Stevie's everywhere except in the studio.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Does someone have to be in the same location to decide sequencing?

You don't, but someone might have to be in Los Angeles to convince the record execs to go along with their ideas. You can have more influence in person than you can via telephone. Stevie knows this. That's why you can see her and Lindsey vying to influence the record executives when they are in the studio listening to SYW.

The record execs probably have to sign off on the sequencing and they decide what the first single is. If Lindsey is there pushing his side and the rest of the band is miles away, then of course his side is going to have more influence.

If she chose Needham because her guy didn't have time, that is not Lindsey forcing his desires on her.

As far as a double album goes, since we aren't using vinyl anymore, the SYW double album could have held way more songs than Tusk did. And, a double album may have given them the space to sequence the songs better (since you think this was such a loss for Stevie) and, perhaps, even break them up into themes for Disc 1 and Disc 2, so it would have been more cohesive.

At any rate, the 18-song SYW didn't come off as being such a coup for Lindsey in DR as you make it out to be. Michele