Dave mentions Stevie's "forthcoming album" in new Billboard article

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

how do we know Italian Summer is going to be a single?

Because they wouldn't pitch an album cut to a radio person...

Personally, songs don't have to be "singles" for me to like them. However, I remember how Stevie worked so hard to make sure "Say You Will" was radio friendly. I'm pretty sure after all these years in the business she has some idea about how the whole works and the importance of making sure your album has songs that are single material. Do I think that her first inclination is to write singles? No. But, she does know that it's necessary. The trick is the balancing the two in a way that makes both the record label and the artist happy.