Track Listing

1. Where Did Our Love Go - Brian Holland, The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
2. Baby Love - Lamont Dozier, The Supremes, Brian Holland
3. Stop! In The Name Of Love - Brian Holland, The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
4. You Can't Hurry Love - Brian Holland, The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
5. Reflections - Brian Holland, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
6. Love Child - Berry Gordy Jr., Diana Ross & The Supremes, Henry Cosby, Frank Wilson, Deke Richards, R. Dean Taylor, The Andantes
7. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes, Johnny Bristol, Wade Marcus
8. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Brian Holland, The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
9. The Happening - Brian Holland, The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
10. I Hear A Symphony - Brian Holland, The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
11. Why (Must We Fall In Love) - Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations
12. No Matter What Sign You Are - Berry Gordy Jr., Diana Ross & The Supremes, Henry Cosby, The Andantes
13. Honey Bee (Keep On Stingin Me) - Diana Ross & The Supremes, Henry Cosby
14. Whisper You Love Me Boy - Brian Holland, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
15. Forever Came Today - Brian Holland, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Lamont Dozier
16. The Young Folks - Diana Ross & The Supremes, George Gordy
17. Ask Any Girl - Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, The Supremes
18. You Send Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes
19. Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross & The Supremes, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, The Andantes
20. Keep An Eye - Diana Ross & The Supremes, Henry Cosby

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73118 in Music
• Released on: 1999-08-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 56 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The title is a bit of a misnomer: The Supremes are anthologised in more comprehensive fashion on Motown's three-volume Greatest Hits series, while this package is denser, and has a higher hit-per-track ratio. But if you'd rather pick up one collection than three, and if you want a good, thorough skimming of cream from the group's catalogue, this is the better choice. All of the familiar songs are here, with no major omissions--and they're packed in with a liberal helping of second-magnitude hits. For a collection that samples only the extreme top end of the Supremes' output, there's Every Great No. 1 Hit, also on Motown. It's missing a lot, but it delivers exactly what it promises. --Gavin McNett

Customer Reviews

Budget collection contains most big UK hits
The Supremes were a brilliant group but there was plenty of sadness behind the scenes. Florence Ballard was the original lead singer. Several singles were released without success, after which Diana Ross replaced Florence as lead singer. Songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland were brought in at the same time and nobody will ever know which change was the more significant. Florence eventually left the Supremes, to be replaced by Cindy Birdsong. Diana Ross left to go solo in 1970, at which point this compilation ends.

The Supremes had just one British number one hit (Baby love) but they had many number ones in the American pop charts. Many of those were also top ten hits in Britain, but even those that weren't became famous anyway - however, this is not the definitive Supremes compilation. Notable omissions include I'm living in shame, In and out of love, Come see about me, My world is empty without you and Back in my arms again, but there are several great album tracks to compensate for these omissions.

Apart from Baby love, the Supremes made the UK top ten with Where did our love go, Stop in the name of love, You can't hurry love, You keep me hanging on, The happening and Reflections, all included here. They also made the UK top ten with I'm gonna make you love me, a duet with the Temptations, but that track is omitted from this set.

Other UK hit to be found here are Love child, Some day we'll be together, I hear a symphony, No matter what sign you are, Forever came today and Some things you never get used to.

At a budget price, this provides a fine introduction to the music of Diana Ross and the Supremes, but if you want all the missing tracks I've mentioned, you may prefer to buy a different compilation (such as Ultimate collection) instead.

Perfect
Whereas many band's best of's don't tell the whole story, (you're hearing the songs removed from their original contexts, after all) The Supremes were a singles band, so a budget price hits compilation like this is the ideal way to get them into your life.

While the band were more successful in the US than here, most everyone will know Baby Love, Stop! In The Name Of Love and You Can't Hurry Love; I also upon getting this CD found that I was familiar with Where Did Our Love Go, You Keep Me Hanging On, and The Happening.

It's a minor tragedy that this familarity largely stems from cheesy, soul-detroying 'retro' discos; The Supremes have class and soul in spades. Free of the schmaltz and showboating that characterises many modern girl groups, these are simple emotional truths carried on gorgeous melodies, with no diva-ish 'woah-a-woah-o-woah-oh-oh' vocal acrobatics masquerading as emotion.

This is first and foremost a masterclass in pop, but lovers of rock, soul and/or R&B will find much to love here.