But my point is, BJ was supposed to have been heading in a very different direction (see Danja's involvement). It's pretty likely that most of the early stuff was cut, and BJ is the product of a shorter span of time than we're told.
But that kind of stuff happens all the time though
with RCA, then she said she might retire and everyone chose to ignore that and the fact that she, spent more time talking about wanting more kids, than her album.
Nobody chose to ignore it - but nobody chose to believe it.