One more chance

[sup_fan]

It is with a heavy heart and sad regret that i must disagree with you RanRan. Anyone who thinks WDFFIL a good album should in no way whatsoever be posting such views on a public forum.........Call me old fashioned if you like.

hahaha - ok i don't think WDFFIL is a terrible album. i do agree that for her label debut it should have been stronger.

As for TLA, she had recently released It's My Turn which is a gorgeous ballad. one of her best. My understanding is that she was working with Masser on additional tracks such as One More Chance, Crying My Heart and Stay with Me. but then she left the label and they didn't have enough other new Masser tracks to finish out the lp. It's My Turn was too big of a hit to NOT have it on some sort of lp. So i'm guessing they just filled in with other Masser tracks and sort of did this as a "tribute" to him. While it's a shame that we never got a full Masser lp, i will say that the songs on TLA are [[mostly) all excellent. to hear Mahogany and the others again never disappoints me

I said "mostly" as the new Masser tracks were a bit of a mess. Turn was stunning and I like Stay. But One More Chance is one of the most overwrought songs released on the Motown label. good lord! it's just too much. especially the grunts and growls by Diana towards the end. sure there are times when this effect or sound might add something but this is definitely not one and Diana had never really employed those much before. The song totally lacks the elegance of It's My Turn, it never has the simple delicacy of Mahogany, or the sophistication of Touch me in the morning.

[Ollie9]

hahaha - ok i don't think WDFFIL is a terrible album. i do agree that for her label debut it should have been stronger.

As for TLA, she had recently released It's My Turn which is a gorgeous ballad. one of her best. My understanding is that she was working with Masser on additional tracks such as One More Chance, Crying My Heart and Stay with Me. but then she left the label and they didn't have enough other new Masser tracks to finish out the lp. It's My Turn was too big of a hit to NOT have it on some sort of lp. So i'm guessing they just filled in with other Masser tracks and sort of did this as a "tribute" to him. While it's a shame that we never got a full Masser lp, i will say that the songs on TLA are [[mostly) all excellent. to hear Mahogany and the others again never disappoints me

I said "mostly" as the new Masser tracks were a bit of a mess. Turn was stunning and I like Stay. But One More Chance is one of the most overwrought songs released on the Motown label. good lord! it's just too much. especially the grunts and growls by Diana towards the end. sure there are times when this effect or sound might add something but this is definitely not one and Diana had never really employed those much before. The song totally lacks the elegance of It's My Turn, it never has the simple delicacy of Mahogany, or the sophistication of Touch me in the morning.

I seem to remember being distinctly annoyed when the release of "It's My Turn" interrupted the steady flow of hits from the "diana" album. I adore IMT, but imo i believe "Now That You're Gone" or "Have Fun" would have charted higher.