50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969

50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969
Box set by The Supremes
Released	October 24, 2011
Recorded	1961 - 1969
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	228:12
Label	Motown, Hip-O Select
The Supremes chronology
Let Yourself Go: The '70s Albums, Vol 2 – 1974–1977: The Final Sessions (2011) 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969 (2011)

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Diana Ross & the Supremes – 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969 is a three disc box set consisting of The Supremes' original-released singles as released by Motown from 1961-1969.^[2]

Track listing

Disc 1 (all tracks shown as The Supremes)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Want a Guy"	Berry Gordy, Brian Holland, Freddie Gorman	Berry Gordy	3:05
2.	"Never Again"	Berry Gordy	Berry Gordy	3:02
3.	"Buttered Popcorn (first version)"	Berry Gordy, Barney Ales	Berry Gordy	2:56
4.	"Who's Lovin' You"	Smokey Robinson	Berry Gordy	2:50
5.	"Buttered Popcorn (second version)"	Berry Gordy, Barney Ales	Berry Gordy	2:32
6.	"Your Heart Belongs to Me (first version)"	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	2:36
7.	"(He's) Seventeen"	Marv Johnson, Raynoma Liles Gordy	Raynoma Liles Gordy	2:40
8.	"Your Heart Belongs to Me (second version)"	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	2:36
9.	"Let Me Go the Right Way"	Berry Gordy	Berry Gordy	2:33
10.	"Time Changes Things"	Brian Holland, Janie Bradford, Lamont Dozier	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:27
11.	"My Heart Can't Take It No More"	Clarence Paul	Clarence Paul	2:58
12.	"You Bring Back Memories"	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	2:37
13.	"A Breath Taking Guy"	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	2:25
14.	"(The Man with the) Rock and Roll Banjo Band"	Clarence Paul, Berry Gordy	Clarence Paul	3:04
15.	"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	3:06
16.	"Standing at the Crossroads of Love"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:30
17.	"Run, Run, Run"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:22
18.	"I'm Giving You Your Freedom"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:34
19.	"Where Did Our Love Go"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:33
20.	"He Means the World to Me"	Norman Whitfield	Norman Whitfield	1:51
21.	"Baby Love"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:36
22.	"Ask Any Girl"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	3:02
23.	"Come See About Me"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:41
24.	"You're Gone (But Always in My Heart)"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:27
25.	"Moonlight and Kisses"	Werner Scharfenber	Marc Gordon, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy	2:44
26.	"Baby, Baby, Wo Ist Unsere Liebe (Where Did Our Love Go)"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:39
27.	"Thank You Darling"	Werner Scharfenber	Marc Gordon, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy	2:44
28.	"Jonny Und Joe (Come See About Me)"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:38

Disc 2 (all tracks shown as The Supremes)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stop! In the Name of Love"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:53
2.	"I'm in Love Again"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:20
3.	"Back in My Arms Again"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:57
4.	"Whisper You Love Me Boy"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:40
5.	"The Only Time I'm Happy"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:29
6.	"Nothing but Heartaches"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:43
7.	"He Holds His Own"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:31
8.	"Things Are Changing"	Phil Spector	Jerry Riopelle	2:58
9.	"Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine"	Guy Hemrick, Jerry Styner	Al Simms	2:23
10.	"I Hear a Symphony"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:42
11.	"Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:36
12.	"Children's Christmas Song"	Isabelle Freeman, Harvey Fuqua	Harvey Fuqua	2:46
13.	"Twinkle Twinkle Little Me"	Ronald Miller, William O'Malley	Harvey Fuqua	3:03
14.	"My World Is Empty Without You"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:35
15.	"Everything Is Good About You"	James Dean, Eddie Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	3:12
16.	"Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:54
17.	"He's All I Got"	Holland–Dozier–Holland, James Dean	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:44
18.	"You Can't Hurry Love"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:54
19.	"Put Yourself in My Place"	Holland–Dozier–Holland, John Thornton	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:16
20.	"You Keep Me Hangin' On"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:47
21.	"Remove This Doubt"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:54
22.	"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:49
23.	"There's No Stopping Us Now"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	3:02
24.	"The Happening"	Holland–Dozier–Holland, Frank De Vol	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:52
25.	"All I Know About You"	Holland–Dozier–Holland, Frank De Vol	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Berry Gordy	1:56
26.	"L'amore Verra' (You Can't Hurry Love)"	Holland–Dozier–Holland, Alberto Testa	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Peter Ricci	2:51
27.	"Se Il Filo Spezzerai (You Keep Me Hangin' On)"	Holland–Dozier–Holland, Giuseppe Cassia	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Peter Ricci	2:44
28.	"Supremes Interview"	—	Booker Bradshaw	5:42

Disc 3 (all tracks shown as Diana Ross & The Supremes)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Reflections"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:52
2.	"Going Down for the Third Time"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:32
3.	"In and Out of Love"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:39
4.	"I Guess I'll Always Love You"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	2:45
5.	"Forever Came Today"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier	3:19
6.	"Some Things You Never Get Used To"	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson	2:24
7.	"You've Been So Wonderful to Me"	Anna Gordy Gaye, Allen Story, George Gordy	George Gordy	2:32
8.	"Love Child"	R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson, Deke Richards, Pamela Sawyer	Berry Gordy, Deke Richards, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson	2:59
9.	"Will This Be the Day"	Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Beatrice Verdi	Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore	2:49
10.	"Love Child (alternate version)"	R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson, Deke Richards, Pamela Sawyer	Berry Gordy, Deke Richards, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson	2:53
11.	"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Ross	Frank Wilson, Nickolas Ashford	3:07
12.	"A Place in the Sun"	Ronald Miller, Bryan Wells	Frank Wilson, Nickolas Ashford	3:29
13.	"I'm Livin' in Shame (first version)"	Pamela Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, Henry Cosby	Berry Gordy, Deke Richards, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson	3:08
14.	"I'm So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)"	Lawrence Brown, Allen Story, George Gordy, Anna Gordy Gaye	George Gordy	3:38
15.	"I'm Livin' in Shame (second version)"	Pamela Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, Henry Cosby	Berry Gordy, Deke Richards, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson	3:04
16.	"I'll Try Something New"	Smokey Robinson	Frank Wilson, Deke Richards	2:25
17.	"The Way You Do the Things You Do"	Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers	—	1:43
18.	"The Composer"	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson	2:54
19.	"The Beginning of the End"	Margaret Johnson	Frank Wilson	2:29
20.	"No Matter What Sign You Are (first version)"	Berry Gordy, Henry Cosby	Henry Cosby, Berry Gordy	2:55
21.	"The Young Folks"	George Gordy, Allen Story	George Gordy	3:15
22.	"No Matter What Sign You Are (second version)"	Berry Gordy, Henry Cosby	Henry Cosby, Berry Gordy	2:58
23.	"The Weight"	Robbie Robertson	Frank Wilson	3:02
24.	"For Better or Worse"	Pamela Sawyer, Joe Hinton	Frank Wilson, Henry Cosby	2:38
25.	"Someday We'll Be Together"	Jackey Beavers, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua	Johnny Bristol	3:26
26.	"He's My Sunny Boy"	Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson, Terry Johnson	2:21

Credits

• Diana Ross – lead vocals on all tracks (except "Buttered Popcorn", backing vocals to Ballard's lead)
• Mary Wilson – vocals (Disc 1, all tracks; Disc 2, all tracks; Disc 3, tracks 1-4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 23, 24, 26)
• Florence Ballard – vocals (Disc 1, all tracks; Disc 2, all tracks except 18; Disc 3, tracks 2-4)
• Barbara Martin – vocals (Disc 1, tracks 1-8)
• Cindy Birdsong – vocals (Disc 3, tracks 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 23, 24, 26)
• The Temptations (Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Otis Williams, Dennis Edwards) – vocals (Disc 3, tracks 11, 12, 16, 17, 23, 24)
• Holland–Dozier–Holland (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – backing vocals (Disc 1, tracks 15, 17)
• Four Tops (Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton) – backing vocals (Disc 1, tracks 15, 17)
• The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, Louvain Demps) – backing vocals (Disc 3, tracks 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22)
• Marlene Barrow - backing vocals (Disc 2, track 18; Disc 3, track 1)
• Maxine Waters – backing vocals (Disc 3, track 25)
• Julia Waters – backing vocals (Disc 3, track 25)
• Johnny Bristol – backing vocals (Disc 3, track 25)

Notes

Singles not included in this box set - consisting of these 13 song titles

The (pre-Supremes) Primettes released this one single, which is not included in this collection, before becoming The Supremes:

• "Tears of Sorrow" b/w
• "Pretty Baby"

Motown was to have released the following eight songs, all however becoming cancelled singles:

• "Mother Dear", first paired with "He Holds His Own", then with "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love", both of which are listed above with their replaced A-side titles.
• "Mother You, Smother You", the planned original B-side to "You Keep Me Hangin' On".
• "What the World Needs Now Is Love" b/w
• "Your Kiss of Fire"
• "The Impossible Dream", replaced by "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" as the released A-side to "A Place in the Sun", b/w
• "A Place in the Sun", first paired as the B-side to "The Impossible Dream" before being cancelled, then paired with "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me", as listed above.
• "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" b/w
• "Try It Baby"

The following three songs were released only in the United Kingdom:

• "I Second That Emotion", as the A-side to "The Way You Do the Things You Do", which itself is listed above as part of this compilation.
• "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" b/w
• "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"

References

1. 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969 at AllMusic
2. 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969 (Media notes). Diana Ross & the Supremes. New York City, New York, United States: Universal Music Group. 2011. 02527 78881 4.

External links

• http://www.hip-oselect.com/scr.public.product.asp?product_id=105822A9-4C47-403C-A7A5-8DAD2F781C98