The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit,Michigan,in 1959,the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal band,with 12 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Most of these hits were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team,Holland–Dozier–Holland. It is said that their breakthrough made it possible for future African-American R&B and soul musicians to find mainstream success. Billboard ranked the Supremes as the 16th greatest Hot 100 artist of all time.
Mary Wilson was an American singer. She gained worldwide recognition as a founding member of the Supremes,the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. chart history,as well as one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time. The trio reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 with 12 of their singles,ten of which feature Wilson on backing vocals.
The Supremes A' Go-Go is the ninth studio album released by Motown singing group the Supremes. It was the first album by an all-female group to reach number-one on the Billboard 200 album charts in the United States.
The Supremes is a 2000 box set compilation of the material by Motown's most popular act of the 1960s,The Supremes. The set covers The Supremes' entire recording history,from its first recordings as The Primettes in 1960 to its final recordings in 1976.
Reflections is the twelfth studio album recorded for Motown by Diana Ross &the Supremes. Released in 1968,it was the first regular studio LP to display the new billing of the group formerly known as "The Supremes." It contains the singles "Reflections","In and Out of Love" and "Forever Came Today". Also included are covers of songs made famous by Martha and the Vandellas and The 5th Dimension. Also present are songs written by other famous names,including "Bah-Bah-Bah" co-written by Motown singer Brenda Holloway with her younger sister,Patrice,an original Smokey Robinson composition titled "Then",and "What the World Needs Now Is Love" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David,which Motown planned to release as a single in the spring of 1968,but cancelled. It also contains a cover of Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe," whose original recording kept the single #2 "Reflections" from peaking at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1967,and it hit #2 on Cashbox.
Emperors of Soul is a 1994 box set compilation for The Temptations,released by Motown Records. The five-disc collection covers the Temptations' entire four-decade history,from the first recording of The Distants in 1959 to four new recordings by the then-current Temptations lineup of Ali-Ollie Woodson,Theo Peoples,Ron Tyson,and stalwart members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin.
The Supreme Florence Ballard is a 2001 release by Universal Music Group's Spectrum Music. The release compiles the 1968 ABC Records solo recordings of Florence Ballard with four Motown tracks she recorded lead vocals for whilst in The Supremes. The ABC Records album,originally titled You Don't Have To,was shelved and bootlegged heavily preceding the compilation's release. Ballard's second ABC single,"Love Ain't Love",was covered by Udell Anderson in 1969 and by Madeline Bell in 1971. The track "My Heart" was covered and released as a single by Linda Jones in 1969,also produced by Kerr.
Where Did Our Love Go is the second studio album by Motown singing group the Supremes,released in 1964. The album includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964. Included are the group's first Billboard Pop Singles number-one hits,"Where Did Our Love Go","Baby Love",and "Come See About Me",as well as their first Top 40 hit,"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes",and the singles "A Breathtaking Guy" and "Run,Run,Run".
The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland 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.
More Hits by The Supremes is the sixth studio album by Motown singing group the Supremes,released in 1965. The album includes two number-one hits:"Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again",as well as the Top 20 single "Nothing but Heartaches".
I Hear a Symphony is the eighth studio album released by American girl group the Supremes on the Motown label in 1966.
The Supremes at the Copa is a live album by Motown singing group the Supremes,recorded during their debut engagement at the prestigious Copacabana nightclub in New York City. Released in the late fall of 1965,At the Copa was the first live album issued by the Supremes,and the only live album issued by the group's best-known lineup of Diana Ross,Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson.
Anthology,also known as Anthology:The Best of Diana Ross and the Supremes,first released in May 1974,is a series of same or similarly titled compilation albums by The Supremes. Motown released revised versions in 1986,1995 and 2001. In its initial version,a 35-track triple record collection of hits and rare material,the album charted at No. 24 on Billboard's "Black Albums" and No. 66 on "Pop Albums".
"Your Heart Belongs to Me" is a 1962 song written and composed by The Miracles' William "Smokey" Robinson and released as a single by Motown singing group The Supremes during their early years with the label. The song is about a woman whose lover is in the armed forces and has "Gone to a far-away land";its narration has her tell him to always remember their love for each other if he ever gets lonely.
"Let Me Go the Right Way" is a 1962 song written and produced by then Motown president Berry Gordy and released as a single by Motown singing group The Supremes. It was the group's fourth single and their second charted record following the dismal reception of their first charted single,"Your Heart Belongs to Me".
"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" is a song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded in 1963 by Motown singing group The Supremes. It is notable as the Supremes' first Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 recording,following seven previous singles between January 1961 and September 1963 which failed to enter the Top 40. The single is also notable as the first Supremes single written and produced by Holland–Dozier–Holland,who had previously created hits for Martha and the Vandellas and Mary Wells.
"Buttered Popcorn" is a 1961 song written by Motown executives Berry Gordy and Barney Ales,produced by Gordy,and released as a Tamla label single by Motown singing group The Supremes. It was the group's second single after signing with Motown Records as well as their second,and last,single for the Tamla label,before moving to the Motown label.
"I Want a Guy" is a song written by Freddie Gorman,Berry Gordy and Brian Holland and was the debuting single for Motown girl group The Supremes in 1961. It was also recorded by The Marvelettes on their album Please Mr. Postman. Featuring Diana Ross in lead,the song was a doo-wop ballad similar to what the Supremes had been recording since forming as "The Primettes" two years earlier.
"Mother Dear" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label.
"Where Did Our Love Go" is a 1964 song recorded by American music group the Supremes for the Motown label.
