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PrintableLittleBLUECorvette said: daPrettyman said: I agree his Motown work is better, but for his Arista years, "You Said" is great compared to some of his other Arista work. Alot of his Arista work was too poppy/sappy for me, still good though but missing that soul he had with Motown. The Arista work was intended to be that way (thanks to Clive Davis). I think his goal was to make Jermaine a BIG pop star. I don't think it was to compete with Michael or anyone else out there, but he wanted him to be a true adult contemporary artist. Luckily, he did have a few AC hits (before Jermaine wanted to get back to the urban sound). He did a good job trying to get back to the urban side of things with "Don't Take It Personal" and did even better with "You Said". **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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You said was mediocre to me. I felt i dream should have been the first
single all along. This was an otherwise pretty good album. I had the cassette but i always remember digging this song and the first song on the second side of the tape. I liked rebel with a cause too with vernon reid playing guitar on it. Also dug don't you deserve someone and a few other jams. [Edited 4/14/09 22:19pm] Don't laugh at my funk
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phunkdaddy said: You said was mediocre to me. I felt i dream should have been the first
single all along. This was an otherwise pretty good album. I had the cassette but i always remember digging this song and the first song on the second side of the tape. I liked rebel with a cause too with vernon reid playing guitar on it. Also dug don't you deserve someone and a few other jams. [Edited 4/14/09 22:19pm] Sounds like you liked it to me.  **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: SoulAlive said: Yeah,I know he probably thinks it would be degrading/embarrassing to play at a "small venue".But I think it's far more embarassing when he doesn't pay his child support payments and has to be dragged into court.He needs to get over himself and start working for a living,like everyone else does.A recent show in my area featured Stephanie Mills,The Whispers and Howard Hewitt.These are artists who may not be "hot" anymore,but at least they're working for a living and paying their bills.They realize that it's all part of their job. 
That's not the show where Stephanie Mills' body guard was turned away because of his name and skin tone? She was on Tom Joyner's show a week or so ago talking about how The Whispers didn't perform because of it. Wow,I never heard about that  | |
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SoulAlive said: daPrettyman said:
That's not the show where Stephanie Mills' body guard was turned away because of his name and skin tone? She was on Tom Joyner's show a week or so ago talking about how The Whispers didn't perform because of it. Wow,I never heard about that Heres the article. I had a few of the facts wrong. Here is the story. http://frankpaulgambino.w...e-live-la/ It was Stephanie being mistreated and not the bodyguard. [Edited 4/15/09 6:27am] **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: SoulAlive said: Wow,I never heard about that Heres the article. I had a few of the facts wrong. Here is the story. http://frankpaulgambino.w...e-live-la/ It was Stephanie being mistreated and not the bodyguard. Damn,that's crazy!  I'm glad that Stephanie stood up to them and also that the Whispers supported her in this situation. | |
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daPrettyman said: phunkdaddy said: You said was mediocre to me. I felt i dream should have been the first
single all along. This was an otherwise pretty good album. I had the cassette but i always remember digging this song and the first song on the second side of the tape. I liked rebel with a cause too with vernon reid playing guitar on it. Also dug don't you deserve someone and a few other jams. [Edited 4/14/09 22:19pm] Sounds like you liked it to me. I was stating that the single you said was mediocre, not the album. That's why i stated i dream, i dream should have been the lead single all along. Don't laugh at my funk
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phunkdaddy said: daPrettyman said: Sounds like you liked it to me. I was stating that the single you said was mediocre, not the album. That's why i stated i dream, i dream should have been the lead single all along. 
I agree about that. I wouldn't have bought the album if Sound Warehouse/Blockbuster Music had not have the "guarantee" where you could bring it back.  **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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SoulAlive said: daPrettyman said: Heres the article. I had a few of the facts wrong. Here is the story. http://frankpaulgambino.w...e-live-la/ It was Stephanie being mistreated and not the bodyguard. Damn,that's crazy! I'm glad that Stephanie stood up to them and also that the Whispers supported her in this situation.Kudos to Ms. Mills for standing her ground and the Whispers. I've heard about these shenanigans..."riders" and performer's not being being paid. Maybe singers/groups need to ban together and stop performing at some of these concert venues. Can't pay property taxes and for up keep cost if your arena stands empty for a year. | |
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phunkdaddy said: daPrettyman said: Sounds like you liked it to me. I was stating that the single you said was mediocre, not the album. That's why i stated i dream, i dream should have been the lead single all along. The album is named You Said, but the song is actually titled "You Said, You Said." Anyway, I think it works better as a lead single because it's more uptempo. I love them both for the record. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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I have to look for the cassette and relive it a little. I also
have the original version of Word to the Badd on cassette single. Don't laugh at my funk
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