''The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland'' (issued in Europe as ''The Supremes Sing Motown'') is the tenth studio album released by

The Supremes The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successf ...

for Motown in

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

. It includes the number-one hit singles "

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 ...

" and " Love Is Here and Now You're Gone". As the title states: all songs on the album were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting team of

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. Du ...

. Most of the album was recorded during the spring and summer of 1966; however several songs date back to the summer of 1964. Included alongside these songs are a handful of other originals, including "Remove This Doubt" and "You're Gone, But Always in My Heart", among others. Also present on the album are covers of H-D-H penned songs for Motown artists

The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decade ...

("I Guess I'll Always Love You"), The Four Tops ("

It's the Same Old Song "It's the Same Old Song" was recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. It was released in 1965 as the second single from their second album. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is tod ...

", "I'll Turn to Stone"), and Martha and the Vandellas (" (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave")

Overview

This was the group's final album fully overseen by the songwriting team of

. Within months of this release, the trio would stage a work slowdown in protest to Motown CEO's

Berry Gordy 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 ...

's business decisions. By the end of 1967, H-D-H had departed Motown, but not before producing four final Supremes singles (" The Happening", " Reflections", " In and Out of Love", and "

Forever Came Today "Forever Came Today" is a 1967 song written and produced by the Motown collective of Holland–Dozier–Holland, and was first made into a hit as a single for Diana Ross & the Supremes in early 1968. A disco version of the song was released as a ...

"). "You're Gone But Always In My Heart" had been the flip side of the Supremes' single "Come See About Me." It was scheduled for the album "More Hits By the Supremes" but removed and replaced by a remixed version of the single "Ask Any Girl" with thought of releasing it as a single again with the remix. The song title was changed because of royalty confusions with the standard "Always in My Heart." "Love Is In Our Hearts" contains different lead vocals on the monaural and stereo versions of the original LP.

Track listing

All songs written by

and produced by

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 h ...

and

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 ...

. "Mother You, Smother You" and "I'll Turn to Stone" were co-written by R. Dean Taylor.

Side one

" - 2:43 #"You're Gone, But Always in My Heart" - 2:36 #" Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" - 2:48 #"Mother You, Smother You" - 2:36 #" I Guess I'll Always Love You" - 2:40 #"I'll Turn to Stone" - 2:24

Side two

" - 2:32 #" Going Down for the Third Time" - 2:36 #"Love is in Our Hearts" - 2:09 #"Remove This Doubt" - 2:54 #"There's No Stopping Us Now" - 2:59 #" (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" - 2:37

Personnel

The Supremes * Diana Ross – lead vocals *

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 ...

– background vocals (side 1: tracks 1-6; side 2: tracks 2-6) * Mary Wilson – background vocals (side 1: tracks 1-6; side 2: tracks 2-6) Additional personnel *

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 Ma ...

– Additional background vocals (side 1: track 3; side 2: tracks 1-2 and 5-6) *

–

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 ...

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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