Released October 27, 1964 Length 2:41 | Genre Pop, R&B | |
B-side "You're Gone, But Always in My Heart"
"Long Gone Lover" Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); July 13, 1964 | ||
"Come See About Me" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.
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The song became third of five consecutively released Supremes songs to top the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States (the others are "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," "Stop! In the Name of Love," and "Back in My Arms Again"). It topped the chart twice, non-consecutively; toppled by and later replacing The Beatles' "I Feel Fine" in December 1964 and January 1965.
Overview
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was the number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two separate weeks: December 13, 1964 to December 18, 1964, and January 10, 1965 to January 16, 1965, and reached the number three position on the soul chart. The group made their first of 17 appearances live on the popular CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show performing this single on Sunday, December 27, 1964.
The group also recorded a German version of the song, entitled "Johnny und Joe".
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Other versions
In 1965, The Newbeats released a version of the song on their album, Run Baby Run. In 1967, the song was a repeat hit for Motown act Jr. Walker & the All Stars, whose version reached the top 10 on the R&B chart and the top 25 on the pop chart. In 1969 Lloyd Charmers recorded, as Soul Stirrers, an early reggae version on his Tramp label Jamaica. In 1987, Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens covered the song, making it a hit in the UK and Ireland. Shakin' Stevens version surpassed The Supremes original no. 27 chart placing by reaching no. 24. A minor key version was released by the alternative band The Afghan Whigs in 1992. The song was also covered in 2001 by fellow Detroit singer Freda Payne, whose sister Scherrie Payne became a member of the Supremes in 1973. The song was covered in 2012 in the Glee episode, "Thanksgiving" by Dianna Agron, Naya Rivera, and Heather Morris. American indie rock band Yo La Tengo performed a version of the song in March 2013 for The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series.