Come See About Me
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| Single by The Supremes | ||
| from the album Where Did Our Love Go | ||
| Released | October 27, 1964 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); July 13, 1964 | |
| Genre | Soul/pop | |
| Length | 2:41 | |
| Label | Motown M 1068 |
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| Writer(s) | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
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| The Supremes singles chronology | ||
| ""Baby Love" (1964) |
"Come See About Me" (1964) |
"Stop! In the Name of Love" (1965) |
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| Single by Jr. Walker & The All Stars | ||
| from the album Home Cookin' | ||
| Released | November 1967 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1967 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 3:01 | |
| Label | Soul S 35041 |
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| Producer(s) | Johnny Bristol | |
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| Jr. Walker & The All Stars singles chronology | ||
| "Shoot Your Shot" (1967) |
"Come See About Me" (1967) |
"Hip City, Pt. 1&2" (1967) |
Come See About Me is the name of a DVD featuring John Lee Hooker
"Come See About Me" is a 1964 hit song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, it was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two separate weeks, first from December 13, 1964 to December 18, 1964, and again from January 10, 1965 to January 16, 1965. It was also the third of five Supremes songs in a row to go number one (the others are "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," "Stop! In the Name of Love," and "Back in My Arms Again"). It was included on the group's second album, Where Did Our Love Go.
In 1967, the song was a hit for a Motown act again. The funky version by Jr. Walker & The All Stars reached the top 10 on the R&B chart and the top 25 on the Pop chart. In this version, the lyric "Come see about me" is a few times replaced by "Come see about Jr.". Also in this rendition of the song, there are a few sax solo's played by, of course, Jr. Walker. In the Supremes version, there is no solo in the song.
A minor key version was released by the alternative band The Afghan Whigs in 1992. The song was also covered in 2001 by fellow Detroit singer Freda Payne, whose sister Scherrie Payne became the Supremes' lead singer in 1973.
[edit] Credits
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
- All instruments by The Funk Brothers
- Footstomps by Mike Valvano
| Preceded by "Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 19, 1964 |
Succeeded by "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles |
