Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
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| "Love is Here and Now You're Gone" | ||
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| Single by The Supremes | ||
| from the album The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland | ||
| Released | January 11, 1967 (U.S.) | |
| Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |
| Recorded | Los Angeles, August 12, 1966; Hitsville USA (Studio A), September 22 & November 13, 1966 | |
| Genre | Soul/pop | |
| Length | 2:48 | |
| Label | Motown M 1103 |
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| Writer(s) | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
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| The Supremes singles chronology | ||
| "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1966) |
"Love is Here and Now You're Gone" (1967) |
"The Happening" (1967) |
"Love is Here and Now You're Gone" is a 1967 number-one hit single recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, "Love is Here and Now You're Gone" was the number-one song on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart for one week, from March 4 to March 11, 1967.
The song, which depicts a relationship in the beginning stages of breakup ("You persuaded me to love you/And I did/But instead of tenderness/I got heartache instead"), features several spoken sections from lead singer Diana Ross, who delivers her dialogue in a dramatic, emotive voice. Matching the song's drama influences is an instrumental track, featuring a prominent harpsichord and strings, which recalls a Hollywood film score.
"Love is Here" was primarily recorded in Los Angeles, California, thousands of miles away from Motown's regular Hitsville USA recording studio, because Holland-Dozier-Holland wanted a different feel for the record than the typical Supremes sound. Lyricist Eddie Holland names "Love is Here" as his favorite Supremes song.
A number-one hit on both the US pop and R&B charts, it was also a #6 hit in the United World Chart. "Love is Here and Now You're Gone" was the second single from the Supremes' album The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland.
[edit] Credits
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Backing vocals by Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and session singers
- Instrumentation by Los Angeles area studio musicians
- Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr.
- Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
| Preceded by "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single March 11, 1967 |
Succeeded by "Penny Lane" by The Beatles |
