It's hard to say how big of a hit "Reconsider Me" would have been. Certainly it would have fared better on the charts than HAEWAFY given its more traditional structure and commercial arrangement (along with Henley's backing vocals). I don't think it would have been a huge hit, though; it may have been a bit stale-sounding on the radio in 1986. Probably would have peaked about where "After The Glitter Fades" or "Nightbird" did, in the lower regions of the top 40.
I do think it would have fit in stylistically on RAL, though. Not every song featured ultra-80s production ("Imperial Hotel", "I Sing For The Things", "No Spoken Word").
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