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Track listing

Side One

" ( Holland–Dozier–Holland) - 2:54 #" This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)", (Holland-Dozier-Holland, Sylvia Moy) - 2:35 #" You Can't Hurry Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:46 #"

" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:46 #" Baby I Need Your Loving" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:59 #" These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" ( Lee Hazlewood) - 2:31

Side Two

#" I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:36 #" Get Ready" (

Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. He was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief ...

) - 2:43 #" Put Yourself in My Place" (Holland-Dozier-Holland, John Thornton) - 2:20 #" Money (That's What I Want)" (

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, Janie Bradford) - 2:26 #" Come and Get These Memories" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:18 #" Hang On Sloopy" ( Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) - 2:43

Unused Recordings from the A'Go-Go timeframe

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" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) #" Uptight (Everything's Alright)" ( Henry Cosby,

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" (Gordon Mills, Les Reed) #"Come On and See Me" ( Harvey Fuqua,

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Just a Little Misunderstanding "Just a Little Misunderstanding" (G7052) is a 1966 song by Motown Records R&B group The Contours on the company's Gordy subsidiary label. It was composed by Stevie Wonder, along with Motown staff songwriters Clarence Paul and Morris Broadnax. The ...

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Mother Dear "Mother Dear" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was an unreleased single for '' More Hits by The Supremes''; it was canceled in favo ...

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(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave "Heat Wave" is a 1963 song written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team. It was first made popular by the Motown vocal group Martha and the Vandellas. Released as a 45 rpm single on July 9, 1963, on the Motown subsidiary Gordy lab ...

" ersion 1(Holland-Dozier-Holland) #"One Way Out" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) *Supremes vocals were erased shortly after recording* #"I'll Turn To Stone" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) #"Misery Makes Its Home In My Heart" (Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore) #"Slow Down" (Luvel Broadnax, Clarence Paul) #"Let The Music Play" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) #" What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (William Weatherspoon, James Dean, Paul Riser) #" With a Child's Heart" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Vicki Basemore) #" Blowin' in the Wind" (

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) Earlier songs considered for inclusion #"Take Me Where You Go" (Smokey Robinson) #"Penny Pincher" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) #"It's All Your Fault" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)

Expanded Edition

On April 28, 2017, Universal Music Group released "Supremes A Go Go: Expanded Edition," a two-disc limited edition re-release. Disc one contains the digitally remastered original mono and stereo editions of the album. Also on disc one are bonus tracks, alternate vocals, and alternate mixes. Disc two features alternate vocals and alternate mixes. One of the high points of the edition is the inclusion of an early version/scratch mix of "Love is Like An Itching in My Heart", in which Diana Ross' first attempt and progress of the track are heard, and a "fantasy duet" of "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" between the Supremes and

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Personnel

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– lead vocals (except on "Come and Get These Memories") * Mary Wilson – background vocals, lead on "Come and Get These Memories" * Florence Ballard – background vocals *

The Andantes The Andantes were an American female session group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, including songs by Mar ...

- background vocals on "Put Yourself In My Place" Additional personnel * Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier – producers, all tracks except those noted *

Hal Davis Harold Edward Davis (February 8, 1933 – November 18, 1998) was an American songwriter and record producer. Davis was a producer and writer for Motown Records for nearly thirty years, and was a key figure in the latter part of the Motown ...

and Frank Wilson – producers, "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)", "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", "Get Ready", "Money (That's What I Want)" and "Hang On Sloopy" *

The Funk Brothers The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Its members are considered among the most successful groups of stud ...

– instrumentation * various Los Angeles-area session musicians – instrumentation * The Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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