The Supremes70s best tracks

[daviddh]

what do you think some of the best 70s songs /tracks were?
heres a few of mine.
here comes the sunrise
love it came to me this time
shine on me
time to break down
when can brown begin
now the bitter now the sweet
love train
over and over.....

with scherrie

bend a little
sha la bandit
color my world blue
sweet dream machine
you are the heart of me
its all been said before

and of course the hits .

[Bluebrock]

what do you think some of the best 70s songs /tracks were?
heres a few of mine.
here comes the sunrise
love it came to me this time
shine on me
time to break down
when can brown begin
now the bitter now the sweet
love train
over and over.....

with scherrie

bend a little
sha la bandit
color my world blue
sweet dream machine
you are the heart of me
its all been said before

and of course the hits .

Some of my favourites there too David.
From the Jean years i would add
The loving country
and i love you more
i wish i was your mirror

From the Scherrie years

Where do we go from here
i don't wanna lose you
Your whats missing in my life
We should be closer together

Great songs!!

[blkfrost]

Here are my favorites

Jean Terrell years:
Touch
Here Comes The Sunrise
Nathan Jones
I Guess I'll Miss The Man
When Can Brown Begin
5:30 Plane
Now The Bitter Now The Sweet
Over And Over
Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music
Precious Little Things

with The Four Tops:
Where Would I Be Without You Baby
I'm Glad About It
It's Impossible
When I'm With You
Do You Love Me Just A Little Honey

Scherrie Payne years:
Where Do I Go From Here
Color My World Blue
Seed Of Love
Can We Love Again
High Energy
You're What's Missing In My Life
Sweet Dream Machine
Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good

[Ollie9]

We Should Be Closer Together is for me the best Supremes song of the 70's. The contrast in Mary and Susaye's voices made them an exciting combination. I really wish they could have recorded a duet album together.

[Bluebrock]

We Should Be Closer Together is for me the best Supremes song of the 70's. The contrast in Mary and Susaye's voices made them an exciting combination. I really wish they could have recorded a duet album together.

It really was a beautiful song. Mary really came into her own around this time. She was brilliant on those ballads from the final three albums.

[daviddh]

Agree and You are The Heart Of Me is beautiful.

[sansradio]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Don't Let My Teardrops Bother You." Mary really shines on this one; IMHO, it easily surpasses Dionne Warwick's version in passion and power.

[Bluebrock]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Don't Let My Teardrops Bother You." Mary really shines on this one; IMHO, it easily surpasses Dionne Warwick's version in passion and power.

I meant to mention it sansradio! I agree it is better than Dionne's version, and this is coming from a huge Ms Warwick fan, but in fairness to Dionne I heard the Supremes version first. Great vocal performance from Mary.

[sup_fan]

Jean leads:
Up the Ladder
Stoned Love
But I Love You More
Bill When Are You Coming Back [[mono 45 mix - jean lets loose a bit more)
Together we can make such sweet music - the octave jump Jean does in the intro!!!
Thank Him For Today
This is the story
Here comes the sunrise
It's so hard for me to say goodbye
Now the Bitter Now the sweet
Auto Sunshine
5:30 plane

Group leads:
Bridge over troubled water - gorgeous vocals, although a bit heavy handed with the production
Sweet Dream Machine

Mary leads:
Can We love again
Don't let my teardrops bother you - lp versions are great but her live version on Mike Douglas is amazing
We should be closer together

Scherrie leads:
I can never recover
Let Yourself Go
I'm gonna let my heart do the walking
You can't stop a girl in love

Four Top duets
For Your Love
River Deep - lp version
You Gotta Have Love - extended version where Jean goes to town on the Expanded Edition set
Melody - this could have been a single

[Weslley Francisco]

My favorites are:

Jean Terrell Years [[1970-1973)

Up The Ladder To The Roof
Stoned Love
But I Love You More
Everybody's Got The Right To Love [[Alternate Version)
Bad Weather
This Is The Story
Over and Over
I Keep It Hid
Bad Weather [[Live In Japan)
5:30 Plane
Touch
Reach Out And Touch Somebody's Hand [[THE BEST COVER EVER!)
Never Can Say Goodbye
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You/Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars [[Live In Japan)
The Wisdom of Time


Scherrie Years [[1973-1977)

Where Do I Go From Here
You're What's Missing In My Life
It's All Been Said Before
I Don't Want To Lose You/'Till The Boat Sails Away Medley
Sha-la Bandit [[Multi-Lead Vocals)
Don't Let My Teardrops Bother You
Only You Can Love Me Like You Love
Bend A Little
I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking [[All versions)
I Don't Want To Be Tied Down
Early Morning Love
You Turn Me Around
Color My World Blue

Woudn't be great if Susaye had recorded a Studio version of He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother? Or their version of Walk Away with Udo Jürgens?

[waynesville]

Best tracks for me - with why..
1) Stoned Love. Not just the best Supremes 70s track, or even the best ever Supremes track - but one of the culminating anthems of soul. It still gives me shivers to hear that intro and then Jean Terrell's voice. As powerful, spiritual and important today as it was in 1970
2) Up the Ladder To The Roof - again a truly spiritual track. I saw an interview with Jean when she only realised this later on
3) Bill, When Are You Coming Back. Important for its time - while Motown released this as B side is totally beyond me at a time when artists were getting the confidence to sing about the war.
4) Is there a Place? If you ever wondered what angels sing like, Jean shows you on this ballad. For such a 'feminine; tune it was actually written by a guy - Clay McMurray.
5) When Can Brown Begin. From the extraordinary album with Jimmy Webb, and Jean has a real opportunity to soul out with this one and sing about something iportant - just like Mary said she wanted to
6) Automatically Sunshine. Remarkable for its cool and sophisticated feel and for that duet between Mary and Jean.

[Bluebrock]

Best tracks for me - with why..
1) Stoned Love. Not just the best Supremes 70s track, or even the best ever Supremes track - but one of the culminating anthems of soul. It still gives me shivers to hear that intro and then Jean Terrell's voice. As powerful, spiritual and important today as it was in 1970
2) Up the Ladder To The Roof - again a truly spiritual track. I saw an interview with Jean when she only realised this later on
3) Bill, When Are You Coming Back. Important for its time - while Motown released this as B side is totally beyond me at a time when artists were getting the confidence to sing about the war.
4) Is there a Place? If you ever wondered what angels sing like, Jean shows you on this ballad. For such a 'feminine; tune it was actually written by a guy - Clay McMurray.
5) When Can Brown Begin. From the extraordinary album with Jimmy Webb, and Jean has a real opportunity to soul out with this one and sing about something iportant - just like Mary said she wanted to
6) Automatically Sunshine. Remarkable for its cool and sophisticated feel and for that duet between Mary and Jean.

Great post Waynesville. Love your descriptions of why you love these songs. I also think BILL could have been a hit single in it's own right. That first Jean led album was awesome. Possibly my all time favourite Supremes album..
Can't say that I care for the Jimmy Webb album but I think it is great that you can hear something on that album that I couldn't, but that apart I adore your choices. Best wishes.

[honest man]

what do you think some of the best 70s songs /tracks were?
heres a few of mine.
here comes the sunrise
love it came to me this time
shine on me
time to break down
when can brown begin
now the bitter now the sweet
love train
over and over.....

with scherrie

bend a little
sha la bandit
color my world blue
sweet dream machine
you are the heart of me
its all been said before

and of course the hits .

Really love The Supremes and will always be thankful to them ForUp the Ladder,,which started my obsession with Motown,here goes Up the ladder..
2 Then we can try
3 Igot hurt..
4Take a closer look
5Bill when are you ,,Bside
6The day between sunday
7 Stepping on my dream
8 Stoned love
9 Its time to break down
10 Thank him for today
11 Here comes the sunrise
12 Johnny raven
13Have i lost you
14 It's so hard to say
15Your wonderful sweet love
Magnificent 7
16 Knock on my door
17 For your love
18 Without the one you love
19 It's got to be a miracle
20 A taste of honey
21 Together we can make
22 I'll try not to cry
23 It's not impossible
24 The bigger you love
25 Melodie
26 It's all been said
27 the Sha la bandit
28 Don't let my teardrops
29Where is it i belong
30 Iwish i were your mirror[belongs further up list]forgot.cheers this is my fave Supremes cdr ,thank you folks.

[Bluebrock]

Really love The Supremes and will always be thankful to them ForUp the Ladder,,which started my obsession with Motown,here goes Up the ladder..
2 Then we can try
3 Igot hurt..
4Take a closer look
5Bill when are you ,,Bside
6The day between sunday
7 Stepping on my dream
8 Stoned love
9 Its time to break down
10 Thank him for today
11 Here comes the sunrise
12 Johnny raven
13Have i lost you
14 It's so hard to say
15Your wonderful sweet love
Magnificent 7
16 Knock on my door
17 For your love
18 Without the one you love
19 It's got to be a miracle
20 A taste of honey
21 Together we can make
22 I'll try not to cry
23 It's not impossible
24 The bigger you love
25 Melodie
26 It's all been said
27 the Sha la bandit
28 Don't let my teardrops
29Where is it i belong
30 Iwish i were your mirror[belongs further up list]forgot.cheers this is my fave Supremes cdr ,thank you folks.

And what a good one it is too!

[144man]

Two fairly obscure tracks I like are "And I thought You Loved Me" and "Oh My Poor Baby".

[daviddh]

I did think there were some really good out takes that should have been released 144man. those are two of them.
I also like Function and the junction with the 4 tops. that could have been a single imo.

[thommg]

Two fairly obscure tracks I like are "And I thought You Loved Me" and "Oh My Poor Baby".

I totally agree with your choice of And I Thought You Loved Me. It's hard to imagine that song didn't get a release. That is at the top of my favorite Jean led performances.

[daviddh]

also, Cant Get You Out Of My Mind and Ill Tell Him That I love Him both are really good.
personally I would have went with Promises Kept album over the Jimmy Webb album, although there were some good tracks.perhaps an album with the best of both albums.'
between sunday and Monday
life beats
my poor baby
remote control
cant get you out of my mind
I thought you loved me
i'll tell him that I love him
when can brown begin
silent voices
I keep it hid
there were a few other out takes but I lost them when my lap top crashed but one was a cover of Martha Reeves....Loneliness is a Lonely Feeling?? a few gems from Right On .darn I wish I still had them

[daviddh]

Just remembered the Supremes cover of the Temptations All I Need. Good track

[markdtiller]

My Top 10 in chronological order.

River Deep - Mountain High [[w/Four Tops)
It's Time To Break Down
Now The Bitter Now The Sweet
I Keep It Hid
Soft Days
Bend A Little
Good Old Wagon [[live)
You're My Driving Wheel
Sweet Dream Machine
Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good

Favourite Jean-led album: Floy Joy
Favourite Scherrie-led album: Mary Scherrie & Susaye

[Guy]

???? Umm, "High Energy"??!!! Is there really only one mention of this track so far?

[markdtiller]

It would have been in my Top 11!

[marv2]

Floy Joy
You Are the Heart of Me
Stoned Love

To name only a few..........

[luke]

You Move Me
He's My Man
530 Plane
Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music
I Keep It Hid
Silent Voices
You are the heart of me
Yore What's Missing In My Life
Sha la la Bandit
Ladder/Stoned
It's Time to Break down
Touch

[detmotownguy]

???? Umm, "High Energy"??!!! Is there really only one mention of this track so far?

High Energy all the way!!!! The best Sups song ever recorded. Still sounds fresh today.

[marv2]

High Energy all the way!!!! The best Sups song ever recorded. Still sounds fresh today.

That's one of the great tracks. Oh well, so much for lists! LOL

[detmotownguy]

That's one of the great tracks. Oh well, so much for lists! LOL

Ok Marv.... Lukes list is near perfect. There's my list lol!

[marv2]

Ok Marv.... Lukes list is near perfect. There's my list lol!

Alright DET! LOL!!!!

[Ngroove]

Touch
You Are The Heart Of Me
Floy Joy
Everybody's Got The Right To Love
I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking
You're My Driving Wheel

[daviddh]

That's How Much You Made Me Love You, was the out take from Right ON. beautiful song

[carole cucumber]

The vocals on 'That's How Much You Made Me Love You' just gives me chills- Jeans voice is so sweetly innocent on the track.

[Bluebrock]

That's How Much You Made Me Love You, was the out take from Right ON. beautiful song

So many great out takes from those sessions. Motown appeared to want the new Supremes to succeed initially judging by the quality of the material they were given to record, but once the internal fighting began it was all but game over sadly.

[mpn1jco]

5:30 Plane
Beyond Myself
Touch - the entire album
It's All Been Said Before
Mary, Scherrie, and Susaye - the entire album
Wait One Minute Before You Leave Me
Time To Break Down

[daviddh]

So many great out takes from those sessions. Motown appeared to want the new Supremes to succeed initially judging by the quality of the material they were given to record, but once the internal fighting began it was all but game over sadly.

I wasn't aware the fighting had begun so early on in the 70s lineup. sad. I am imaging Jean was stubborn to the old ways and Mary was the last original so she excercised herself to have things her way.i had to laugh while watching You tube and the Supremes where on Soul Train. a dancer asked MW how it was to be the boss and she stated she wasn't the boss.i laughed like yeah right

[daviddh]

So many great out takes from those sessions. Motown appeared to want the new Supremes to succeed initially judging by the quality of the material they were given to record, but once the internal fighting began it was all but game over sadly.

now this is one album that should ,apparently .get an expanded edition

[Bluebrock]

I wasn't aware the fighting had begun so early on in the 70s lineup. sad. I am imaging Jean was stubborn to the old ways and Mary was the last original so she excercised herself to have things her way.i had to laugh while watching You tube and the Supremes where on Soul Train. a dancer asked MW how it was to be the boss and she stated she wasn't the boss.i laughed like yeah right

Sadly Mary and Jean did not get along right from the start but initially personal feelings were put aside due to the success the girls had with the first few releases but as the internal stride intensified the powers that be did not give the group the priority status they had previously enjoyed. I am not going into who was at fault here but you can draw your own conclusions

[Bluebrock]

now this is one album that should ,apparently .get an expanded edition

It is a wonderful album with around 8 outakes of which most have yet to see the light of day.

[sup_fan]

There's quite a bit of unreleased Jean content. and there are some additional mixes of some of the Scherrie tracks. plenty to do a Lost & Found

Remote Control
Body and Soul
You only miss me when you need me
can't you hear me knocking
Traveling Light
Loneliness is a lonely feeling
Stepping on a Dream
You Gotta Pay the Price

they could probably do another Sups L&F and combine whatever 60's and 70s tracks are left

[daviddh]

I think a 70 S Supremes Lost and Found would be great.

[daviddh]

I am surprised that Mary n Jean did not get along, it seemed MW championed for Jean to be the new supreme . funny all those years Diana got the blame for issues in the supremes yet, Diana was long gone and the problems seemed to still exist with in the group.

[daviddh]

I think Right On is a really good album and I think one of their best and more successful album from the 70s, but ,again, I have a hard time with this Andantees thing. on so many tracks you can tell it is not MW and CB, while other you can hear them , or some a mix of. I wish they would stuck with just MCJ, theyhad some good harmony.

[sup_fan]

I'm surprised too that Mary and Jean were experience such conflict from the very start. And that Mary defied Gordy by insisting Jean stay. Makes me wonder [[and just speculating here) if perhaps Gordy and Mary had been discussing things prior to the Farewell show and when he made the infamous phone call saying Jean had to go.

Also I find it interesting that throughout the years, Jean has said very little about the problems other than expressing dissatisfaction with Motown. compared to Mary's revelations in her books, jean has said almost nothing against mary.

[Bluebrock]

I am surprised that Mary n Jean did not get along, it seemed MW championed for Jean to be the new supreme . funny all those years Diana got the blame for issues in the supremes yet, Diana was long gone and the problems seemed to still exist with in the group.

Many people would try to blame Diana for the disharmony in the group long after she had departed. One Supreme is regarded as practically a saint whilst another is vilified , In truth none of the ladies were perfect, and i could add a few negative things here but what is the point? Two wrongs don't make a right.

[Bluebrock]

I'm surprised too that Mary and Jean were experience such conflict from the very start. And that Mary defied Gordy by insisting Jean stay. Makes me wonder [[and just speculating here) if perhaps Gordy and Mary had been discussing things prior to the Farewell show and when he made the infamous phone call saying Jean had to go.

Also I find it interesting that throughout the years, Jean has said very little about the problems other than expressing dissatisfaction with Motown. compared to Mary's revelations in her books, jean has said almost nothing against mary.

Jean could be a difficult lady for sure but she has remained dignified regarding her spell in the Supremes. It was an unhappy time for her but she has not dished any dirt despite having much to tell. I admire and respect her for keeping a dignified silence rather than throwing away her integrity for a fast dollar. Oh, and of course she was one mighty fine singer lest we forget.

[sup_fan]

wonder what things would have been like had Tammi Terrell not be sick and would have actually moved into the Supremes. Of course the sound of the group would have been very different - MJC really had a great trio and a more soulful approach. I don't know if that would have been the case had Tammie joined. it might have been more a DRATS knock off

[sup_fan]

also I just read on Wikipedia regarding Bad Weather that neither Jean or Lynda cared for the record. of course Wikipedia should be taken with a grain of salt.

So Jean and the girls really liked Nathan Jones. Bluebrock can you share more Jean info? what were her thoughts on Touch? also have heard she didn't like the Floy Joy set. and then some claim Jimmy Webb was her fav and also read she didn't like it and the final results of the tracks.

not looking to get into the "dirt" on jean and the recordings. just to understand what she was wanting to do, directionally, with the group.

[daviddh]

I read where she did recently said she didn't quit and that they finished a tour, when she came back to go on the fall tour to mexico fall 73 , Mary had Sherrie ready to go and she was out,????

[marv2]

I read where she did recently said she didn't quit and that they finished a tour, when she came back to go on the fall tour to mexico fall 73 , Mary had Sherrie ready to go and she was out,????

That is not exactly what happened. I explained this about 4-5 different times on here.

[marv2]

I read where she did recently said she didn't quit and that they finished a tour, when she came back to go on the fall tour to mexico fall 73 , Mary had Sherrie ready to go and she was out,????

True, Jean did not "quit" but she was not returning business calls for weeks on end, so they replaced her by the time she decided to return a call................

You can read back through here too:

http://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread...ry+Wilson+1974

[thommg]

I was sitting in the bar at Cafe Nonna in NYC last night when much to my surprise, Bill When Are You Coming Back started playing on the muzak. I was shocked! I asked the waitress what playlist source they used and she told me Gravy. The sets come direct from their corporate office. I applauded them on their taste and choice of song. I must say, I didn't believe Bill would have been a good single back in the day, but hearing last night I changed my mind. That might have been a fantastic followup to Up The Ladder To The Roof [[if it hadn't been the B side).