Originally Posted by
johnjeb
I loved all The Supremes singles as they were released and couldn't wait for the next one. I now rarely play Love Is Here, it's way down on my list of favorite Supremes singles. Ironically, The Happening, which followed LIHANYG, was way down on my list for many years and is now in my top ten.
I was disappointed that Going Down wasn't a single [[or even on any GH album). In hindsight it appears that Love Is Here was a logical choice to follow Hangin' On. It was a different sound which was needed to keep the group contemporary. And of course, The Happening was released quickly on the heels of Love Is Here to coincide with the movie release date.
On checking my Billboard chart books I see that both Love Is Here and The Happening lasted 11 weeks each. There was a 2 month gap between when The Happening fell off the chart and when Reflections entered. Maybe Going Down should have been released as The Happening was losing ground.
However, I find it interesting that Going Down is the flip to Reflections. I wonder if it was used as a strong B-side in case the public didn't care for the sound of Reflections and the DJs could just flip the record to a more familiar Supremes and Motown Sound.
I often wonder about the B-side selections. Were they randomly chosen or carefully selected? Some seem to be strong, possibly chosen in the event a different sound doesn't catch the public's fancy and the B-side might, or to boost the sales of the A-side. For example My World and Everything Is Good About You and Love Is Here and No Stopping Us Now. Some B-side selections have left me scratching my head like Time Changes Things as the flip to Forever Came Today.
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