Diana Ross & the Supremes
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Originally formed in 1959 as The Primettes - sister group to the male vocal act The Primes - the Supremesâ original line-up was composed of Florence Ballard, her best friend Mary Wilson and Wilsonâs classmate Diana Ross. As the trio's fame grew with major international hits such as âWhere Did Our Love Goâ, âBaby Loveâ and âStop! In the Name of Loveâ, Diana Ross became the center of attention and a star in her own right. In 1967, after five years and 11 albums, Berry Gordy decided to focus attention on Ross by renaming the group Diana Ross & the Supremes. He stated that the group was a commercial enterprise in the same way as Martha Reeves & the Vandellas and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles , but this decision didn't sit well with the other two singers in the Supremes. Disenchanted by having Ross take center stage in a group that she herself had co-founded, Florence Ballard became difficult to work with and was soon replaced by Cindy Birdsong â formerly of Patti Labelle and the Bluebelles - by the time of the release of the album Reflections in March 1968. Unfortunately, the groupâs rechristening coincided with the departure of Motown's top songwriting team, Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Eddie Holland, following a dispute over money. In August 1968, they released the album Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform âFunny Girlâ, followed three months later by the collaborative album Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations. Released just days after their album with the Temptations, the trio released the album Love Child, which featured the hit title track, their first Number 1 single as Diana Ross & the Supremes. They still had sizable hits â including âThe Happeningâ â but Motown and the band were losing footing on the charts as the â60s drew to a close. Three more albums appeared in 1969 â including another collaboration with the Temptations â but all was not well in the Supremes camp. âSomeday Weâll Be Togetherâ became their final Number 1 hit before Diana Ross left for a solo career in January 1970. The remaining members continued as The Supremes with declining success and eventually split up. From their original line-up, Florence Ballard died in poverty on February 22, 1976 while Mary Wilson died on February 8, 2021.
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Diana Ross & the Supremes
Baby Love/Stop! In The Name Of Love/Come See About Me (Medley) [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, Decembe
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Get Ready/Stop! In The Name of Love/My Guy/Baby Love/(I Know) I'm Losing You [Medley/Live On The Ed S
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes, Vol. 2
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes
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Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Honey Bee by Diana Ross & the Supremes
- Love Child
- Someday We'll Be Together
- Reflections
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
- I'm Livin' In Shame
- In And Out Of Love
- (Don't Break These) Chains of Love
- Come See About Me by Diana Ross
- Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing featuring The Temptations
- I Second That Emotion featuring The Supremes
- Whisper You Love Me Boy
- Medley Of Hits
- Sadie, Sadie
- The Music That Makes Me Dance
- In My Lonely Room
- Funny Girl
- His Love Makes Me Beautiful
- Cornet Man
- Can I Get a Witness
- You Gave Me Love
- Can't You See It's Me
- Shadows of Society
- Hey Jude
