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Mary Wilson (singer)
Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021) 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 List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl groups of all-time. The trio reached number one on Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard''s Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 with 12 of their singles, ten of which feature Wilson on backing vocalist, backing vocals. Wilson remained with the group following the departures of the other three original members Barbara Martin (singer), Barbara Martin (in 1962), Florence Ballard (in 1967), and Diana Ross (in 1970), though the subsequent group disbanded following Wilson's own departure in 1977. Wilson later became a The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times'' best-selling author in 1986 with the release of her first autobiography, ''Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme'', wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Wilson
Mari Macmillan Ramsay Wilson (born 29 September 1954, Neasden, London) is a British pop and jazz singer. She is best known for her 1982 UK top-10 hit single "Just What I Always Wanted" and her 1960s image complete with beehive hairstyle. Career Recording on Compact Records with her backing band The Wilsations, Wilson scored six UK hit singles between 1982 and 1984. Her biggest hit, "Just What I Always Wanted" peaked at No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart in 1982. In 1983, she scored a second Top 40 hit with a cover of " Cry Me a River" (UK No. 27) and released her debut album ''Showpeople'' (UK No. 24). After this, further commercial success eluded her, though in 1985 she recorded the song "Would You Dance with a Stranger" (theme for the film '' Dance with a Stranger'') and turned her career towards live performances. She subsequently distanced herself from her beehive days, but started touring with her old songs again in 2007. In 1992, her album ''The Rhythm Romance'', which combi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someday We'll Be Together
"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". The single topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart for one week, in the final 1969 issue of ''Billboard'' magazine (dated December 27). It would be the last number one hit of the 1960s. Background Original version The song was written by Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, and Harvey Fuqua in 1961; Bristol and Beavers recorded the song together as "Johnny & Jackey" for the Tri-Phi label that same year. "Someday" was a moderate success in the Midwestern United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Child (song)
"Love Child" is a 1968 song released by the Motown label for Diana Ross & the Supremes. The second single and title track from their album '' Love Child'', it became the Supremes' 11th (and penultimate) number-one single in the United States, where it sold 500,000 in its first week and 2 million copies by year's end. The record took just three weeks to reach the Top Ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart, which it then topped for two weeks, November 30—December 7, 1968, before being dethroned by an even bigger Motown single, Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". "Love Child" also performed well on the soul chart — where it spent three weeks at number two (stuck behind Johnnie Taylor's "Who's Making Love") — and paved new ground for a major pop hit with its then-controversial subject matter of illegitimacy. It is also the single that finally knocked the Beatles' "Hey Jude" off the top spot in the United States after its nine-week run. The Supremes debuted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happening (song)
"The Happening" is a 1967 song recorded by Motown artists The Supremes. It served as the theme song of the 1967 Columbia Pictures film '' The Happening'', and was released as a single by Motown at the time of the film's release that spring. While the movie flopped, the song peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart in May, becoming The Supremes' tenth number 1 single in the United States, peaking in the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart at number 6, and in the top 5 in the Australian Pop Chart and in the Dutch Pop Chart. History Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, and written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and Frank De Vol (''The Happening's'' musical director), "The Happening" was the final single issued by The Supremes under that name. Between the release of "The Happening" and the next Supremes single, " Reflections," the group's billing changed to ''Diana Ross & the Supremes'', and Florence Ballard was replaced with Cindy Birdsong of Patti LaBel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Keep Me Hangin' On
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was first recorded in 1966 by American Motown girl group the Supremes, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. American rock band Vanilla Fudge released a cover version in June of the following year, which reached number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. English singer Kim Wilde covered "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1986, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in June 1987. In the first 32 years of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 rock era, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" became one of six songs to reach number one by two different musical acts. In 1996, American country singer Reba McEntire's version reached number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. The BBC ranked the Supremes' original song at number 78 on ''The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart'', which ranks Motown releases by their all-time UK downloads and streams. The Supremes original version Background "You Keep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can't Hurry Love
"You Can't Hurry Love" is a 1966 song originally recorded by the Supremes on the Motown label. It was released on July 25 of 1966 as the second single from their studio album '' The Supremes A' Go-Go'' ( 1966). Written and produced by Motown production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song topped the United States ''Billboard'' pop singles chart, made the UK top five, and made the top 10 in the Australian Singles Chart. It was released and peaked in late summer and early autumn in 1966. Sixteen years later, it would become a number-one hit in the UK when Phil Collins re-recorded the song. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks beginning in January 1983 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 that same month. ''Billboard'' named the song number 19 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The BBC ranked "You Can't Hurry Love" at number 16 on ''The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart'', which is based solely on all time UK download ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Hear A Symphony
"I Hear a Symphony" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song became their sixth number-one pop hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States for two weeks from November 14, 1965, through November 27, 1965. On the UK singles chart, the single peaked at number thirty-nine. History Overview The Supremes enjoyed a run of hits through 1964 and 1965 under the guidance of writer/producers Holland–Dozier–Holland. In mid-1965, the producers came to realize they had fallen into a rut when the Supremes' " Nothing but Heartaches" failed to make it to the Top Ten, missing it by just one position and breaking the string of number-one Supremes hits initiated with "Where Did Our Love Go." Motown chief Berry Gordy was displeased with the performance of "Nothing but Heartaches," and circulated a memo around the Motown offices that read as follows: Holl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back In My Arms Again
"Back in My Arms Again" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Back in My Arms Again" was the fifth consecutive and overall number-one song for the group on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States from June 6, 1965 through June 12, 1965, also topping the soul chart for a week. History Eddie Holland of the Holland–Dozier–Holland wrote the basis sketch for "Back in My Arms Again." "Back in My Arms Again" was the last of five Supremes songs in a row to go number one (the others are "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", and "Stop! In the Name of Love"). The song's middle eight is almost identical to a later Holland-Dozier-Holland hit, The Isley Brothers "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)". On the album in which this single appeared, '' More Hits by the Supremes'', and on the official single, each member is pictured sepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop! In The Name Of Love
"Stop! In the Name of Love" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the #1 position on the ''Billboard'' pop singles chart in the United States from March 27, 1965, through April 3, 1965, and reached the #2 position on the soul chart. ''Billboard'' named the song #38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The BBC ranked "Stop! In the Name of Love" at #56 on ''The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart'', which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams. In 2021, it was listed at No. 254 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". History The song was written by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Brian Holland. Dozier said that he got the idea after he got cheated on by his girlfriend. In the heat of the argument, he said, "Baby, please stop. In the name of love- before you break my heart." The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come See About Me
"Come See About Me" is a 1964 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. The track opens with a Fade (audio engineering), fade-in, marking one of the first times the technique had been used on a studio recording. The song became third of five consecutively released Supremes songs to top the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' pop singles chart in the United States (the others are "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again"). It topped the chart twice, non-consecutively, being toppled by and later replacing the Beatles' "I Feel Fine" in December 1964 and January 1965. The BBC ranked "Come See About Me" at #94 on ''The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart'', which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams. History Overview "Come See About Me" was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was recorded during a two week period in which the Supremes also recorded "Baby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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