A small Chris' analysis of her 88-95 work...and that nobody asked to...

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by bwboy

Curious as to why you feel Save Me wasn’t a good choice for a first single. And what you think might have been a better choice.

By process of elimination, I think a shortened In the Back of My Mind might have been a good choice for a lead single. None of Stevie’s songs would have been hit singles, nor Rick’s, so that left Christine and Billy. Skies imo was too light and poppy for a lead single, and Behind the Mask was too dark. Do You Know is a personal favorite, but too intimate. I love When It Comes to Love and Hard Feelings, but I don’t think they would have been hits.

Save Me and ITBOMM seem like they are very radio friendly and have gravitas to get the attention the first single needs. Save Me is quite a rocker compared to Christine’s other songs. I also love Isn’t It Midnight. Im sure the band and the record label wanted a single that featured Christine or Stevie first, and hoped subsequent singles could come from Billy, but it didn’t work out that way

I just think Save Me was a bit too MOR/meh for the mainstream charts. Its okay, but kind of bland. I think they released it as it was the most in keeping with their 80's hits. Its the song that mostly follows the Hold Me/Little Lies/Everywhere formula....just not as good. By that time though chart music had really moved on. Save Me was a bit behind the times.
Yes, I think a single version of Behind The Mask or Do You Know would have had a better chance of impacting on the charts. Think of the success of Extreme: More Than Words. I'm not for one minute saying Do You Know is as good a song as that, but I think it had a similar sort of vibe.

I actually remember reading Save Me was out in the charts...but I hadnt heard it yet. I remember Baywatch came out at around that time and it had a song called Save Me as the theme song. I had kinda hoped that was it.
....but no...that was by Peter Cetera.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Stevie fans are always numbers people.

"$he's the BEST, because $he sold the most!"

Well, Stevie was the only member who had a #1 single

[Macfan4life]

Numbers numbers numbers
who had more hit singles? Christine
who had the single with most weeks on the chart? Christine
touché

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Numbers numbers numbers
who had more hit singles? Christine
who had the single with most weeks on the chart? Christine
touché

Yeah, but he doesn't have a Christine shrine.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by bwboy

Well, Stevie was the only member who had a #1 single

Thank you for proving my point.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Numbers numbers numbers
who had more hit singles? Christine
who had the single with most weeks on the chart? Christine
touché

Christine also had hits in the United Kingdom where Stevie did not.

[Karlie]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

Christine also had hits in the United Kingdom where Stevie did not.

She also had the best legs in Britain which Stevie did not!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Karlie

She also had the best legs in Britain which Stevie did not!

Has anyone ever wondered if Stevie was tall enough to ride the rides at an amusement park?

I mean, as a child or adult.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Thank you for proving my point.

And may I remind you Stevie was the first woman to be inducted into the RRHOF two times. Two times.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by bwboy

And may I remind you Stevie was the first woman to be inducted into the RRHOF two times. Two times.

Well there's certainly no accounting for taste. See Roseanne and The Kardashians. Appealing to the lowest common denominator isn't a goal sought by those of greater taste.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

I just think Save Me was a bit too MOR/meh for the mainstream charts. Its okay, but kind of bland. I think they released it as it was the most in keeping with their 80's hits. Its the song that mostly follows the Hold Me/Little Lies/Everywhere formula....just not as good. By that time though chart music had really moved on. Save Me was a bit behind the times.
Yes, I think a single version of Behind The Mask or Do You Know would have had a better chance of impacting on the charts. Think of the success of Extreme: More Than Words. I'm not for one minute saying Do You Know is as good a song as that, but I think it had a similar sort of vibe.

I actually remember reading Save Me was out in the charts...but I hadnt heard it yet. I remember Baywatch came out at around that time and it had a song called Save Me as the theme song. I had kinda hoped that was it.
....but no...that was by Peter Cetera.

I think you’re pretty much spot on re Save Me. It was a bit behind the times in 1990. If it had only come out one year earlier, it might have been a bigger hit. Love that guitar by Rick Vito so much, though.

Now I’m picturing Pamela Anderson and David Hasselfoff running on the beach to Save Me- “I’m running for cover…”

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by bwboy

And may I remind you Stevie was the first woman to be inducted into the RRHOF two times. Two times.

She should have deferred to the true Queen of Rock, Tina Turner.