70's Supremes and Four Tops

[kenneth]

I would add Baby, You Got What It Takes because everyone got a shot at singing lead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z71YFpyOTm0

I love "You Got What it Takes!" They all sound like they're having so much fun. I think working with Frank Wilson during this period and also not having the pressure of being part of such a highly scrutinized effort like a "Diana Ross and the Supremes" album gave the girls the chance to open up. Also, we really hadn't heard them much on the last few DR-led Supremes albums anyway.

I love the first Magnificent 7 LP, and the second one has grown on me over the years though I think it suffers from too many original songs. To me, this kind of "superstar pairing" almost dictates that the songs should be familiar to some degree, so the groups can put their own stamp on the material. I haven't listened that much to "Dynamite" though it too sounds better to me than when I purchased it years ago.

I remember there was a Supremes & Four Tops Greatest Hits CD released in the 90s, I think. Its packaging was similar to the "Greatest Hits and Rare Classics" [[I think that was the right name) CDs put out at the time by Brenda Holloway, Kim Weston, and others. Based on the thread input, I wonder what the lineup on that one was and how closely it mirrored our expectations.

[reese]

I remember there was a Supremes & Four Tops Greatest Hits CD released in the 90s, I think. Its packaging was similar to the "Greatest Hits and Rare Classics" [[I think that was the right name) CDs put out at the time by Brenda Holloway, Kim Weston, and others. Based on the thread input, I wonder what the lineup on that one was and how closely it mirrored our expectations.

It was called BEST OF THE SUPREMES & FOUR TOPS and was compiled by George Solomon, with liner notes by Carl Feuerbacher. It was released in 1991.

The songs were:
RIVER DEEP-MOUNTAIN HIGH
IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU
YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
HELLO STRANGER
WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE
I'LL TRY NOT TO CRY
BABY [[YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES)
CALL ME
DON'T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU LOVE ME
GOOD LOVIN' AIN'T EASY TO COME BY
ONE MORE BRIDGE TO CROSS
MELODIE
IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW
DO YO LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE HONEY
IF

[marv2]

I love "You Got What it Takes!" They all sound like they're having so much fun. I think working with Frank Wilson during this period and also not having the pressure of being part of such a highly scrutinized effort like a "Diana Ross and the Supremes" album gave the girls the chance to open up. Also, we really hadn't heard them much on the last few DR-led Supremes albums anyway.

I love the first Magnificent 7 LP, and the second one has grown on me over the years though I think it suffers from too many original songs. To me, this kind of "superstar pairing" almost dictates that the songs should be familiar to some degree, so the groups can put their own stamp on the material. I haven't listened that much to "Dynamite" though it too sounds better to me than when I purchased it years ago.

I remember there was a Supremes & Four Tops Greatest Hits CD released in the 90s, I think. Its packaging was similar to the "Greatest Hits and Rare Classics" [[I think that was the right name) CDs put out at the time by Brenda Holloway, Kim Weston, and others. Based on the thread input, I wonder what the lineup on that one was and how closely it mirrored our expectations.

"You've Got What It Takes" and "IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU" received radio airplay in Detroit and Toledo.