''Where Did Our Love Go'' is the second

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singing group

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, released in 1964. The album includes several of the group's singles and

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s from 1963 and 1964. Included are the group's first ''Billboard'' Pop Singles number-one hits, "

Where Did Our Love Go "Where Did Our Love Go" is a 1964 song recorded by American music group the Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Where Did Our Love Go" was the first single by the Supr ...

", "

Baby Love "Baby Love" is a song by American music group the Supremes from their second studio album, ''Where Did Our Love Go''. It was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland and was released on September 17, 1964. ...

", and "

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 ...

", as well as their first Top 40 hit, "

When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" is a song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded in 1963 by Motown singing group The Supremes. It is notable as the Supremes' first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 40 recording, followin ...

", and the singles "

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" and " Run, Run, Run". With the release of this album, The Supremes became the first act in ''Billboard'' magazine history to have three number-one hits from the same album. It was the album that introduced "The Motown Sound" to the masses. It was also, at the time, the highest-ranking album by an all-female group. It remained in the number two position for four consecutive weeks in January 1965, shut out of the top spot by

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' blockbuster ''

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'' album. ''Where Did Our Love Go'' remained on the ''Billboard'' album chart for an unprecedented 89 weeks. Hip-O Select released a limited run fortieth anniversary deluxe edition of the album in 2004, which included both the mono and stereo versions of the album, as well as several outtakes, non-album tracks and a recorded live show from the Twenty Grand club in

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. It sold out immediately. They filmed performances of four of the singles from the album including " Run, Run, Run", "

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" and "

" for the concert film, ''

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'' released on December 29, 1964. It was equivalent to

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as a pivotal music concert event. When it hit theaters nationwide, it undoubtedly raised and extended the visibility of the ''Where Did Our Love Go'' album.

Track listing

All tracks written by

Holland–Dozier–Holland Holland–Dozier–Holland was a songwriting and production team consisting of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. The trio wrote, arranged and produced many songs that helped define the Motown sound in the 1960s. During ...

except as noted.

Side one

" - 2:33 #" Run, Run, Run" - 2:16 #"

" - 2:39 #"

" - 3:05 #"

" - 2:44 #"Long Gone Lover" (

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 ...

) - 2:27

Side two

#"I'm Giving You Your Freedom" - 2:40 #"

" (Robinson) - 2:25 #"He Means the World to Me" (

Norman Whitfield Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s.allmusic Biography/ref> He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motow ...

) - 2:00 #"Standing at the Crossroads of Love" - 2:27 #"Your Kiss of Fire" (

Robert Gordy Robert Louis Gordy (July 15, 1931 – October 21, 2022) was an American songwriter, music publishing executive, and recording artist under the stage name Bob Kayli. He released the minor hit song "Everyone Was There" in 1958. He was the brothe ...

Harvey Fuqua Harvey Fuqua (July 27, 1929 – July 6, 2010) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive. Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s. He is notable as one of th ...

) - 2:48 #"Ask Any Girl" - 3:00

2004 Expanded CD bonus tracklist

# "This Is It" (Faye Hale) ^**** # "I'm The Exception To The Rule" (Whitfield) ^** # "Everyday I'll Love You More Than Yesterday" (Robinson,

Claudette Rogers Robinson Claudette Annette Rogers Robinson ( Rogers; born June 20, 1938) is an American singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Miracles from 1957 to 1972. Her brother Emerson "Sonny" Rogers was a founding member of the group, which befor ...

) ^* # "Beginning To The Ending" ( George Fowler) ^***** # "Mr. Blues" (Robinson) ^* # "Come On Boy" (

Berry Gordy, Jr. Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is a retired American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record l ...

) ^*** # "Bye Baby" (Gordy) ^*** # "My Imagination" ( Richard Parker, Faye Hale) ^**** # "I Idolize You" (Robinson) ^* # "You're Gonna Come To Me" (Gordy) (Version 4 - Credited as Version "3") # "Honey Babe" (Gordy,

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

) ^*** # "Penny Pincher" # "Let Me Hear You Say (I Love You)" (

Andre Williams Andre Williams may refer to: * Andre Williams (musician) * Andre Williams (American football) * Andre Williams, British DJ better known as Shy FX {{hndis, Williams, Andre ...

Johnny Bristol John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which ...

) ^******** # "Don't Take It Away" (William Weatherspoon,

William "Mickey" Stevenson William "Mickey" Stevenson (born January 4, 1937) is an American former songwriter and record producer for the Motown group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company until 1967. Life and career He was born William Stevenson and, a ...

) ^******* # "Just Call Me" (

Ivy Jo Hunter George Ivy Hunter (August 28, 1940 – October 6, 2022), known as Ivy Jo Hunter, was an American R&B songwriter, record producer and singer, most associated with his work for Motown in the 1960s. Life and career Raised in Detroit, Michigan ...

, Stevenson) ^****** # "That's A Funny Way" (Hunter, Stevenson) ^****** # "Stop, Look & Listen" (

Ed Cobb Edward C. "Ed" Cobb (February 25, 1938 – September 19, 1999) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for writing the song "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones, which later ...

) ^*** # "Send Me No Flowers" # "Baby Love" (Alternate "early" version) # "Introduction/Devil's Den" (Live (Live 1964) # "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" (Live 1964) # "A Breathtaking Guy" (Live 1964) # "Your Heart Belongs To Me" (Live 1964) # "Let Me Go The Right Way" (Live 1964) # " I Am Woman, You Are Man" (

Jule Styne Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became s ...

Bob Merrill Henry Robert Merrill Levan (May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. He was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1950s on the US and UK single charts. He wrote ...

) (Live 1964) # "

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" (Merrill, Styne) (Live 1964) # "Where Did Our Love Go" (Live 1964)

Personnel

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as 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 o ...

Florence Ballard Florence Glenda Chapman (''née'' Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-o ...

, and Mary Wilson - lead and background vocals * The

Four Tops The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the ...

, and

- background vocals on "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", "Run, Run, Run" and "Penny Pincher" * The Love-Tones - background vocals on "Standing on the Crossroads of Love", "This Is It" and "My Imagination" *

Brian Holland Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound, and numerous hit ...

Lamont Dozier Lamont Herbert Dozier (; June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He co-wrote and produced 14 US ''Billboard'' number-one hits and four number ones in the UK. Career Doz ...

producers Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

on all tracks except noted below *

- producer on "Long Gone Lover" and "A Breathtaking Guy" (and bonus track ^*) *

- producer on "He Means the World to Me" (and bonus track ^**) * Robert Gordy - producer on "Your Kiss of Fire" *

- producer on bonus track ^*** * Faye Hale - producer on bonus track ^**** * George Fowler - producer on bonus track ^***** *

- producer on bonus track ^****** *

- producer on bonus track ^******* *

Andre Williams Andre Williams may refer to: * Andre Williams (musician) * Andre Williams (American football) * Andre Williams, British DJ better known as Shy FX {{hndis, Williams, Andre ...

- producer on bonus track ^******** *

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 ...

- instrumentationLiner notes. ''The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964'', Hip-O Select – B0005946-02, USA, 24 Feb 2006 **

Earl Van Dyke Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930 – September 18, 1992) was an American soul musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Career Van Dyke, who was born in Detr ...

– piano on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me" ** Robert White – guitar on "Where Did Our Love Go" **

Eddie Willis Eddie "Chank" Willis (June 3, 1936 – August 20, 2018) was an American soul musician. Willis played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown's in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s. Career Bo ...

– guitar on "Where Did Our Love Go" and "Baby Love" **

Joe Messina Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. Early life Mes ...

– guitar on "Come See About Me" **

James Jamerson James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bass player. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases u ...

– bass on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me" **

Richard "Pistol" Allen Howard Richard "Pistol" Allen (August 13, 1932 – June 30, 2002) was an American musician, most notable as a Motown session drummer with The Funk Brothers. History Allen was the primary recording session drummer for Motown Records' in-hous ...

– drums on "Where Did Our Love Go" and "Baby Love" **

Uriel Jones Uriel Jones (June 13, 1934 – March 24, 2009) was an American musician. Jones was a recording session drummer for Motown's in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s. Biography Jones was first hired by Motown as a ...

– drums on "Come See About Me" **

Jack Ashford Jack Ashford (born May 18, 1934), known to his friends as Jashford, is an American musician widely known as the percussionist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. Ashford is most famous for playing the ...

–

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on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me" **

Andrew "Mike" Terry Andrew Alexander "Mike" Terry (July 18, 1940 – October 30, 2008) was an American saxophonist, songwriter, arranger, producer and musical director. His baritone sax solos feature on the breakthrough hits of Martha and the Vandellas ("Heat Wave", ...

– baritone saxophone on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me" **

Hank Cosby Henry R. "Hank" Cosby (May 12, 1928 – January 22, 2002) was an American songwriter, arranger, producer and musician who worked for Motown Records from its formative years. Along with Sylvia Moy, Cosby was a key collaborator with Stevie Wonde ...

– tenor saxophone on "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me" **Mike Valvano – footstomps on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me" * Bernard Yeszin, Wallace Mead - cover design

Singles history

*"A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy" b/w "(The Man with the) Rock And Roll Banjo Band" (from ''

The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop ''The Supremes Sing Country, Western & Pop'' is the fourth studio album recorded by the Supremes, issued by Motown in February 1965. The album was presented as a covers/tribute album of country songs, as Ray Charles had done with his album '' ...

'') (Motown 1044, June 12, 1963, reissued immediately with A-side title shortened to "A Breath Taking Guy") *"When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" b/w "Standing at the Crossroads of Love" (Motown 1051, October 31, 1963) *"Run, Run, Run" b/w "I'm Giving You Your Freedom" (Motown 1054, February 7, 1964) *"Where Did Our Love Go" b/w "He Means the World to Me" (Motown 1060, June 17, 1964) *"Baby Love" b/w "Ask Any Girl" (Motown 1066, September 17, 1964) *"Come See About Me" b/w "You're Gone, But Always in My Heart" (on '' The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland'') (Motown 1068, October 27, 1964)

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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