Top 13 Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits
While perusing the 00individual Draft Files of Many Unfinished Posts, he decided to dedicate time to finish and post some of them in 2022.
As 00 was editing/writing this post, he was once again amazed at the magic that the Supremes sustained with such infectious songs.
All of the songs in this two vinyl record set were produced by the songwriting/production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland and instrumentation was by Detroit’s Funk Brothers.
Growing up as a teen in the ’60s was, well, groovy, meaning that things existed in everyday life that created smiles, a lot of smiles, and whether a fan or casual listener, the Supremes seemed to always deliver smiles, have meaningful lyrics, righteous beats, supreme voices, irresistible melodies, and something totally unique that converted one to become a fan.
The songs etched in bold below are ground-breaking, classic, and just seriously too good.
And to add to that, all of these songs were from 1964 through 1967 – four years of continuous gold from Diana Ross and the Supremes!
Soulfully-chosen by 00, here in bold are the Top 13 Greatest Hits from the 1967 double vinyl album:
Top 13 Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits
When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes 2:38
Where Did Our Love Go 2:30
Ask Any Girl 2:44
Baby Love 2:34
Run, Run, Run 2:20
Stop! In The Name Of Love 2:53
Back In My Arms Again 2:52
Come See About Me 2:38
Nothing But Heartaches 2:57
Everything Is Good About You 2:57
I Hear A Symphony 2:38
Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone 2:45
My World Is Empty Without You 2:32
Whisper You Love Me Boy 2:40
The Happening 2:50
You Keep Me Hangin’ On 2:40
You Can’t Hurry Love 2:45
This song has great memories attached to it; it was released in the early summer of 1966 when 00 was fifteen. That was when he met a cute blonde Swedish girl at the beach who lived in Inglewood. They became boyfriend and girlfriend for that summer and beyond.
Everytime 00 hears this song a wonderful Pavlovian Dog reaction takes him back to innocently holding hands on her porch and looking into each others’ eyes, and 00’s heart felt like it would burst.
00 had no license yet so he had to hitch-hike to her house. They were under watchful eyes and as frustrating as it was, it was also intensely romantic – the forbidden love thing of stolen moments was so exciting – you can’t hurry love, you just have to wait.
After summer, contact between them waned as they went to different schools and 00 was still not of age for a driver’s license but still hitch-hiked to her house.
Eventually he met his new love a couple months later at a new years eve party, and her name was G-L-O-R-I-A.
Standing At The Crossroads Of Love 2:28
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart 2:55
There’s No Stopping Us Now 2:56
To be truthful, all of the songs in bold are imprinted catalysts for memorable experiences and the vibes of a wonderful time in life – the ’60s.
The Supremes; Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, and Cindy Birdsong were gifted with a name that was/is iconic and self-prophesizing – they were SUPREME – from the beginning to the end!
