The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland

by The Supremes

Overview

Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland were one of the most successful songwriting and production teams of the '60s and '70s; they were staff songwriters at Motown Records who also worked with acts in the studio, and were the brains behind some of the label's biggest hits, including classics by the Temptations, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, the Miracles, and Martha & the Vandellas. Diana Ross & the Supremes were not only one of Motown's biggest acts of the '60s, they were personal favorites of label chief Berry Gordy, so it's no surprise that Holland-Dozier-Holland were often recruited to write and produce material for Motown's flagship act, and just as the title says, The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland features the label's biggest female artists singing a dozen tunes written and produced by their best behind-the-scenes talent. However, this wasn't a "best-of" collection, but a 1967 set dominated by fresh recordings, which means some of the Supremes' most popular recordings of H-D-H compositions don't make the cut, including "Baby Love," "Stop! In the Name of Love," "Where Did Our Love Go," and "My World Is Empty Without You." The album also features the Supremes putting their stamp on H-D-H tunes that were hits for the Four Tops ("It's the Same Old Song") and Martha & the Vandellas ("Love Is Like a Heat Wave"), and while there's nothing wrong with these recordings, they don't quite have the same fire as the originals (Ross' relatively cool approach was always part of her calling card). With a dozen great songs performed by a fine vocal group backed by an outstanding studio band, there's no way The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland could not be a good album, but it isn't quite as great as it could have been, despite a handful of excellent tracks. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	06/18/2013
Label:	LMLR
UPC:	3700477820381

Tracks

1. You Keep Me Hangin' On
2. You're Gone (But Always In My Heart)
3. Love is Here and Now You're Gone
4. Mother You, Smother You
5. I Guess I'll Always Love You
6. I'll Turn To Stone
7. It's the Same Old Song
8. Going Down For the Third Time
9. Love is In Our Hearts
10. Remove This Doubt
11. There's No Stopping Us Now
12. Love is Like a Heat Wave

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Supremes   Primary Artist,Vocals
Diana Ross & the Supremes   Primary Artist
Gladys Knight & the Pips   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jerry Herman   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Arranger,Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Larry Stock   Composer
James Cavanaugh   Composer
Roger Miller   Composer
Kim Gannon   Composer
Eddie Holland   Arranger,Composer
Janie Bradford   Composer
Russ Morgan   Composer
Vicky Basemore   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Tom Adair   Composer
Holland-Dozier   Producer
Holland-Dozier-Holland   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Scott Regen   Liner Notes
Grant Clarke   Composer
James Dean   Composer
Ernesto Lecuona   Composer
Leonard Bernstein   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Mary Taylor   Composer
R. Dean Taylor   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Brian Holland   Arranger,Composer
James F. Hanley   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer
Stephen Sondheim   Composer
Frank DeVol   Composer
Charles Strouse   Composer
Lee Adams   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Sylvia Moy   Composer