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This two-disc set, running as long as CDs allow, provides a comprehensive look at the second and final decade of the Supremes, the era after lead singer Diana Ross left, when sole original member Mary Wilson juggled personnel changes and struggled with Motown Records and the changing musical times to try to maintain the group's success. She did that with some degree of effectiveness, especially in the first few years. It's apparent that Motown did make some efforts to support the Supremes, providing Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder as at least occasional writer/producers, with their old hitmakers -- Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland Jr. -- even coming back in toward the end. The result was a batch of hits, including the R&B chart-topper "Stoned Love," through mid-1972. It is not clear why the group had no album releases in 1973 or 1974, and Wilson in her liner notes doesn't seem to know, either. But by the time they returned to recording in 1975, despite the efforts of the Holland brothers and a series of disco-styled recordings that scored in the dance clubs, the old momentum was lost, especially as the lineup changed, with lead singer Jean Terrell giving way to Scherrie Payne, and the Supremes disbanded in 1977. On the hits, select album tracks, and some revealing previously unreleased material, one can hear the group's development. Their versions of well-known songs by others -- Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With," Joni Mitchell's "All I Want," Bread's "Make It With You," the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye" -- are illuminating, and hits like "Up the Ladder to the Roof" and "Floy Joy" hold up well. The later editions of the Supremes may not rank with the Diana Ross-led '60s version, but this collection demonstrates that they had their own appeal.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Frank Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cindy Birdsong, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Supremes, MainArtist - Vincent Di Mirco, ComposerLyricist - Mary Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Terrell, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID VAN DE PITTE, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lou Stallman, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist - David Van dePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Ivy Jo Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Bristol, Producer - JOE JONES, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Earl Levenson, ComposerLyricist - Ellene Levenson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Frank Wilson, Producer - Martin Coleman, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Richard Drapkin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
KEN THOMAS, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - David Van dePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Frank Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Ellean Hendley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - PHIL SPECTOR, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ellie Greenwich, ComposerLyricist - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer - Valerie Simpson, Producer - Cindy Birdsong, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Supremes, MainArtist - Four Tops, MainArtist - Mary Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Renaldo Obie Benson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Payton, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Terrell, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Stubbs, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Abdul Fakir, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathleen Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Long, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer - Cindy Birdsong, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Supremes, MainArtist - Mary Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Van dePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Terrell, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pamela Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Clay McMurray, Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist - Shorty Long, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Stills, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pamela Sawyer, Producer, Co-Producer - Pam Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Gloria Jones, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Cosby, Producer - DAVID GATES, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pamela Sawyer, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gloria Jones, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clifton Davis, ComposerLyricist - Clay McMurray, Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Glover, ComposerLyricist - James Dean, ComposerLyricist - Clay McMurray, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, Executive Producer - Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Webb, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Webb, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Jimmy Webb, Producer - Joni Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Deke Richards, Producer - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sherlie Matthews, Producer - Stephen Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Ira Tucker Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer - LEON HUFF, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer, Co-Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Producer - Terry Woodford, Producer, Co-Producer - Jerry Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Wade Davis, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dennis Lambert, ComposerLyricist - Brian Potter, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Mike Curb Productions, Producer
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Greg Wright, Producer - Karin Patterson, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Gregory Wright, ComposerLyricist - Gregory C. Wright, ComposerLyricist - Dave Blumberg, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Producer, ComposerLyricist - BARBARA WYRICK, ComposerLyricist - Terry Woodford, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Page, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - BARBARA WYRICK, ComposerLyricist - Terry Woodford, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pam Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Clifton Davis, ComposerLyricist - Mark Davis, Producer - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Beatty, ComposerLyricist - Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Beatty, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Beatty, ComposerLyricist - Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Wylie, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dale Warren, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Holland, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Beatty, ComposerLyricist - Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stafford Floyd, ComposerLyricist - Reginald Brown, ComposerLyricist - Harold Beatty, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Beatty, ComposerLyricist - Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davis, ComposerLyricist - Stafford Floyd, ComposerLyricist - Reginald Brown, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Janie Bradford, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Gorman, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Barbara Gaines, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
This two-disc set, running as long as CDs allow, provides a comprehensive look at the second and final decade of the Supremes, the era after lead singer Diana Ross left, when sole original member Mary Wilson juggled personnel changes and struggled with Motown Records and the changing musical times to try to maintain the group's success. She did that with some degree of effectiveness, especially in the first few years. It's apparent that Motown did make some efforts to support the Supremes, providing Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder as at least occasional writer/producers, with their old hitmakers -- Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland Jr. -- even coming back in toward the end. The result was a batch of hits, including the R&B chart-topper "Stoned Love," through mid-1972. It is not clear why the group had no album releases in 1973 or 1974, and Wilson in her liner notes doesn't seem to know, either. But by the time they returned to recording in 1975, despite the efforts of the Holland brothers and a series of disco-styled recordings that scored in the dance clubs, the old momentum was lost, especially as the lineup changed, with lead singer Jean Terrell giving way to Scherrie Payne, and the Supremes disbanded in 1977. On the hits, select album tracks, and some revealing previously unreleased material, one can hear the group's development. Their versions of well-known songs by others -- Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With," Joni Mitchell's "All I Want," Bread's "Make It With You," the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye" -- are illuminating, and hits like "Up the Ladder to the Roof" and "Floy Joy" hold up well. The later editions of the Supremes may not rank with the Diana Ross-led '60s version, but this collection demonstrates that they had their own appeal.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 42 track(s)
- Total length: 02:34:23
- Main artists: The Supremes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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