For Jimmy: Lindsey's chart/sales info

[strandinthewind]

I often wonder what LB though of his very limited success in his solo career when compared to Stevie's mega success. After all, LB crafted Stevie's FM songs into hits and then she found someone else to help her do that, especially after she dumped him - though they had done some extra FM work together while in FM a la Magnet and Steel. That had to hurt.

Then, LB claimed not to care about success so much as being an artist, but, he could not sell being an artist to any significant degree save for Trouble, which was a hit, though the album was not when compared to La Nicks or FM. I often wonder if he felt perhaps emascualted because CM had the hits and La Nicks had the mega fame - both of which he was a large catalyst of, though CM and La Nicks are certainly talented in their own right - CM moreso from an ability to play perspective and La Nicks moreso from a writing and vibrant performing perspective.

I think that LB came back to FM three times (TITN, The Dance, and SYW) instead of pursuing solo projects speaks volumes as to how he felt.

I guess he truly is the artist torm between selling and art - though I argue his commercial stuff (both his own and the stuff he produced) that sold in the stratosphere is both art and successful.