Accuracy of the charts ?

[Bluebrock]

yep. there was a "perk up" when Diana left and Jean joined. but then it seems the general public started to drift again. the music the girls were doing was superb. but they needed bigger, more dynamic updates and more often. there MAYBE was a chance when they re-emerged in 75 as "glam disco girls" but with Mary attempting in vain to be a pop/dance singer, their sloppy live shows and motown's lack of support/horrible management by Mary & pedro, it was a lost cause

Good points. What i could never understand is how poor the choreography was with the MSC line up and later the MSS line up. They had the best part of two years to practice and make their live shows and tv appearances slick and professional. They were all over the place. Who the hell was in charge of this? Was it Mary and/or Pedro? It is little wonder these line ups floundered. They sounded great on record, but could not repeat that formula in a live setting.
Mary was indeed totally out of her comfort zone performing leads that should have gone to Scherrie, but even so they were a hot mess and that was never something you could accuse previous line ups of being. The public no longer identified with the Supremes and voted with their feet. A sad ending for the greatest female group of all time.

[PeaceNHarmony]

Good points. What i could never understand is how poor the choreography was with the MSC line up and later the MSS line up. They had the best part of two years to practice and make their live shows and tv appearances slick and professional. They were all over the place. Who the hell was in charge of this? Was it Mary and/or Pedro? It is little wonder these line ups floundered. They sounded great on record, but could not repeat that formula in a live setting.
Mary was indeed totally out of her comfort zone performing leads that should have gone to Scherrie, but even so they were a hot mess and that was never something you could accuse previous line ups of being. The public no longer identified with the Supremes and voted with their feet. A sad ending for the greatest female group of all time.

In Wiilson's novelxxx I mean memoir she did mention not being able to afford a choreographer.

[Bluebrock]

In Wiilson's novelxxx I mean memoir she did mention not being able to afford a choreographer.

That would explain a lot, but i am sure they could have got some help and advice from somewhere?My 8 and 6 year old grandaughters have more polish and co-ordination than the latter line ups.

[reese]

That would explain a lot, but i am sure they could have got some help and advice from somewhere?My 8 and 6 year old grandaughters have more polish and co-ordination than the latter line ups.

Geoffrey Holder did some of their choreography. Mary included a rehearsal photo of Geoffrey, Susaye, and herself in her second book.