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''Imagination'' is an album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1983 by MCA Records and became her last of two LPs for the label. As with the first of the two, 1981's ''Play Me Out'', it did not reach ''Billboard'' magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart.〔.〕 In her 2006 autobiography, ''The Woman I Am: A Memoir'', Reddy wrote, "I was not surprised when I received a form letter from ()'s legal department telling me that I'd been dropped from the label."〔.〕 ==History== The path from the planning stages for the album to its appearance on store shelves was not a smooth one. A story on Reddy from the September 19, 1981, issue of ''Billboard'' detailed some of what she had in mind for this second MCA project: "'I'll work on my next album around the end of the year or in January or February so it'll be ready for an Easter () release,'" she told the magazine, but it didn't come out until 1983. She also told them that "Joel Diamond, who produced the first MCA project, will also handle production on the next LP,"〔 but that job went to Joe Wissert. In the liner notes of Reddy's 1996 compilation CD ''When I Dream'', Brian Giorgi explains that the changes in the music industry in 1983 that sealed the fate of this album were not just in top 40 radio programming. "Changes were also taking place within her record company. The top level management which had brought her to MCA Records was gone."〔(1996) ''When I Dream'' by Helen Reddy (booklet ). Studio City: Varèse Sarabande VSD-5683 〕 Reddy concurred: "Between the time of recording and the time of release of the ''Imagination'' album there was a major shakeup in the executive offices at MCA records,"〔.〕 and instead of the person "who would have known how to market and promote the new album to my demographic, I was now dealing with someone of much lower stature in the industry."〔 She found out how much lower when the album arrived in stores: :The day that the ''Imagination'' album was released I went to Tower Records in Westwood to see what sort of promotion MCA was doing. At the entrance to the store I ran into a young couple who had written one of the songs on the album. They were anxious to buy a copy. It took the three of us, searching independently, 15 minutes to find one. There were no store displays of any kind. It was not filed under New Releases. It was not to be found under my name in the pop female vocal section or any other category. My new album was finally located in the back of the store in a bin marked Nostalgia and filed under the letter ''R''. It had been successfully "buried."〔.〕 The fact that Reddy was divorcing Jeff Wald, who had also been her manager since the late 1960s, and that they were in a custody dispute over their 10-year-old son became of greater interest to entertainment reporters. "In preparation for the release of the album, my publicist had arranged for an article in ''People'' magazine. I had gone to their photographer's studio to have pictures taken to accompany the story."〔 Later when she flew to New York for what was to be a promotional appearance on ''Good Morning America'', the news of the divorce got out. "While I was in the air, the latest edition of ''People'' magazine was hitting the stands. I didn't know it yet, but the interview intended as publicity for the album was now a cover story, complete with a smiling picture of me, on 'Hollywood's Dirtiest Custody Case.'"〔.〕 On the way from the airport to the studio for the ''Good Morning America'' interview she received a call from the show's talent coordinator. "I had already done the customary pre-interview over the phone from L.A.... I had told her I would be happy to discuss anything except the custody case because a gag order had been placed on those concerned. If I were to discuss the subject in any way, I would be in contempt of court."〔.〕 Nevertheless, ''GMA'' was insistent on taking advantage of the opportunity to discuss the split. "The talent coordinator informed me that there was no point in my coming on the show if I wasn't going to talk about the custody battle because 'our viewers don't care about your music. They just want to hear about your personal life.'"〔.〕 Reddy had the driver turned around and take her back to the airport. "I needed to find another way to earn a living. I couldn't do this anymore."〔.〕 She wouldn't record another album for seven years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Imagination (Helen Reddy album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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