Funny Girl - help or hinder?

[RanRan79]

Yeah the Tempts were basically hipper with the youth than the old Vegas crowd that was now being entertained by the Sups. Berry definitely should've found a way to make it that the two would successfully mesh in a way that would've pleased both their audiences instead of alienating them. Hooking up the Sups and Tempts in 1968 was like hooking up Dionne Warwick and Sly Stone. LOL

Oh come on now, the Supremes were hipper than Dionne. Lol

I think the two groups complimented each other very well, but like Sup said, the Tempts did a much better job of progressing with the times, which certainly was due to no small part by Norman's progressive productions. When it came to DRATS, we always have to remember that this was Diana's test run. This was no longer three friends from the projects singing around the world. This was a solo star with a backing group. So Gordy's mind was totally focused on every little thing that would help Diana when she finally transitioned from the group. That meant not always viewing singles and quality albums as priorities. He had his sights set on Hollywood, and IMO this came as a detriment to both the music of DRATS and that of the solo Diana.

It made no sense that after "Love Child" blew up, that Gordy didn't commission "the Clan" [[who in their right mind chose that as a name?) to keep writing and producing for the group, especially after "Shame" was released to nauseating success. Dumb, dumb, dumb decision.

[sup_fan]

Oh come on now, the Supremes were hipper than Dionne. Lol

I think the two groups complimented each other very well, but like Sup said, the Tempts did a much better job of progressing with the times, which certainly was due to no small part by Norman's progressive productions. When it came to DRATS, we always have to remember that this was Diana's test run. This was no longer three friends from the projects singing around the world. This was a solo star with a backing group. So Gordy's mind was totally focused on every little thing that would help Diana when she finally transitioned from the group. That meant not always viewing singles and quality albums as priorities. He had his sights set on Hollywood, and IMO this came as a detriment to both the music of DRATS and that of the solo Diana.

It made no sense that after "Love Child" blew up, that Gordy didn't commission "the Clan" [[who in their right mind chose that as a name?) to keep writing and producing for the group, especially after "Shame" was released to nauseating success. Dumb, dumb, dumb decision.

the Clan started working on Shame in November. so once LC was becoming a monster hit, Gordy did have them back in the studios preparing the follow up

I have "the Clan" as the producers for a few more tunes: Witchi-Tai-To, Son of a Preacher Man, Hey Jude, Chained To Yesterday. But i think those are more Deke Tunes than "the Clan." The Clan was Deke, Frank, Pam Sawyer, Dean Taylor and Henry Crosby, all of which were heavily involved in other productions.

Henry did Take a Closer Look At Me, may His Love Shine, Western Union Man, No Matter what sign [[along with Berry), For Better or Worse with the Temps [[along with Frank)

And of course Pam was often working with Frank on Sup things