Originally Posted by
danman869
Oh--and though this has come up before, there was also "I Can't Wait Till Summer Comes." The track was recorded in January 1970 and assigned to The Supremes. Strings added in March 1970 and Mary and Cindy [and Jean?] added background vocals on April 2, 1970...and then the track was reassigned to Martha and The Vandellas and Martha dubbed in a vocal on April 3, 1970. Ultimately, Martha's version was left unreleased until THEIR 50th Anniversary CD set.
There's also "I Almost Had Him [But He Got Away]" that was recorded for The Supremes in January 1970. Not sure if they dubbed in any vocals, but The Four Tops added their vocals in the Summer and finished it in July 1970. Their version was included on their "Changing Times" album that was released in August 1970.
There are the unreleased [and fascinatingly titled] "Three Day Journey Of Me," "Wasting Time," and possibly bombastic "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" that all had tracks recorded [and their vocals?] in January 1970.
There's also "I'll Never Let You Get Away" that had a track recorded in January 1970 [and the vocals?] in January 1970...but it was unreleased. Jimmy Ruffin dubbed his vocals in October 1970, but his version didn't see release until several years later and only in the UK. I have it on a UK "Soul Satisfaction" CD released many years ago. Totally sounds like a Supremes song from that period!
For possible "Right On" contenders, we could also reach back into 1969 for what were almost assuredly Jean-only tracks:
"I Want To Go Back There Again" [unreleased]
"My Heart's On A Trip" [unreleased]
"Mr. Loneliness" [track used by Kiki Dee and unreleased until a few years ago--total Supremes-sounding song!]
"Standing Ovation" [assigned to The Supremes/Jean and had a vocal dub-in by Martha Reeves]
"Baby Don't You Go"
"While They Watch"
"Honey Take Me"
"I'm Getting Married"
"Another Lonely Night"
"I'm Going Crazy" "
I sourced those 1969 tracks from the back of "Dreamgirl"--and they are tracks recorded from June 1969 onward. Sure, it's possible some of those tracks might have been DRATS recordings, but... my opinion is that by mid-1969, there was less [if any] recording being done specifically for DRATS and more stuff being done by Diana on her own and by Jean on her own. It wouldn't surprise me if--even if they weren't completed--those songs from June 1969 onward were intended/recorded by Jean. Darn it! Where's our Sups L&F 1969-1973 when we need it?!
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