was desperate to give the group a #1 hit, and secluded a group of writers in a hotel until it happened. The story of the song’s creation has taken on mythic proportions for Motown and Supremes fans Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. Love Child: Not since “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in 1966 had The Supremes released a single so bold and scorching the psychedelic sway of “Reflections” and the guitar-strumming pop of “In And Out Of Love” are gone here, replaced by a hard-edged soul and searing, honest lyrics. The saving grace here to two-fold the material is uniformly strong, and the performances by Diana Ross are among the best of her Supremes-era career.ġ. That’s why it’s so startling that Love Child is so good. The last time an album was this patchwork ( Reflections, released in March), it turned out to be a major disappointment. Various voices appear here, too Diana Ross sings lead on every song, of course, but she’s backed up Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong, session singers The Andantes, and even Ashford & Simpson themselves. Along with Ashford & Simpson, recognizable names here include Smokey Robinson, future comedian Tommy Chong, Anna Gordy Gaye (wife of Marvin) and even funk legend George Clinton. It’s easily one of the group’s most cohesive and consistently strong albums, which is surprising considering the number of contributing writers and producers. The resulting Love Child album (released in December of 1968) takes a nod from its title track and features a more soulful and mature sound for the group.
Diana handled her performance so exquisitely, and we just knew.” That same night, perhaps, we arranged the backgrounds that were so singable. In the booklet to the 2000 box set The Supremes, Frank Wilson recalls, “…the track was just tight from the moment we cut it it was just there. “Love Child” was recorded quickly in September of 1968 and released to the public just days later by late November, it was the #1 record in the country. Dean Taylor, and Pam Sawyer) and put them up at Detroit’s Pontchartrain Hotel with the directive to come up with a #1 hit within days, the group dreamt up a hard-edged, soulful song with memorable lyrics and a socially conscious message. To do this, Gordy assembled a team of talented Motown writers (Deke Richards, Frank Wilson, R. In his memoir To Be Loved, Gordy remembers what happened next: “I took my battle into the studio where my mission was clear - to come up with a record on the Supremes that sounded so much like HDH that nobody would know the difference” (264). The first attempt at recovery came from legendary writers Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, who delivered the fiery “Some Things You Never Get Used To.” Although it contained a brilliant performance by Diana Ross, the song didn’t necessarily sound like a “traditional” Supremes recording and stalled at a dismal #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. The problem was that the men responsible for those hits (not to mention several other Top Ten records) were gone writing-producing team Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, and Lamont Dozier had fled Motown in a dispute over money, consequently leaving The Supremes without any material to record.
His star group, Diana Ross and The Supremes, was without a hit record, something that would have seemed inconceivable only just a year earlier this is the group, after all, that had scored a staggering ten #1 pop hits in a span of just three years.
spent the middle part of 1968 in crisis mode. These will look wonderful in your miniature scene or alternatively may be used in a variety or projects including scrapbooking, card making, keyrings and fridge magnets etc.“It’s like a child’s first step, I had to learn to walk all, all over again…”īy his own admission, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. Miniature dolls house size collector’s item unsuitable for children under 14 due to small size Due to the reduction in size, there is a loss of some clarity of the text. Please note that these miniatures are greatly reduced from the original size.
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