I think she would've been successful had she had the right materials. From the recordings we've heard from her brief solo career, she certainly had a fantastic voice however, It sounded as though they were trying to give her a funkier Diana Ross/ Supremes or Aretha Franklin sound, but in all honesty Flo was not a soul singer. Although her voice had great power, she was not like an Aretha Franklin or any other r'n'b singer at the time.
I often wonder how she would've sounded if she had worked with those who produced Barbara Streisand. I would've loved the hear her cover "Don't Rain On My Parade" or "My Man". She did very well singing standards or ballads. She didn't need a funk backing band because her voice had it all.
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