Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Up The Ladder To The Roof
2. Then We Can Cry Again
3. Everybody's Got The Right To Love
4. Wait A Minute Before You Leave Me
5. You Move Me
6. But I Love You More
7. I Got Hurt (Trying To Be The Only Girl In Your Life)
8. Baby Baby
9. Take A Closer Look At Me
10. Then I Met You
11. Bill When Are You Coming Back
12. Loving Country
13. Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music
14. Stoned Love
15. It's Time To Break Down
16. Bridge Over Troubled Water
17. I Wish I Were Your Mirror
18. Come Together
19. Is There A Place (In His Heart For Me)
20. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
21. Shine On Me
22. Thank Him For Today

Disc 2:

1. This Is The Story
2. Nathan Jones
3. Here Comes The Sunrise
4. Love It Came To Me This Time
5. Johnny Raven
6. Have I Lost You
7. Time And Love
8. Touch
9. Happy (Is A Bumpy Road)
10. It's So Hard For Me To Say Goodbye
11. Tears Left Over
12. Eleanor Rigby
13. I Ain't Got The Love Of The One I Love
14. Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
15. Take A Look Inside
16. Still Water (Love)
17. Take Your Dreams Back
18. I Don't Want To Own You (I Just Want To Love You)
19. Chained To Yesterday
20. If I Were Your Woman
21. I Ain't That Easy To Lose
22. And I Thought You Loved Me
23. It's Too Late
24. May His Love Shine Forever

Disc 3:

1. Your Wonderful Sweet Sweet Love
2. Floy Joy
3. Heart Like Mine
4. Over And Over
5. Precious Little Things
6. Now The Bitter Now The Sweet
7. Automatically Sunshine
8. Wisdom Of Time
9. Oh Be My Love
10. I Guess I'll Miss The Man
11. 5 30 Plane
12. Tossin' And Turnin'
13. When Can Brown Begin
14. Beyond Myself
15. Il Voce De Silenzio
16. All I Want
17. Once In The Morning
18. I Keep It Hid
19. Paradise
20. Cheap Lovin'
21. Bad Weather
22. Love Train

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #97616 in Music
• Released on: 2007-03-05
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .62 pounds

Customer Reviews

Another HIP-O SELECT Motown Winner - Beautifully Remastered, Packaged & Presented.
The full title of this beautifully presented set is:
"This Is The Story - The 70's Albums Vol.1, 1970-1973 - The Jean Terrell Years".
(Jean Terrell replaced Diana Ross as the new lead after Ross left for her solo career).
It's a limited edition of 5000 and was issued in December 2006 by Universal's premium label in the States, Hip-O Select.

PACKAGING:
5 full albums with previously unreleased material and rare sides fill the 3 picture-disc CDs, each of which is in a card leaf at the back of the set with a 44-page booklet preceding them. The booklet pictures each LP, front and rear, gives detailed track-by-track information, provides liner notes on each release and has interview contributions from all concerned. The whole thing is housed in an over-sized hardback silver book sleeve with three die-cut circles at the front to show the three Supremes of the period underneath - Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson and Cindy Songbird. The words "limited edition' are embossed in gold on the back. As you can imagine, the artwork in itself is a thing of beauty and gives the whole project an air of real class.

CONTENT:
Disc 1 (77:31 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 12 are the US album "Right On", April 1970, Motown MS-705
Tracks 13 to 22 are the US album "New Ways But Love Stays", October 1970, Motown MS-720

Disc 2 (79:54 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 10 are the US album "Touch", June 1971, Motown MS-737
Tracks 11 to 23 are The "Promises Kept" Sessions, 1971.
11 to 23 are previously unreleased and were recorded for an LP release in late 1971 that never materialised
Track 24 is from the Various Artists US album called "Rock Gospel: The Key To The Kingdom", October 1971, Motown M-743L

Disc 3 (75:45 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 9 are the US album "Floy Joy", May 1972, Motown M-751L
Tracks 10 to 20 are the US album "The Supremes Produced & Arranged By Jimmy Webb", November 1972, Motown M-756L
Tracks 21 and 22 are from the US album "At Their Best", June 1978, Motown 904

SOUND:
ELLEN FITTON digitally remastered all tracks from the original Motown master tapes at Universal Studios in the USA and a typically stunning job has been achieved. Hip-O Select releases are consistently praised for their great sound and this peach does not disappoint.

With 68 songs on offer, the material itself - as you can imagine - is a mixed bag of the great and the ordinary. In truth, I can remember when Motown collectors tended to poo-poo this period of The Supremes story as weak and half-hearted. But that definitely needs re-assessment on the strength of this set. It's fantastic to hear "Stoned Love" and "Nathan Jones" in top sound quality at last. And the whole Smokey Robinson written/produced album "Floy Joy" can be described as a lost Motown masterpiece ignored by way too many soul fans. Their August 1972 chart hit "Your Wonderful Sweet Sweet Love" could easily grace any Northern Soul compilation and take pride of place too. Then there's the fabulous collaboration album with the "Wichita Lineman" author JIMMY WEBB - lush melodies and strings abound - and again - another forgotten sweetheart that deserves rediscovery. "5:30 Plane" for instance - from that album - is a gorgeous song presented here in truly beautiful sound quality - an undiscovered classic if there ever was one. It will appeal to Bacharach fans, Webb lovers and soul boys alike - a rare achievement to nail all three audiences. The anti-racism tune "When Can Brown Begin" could be cheesy, but it's not - it's beautifully handled.

Deemed not fit for release at the time, the quality of the unreleased "Promises Kept" tracks vary. I don't know whether to consider the funked-up version of "Eleanor Rigby" inspired - or a travesty - probably a bit of both! But that's then followed shortly afterwards by "Can't Get You Out Of My Mind" - a superb little number with a genuinely uplifting vibe to it. And the cover of the Four Tops "Still Water (Love)" is lovely too - it's peppered with lush string arrangements, sweetly funky brass breaks and a superbly soulful lead vocal too - just great.

SUMMARY:
Five star sound and packaging with three-to-five star material. What may make many baulk at buying this set is the price - Hip-O Select stuff costs - but even at a price, I had to have it. I'm going to be dipping into this rich trawl a lot in the future and I would say you should too. Recommended.

Amazing, overlooked, top stuff
Sixty-eight tracks!! WOW!. Here I recognize hits like 'Stoned Love' and 'Nathan Jones', as well as album tracks that I remember, and titles that I don't recognise that must be previously unreleased.

Many people forget or do not realise, that for a couple of years or so, after Diana Ross' departure, The Supremes were as popular in Britain as Diana Ross and The Supremes had ever been. I'm not going to get into Ross bashing. She is my past, present and future, but it is a pity and a waste to overlook later incarnations of The Supremes.

Jean Terrell's voice was similar to Diana Ross in some ways, light and nasal, but different enough for her to put her own stamp on the group, and lead them gently towards a slightly more soulful sound.

As well as the hits of those years, with five whole albums plus, the criminally underrated 'Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb' album is here. The quality of songs like 'Beyond Myself' and 'Silent Voices' is touching and timeless. Jean sang with an emotional engagement that few could match.

The lavish packaging is oversized, which makes it non-standard for storage. I keep mine where I can always see it.

This album is a must for Supremes completists, and anyone who appreciates good 70s pop/soul music. Looks like I've got a namesake in Manchester with similar musical taste. Spooky!!

David Bishop. Plymouth

Stunning
The material that the Supremes recorded after 1970 has been cruelly overlooked so it's good to see these albums finally getting a cd release.The quality of vocals and production values are extremly high and we can only hope that the final 3 albums from 1975 and 1976 are put out next. Even better would be the inclusion of Mary Wilson's Motown solo effort and the 'Partners' album fron Scherrie Payne and Susaye Green. All in all a truly outstanding collection.