The Supremes

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Annotation

Regular 4-CD release without bonus disk.

Annotation last modified on 2016-11-16 20:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Early Years
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tears of Sorrow
lead vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Tears of Sorrow
composer:
Richard Morris (Songwriter) and Robert L. West (US songwriter)
The Primettes2:36
2Pretty Baby
lead vocals:
Mary
lead vocals [intro]:
Florence
recording of:
Pretty Baby
composer:
Richard Morris (Songwriter) and Robert L. West (US songwriter)
The Primettes2:01
3After All
producer:
Smokey Robinson
lead vocals:
Florence Ballard (in 1961), Barbara Martin (in 1961), Diana Ross (in 1961) and Mary Wilson (in 1961)
cover recording of:
After All (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Supremes2:46
4The Boy That Got Away
producer:
Berry Gordy
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (in 1961)
recording of:
The Boy That Got Away (in 1961)
composer:
Berry Gordy
The Supremes2:51
5I Want a Guy (original 45 mix)
producer:
Berry Gordy
vocals:
Diana Ross (in 1961)
recording of:
I Want a Guy (in 1961)
composer:
Berry Gordy, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes3:35
6Buttered Popcorn (alternate version)
producer:
Berry Gordy
lead vocals:
Florence Ballard (in 1961)
recording of:
Buttered Popcorn (in 1961)
composer:
Barney Ales and Berry Gordy
The Supremes2:43
7Your Heart Belongs to Me (original 45 mix)
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
Your Heart Belongs to Me (on 1961-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Supremes2:38
8Let Me Go the Right Way (live)
producer:
Berry Gordy
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1962-12-17)
recorded at:
Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-12-17)
live recording of:
Let Me Go the Right Way (on 1962-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy, Jr.
The Supremes3:31
9My Heart Can’t Take It No More (original 45 mix)
producer:
Lawrence T. Horn and Clarence Paul
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1962-12-28)
recording of:
My Heart Can’t Take It No More (on 1962-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Paul
The Supremes2:59
10A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy (original 45 mix)
producer:
Smokey Robinson
background vocals [chorus]:
Florence Ballard (on 1962-12-28) and Mary Wilson (on 1962-12-28)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1962-12-28)
recording of:
A Breath Taking Guy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Supremes2:27
11Run, Run, Run (original 45 mix)
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1963-05-07)
recording of:
Run, Run, Run (on 1963-05-07)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes2:21
12When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes (original 45 mix)
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1963-10-01)
recording of:
When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes (on 1963-10-01)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes3:06
13Where Did Our Love Go
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (on 1964-04-08)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1964-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1964-04-08)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Michael Valvano (on 1964-04-08)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1964-04-08) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-04-08)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-04-08)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (on 1964-04-08)
vibraphone:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-04-08)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-04-08) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-04-08)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-04-08)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-04-08)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 9), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 29) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 472)
recording of:
Where Did Our Love Go (on 1964-04-08)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Supremes52:32
14Baby Love
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (on 1964-08-13)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1964-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1964-08-13)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Michael Valvano (on 1964-08-13)
guitar:
Eddie Willis (on 1964-08-13)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-08-13)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (on 1964-08-13)
tenor saxophone:
Henry Cosby (on 1964-08-13)
vibraphone:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-08-13)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-08-13) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-08-13)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964) and UMG Recordings (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-08-13)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 324) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 499)
recording of:
Baby Love (on 1964-08-13)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
The Supremes4.452:37
15Ask Any Girl (original 45 mix)
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-04-10)
recording of:
Ask Any Girl (on 1964-04-10)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
The Supremes2:47
16Come See About Me
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-07-13)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-07-13) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-07-13)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-07-13)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-07-13)
recording of:
Come See About Me (on 1964-07-13)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
The Supremes52:41
17Ooowee Baby (original mix)
producer:
Smokey Robinson
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (in 1964-11)
recording of:
Ooowee Baby (in 1964-11)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Supremes3:00
18Shake
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States and Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1965-03-11: lead vocals [vocals])
producer:
Hal Davis, Harvey Fuqua, Marc Gordon (singer, songwriter, producer; member of LeVert) and Berry Gordy
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1965-03-11)
cover recording of:
Shake (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd.
The Supremes2:41
19Stop! In the Name of Love (alternate version)
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Stop! In the Name of Love
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Supremes3:25
20Back in My Arms Again
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Back in My Arms Again
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes32:56
21It’s All Your Fault (original mix)
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
It’s All Your Fault
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes2:40
22Nothing but Heartaches
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Nothing but Heartaches
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes32:59
23Take Me Where You Go
producer:
Smokey Robinson
lead vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Take Me Where You Go
composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Supremes2:56
24People
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1964-12) and Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1965-01: lead vocals [vocals])
producer:
Hal Davis, Harvey Fuqua and Marc Gordon (singer, songwriter, producer; member of LeVert)
lead vocals:
Florence Ballard (in 1965-01)
lead vocals [final verse]:
Diana Ross
cover recording of:
People (Funny Girl)
lyricist:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) (in 1963)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1963)
publisher:
Broadway Tunes LLC dba Songs of Funny Girl, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Funny Girl (Broadway musical)
The Supremes4:55
2▶CD: The Success Years
3▶CD: Diana Ross & The Supremese
4▶CD: The “New Supremes”

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Wikipedia:en: The Supremes (2000 album) [info]
Wikidata:Q7767508 [info]