I can only guess and blame the legal troubles of the time for 'Did You Ever Love Me' not becoming a radio staple like Clapton's cover of I Shot The Sherriff or 10cc's Dreadlock Holiday. Bright Fire grew on me and is one of the best Welch tracks, and The Derelict and the sleeve photo are the two best things about the album. So I thought it was a bit of a weak album for both Christine and Bob but I rate it higher than Tusk which mostly wasn't my thing at all when it came out or now (and I loved a lot of the new wave quirky punk-pop of the day).
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