my logic is this:

mca did a ballsy move by making the first "official" single "The Sixth Sense." THat was a move to get the true heads aware of the album. Now, Geto Heaven will get a massive amount of notoriety just because of D'angelo's involvement.. but I have a feeling that Virgin would veto that decision (I think they have the power to do that... anyone know the deal? i'm thinking this because look what happened with Southern Gul... Motown released it as a single instead of MCA). Anyway. And besides the fact that Summer is coming up soon, Funky For You has the potential to be the song you hear comin out of every car. If they wait until the end of this month or the beginning of next month to release it, pow! i think it'll take off.

if they release geto heaven, which i see as more of a mid-late summer choice for a single, i think it might hurt the album. i also don't think it should be released right after Funky For You because it's possible that the "true heads" might get turned off by that single and if they release one of the 'harder' cuts like Cold Blooded, it'll get them back and those who slept on the album will pick it up. THen they can drop Geto Heaven.

there's a method to my madness...

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