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After Florence Ballard, Diana Ross and then Cindy Birdsong left the Supremes, the sole original member of the group was Mary Wilson. In Japan (1973) features Ross' replacement Jean Terrell -- sister of boxer Ernie Terrell -- alongside Wilson and the most recent addition Lynda Laurence, who took over when Birdsong flew the coop the previous year. The 'new' Supremes lineup didn't last very long as Terrell and Laurence split -- replaced by Scherrie Payne and the return of Birdsong several months later. Although unable to unleash the same torrent of hits as the earlier incarnations had done, the Supremes ably re-create some of the sweetest sounds to have emanated from within the Motown family. Their stage show remained polished, including not only soul classics, but familiar popular standards as well. While on tour supporting The Supremes Arranged and Produced by Jimmy Webb (1972), there are no representatives from that platter. The ladies do offer up a "New Hit Medley" with "Automatically Sunshine," "Floy Joy," "Nathan Jones" and "Up the Ladder to the Roof"." Of course there is an oldies congregate linking up "Reflections," "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love" and "My World Is Empty Without You," not to mention the opening pairing of "T.C.B" and "Stop! In the Name of Love." Other worthwhile inclusions are the Stevie Wonder penned "Bad Weather," the light and breezy "Stoned Love" and Mary Wilson's intimate and affective interpretation of "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" joining a suitably samba-like "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars." In 2004, Hip-O Select issued the Supremes In Japan on CD in a limited edition of 5,000 copies. Notably, the disc contains the sole concert recording by this trio.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
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The Supremes, MainArtist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - Buz Kohan, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - William M. Angelos, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Orlando Murden, ComposerLyricist - Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - John Kander, ComposerLyricist - Fred Ebb, ComposerLyricist - Ron Miller, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
KEN THOMAS, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Crewe, ComposerLyricist - Bob Gaudio, ComposerLyricist - Gene Lees, Translator - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Kaye, Translator - The Supremes, MainArtist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Kathleen Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Vincent Di Mirco, ComposerLyricist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Ira Tucker Jr., ComposerLyricist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ralph Bailey, ComposerLyricist - Kenneth Williams, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randolph Clark, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Supremes, MainArtist - Ritchie Adams, ComposerLyricist - Malou Rene, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Bernstein, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Sondheim, ComposerLyricist - The Supremes, MainArtist - Kaname Tajima, Producer, Recording Producer - Hideo Takada, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
After Florence Ballard, Diana Ross and then Cindy Birdsong left the Supremes, the sole original member of the group was Mary Wilson. In Japan (1973) features Ross' replacement Jean Terrell -- sister of boxer Ernie Terrell -- alongside Wilson and the most recent addition Lynda Laurence, who took over when Birdsong flew the coop the previous year. The 'new' Supremes lineup didn't last very long as Terrell and Laurence split -- replaced by Scherrie Payne and the return of Birdsong several months later. Although unable to unleash the same torrent of hits as the earlier incarnations had done, the Supremes ably re-create some of the sweetest sounds to have emanated from within the Motown family. Their stage show remained polished, including not only soul classics, but familiar popular standards as well. While on tour supporting The Supremes Arranged and Produced by Jimmy Webb (1972), there are no representatives from that platter. The ladies do offer up a "New Hit Medley" with "Automatically Sunshine," "Floy Joy," "Nathan Jones" and "Up the Ladder to the Roof"." Of course there is an oldies congregate linking up "Reflections," "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love" and "My World Is Empty Without You," not to mention the opening pairing of "T.C.B" and "Stop! In the Name of Love." Other worthwhile inclusions are the Stevie Wonder penned "Bad Weather," the light and breezy "Stoned Love" and Mary Wilson's intimate and affective interpretation of "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" joining a suitably samba-like "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars." In 2004, Hip-O Select issued the Supremes In Japan on CD in a limited edition of 5,000 copies. Notably, the disc contains the sole concert recording by this trio.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:31
- Main artists: The Supremes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hip-O Select
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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