This Is the Story: The '70s Albums, Vol. 1 – 1970–1973: The Jean Terrell Years

This Is the Story is a box set, released in 2006, comprising The Supremes' albums from the period 1970 - 1973, featuring new lead singer Jean Terrell, along with line-up: Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong and Lynda Lawrence. Besides the five studio albums "Right On", "New Ways but Love Stays", "Touch", "Floy Joy", and "The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb", the set also includes thirteen tracks from the group's unreleased "Promises Kept" album. Not included from the same time period are the three duet albums with Four Tops - these were issued 2009 on the 2CD compilation "Magnificent - The Complete Studio Duets" with 13 previously unreleased recordings.

A follow-up titled Let Yourself Go: The '70s Albums, Vol 2 – 1974–1977: The Final Sessions was released in May 2011 which features Scherrie Payne replacing Terrell as the group's lead singer, and Susaye Greene replacing Birdsong on the final two albums.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Up the Ladder to the Roof"
2. "Then We Can Try 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. "The Loving Country"
    • Trk. 1 - 12: "Right On" (1970)
      
13. "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" (Martin Coleman, Richard Drapkin)
14. "Stoned Love" (Yennik Samoht, Frank Wilson)
15. "It's Time to Break Down" (Ellean Hendley, Wilson)
16. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon)
17. "I Wish I Were Your Mirror"
18. "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
19. "Love the One Your With"
20. "Is There a Place (In His Heart for Me)"
21. "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" (Paul Leka, Dale Frashuer, Gary DeCarlo)
22. "Shine on Me"
23. "Thank Him for Today" (Vincient DiMarco, Wilson)

Trk. 13 - 22: "New Ways but Love Stays" (1970)

CD 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"
    • Trk. 1 - 10: "Touch" (1971)
      
11. "Tears Left Over" (Leonard Caston, Jr., Nickolas Ashford) - 3:37
12. "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:30
13. "I Ain't Got the Love of the One I Love" (Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris) - 3:19
14. "Can't Get You Out of My Mind" (Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 2:59
15. "Take a Look Inside" (McMurray, Brenda Wane, Steve Bowden) - 3:36
16. "Still Water (Love)" (Wilson, Smokey Robinson) - 2:56
17. "Take Your Dreams Back" (Cosby, Dean, Glover) - 3:18
18. "I Don't Want to Own You (I Just Want to Love You)" (R. Dean Taylor, Mike Valvano) - 2:55
19. "Chained to Yesterday" (Beatrice Verdi, Sawyer, Cosby) - 3:08
20. "If I Were Your Woman" (Jones, Sawyer, McMurray) - 2:46
21. "I Ain't That Easy to Lose" (Jones, Sawyer) - 3:51
22. "And I Thought You Loved Me" (Zesses, Fekaris) - 4:18
23. "It's Too Late" (Carole King, Toni Stern) - 4:27
    • Trk. 11 - 23: "Promises Kept" (1971)
      
24. "May His Love Shine Forever" - 3:13
    • From Rock Gospel, The Key to the Kingdom (1971)

CD 3

1. "Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love" (Smokey Robinson)
2. "Floy Joy" (Robinson)
3. "A Heart Like Mine" (Robinson, Ronald White)
4. "Over and Over" (Robinson)
5. "Precious Little Things" (Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Pam Moffett)
6. "Now The Bitter, Now The Sweet" (Robinson, Cecil Franklin)
7. "Automatically Sunshine" (Robinson)
8. "The Wisdom of Time" (Robinson, Moffett, Clifford Burston)
9. "Oh Be My Love" (Robinson, Warren Moore)
   • "Floy Joy" (1972)
     
10. "I Guess I'll Miss The Man" (Stephen Schwartz)
11. "5:30 Plane" (Jimmy Webb)
12. "Tossin' & Turnin'" (Bobby Lewis, Malou Rene)
13. "When Can Brown Begin?" (Webb)
14. "Beyond Myself" (Webb)
15. "Silent Voices" (Elio Isola)
16. "All I Want" (Joni Mitchell)
17. "Once In The Morning" (Webb)
18. "I Keep It Hid" (Webb)
19. "Paradise" (Harry Nilsson)
20. "Cheap Lovin'" (Webb)
    • "The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb" (1973)
      
21. "Bad Weather" (Stevie Wonder, Ira Tucker) - 3:02
    • 1973 non-album track with Lynda Laurence replacing Cindy Birdsong.
22. "Love Train" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) - 3:20

Credits

• Jean Terrell: lead- and background vocals
• Mary Wilson: lead- and background vocals
• Cindy Birdsong: background vocals
• Lynda Laurence: additional vocals on "Bad Weather"

References