The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland

The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (issued in Europe as The Supremes Sing Motown) is the tenth studio album released by The Supremes for Motown in 1967. It includes the number-one hit singles "You Keep Me Hangin' On" 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. Most of the album was recorded during the spring and summer of 1966; however several songs date back to the summer of 1964.

The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland
Studio album by The Supremes
Released	January 23, 1967 (1967-01-23)
Recorded	1964–1966
Studio	Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit and in Los Angeles
Genre	Soul R&B
Length	31:40
Label	Motown
Producer	Brian Holland Lamont Dozier
The Supremes chronology
The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966) The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (1967) The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967)
The Supremes Sing Motown
Singles from The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" Released: October 12, 1966 "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" Released: January 11, 1967

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

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 ("I Guess I'll Always Love You"), The Four Tops ("It's the Same Old Song", "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 Holland–Dozier–Holland. Within months of this release, the trio would stage a work slowdown in protest to Motown CEO's Berry Gordy'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").

"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 Holland–Dozier–Holland and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. "Mother You, Smother You" and "I'll Turn to Stone" were co-written by R. Dean Taylor.

Side one

1. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" – 2:43
2. "You're Gone, But Always in My Heart" – 2:36
3. "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" – 2:48
4. "Mother You, Smother You" – 2:36
5. "I Guess I'll Always Love You" – 2:40
6. "I'll Turn to Stone" – 2:24

Side two

1. "It's the Same Old Song" – 2:32
2. "Going Down for the Third Time" – 2:36
3. "Love is in Our Hearts" – 2:09
4. "Remove This Doubt" – 2:54
5. "There's No Stopping Us Now" – 2:59
6. "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" – 2:37

Personnel

The Supremes

• Diana Ross – lead vocals
• Florence Ballard – 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 – Additional background vocals (side 1: track 3; side 2: tracks 1–2 and 5–6)
• Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier – producers
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1967) Peak position UK Albums (OCC)[2] 15 UK R&B Albums (Record Mirror)[3] 4 US Billboard 200[4] 6 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 1 Chart (2018) Peak position UK Physical Albums (OCC)[6] 80

Year-end charts Chart (1967) Rank US Billboard 200[7] 61 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 8 US Cashbox Top 100[8] 30

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1967 (U.S.)

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland at AllMusic
2. "The Supremes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
3. "BRITAIN'S TOP R&B ALBUMS" (PDF). Record Mirror. June 17, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via worldradiohistory.com.
4. "The Supremes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
5. "The Supremes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
6. "Official Physical Albums Chart on 10/8/2018 | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. 10 August 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
7. "TOP RECORDS OF 1967 (Based on Billboard Charts)". Billboard. December 30, 1967. p. 42. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
8. "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1967 (TOP 100 POP ALBUMS)". Cashbox. Retrieved 5 January 2021.