"I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)" (also known as "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow") is a 1967 hit single by
the O'Jays
The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor ...
, the group's best-selling single on Bell Records.
Chart performance and background
In 1967, "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)", reached No. 66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart and was also a Top 10 Billboard R&B hit, peaking at # 8.
The single's B-side, " I Dig Your Act", was also a popular regional hit. This song, in addition to featuring O'Jays members Eddie Levert, William Powell, and Walter Williams, also featured a fourth original member, Bobby Massey, on vocals. (The fifth original O'Jay, Bill Isles, left the group in 1965, before the group recorded for Bell Records).
Track listing
# "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow"
# "I Dig Your Act"
Instrumentation
Strings and some soul feel in the song are the instrumentation, as well as the feel of the fadeout.
Other versions
The O'Jays re-recorded the song for their final album, ''The Last Word."
Artists to cover the song include:
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Linda Jones
Linda Jones (December 14, 1944 – March 14, 1972) was an American soul singer with a strong gospel-influenced style who had the 1967 top 10 R&B hit single, "Hypnotized".
Biography
Jones was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States. She starte ...
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Joe Bataan
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The Escorts
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Beau Dollar
William Hargis Bowman, Jr. (April 21, 1941 – February 22, 2011), better known by his stage name Beau Dollar, was an American soul vocalist and drummer for King Records. He performed on many studio albums for various artists under contract wit ...
& the Dapps.
References
External links
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The O'Jays songs
1967 singles
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