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Revision as of 20:09, 22 March 2005

Before they were The Temptations and The Supremes, they were The Primes and The Primettes. The 1968 LP Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations reunited the two groups.

This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by Motown singing group The Supremes. Thirty-three of their singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US, twenty-three reached either the US or United Kingdom Top 10, and twelve reached the #1 position on the US pop charts.

Singles

The Primettes

The Primettes recorded for the Lupine label, not Motown.

Year Song title Lead Vocal
1960 "Tears of Sorrow" Diane Ross
1960 "Pretty Baby"
(b-side of "Tears of Sorrow")
Mary Wilson

The Supremes

On the following singles, Diana Ross provides all the lead vocals, unless otherwise noted.

Year Song title US chart UK chart
1961 "I Want a Guy"
1962 "Buttered Popcorn"
(lead vocal: Florence Ballard)
1962 "Your Heart Belongs to Me" 95
1962 "Let Me Go the Right Way" 90
1963 "My Heart Can't Take It No More"
1963 "A Breathtaking Guy" 75
1963 "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" 23
1964 "Run, Run, Run" 93
1964 "Where Did Our Love Go" 1 3
1964 "Baby Love" 1 1
1964 "Come See About Me" 1 27
1965 "Stop! In the Name of Love" 1 7
1965 "Back in My Arms Again" 1 40
1965 "Nothing But Heartaches" 11
1965 "I Hear a Symphony" 1 50 (re-entered at #39 two weeks later)
1965 "My World Is Empty Without You" 5
1966 "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" 9
1966 "You Can't Hurry Love" 1 3
1966 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" 1 8
1967 "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" 1 17
1967 "The Happening" 1 6

Diana Ross & The Supremes

Lead vocalists are identified for each of the following singles. A number of these singles feature Diana Ross alone without any other Supremes; therefore, background vocalists are also identified for each single.

Year Song title Lead Vocal Background Vocals US chart UK chart
1967 "Reflections" Diana Ross Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard 2 5
1967 "In and Out of Love" Diana Ross Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong 9 13
1968 "Forever Came Today" Diana Ross The Andantes 28 28
1968 "Some Things You Never Get Used To" Diana Ross The Andantes 30 34
1968 "Love Child" Diana Ross The Andantes 1 15
1968 "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)
Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks
(Spoken Interlude by Otis Williams)
Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Melvin Franklin,
Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams
2 3
1969 "I'm Livin' In Shame" Diana Ross The Andantes 10 14
1969 "I'll Try Something New"
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, and Melvin Franklin Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Melvin Franklin,
Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams
25
1969 "The Composer" Diana Ross The Andantes 27
1969 "No Matter What Sign You Are" Diana Ross The Andantes 31 37
1969 "The Young Folks"
(b-side of "No Matter What Sign You Are")
Diana Ross Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong 69
1969 "I Second That Emotion" (U.K. only single)
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)
Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Melvin Franklin,
Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams
n/a 19
1969 "The Weight"
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Melvin Franklin,
Dennis Edwards, and Otis Williams
46
1969 "Someday We'll Be Together" Diana Ross and Johnny Bristol Maxine and Julia Waters 1 13
1970 "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" (U.K. only single)
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)
Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Melvin Franklin,
Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams
n/a 31
1974 "Baby Love" (re-issue) Diana Ross Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard 12
1989 "Stop! In the Name of Love" (re-issue) Diana Ross Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard 62

The Supremes (70s)

Lead vocalists are identified for each of the following singles.

Year Song title Lead Vocal US chart UK chart
1970 "Up the Ladder to the Roof" Jean Terrell 10 6
1970 "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" Jean Terrell 21
1970 "Stoned Love" Jean Terrell 7 3
1970 "River Deep, Mountain High"
(The Supremes & Four Tops)
Jean Terrell and Levi Stubbs 14 11
1971 "Nathan Jones" Jean Terrell 16 5
1971 "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart"
(The Supremes & Four Tops)
Jean Terrell and Levi Stubbs 55 25
1971 "Touch" Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson 71
1972 "Floy Joy" Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson 16 9
1972 "Automatically Sunshine" Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson 37 10
1972 "Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love" Jean Terrell 59
1972 "I Guess I'll Miss the Man" Jean Terrell 85
1973 "Bad Weather" Jean Terrell 87 37
1975 "He's My Man" Scherrie Payne and Mary Wilson
1975 "Where Do I Go from Here" Scherrie Payne
1976 "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" Scherrie Payne 40
1976 "You're My Driving Wheel" Scherrie Payne 85
1977 "Let Yourself Go" Scherrie Payne

Albums

Nine of the Supremes' albums reached the Top 10 in either the US or the UK.

The Supremes

Year Album title US chart UK chart
1962 Meet the Supremes
1964 Where Did Our Love Go 2
1964 A Bit of Liverpool
(a covers album mostly comprising of Beatles songs)
95
1965 The Supremes Sing Country, Western & Pop 79
1965 We Remember Sam Cooke 75
1965 More Hits by the Supremes 90
1965 There's a Place for Us
(shelved, issued by Motown in 2005)
1965 The Supremes at the Copa (live) 11
1965 Merry Christmas 6
1966 I Hear a Symphony 90
1966 The Supremes A' Go-Go 1
1967 The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland 6
1967 The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart 20


Diana Ross & The Supremes

Year Album title US chart UK chart
1967 Diana Ross & the Supremes' Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 1 1
1968 Reflections 18
1968 Live at London's Talk of the Town 57
1968 Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing 'Funny Girl' 150
1968 Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations 2
1968 Love Child 14
1968 TCB
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)
1
1969 Let the Sunshine In 24
1969 It's Happening!
(special markets LP released by MCA
side A is by Diana Ross & the Supremes, side B is by Neil Diamond)
1969 Together
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)
28
1969 On Broadway
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)
1969 Diana Ross & the Supremes' Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 31
1970 Farewell 46

The Supremes (70s)

Year Album title US chart UK chart
1970 Right On 25
1970 The Magnificent 7
(The Supremes & Four Tops)
113
1970 New Ways but Love Stays 68
1970 The Return of The Magnificent 7
(The Supremes & Four Tops)
154
1971 Touch 85
1971 Dynamite
(The Supremes & Four Tops)
160
1972 Floy Joy 54
1972 The Supremes Arranged and Produced by Jimmy Webb 129
1973 The Supremes Live!
(Japan only, issued in US by Motown in 2004)
1975 The Supremes 152
1976 High Energy 42
1976 Mary, Scherrie & Susaye
1978 At Their Best
(a greatest hits album for the 70's Supremes)