You're My Driving Wheel

"You're My Driving Wheel"
1976 German single
Single by The Supremes
from the album Mary, Scherrie & Susaye
B-side	"You're What's Missing in My Life"
Released	September 30, 1976
Genre	Dance, disco
Length	3:19 (single version) 4:19 (album version) 5:15 (12" version)
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Brian Holland, Harold Beatty, Floyd Stafford, Reginald Brown
The Supremes singles chronology
"High Energy" (1976) "You're My Driving Wheel" (1976) "Let Yourself Go" (1977)

"You're My Driving Wheel" is a dance/disco song by The Supremes. The song was released on September 30, 1976 as the first single from their album Mary, Scherrie & Susaye . Along with the tracks, "Let Yourself Go" and "Love I Never Knew", "You're My Driving Wheel" peaked at number five on the disco chart. ^[1] On the Soul chart, the single peaked at number fifty and number eighty-five on the Hot 100. ^[2] This would be the final single release by The Supremes to enter the Pop charts.

Charts

Chart (1976-1977)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	85
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [4]	5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [5]	50
US Cashbox R&B [6]	49
US Record World Disco File Top 20 [7]	5
US Record World R&B Singles [8]	46

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Scherrie Payne
• Background vocals by Mary Wilson, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 250.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 559.
3. "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "The Supremes Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
5. "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
6. "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox . December 18, 1976. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
7. "DISCO FILE TOP 20: Week of January 15, 1977" (PDF). Record World . worldradiohistory.com. January 15, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
8. "THE R&B SINGLES CHART: Week of December 25, 1976" (PDF). Record World . worldradiohistory.com. December 25, 1976. p. 178. Retrieved 29 January 2021.