Michael Jackson had flops too

[nrgbeat]

Despite the pairing of two superstars, this record surprisingly failed to hit big.

Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It (12") at Discogs

[kdavid13]

I've always loved this one !!!

I suppose his contributon to The Wiz soundtrack would be considered a flop too...even though I love those,too.

[drlove]

I actually bought the "Get It" tune back in the day (1988, I think) on a Cass-Single (cassette single). And, naturally, I was shocked at how a duet between Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder could only muster enough radio airplay and sales to make it to #80 on the Billboard Hot 100.

I believe the "culprit" in that particular flop was that Motown probably released the duet around the same time that Michael Jackson's Epic records was releasing the latest single from the Bad album, and radio just didn't gravitate to playing TWO new MJ songs, and the duet was the victim.

Another high-powered duet of that time period that similarly flopped was a duet between Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin (titled, I think, "It Wasn't, It Ain't Ever Gonna Be", or something like that).

Just goes to show you .... what sounds good on paper, and even in the studio sometimes doesn't translate into public acceptance.

[PierreConstantin]

Originally Posted by drlove

Another high-powered duet of that time period that similarly flopped was a duet between Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin (titled, I think, "It Wasn't, It Ain't Ever Gonna Be", or something like that).

Just goes to show you .... what sounds good on paper, and even in the studio sometimes doesn't translate into public acceptance.

The full title is "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" and it's an awful song with ridiculous lyrics . It's one of those songs where Franklin tried to look and sound younger than she really was.

Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston did a duet together in 1990, "We didn't know", and like the other two duets, they are not at their best.

[drh]

eeeehm "Get it" is not a good song in my opinion, I'm not surprised that this flopped. They relied too much on the Jackson/Wonder combination and did a litte "Beat it"-variation. Same thing in my opinion with "State of Shock" Jacksons/Jagger, the whole album "Victory§ is a flop. But the rest MJ did, especially with The Jacksons, was really good.

[disco1999]

I like this track too, I've just heard it for the first time on XMRadio last week, it's not that bad, it should had more air time when it was released back in '87.

[RobbaDobba]

I like "Get It" much better than "Just Good Friends"...talk about a cheesefest.

[Salsoul1975]

Could "Another Part Of Me" (1988) also be considered a flop? Considering how the first five tunes off of Bad went to #1, APOM missed the Top 10. It's a good song but not one you think off the top of your head when it comes to Bad.

[kdavid13]

Originally Posted by RobbaDobba

I like "Get It" much better than "Just Good Friends"...talk about a cheesefest.

You bet... I just finished listening to it (as the Bad CD was playing while I was typing).And the 1st thing I thought was how it belonged in the MJ had flops too thread !!!!

And the song was written by Graham Lyle & Terry Britten !!! I guess every song they wrote couldn't be as solid as What's love got to do with it...

[remicks]

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When this yawner (chart reflected opinion ) was released toward the end of 1978 :




it made this soon to come follow-up seem all the more remarkable:




now ................THOSE were the days !!!!!



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