GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASThe Supremes: Artist Essentials
Twenty-five selections trace the concise early singles, the more dramatic later-sixties recordings and the group after 1970.
Showing 10 of 10 selected recordings.This depth selects the first 10 recordings in the recommended sequence. Changing the order rearranges those same selections.
When only a year is established, chronological order within that year is approximate.
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orderThe Supremes
First released: 1964 (year verified)
Original single: Where Did Our Love Go
Original 1964 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The spare, recurring pulse makes the blend of lead and answering voices easy to follow.
Annual appearances: 1964
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1964 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1964 in the release history of Where Did Our Love Go. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1964 studio recording
Credit: The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: Where Did Our Love Go
Complete Motown Singles - original 1964 program
The original-single program and recording fields identify Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love and Come See About Me in 1964. The latter two were already on the same-year Where Did Our Love Go album; the later compilation is not their first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Supremes
First released: 1964 (year verified)
Original album: Where Did Our Love Go
Original 1964 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Small changes in the repeated lead phrases give the compact melody its momentum.
Annual appearances: 1964
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1964 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1964 in the release history of Where Did Our Love Go. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1964 studio recording
Credit: The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original album: Where Did Our Love Go
Complete Motown Singles - original 1964 program
The original-single program and recording fields identify Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love and Come See About Me in 1964. The latter two were already on the same-year Where Did Our Love Go album; the later compilation is not their first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Supremes
First released: 1965 (year verified)
Original single: Stop! In the Name of Love
Original 1965 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The clear pauses and answering refrain make an accessible introduction to the group.
Annual appearances: 1965
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1965 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1965 in the release history of Stop! In the Name of Love. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1965 studio recording
Credit: The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: Stop! In the Name of Love
Complete Motown Singles - original 1965 program
The original single program identifies Stop In the Name of Love, Back in My Arms Again, Nothing But Heartaches, I Hear a Symphony and My World Is Empty Without You in 1965. Promo and second versions are separately labeled and not selected. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Supremes
First released: 1966 (year verified)
Original single: You Can't Hurry Love
Original 1966 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The quick pulse gives the call-and-response phrases a buoyant sense of movement.
Annual appearances: 1966
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1966 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1966 in the release history of You Can't Hurry Love. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1966 studio recording
Credit: The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: You Can't Hurry Love
Complete Motown Singles - original 1966 program
The original program identifies You Cant Hurry Love, You Keep Me Hangin On and Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart in 1966. Later performers in other chronological volumes are not treated as these originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Supremes
First released: 1966 (year verified)
Original single: You Keep Me Hangin' On
Original 1966 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The insistent opening figure continues to push against the rising vocal phrases.
Annual appearances: 1966
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1966 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1966 in the release history of You Keep Me Hangin' On. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1966 studio recording
Credit: The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: You Keep Me Hangin' On
Complete Motown Singles - original 1966 program
The original program identifies You Cant Hurry Love, You Keep Me Hangin On and Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart in 1966. Later performers in other chronological volumes are not treated as these originals. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Supremes
First released: 1964 (year verified)
Original album: Where Did Our Love Go
Original 1964 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen for the balance between the direct lead line and the lighter group replies.
Annual appearances: 1964 | 1965
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1964 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1964 in the release history of Where Did Our Love Go. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1964 studio recording
Credit: The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original album: Where Did Our Love Go
Complete Motown Singles - original 1964 program
The original-single program and recording fields identify Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love and Come See About Me in 1964. The latter two were already on the same-year Where Did Our Love Go album; the later compilation is not their first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderThe Supremes
First released: 1965 (year verified)
Original single: Back in My Arms Again
Original 1965 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The forward-moving refrain adds a bright contrast to the more restrained early recordings.
Annual appearances: 1965
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1965 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1965 in the release history of Back in My Arms Again. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1965 studio recording
Credit: The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: Back in My Arms Again
Complete Motown Singles - original 1965 program
The original single program identifies Stop In the Name of Love, Back in My Arms Again, Nothing But Heartaches, I Hear a Symphony and My World Is Empty Without You in 1965. Promo and second versions are separately labeled and not selected. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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First released: 1965 (year verified)
Original single: I Hear a Symphony
Original 1965 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The widening melody makes the changes in the arrangement especially rewarding to follow.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1965 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1965 in the release history of I Hear a Symphony. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1965 studio recording
Credit: The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: I Hear a Symphony
Complete Motown Singles - original 1965 program
The original single program identifies Stop In the Name of Love, Back in My Arms Again, Nothing But Heartaches, I Hear a Symphony and My World Is Empty Without You in 1965. Promo and second versions are separately labeled and not selected. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderDiana Ross & The Supremes
First released: 1968 (year verified)
Original single: Love Child
Original 1968 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The more forceful vocal accents give this later-sixties selection a distinctive weight.
Annual appearances: 1968
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1968 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1968 in the release history of Love Child. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1968 studio recording
Credit: Diana Ross & The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: Love Child
Complete Motown Singles - original 1968 program
The original group recording of Love Child and the joint Im Gonna Make You Love Me are documented in 1968. Separate original/single presentations and complete joint credits remain distinguishable. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderDiana Ross & The Supremes
First released: 1969 (year verified)
Original single: Someday We'll Be Together
Original 1969 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The relaxed groove allows the spaces around the lead phrases to shape the performance.
Annual appearances: 1969
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1969 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1969 in the release history of Someday We'll Be Together. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1969 studio recording
Credit: Diana Ross & The Supremes
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: Someday We'll Be Together
Complete Motown Singles - original 1969 program
The chronological original program identifies Im Livin in Shame and Someday Well Be Together in 1969. Individual licensed recording items confirm their Diana Ross & The Supremes group credit. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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