The Supremes was 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.
Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes,who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. They remain the best-charting woman group in history,with a total of twelve number-one hit singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,including "Where Did Our Love Go","Baby Love","Come See About Me","Stop! In the Name of Love",and "Love Child".
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.
Cynthia Ann Birdsong is a retired American singer who became famous as a member of The Supremes in 1967,when she replaced co-founding member Florence Ballard. Birdsong had previously been a member of Patti LaBelle &The Bluebells.
"Someday We'll Be Together" is a song written by Johnny Bristol,Jackey Beavers,and Harvey Fuqua. It was the last of twelve American number-one pop singles for Diana Ross &the Supremes on the Motown label. Although it was released as the final Supremes song featuring Diana Ross,who left the group for a solo career in January 1970,it was recorded as Ross' first solo single and Supremes members Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong do not sing on the recording. Both appear on the B-side,"He's My Sunny Boy".
American girl group The Supremes have released 29 studio albums,four live albums,two soundtrack albums,32 compilation albums,four box sets,66 singles and three promotional singles. The Supremes are the most successful American group of all time,and the 26th greatest artist of all time on the US Billboard charts;with 12 number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and three number-one albums on the Billboard 200. The Supremes were the first artist to accumulate five consecutive number-one singles on the US Hot 100 and the first female group to top the Billboard 200 albums chart with The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966). In 2017,Billboard ranked The Supremes as the number-one girl group of all time,publishing,'although there have been many girl group smashes in the decades since the Supremes ruled the Billboard charts,no collective has yet to challenge their,for lack of a better word,supremacy.' In 2019,the UK Official Charts Company placed 7 Supremes songs—"You Can't Hurry Love" (16),"Baby Love" (23),"Stop! In the Name of Love" (56),"Where Did Our Love Go?" (59),"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (78),"Come See About Me" (94) and "Stoned Love" (99)—on The Official Top 100 Motown songs of the Millennium chart,which ranks Motown releases by their all-time UK downloads and streams.
"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by Diana Ross &the Supremes and The Temptations for the Motown label. This version peaked for two weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100 in the United States,selling 900,000 copies in its first two weeks,and at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1969.
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford &Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label,a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. The song became Ross's first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" is the debut solo single of singer Diana Ross,released in April 1970 as the first single from her solo self-titled debut 1970 album by Motown Records.
Diana Ross is the debut studio album by American singer Diana Ross,released on June 19,1970 by Motown Records. The ultimate test to see if the former Supremes frontwoman could make it as a solo act,the album was overseen by the songwriting-producing team of Nickolas Ashford &Valerie Simpson,who had Ross re-record several of the songs the duo had recorded on other Motown acts. Johnny Bristol,producer of her final single with The Supremes,contributed on The Velvelettes cover "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You."
Together,released by Motown in 1969,was the second and final duets studio album combining Diana Ross &the Supremes and The Temptations into an eight-person Motown act. Like the first duets LP,Diana Ross &the Supremes Join The Temptations,it is composed almost entirely of covers,including versions of The Band's "The Weight",Sly &the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song",Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and Motown songs like "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "Uptight ". "The Weight" was the only single in the US,and failed to make it into the American Top 40. "Why ",a UK exclusive single,was a Top 40 hit on the UK singles charts.
Diana Ross &the Supremes Join the Temptations is a collaborative album combining Motown's two best selling groups,Diana Ross &the Supremes and the Temptations. Issued by Motown in late 1968 to coincide with the broadcast of the Supremes/Temptations TCB television special,the album was a success,reaching #2 on the Billboard 200. Diana Ross &the Supremes Join the Temptations spent four weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Puzzle People is the eleventh studio album released by American soul quintet The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label in 1969. Produced entirely by Norman Whitfield,Puzzle People expanded on the psychedelic soul sound of the Temptations' previous LP,Cloud Nine. Although a few straightforward soul ballads are present,the album is primarily composed of Sly &the Family Stone/James Brown-derived proto-funk tracks such as the lead single "Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down",and the number-one Billboard Pop hit "I Can't Get Next to You".
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a song by American rock and roll band Frankie Lymon &the Teenagers that was released on January 10,1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart,No. 6 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart,and No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S.,including versions by the Diamonds,the Beach Boys,and Diana Ross.
Why Do Fools Fall in Love is the twelfth studio album by American R&B singer Diana Ross,released on September 14,1981,by RCA Records. It was Ross' first of six albums released by the label during the decade. It peaked at No. 15 in the United States,No. 17 in the United Kingdom and the top ten in Sweden,Norway and the Netherlands.
The Magnificent 7 is a collaborative album combining Motown's premier vocal groups,The Supremes and The Four Tops. Issued by Motown in 1970,it followed two collaborative albums The Supremes did with The Temptations in the late 1960s. The album featured their hit cover of Ike &Tina Turner's "River Deep –Mountain High",which reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In the UK,the album peaked at number 6. In December 1971,Billboard reported UK album sales of 30,000 copies.
Love &Life:The Very Best of Diana Ross is a compilation album by American singer Diana Ross. It was released by EMI in 2001. The double disc,41-track album,which was not released commercially in the United States,details Ross' career as a solo artist and with The Supremes. Also included are duets with singers Lionel Richie,Marvin Gaye,and R&B band The Temptations. A single-disc edition of Love &Life:The Very Best of Diana Ross was also released,featuring Ross' 1995 cover of "I Will Survive."
One Woman:The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album released by American R&B singer Diana Ross by EMI on October 18,1993. The single-disc collection was the alternative to Ross' 1993 four-CD box set,Forever Diana:Musical Memoirs,which was a 30th anniversary commemorative of her hit-making years over three decades including work with The Supremes. This collection was similar featuring both Supremes hits and solo hits.
Motown Chartbusters is a series of compilation albums first released by EMI under licence on the Tamla Motown label in Britain. In total,12 editions were released in the UK between 1967 and 1982. Volumes 1 and 2 were originally called British Motown Chartbusters;after this the title Motown Chartbusters was used.
The Greatest is a 2011 compilation album by American singer Diana Ross and includes both her solo and Supremes material as well as duets with Lionel Richie,Rod Stewart,Michael Jackson,Ray Charles and Marvin Gaye. The album reached number 24 in the UK and was eventually awarded a BPI Gold disc for sales of over 100,000 copies.
