The Supremes discography
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This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by Motown singing group The Supremes. Thirty-three of their singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US, twenty-three reached either the US or United Kingdom Top 10, and twelve reached the #1 position on the US pop charts.
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[edit] Singles
All singles released on Motown Records save for "Tears of Sorrow" b/w "Pretty Baby", issued on Lupine Records.
[edit] The Primettes
The Primettes recorded for the Lupine label, not Motown.
| Year | Song title | Lead Vocal |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | "Tears of Sorrow"/ "Pretty Baby" |
Diane Ross Mary Wilson |
[edit] The Supremes
Below is a list of all singles released by The Supremes including their B-sides. On the following singles, Diana Ross provides all the lead vocals, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Song title | US chart | US R&B | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | "I Want a Guy"/ "Never Again" |
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| 1961 | "Buttered Popcorn" 1 / "Who's Lovin' You" |
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| 1962 | "Your Heart Belongs to Me" / "He's Seventeen" |
95 | ||
| 1962 | "Let Me Go the Right Way" / "Time Changes Things" |
90 | 26 | |
| 1963 | "My Heart Can't Take It No More" / "You Bring Back Memories" |
129 | ||
| 1963 | "A Breathtaking Guy" 2 / "(The Man with the) Rock and Roll Banjo Band" |
75 | ||
| 1963 | "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" / "Standing at the Crossroads of Love" |
23 | 2 * | |
| 1964 | "Run, Run, Run" / "I'm Giving You Your Freedom" |
93 | 22 * | |
| 1964 | "Where Did Our Love Go" / "He Means the World to Me" |
1 | 1 * | 3 |
| 1964 | "Baby Love" / "Ask Any Girl" |
1 | 1 * | 1 |
| 1964 | "Come See About Me" / "(You're Gone But) Always in My Heart" |
1 | 3 | 27 |
| 1965 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" / "I'm in Love Again" |
1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1965 | "Back in My Arms Again" / "Whisper You Love Me Boy" |
1 | 1 | 40 |
| 1965 | "Nothing But Heartaches" / "He Holds His Own" |
11 | 6 | |
| 1965 | "I Hear a Symphony" / "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love" |
1 | 2 | 39 |
| 1965 | "Things are Changing" 3 | - | - | - |
| 1965 | "Children's Christmas Song" / "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Me" |
7 ** | - | - |
| 1965 | "My World Is Empty Without You" / "Everything is Good About You" |
5 | 10 | |
| 1966 | "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" / "He's All I Got" |
9 | 7 | |
| 1966 | "You Can't Hurry Love" / "Put Yourself In My Place" |
1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" / "Remove This Doubt" |
1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1967 | "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" / "Theres No Stopping Us Now" |
1 | 1 | 17 |
| 1967 | "The Happening" / "All I Know About You" |
1 | 12 | 6 |
- 1 Lead vocal is by Florence Ballard instead of Diana Ross. The original master of this single was withdrawn shortly after its release, and a re-recorded version, also featuring Ballard on lead, was issued instead.
- 2 Originally issued as "A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heartbreaking Guy", quickly withdrawn and re-pressed with the shortened title.
- 3 Promotional radio-only single produced by Phil Spector, for The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- * There was no Billboard R&B singles chart from November 1963 until January 1965. Most discographies include R&B information from Cash Box magazine to fill in the gap in the R&B chart, as is done here.
- ** Charted on Billboard's Hot 100 Holiday chart
[edit] Diana Ross & the Supremes
Lead vocalists are identified for each of the following singles. A number of these singles feature Diana Ross alone without any other Supremes; those songs are identified as such.
| Year | Song title | Lead Vocal | US chart | US R&B | UK chart | US AC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "Reflections"/ "Going Down For The Third Time" |
Diana Ross | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1967 | "In and Out of Love" 1 / "I Guess I'll Always Love You" |
Diana Ross | 9 | 16 | 13 | |
| 1968 | "Forever Came Today" 1 / "Time Changes Things" 1 |
Diana Ross |
28 | 17 | 28 | |
| 1968 | "Some Things You Never Get Used To" 1 / "You've Been So Wonderful To Me" |
Diana Ross |
30 | 43 | 34 | |
| 1968 | "Love Child" 1 / "Will This Be The Day" |
Diana Ross | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 1968 | "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" 2 / "A Place in the Sun" 2 |
Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks Diana Ross and Paul Williams |
2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1969 | "I'm Livin' in Shame" 1 / "I'm So Glad (I Got Somebody Like You Around)" |
Diana Ross |
28 | 8 | 14 | |
| 1969 | "I'll Try Something New" 2 "The Way You Do The Things You Do" 2 |
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, and Melvin Franklin Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks |
25 | 8 | ||
| 1969 | "The Composer" 1 / "The Beginning of The End" |
Diana Ross |
27 | 21 | ||
| 1969 | "No Matter What Sign You Are" 1 / "The Young Folks" |
Diana Ross |
31 69 |
17 |
37 |
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| 1969 | "I Second That Emotion" 2 / "The Way You Do The Things You Do" (UK only single) 2 |
Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks | 19 | |||
| 1969 | "The Weight" 2 / "For Better For Worse" 2 |
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks |
46 | 33 | ||
| 1969 | "Someday We'll Be Together" 3 / "He's My Sunny Boy" |
Diana Ross and Johnny Bristol Diana Ross |
1 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| 1970 | "Why (Must We Fall in Love)"2 / "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (UK only single) 2 |
Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks Diana Ross and Paul Williams |
31 | |||
| 1974 | "Baby Love" (UK re-issue) | Diana Ross | 12 | |||
| 1989 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" (UK re-issue) | Diana Ross | 62 |
- 1 Background vocals by the Andantes, instead of the Supremes. In the case of "In and Out of Love", both the Andantes' and Supremes' backing vocal tracks were used.
- 2 Duet recording by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations. Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong appear on these recordings.
- 3 Background vocals by Maxine and Julia Waters, instead of the Supremes
[edit] The Supremes (70s)
Lead vocalists are identified for each of the following singles.
| Year | Song title | Lead Vocal | US chart | US R&B | UK chart | US AC | US Disco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Up the Ladder to the Roof" / "Bill, When are You Coming Back" |
Jean Terrell | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | |
| 1970 | "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" / "But I Love You More" |
Jean Terrell | 21 | 11 | - | 29 | |
| 1970 | "Stoned Love"/ "Shine On Me" |
Jean Terrell | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | |
| 1970 | "River Deep - Mountain High" 1 / "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" |
Jean Terrell and Levi Stubbs Jean Terrell |
14 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1971 | "Nathan Jones" / "Happy (Is a Bumpy Road)" |
Ensemble Jean Terrell |
16 | 8 | 5 | 29 | |
| 1971 | "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" 1 / "I'm Glad About It" 1 |
Jean Terrell and Levi Stubbs | 55 | 41 | 25 | ||
| 1971 | "Touch" / "It's So Hard For Me to Say Good-bye" |
Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson Jean Terrell |
71 | ||||
| 1972 | "Floy Joy" / "This is the Story" |
Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson Jean Terrell |
16 | 5 | 9 | 33 | |
| 1972 | "Automatically Sunshine" / "Precious Little Things" |
Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson Jean Terrell |
37 | 21 | 10 | 17 | |
| 1972 | "Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love" / "The Wisdom of Time" |
Jean Terrell | 59 | 22 | |||
| 1972 | "I Guess I'll Miss the Man" / "Over and Over" |
Jean Terrell | 85 | - | - | 17 | |
| 1973 | "Bad Weather" / "Oh Be My Love" |
Jean Terrell | 87 | 74 | 37 | ||
| 1975 | "He's My Man" / "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" |
Scherrie Payne and Mary Wilson | 69 | 1 | |||
| 1975 | "Where Do I Go from Here" / "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" |
Scherrie Payne | 93 | 3 | |||
| 1976 | "High Energy" | Susaye Greene | 1 | ||||
| 1976 | "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" / "Early Morning Love" |
Scherrie Payne | 40 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | "You're My Driving Wheel" / "You're What's Missing In My Life" |
Scherrie Payne | 85 | 50 | 5 | ||
| 1977 | "Let Yourself Go" / "You Are The Heart Of Me" |
Scherrie Payne Mary Wilson |
83 | 5 | |||
| 1977 | "Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good" | Scherrie Payne | 5 |
- 1 Duet recording by The Supremes & Four Tops
[edit] Albums
Eleven of the Supremes' albums reached the Top 10 in either the US or the UK and four reached the #1 spot.
[edit] The Supremes
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart | US R&B chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Meet the Supremes | 7 | ||
| 1963 | Where Did Our Love Go | 2 | 1 | |
| 1964 | A Bit of Liverpool | 21 | 5 | |
| 1965 | The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop | 79 | ||
| 1965 | We Remember Sam Cooke | 75 | 5 | |
| 1965 | More Hits by the Supremes | 6 | 2 | |
| 1965 | The Supremes at the Copa | 11 | 6 | |
| 1965 | Merry Christmas | 6 (Holiday) | ||
| 1966 | I Hear a Symphony | 8 | 1 | |
| 1966 | The Supremes A' Go-Go | 1 | 1 | |
| 1967 | The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| 1967 | The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart | 20 | 25 | 3 |
[edit] Diana Ross & the Supremes
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart | US R&B chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Greatest Hits | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | Reflections | 18 | 30 | 3 |
| 1968 | Live at London's Talk of the Town | 57 | 6 | 6 |
| 1968 | Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl" | 150 | 45 | |
| 1968 | Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | Love Child | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 1968 | TCB (Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations) |
1 | 11 | 1 |
| 1969 | Let the Sunshine In | 24 | 7 | |
| 1969 | Together (Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations) |
28 | 28 | 6 |
| 1969 | Cream of the Crop | 33 | 3 | |
| 1969 | On Broadway (Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations) |
38 | 4 | |
| 1969 | Greatest Hits Vol. 3 | 31 | 5 | |
| 1970 | Farewell | 46 | 31 |
[edit] The Supremes (70s)
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart | US R&B chart |
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| 1970 | Right On | 25 | 4 | |
| 1970 | The Magnificent 7 (The Supremes & Four Tops) |
113 | 6 | |
| 1970 | New Ways But Love Stays | 68 | 12 | |
| 1970 | The Return of The Magnificent 7 (The Supremes & Four Tops) |
154 | ||
| 1971 | Touch | 85 | 40 | 6 |
| 1971 | Dynamite! (The Supremes & Four Tops) |
160 | 21 | |
| 1972 | Floy Joy | 54 | 12 | |
| 1972 | The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb | 129 | 27 | |
| 1973 | The Supremes Live! In Japan (Japan only, issued in US by Motown in 2004) |
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| 1975 | The Supremes | 152 | 25 | |
| 1976 | High Energy | 42 | 24 | |
| 1976 | Mary, Scherrie & Susaye | |||
| 1978 | At Their Best (a greatest hits album for the 70's Supremes) |
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Compilation title |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Diana Ross & The Supremes Anthology |
| 1974 | Greatest Hits: The Supremes Featuring Mary Wilson |
| 1985 | Diana Ross & The Supremes: 25th Anniversary Collection |
| 1986 | Diana Ross & The Supremes Anthology (version 2) |
| 1987 | Diana Ross & The Supremes: The Never Before Released Masters (A compilation of previously unreleased songs including a majority of songs from the unreleased "Disney Classics" sessions). |
| 1995 | The Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes: Anthology (version 3) |
| 1997 | Diana Ross & The Supremes: The Ultimate Collection |
| 2000 | The Supremes (boxed set) |
| 2000 | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes, Vol. 1 |
| 2000 | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes, Vol. 2 |
| 2001 | Diana Ross & The Supremes Anthology (version 4) |
| 2002 | The 70s Anthology |
| 2003 | Diana Ross & The Supremes: The No. 1's |
| 2004 | There's a Place for Us: Unreleased LP & More |
| 2005 | The Supremes: Gold (A compilation of Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits, Vol. 3, and At Their Best). |
| 2006 | This Is The Story: The 70s Albums Vol. 1 - 1970-1973 (A compilation of Right On, New Ways but Love Stays, Touch, Floy Joy, Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb and the previously unreleased Promises Kept sessions, together with three non-album tracks). |
| 2007 | Diana Ross & The Supremes Remixes (Japanese collection containing remixes of Supremes and solo Diana Ross recordings). |
| 2008 | Diana Ross & The Supremes - Let The Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960-1969 (Motown's Lost & Found) (A compilation of unreleased recordings and rarities). |
[edit] Unreleased albums
The Supremes had a number of canceled albums and shelved projects during their original run:
- The Supremes Sings Ballads & Blues was completed in late 1963, assigned a catalog number (Motown 610), and given a projected release date. Although it was not released, several of the tracks originally recorded for it appeared on the album The Supremes Sing Country, Western & Pop in spring 1965.
- The Supremes, Live, Live, Live!, a live concert recording, was scheduled for release on Motown 625 in early 1965. Although no official track list is available, the live set from the expanded fortieth anniversary edition of the Where Did Our Love Go album features tracks that were slated for inclusion on the album. The Where Did Our Love Go anniversary edition liner notes indicate the possibility of tracks from the Motor-Town Revue in Paris were also considered.
- There's a Place for Us, an album of pop standards, saw release as an expanded volume in 2004, thirty-nine years after it was completed.
- A Tribute To The Girls, was another project that Motown planned for The Supremes yet was never completed. Several tracks were featured on the expanded release of There's a Place for Us.
- The Supremes and The Motown Sound: From Broadway To Hollywood, Although no formal track listing has been produced for this album it is widely believed that the album would have been based around the group's current number one single, 'The Happening', and earlier vaulted material, notably from the featured recordings from There's a Place for Us sessions.
- Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing Disney Classics, featuring covers of songs from films produced by Walt Disney Productions, began in 1967 and was completed. However, the album was never given an assigned catalog number and was shelved instead. Songs recorded for the album, including "When You Wish Upon a Star", "I've Got No Strings" and "Whistle While You Work", have appeared on several Supremes compilation albums. "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "A Spoonful of Sugar", and "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" still remain unreleased.
- Promises Kept, a 1971 set by the "New Supremes" produced by Clay McMurray, Bobby Taylor, Ashford & Simpson, and others. The album was never finished, and the Supremes were instead assigned to work on Floy Joy with Smokey Robinson as producer. Some of the Promises Kept songs appear on the 2000 Supremes box set and the 2002 70s Anthology. Thirteen other tracks from the sessions are included on The Supremes box set This Is The Story: The 70s Albums Vol. 1 - 1970-1973.
