Floy Joy (song)

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"Floy Joy"
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Single by The Supremes
from the album Floy Joy
B-side "This Is the Story"
ReleasedDecember 1, 1971
Recorded1971, Detroit, Michigan
Genre Pop, Soul music
Length2:31 (single version) 2:49 (album version)
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Smokey Robinson
Producer(s) Smokey Robinson
The Supremes singles chronology
"Touch"
(1971)		"Floy Joy"
(1971)		"Automatically Sunshine"
(1972)
Floy Joy track listing
9 tracks
Side one
  1. "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love"
  2. "Floy Joy"
  3. "A Heart Like Mine"
  4. "Over and Over"
  5. "Precious Little Things"
Side two
  1. "Now The Bitter, Now The Sweet"
  2. "Automatically Sunshine"
  3. "The Wisdom of Time"
  4. "Oh Be My Love"

"Floy Joy" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and released as a single in December 1971 by popular Motown female singing group The Supremes.

Contents

It was written and recorded by the group's former mentor Robinson, marking his first production of a Supremes song since 1969's "The Composer". It featured original Supreme Mary Wilson and the newly recruited Jean Terrell on lead vocals. This was the third hit single by the group to feature lead vocals by Wilson.

It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, number 16 on the American pop singles chart [1] and number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

Critical reception

Cashbox published, 'Smoky wrote this one for the girls and it's much in the tradition of "Baby Love." Basic footstomper could go all the way for them, pop and soul.' [2]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States—1,000,000 [13] [14]

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