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Put Yourself in My Place (Motown song)

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"Put Yourself in My Place" is a song written by the Motown team of Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded by at least four Motown recording acts during the sixties: The Elgins in 1965, The Supremes, Chris Clark and The Isley Brothers in 1966.

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While The Elgins and Supremes' versions were both issued as B-Sides in 1966, the Isleys' version gave the brothers a hit with it in 1969 when Tamla Motown re-issued the single for British music listeners sending the song to #13 on the UK Singles Chart. Similarly, a 1971 Tamla Motown reissue of The Elgins' version (as a follow-up to their then-recent UK Top 3 hit, "Heaven Must Have Sent You") gave the group a Top 30 hit (#28).

The Elgins' version

  • Lead vocals by Saundra Mallett Edwards
  • Backing vocals by Johnny Dawson, Cleo "Duke" Miller, and Norman McLean
  • Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

    • The Supremes' version

  • Lead vocals by Diana Ross
  • Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
  • Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

    • The Isley Brothers' version

  • Lead vocals by Ronald Isley
  • Background vocals by O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley
  • Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

    • References

    Put Yourself in My Place (Motown song) Wikipedia
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