Hepworth quoted the words, "I'm Billie Jean and I'm mad as hell", then he said that Michael Jackson had told his side of the story and now there's an answer record that had a near identical arrangement.
[6] It was reported by Cash Box in the 1 October issue that Murdoch's single was getting played on V103 in Atlanta, WILD in Boston and WGCI in Chicago where it was one of the Hots.
[7] According to the 7 October issue of The Gavin Report, "Love on the Line" was one of the Correspondents Preferred Picks in Black Radio.
[9] "Superstar" was also a highlight at KNOW in Austin, Texas, WBMX-FM in Chicago, Illinois, WDMT in Cleveland, Ohio, and WDKX in Rochester, New York where it was at #10.
In the Midwest it was on playlist of WCGI in Chicago where along with Herbie Hancock, Rufus & Chaka, Rick James and Anita Baker, hers was one of the hottest.
[11] It was also added to the playlist of WKWM in Grand Rapids, WWWS in Saginaw, and KMJM in St.
[12] In the South it was added to the playlists of WOIC in Columbia, WPDQ in Jacksonville, WVOL in Nashville and WWDM in Sumpter.
[13] Along with "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" by Men at Work, "Unconditional Love" by Donna Summer and "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel, it was recorded as a Breakout in the 6 October issue of RPM Weekly.
[22][23] It was reported in the 1 October issue of Cash Box that the single was one of the Records to Watch in the Jukebox Programmer section.
[38] The magazine also reported that Murdoch and Curtis Hairston were serious challengers to Lionel Richie's single.
She came fourth in the Cash Box 1983 Black Contemporary Singles Awards New Female section with Diane Richards, Madonna, Alfie Silas and Pamela Nivens at 1, 2, 3 and 5 respectively.