The song Lizzie & The Rain Man floated around Los Angeles for many years. Everyone thought it would eventually end up on a Cher Record. But when Tanya Tucker didnt renew with Columbia & signed a 1.5 million dollar contract with MCA records. They paired her with legendary producer Snuff Garret who was Chers producer. And the first thing he did was assigned Lizzie & The Rainman to Tanya Tucker. The result was her first recording with MCA was a #1 hit & million seller. He followed it up with equally popular San Antonio Stroll which went to #1. The mystery of my life will always be Why did Tanya Tucker & her father fire Snuff Garret after one Album. What a mistake. Snuff Garret could make an artist have number one hits & sell gold & platinum albums. Snuff Garret was responsible for Chers recording success in the 70s. Half Breed, Gypsies, Dark Lady, The Way Of Love. Thats why everyone thought Lizzie would end up on a Cher record because the songs subject material was about a con man in the 19th century. A peddler in a wagon. Neither Tanya nor Snuff have ever mentioned the firing of him. Tanya was so popular, she had choice of producers. Next she teamed up with Jerry Crutchfield & that was magic. But in 1980 when cocaine, & booze & wild dating life filled the magazines & record sales & radio chart success went south. MCA put their foot down & brought Snuff Garret back into the picture because MCA wanted a profitable #1 hit. The result was Pecos Promenade. And it did sale & topped the charts. MCA could not stand Tanyas public Lyndsay Lohen carrying on. They never dropped her but in 1982 they stopped promoting her. And that made Tanya Tucker wild with resentment. And they asked to be released & MCA didnt kick about it & gladly signed the release forms. MCA was a record label who wanted success & bucks. From My interpretation, they frowned upon musician spoiled bratty entitlement there motto is if you wanna act like a fool YOU BETTER BE SUCCESSFUL & BRING IN THE MONEY!!!!
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 21:38:22 +0000
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