Recorded 1964–1966 | Length 31:40 Release date 23 January 1967 | |
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Released January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23) Similar The Supremes albums, Soul music albums | ||
The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (issued in Europe as The Supremes Sing Motown) is the tenth studio album released by The Supremes for Motown in 1967. It includes the number-one hit singles "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone". As the title states: all songs on the album were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland. Most of the album was recorded during the spring and summer of 1966; however several songs date back to the summer of 1964. According to Motown data this LP sold over 1,525,000 copies in the USA alone.
Contents
- The supremes you keep me hangin on
- Overview
- Track listing
- Side one
- Side two
- Personnel
- Singles history
- Songs
- References
Included alongside these songs are a handful of other originals, including "Remove This Doubt" and "You're Gone, But Always in My Heart", among others. Also present on the album are covers of H-D-H penned songs for Motown artists The Isley Brothers ("I Guess I'll Always Love You"), The Four Tops ("It's the Same Old Song", "I'll Turn to Stone"), and Martha and the Vandellas ("(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave")
The supremes you keep me hangin on
Overview
This was the group's final album fully overseen by the songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland. Within months of this release, the trio would stage a work slowdown in protest to Motown CEO's Berry Gordy's business decisions. By the end of 1967, H-D-H had departed Motown, but not before producing four final Supremes singles ("The Happening", "Reflections", "In and Out of Love", and "Forever Came Today").
"You're Gone But Always In My Heart" had been the flip side of the Supremes' single "Come See About Me." It was scheduled for the album "More Hits By the Supremes" but removed and replaced by a remixed version of the single "Ask Any Girl" with thought of releasing it as a single again with the remix. The song title was changed because of royalty confusions with the standard "Always in My Heart." The versions of "Love Is In Our Hearts" are different on the monaural and stereo versions of the original LP. This is what the journalist Wayne Brasler (University of Chicago Lab Schools) was told by a Motown vice president. He also was told "Remove This Doubt" had been recorded around 1964.
Track listing
All songs written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. "Mother You, Smother You" and "I'll Turn to Stone" were co-written by R. Dean Taylor.
Side one
- "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
- "You're Gone, But Always in My Heart"
- "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"
- "Mother You, Smother You"
- "I Guess I'll Always Love You"
- "I'll Turn to Stone"
Side two
- "It's the Same Old Song"
- "Going Down for the Third Time"
- "Love is in Our Hearts"
- "Remove This Doubt"
- "There's No Stopping Us Now"
- "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave"
Personnel
Singles history
Songs
1You Keep Me Hangin' On2:43
2You're Gone (But Always in My Heart)2:38
3Love Is Here and Now You're Gone2:50