Available today, 9/20/19 on US Apple Itunes:
"For Once In My life" Diana Ross & The Supremes
Motown Unreleased 1969 $ 11.99 for SIXTY tracks!!!!!
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Available today, 9/20/19 on US Apple Itunes:
"For Once In My life" Diana Ross & The Supremes
Motown Unreleased 1969 $ 11.99 for SIXTY tracks!!!!!
https://youtu.be/JtJHo236GSw?list=OL...XJ2ktMQ8unf9zYjust gave it a listenQuote:
Originally Posted by Sacramento John
Wow! Recently I was thinking about mentioning [[assuming I never did before) how strange it is that "For Once In My Life" was covered so many times at Motown [[and beyond) but never by Diana and the Supremes. I know Diana covered it in the late 70s but I always thought that it would've made sense to do it in the late 60s. There's also that great version she does on Danny Thomas' show. But this Supremes version [[and thankfully with Mary and Cindy) is a great surprise. I love it already. Diana does exactly what I expected her to do with it and I'm glad it's not that MOR arrangement that the Tempts did [[even though it's also great and no doubt Ross would've done a great job in that style also).
I must have missed the news of Motown 1969 release.
I can see why it was unreleased.
Hopefully will get a Uk CD release. I learnt my lesson the expensive way with this series and need more patience.
Great vocal
Alan, there will be no CD release. '66 or was it '67 was was a one off!Quote:
Originally Posted by alanconnor_1
Apparently, this was the final song DMC recorded together.
Thanks for letting me know. I’ll see if I can find it on a UK lossless retail site.Quote:
Originally Posted by copley
It may eventually appear on cd as a track on a DRATS expanded edition.Quote:
Originally Posted by copley
For me this is head and shoulders above her solo version where her voice is always competing with the arrangement. On this version it's her voice that takes centre stage with Diana in fine, emotional form. Love it.
alanconnor - a lossless version of the set is available on Amazon's new HD music site.
any info on recording dates. was this just found...sounds like a few other tracks she did in 69 ...producer wise,.....reminds of a Deke production,
I love it and I was surprised there was a song on there by Valerie Simpson. I wonder if "For Once In My Life" was intended for "Cream Of The Crop".
Produced by Henry CosbyQuote:
Originally Posted by daviddh
Track recorded January 21, 1969; strings recorded at Studio B January 24, 1969; horns [[and probably winds) recorded at Studio B January 25, 1969; lead vocal date and location unknown
thanks for sharing the infoQuote:
Originally Posted by reese
Thank you :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by hobocamp
This does not sound like Deke to me at all. Sounds to me like the work of someone who didn’t push her as hard, but I have no idea who. I like it enough, though I prefer the Danny Thomas version.Quote:
Originally Posted by daviddh
Well here we are Sept 21 2019...this is the only Ross. Or Supremes track we got this year
I am just shocked it was recorded in 1969 with the Supremes. My first listen I was not that impressed but it has started to grow on me.
Sadly your right david. There are scurrilous little rumours that an expanded Love Child cd has been penciled in for a 2068 release to commemorate it's 100th anniversary. I'm not getting my hopes up just yet though.Quote:
Originally Posted by daviddh
This is a great track; Diana superb as always. She also sang the song in a guest appearance on the Danny Thomas sitcom around the same time.
Here is the full episode of that show. Diana stings FOIML beginning at about 6:25Quote:
Originally Posted by PeaceNHarmony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-GYeiqpSeo
I like it just fine.....I tend not to over-analyze the music, I'm just happy to hear anything new, or is it new-old music, lol?!
Darin