Flo come in for the ending. it's almost how they did the song - just giving mary the first verse. of the unreleased tracks, Mary would have been lovely on Spring is Here.