[QUOTE=Ollie9;633861]It was indeed very infectious. I so wish Bernard Edwards had produced more of the songs on Swept Away. “We Are The Children” and “Rescue Me” are appalling recordings for someone of Diana’s musical stature.
Had “Telephone” been recorded just a couple of year earlier i think it could have gone top ten. RCA appeared to have little faith in it’s pop potential as it was serviced mostly to r &b radio stations. At that
point in time they were probably right.[/QUOTE

What was RCA thinking? Both All Of You and Swept Away had placed in the pop top 20; Missing You, the previous single, peaked in the top 10. Telephone definitely has an R&B vibe, but it’s surprising they had such little faith in promoting it as a follow up to the biggest hit from the LP.