Eaten Alive single

[nomis]

"Chain Reaction" in the hands of another producer might have yielded a better result here in the States.

Chain reaction sounds perfect to me..I don't think another producer was needed... RCA in the u.s dropped the baton as it's success internationally proved..

[PeaceNHarmony]

Chain reaction sounds perfect to me..I don't think another producer was needed... RCA in the u.s dropped the baton as it's success internationally proved..

Yes, an utterly perfect and hit-ready single. But, the market was not really looking for performers of Diana's age.

[Bluebrock]

Chain reaction sounds perfect to me..I don't think another producer was needed... RCA in the u.s dropped the baton as it's success internationally proved..

Sounds perfeçt to me. A glorious throwback to the 60's with some 80's gloss added to the mix.
Barry did a great job on this
The UK, Ireland and Australia certainly recognised a good tune when they heard it. I never tire of hearing it.

[RanRan79]

Chain reaction sounds perfect to me..I don't think another producer was needed... RCA in the u.s dropped the baton as it's success internationally proved..

I love the song as is. But I do think in the hands of another producer the sound may have had a bit more soul to it, more bite. Not to mention the one thing about the song that I don't like is the background vocals. Without any Gibb involvement, different backing vocalists would've been utilized and I do think that would've been an improvement of sound. To me "Chain Reaction" was very Motowny. There were a lot of songs out at the time that were going for that sound. I think the Gibbs were going for that also, but the track sounds more "generic 80s" than it might otherwise have sounded in the hands of someone else. And maybe then the song wouldn't have tanked in the States.