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PrintableSoulAlive said: interesting story about "Girlfriend"....
LA and Face originally wrote it for Vanessa Williams,who was putting together her debut album.They played it for her,she liked it alot and planned to record it for her album.Something happened,they changed their minds and gave the song to Pebbles instead! Vanessa was pissed.She said that they didn't even bother to call her and explain the situation.She found out about it through someone else,who informed her that the song is no longer hers  Vanessa could have pulled that song off easy though...had they left it in her hands.  I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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missfee said: SoulAlive said: interesting story about "Girlfriend"....
LA and Face originally wrote it for Vanessa Williams,who was putting together her debut album.They played it for her,she liked it alot and planned to record it for her album.Something happened,they changed their minds and gave the song to Pebbles instead! Vanessa was pissed.She said that they didn't even bother to call her and explain the situation.She found out about it through someone else,who informed her that the song is no longer hers Vanessa could have pulled that song off easy though...had they left it in her hands.  she's a much better vocalist than Pebbles | |
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SoulAlive said: missfee said: Vanessa could have pulled that song off easy though...had they left it in her hands. she's a much better vocalist than PebblesYeah she did. If only Vanessa could get back to those type of sassy, upbeat songs, she'd be hot once again. That's the Vanessa Williams I miss music wise.  I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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SoulAlive said: interesting story about "Girlfriend"....
LA and Face originally wrote it for Vanessa Williams,who was putting together her debut album.They played it for her,she liked it alot and planned to record it for her album.Something happened,they changed their minds and gave the song to Pebbles instead! Vanessa was pissed.She said that they didn't even bother to call her and explain the situation.She found out about it through someone else,who informed her that the song is no longer hers Wow....never heard that. | |
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SoulAlive said: AlexdeParis said: "Girlfriend" is a hundred times better than "Mercedes Boy." I think "Mercedes Boy" is much better than "Girlfriend" 
For the most part,I like most of LA and Babyface's productions from that period,but I think "Girlfriend" is one of their weakest tunes (production-wise).It hasn't aged well,either.  "Get up off that grey line" | |
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SoulAlive said: interesting story about "Girlfriend"....
LA and Face originally wrote it for Vanessa Williams,who was putting together her debut album.They played it for her,she liked it alot and planned to record it for her album.Something happened,they changed their minds and gave the song to Pebbles instead! Vanessa was pissed.She said that they didn't even bother to call her and explain the situation.She found out about it through someone else,who informed her that the song is no longer hers LA Reid said Babyface wrote that song along with about 4 others in one night. I can't remember the other songs, but I think Love Saw It was written around the same time. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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"Head To Toe" by far. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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SoulAlive said: AlexdeParis said: "Girlfriend" is a hundred times better than "Mercedes Boy." I think "Mercedes Boy" is much better than "Girlfriend"
For the most part,I like most of LA and Babyface's productions from that period,but I think "Girlfriend" is one of their weakest tunes (production-wise).It hasn't aged well,either. "Girlfriend" is their best song from that period (other than "Don't Be Cruel") and it still sounds as fresh today as it did when it was released.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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SoulAlive said: interesting story about "Girlfriend"....
LA and Face originally wrote it for Vanessa Williams,who was putting together her debut album.They played it for her,she liked it alot and planned to record it for her album.Something happened,they changed their minds and gave the song to Pebbles instead! Vanessa was pissed.She said that they didn't even bother to call her and explain the situation.She found out about it through someone else,who informed her that the song is no longer hers How much you wanna bet Pebbles had something to do with getting that song like FFT with LA Reid. Don't laugh at my funk
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The Lover in Me by Sheena Easton, Secret Rendezvous and The Way You Love Me by Karyn White are all LA/Babyface songs from that era and are better than Girlfriend. "Get up off that grey line" | |
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SEANMAN said: The Lover in Me by Sheena Easton, Secret Rendezvous and The Way You Love Me by Karyn White are all LA/Babyface songs from that era and are better than Girlfriend.
Except they aren't... at all. Not even close. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: SEANMAN said: The Lover in Me by Sheena Easton, Secret Rendezvous and The Way You Love Me by Karyn White are all LA/Babyface songs from that era and are better than Girlfriend.
Except they aren't... at all. Not even close. Yessir, they are. To me they are. I love Girlfriend, but it's not Pebb's catchiest song, and it's def. not the late 80s LA/BF-era catchiest. "Get up off that grey line" | |
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phunkdaddy said: SoulAlive said: interesting story about "Girlfriend"....
LA and Face originally wrote it for Vanessa Williams,who was putting together her debut album.They played it for her,she liked it alot and planned to record it for her album.Something happened,they changed their minds and gave the song to Pebbles instead! Vanessa was pissed.She said that they didn't even bother to call her and explain the situation.She found out about it through someone else,who informed her that the song is no longer hers How much you wanna bet Pebbles had something to do with getting that song like FFT with LA Reid.  | |
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SEANMAN said: The Lover in Me by Sheena Easton, Secret Rendezvous and The Way You Love Me by Karyn White are all LA/Babyface songs from that era and are better than Girlfriend.
I agree Hell,I'll even go one step further and say that "Secret Rendezvous" is the BEST LA and Face-produced song from the late 80s. | |
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SEANMAN said: AlexdeParis said: Except they aren't... at all. Not even close. Yessir, they are. To me they are. I love Girlfriend, but it's not Pebb's catchiest song, and it's def. not the late 80s LA/BF-era catchiest. So... basically, we disagree. Got it.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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SoulAlive said: SEANMAN said: The Lover in Me by Sheena Easton, Secret Rendezvous and The Way You Love Me by Karyn White are all LA/Babyface songs from that era and are better than Girlfriend.
I agree Hell,I'll even go one step further and say that "Secret Rendezvous" is the BEST LA and Face-produced song from the late 80s."Get up off that grey line" | |
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Head To Toe - Loved that song back in the day. | |
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Imma hafta go with "Girlfriend" on this one. "Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray 'cause it's gon' be funky." ~ Prince
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