so, lindsey or stevie? who owns this album more?

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I'm still not sure why people assume Stevie must have threatened Lindsey with a truncated tour, to somehow strong-arm him into releasing 'Say You Will' as a single album.

The documentary clearly shows that, once Warner Bros. promised the band that they'd be able to keep the list-price down to a reasonable level, Stevie's concerns about the double-album were alleviated, and she was then fine with the notion.

The other thing people seem to forget is that Lindsey wasn't the only one with a ton of material up for possible release.
She gave the band 17 songs for potential inclusion, and then brought another 4 with her when she finished her tour. At least 10 of those songs were fully recorded for the project... just slightly over half of which would have been released if they went with a 12-13 track album.

So why would she want to take the time and energy to record nearly an entire solo album's worth of tracks, to then force Lindsey into a single disc release? Especially when Warners promised to keep the cost down.
That would be cutting her nose off to spite her face.

If Warners said that the cost would be low to do a double, why then didn't they do it? Lindsey sure as hell wouldn't have said no.

Why would Stevie record a full album of material if she wanted a single disc? Because when most artists record an album, they don't just record an albums worth of material; they record more and then decide what they want to use. It's just common practice.