Mal C Posted June 6 Posted June 6 From pillowy pop to foot-stomping beats: The Supremes’ 20 best songs – ranked! from the Guardian. You know its a traffic driver given it's linked to the Guardian Music channels, but overall a bit vague in that they seem to have listed a few post 1970, i.e without Diana, but called it 'Supremes' so I guess that gets round that... no mention of any of the early tracks 'Buttered Popcorn' et al, I guess 'No Hit Supremes' tracks don't cut the mustard here, and no pictures of Cindy Birdsong or Jean Terrell, or any of the later members of the goup. That said, I'd have added the following tracks, You've Been So Wonderful To Me, He's All I Got, & Take a look Inside, which I guess are less known the general public, but still very very good songs. Any body up for re doing this list, and what would you add? https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/06/from-pillowy-pop-to-foot-stomping-beats-the-supremes-20-best-songs-ranked
Solidsoul Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) Yes "You've been So Wonderful To Me" and "He's All I Got" should be in there. Of there hits, I would of liked to see "Nothing But Heartaches" included. But the biggest omission is the supreme "Stormy". Edited June 6 by Solidsoul 1 1
Popular Post Shinehead Posted June 6 Popular Post Posted June 6 1 hour ago, Solidsoul said: But the biggest omission is the supreme "Stormy". Got the be their best without a doubt. 3 1
Mal C Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 1 hour ago, Rip1bill said: Misery Makes Its Home In My Heart... ohhhh corker....!
Mal C Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 To open this out a bit but stay with the top 10/20 format, I found this online I hadn't seen before, slight change to LP tracks, andf all with 'Diana', we like Motown Lp tracks on here... and some great photography! Ian Philips is obviously a big soul fan! So, keep em coming and I'll pubish a Soul Source Fans top 10 for the Supremes.. which will EXCLUDE 'Nathan Jones' ! sorry that song has gotta go... https://ianphillipssite.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/the-top-10-albums-by-the-supremes-with-diana-ross/
Popular Post Rick Cooper Posted June 7 Popular Post Posted June 7 From the hits Back In My Arms Again is one of the best , although a big US hit didn't do much in the UK so probably not on the public radar. However, possibly this, and most of the Supremes 60s records would have been much improved by having any other Motown female artist sing instead of Miss Ross. "Stormy" should be in the top picks on here but unknown by the general public. 5
Happy Feet Posted June 8 Posted June 8 4 hours ago, Rotherham Soul said: Ask Any Girl? B side , but who knows if this wasn't the side people where actually buying it for , far better than the other side , and it would unfortunately only push the sales of the A side , was it ever played out at the time of release ?
Soulfinger Posted June 8 Posted June 8 Come See About Me and He's All I Got should be there. Supremes & Four Tops - A Taste of Honey is probably out of scope, but it's a personal favourite. 1
Torch56 Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Not a fan of many of their tracks, and some leave me distinctly cold. However, Back in My Arms Again is a glorious exception. Was it played at the Wheel? 2
Gotsoul Posted August 13 Posted August 13 Who remembers[The Tears] a rare lead by Mary Wilson? written by Smokey back in[ 61] a doo-wop classic!
Mick Holdsworth Posted August 15 Posted August 15 One of their LP tracks I quite like is "My Heart Stood Still". Probably needs cranking down a bit. (also on a US EP)
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