THE SUPREMES - SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER

SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER

THE SUPREMES

SONGWRITERS: BRISTOL JOHNNY WILLIAM; FUQUA HARVEY & BEAVERS ROBERT L

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: CREAM OF THE CROP

LABEL: MOTOWN

GENRE: R & B

YEAR: 1969

 

      The Supremes were an American female singing group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal group, with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Most of these hits were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland. At their peak in the mid-1960s, the Supremes rivaled the Beatles in worldwide popularity, and it is said that their breakthrough made it possible for future African American R&B and soul musicians to find mainstream success. Billboard ranked the Supremes as the 16th greatest Hot 100 artist of all time.

      Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, the original group, were all from the Brewster-Douglass public housing project in Detroit. They formed the Primettes as the sister act to the Primes (with Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks, who went on to form the Temptations). Barbara Martin replaced McGlown in 1960, and the group signed with Motown the following year as The Supremes. Martin left the act in early 1962, and Ross, Ballard, and Wilson carried on as a trio.

   During the mid-1960s, the Supremes achieved mainstream success with Ross as lead singer and Holland–Dozier–Holland as its songwriting and production team. In 1967, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes, and replaced Ballard with Cindy Birdsong. In 1970, Ross left to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Jean Terrell and the group reverted to being The Supremes again. During the mid-1970s, the lineup changed with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene joining until, after 18 years, the group disbanded in 1977.

       Cream of the Crop is the eighteenth studio album released by Diana Ross & the Supremes for the Motown label. It was the final regular Supremes studio album to feature lead singer Diana Ross. The album was released in November 1969, after the release and rising success of the hit single "Someday We'll Be Together."

I say it, say it, say it, say it again

(Someday, we'll be together)

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah

 

You're far away from me my love

And just as sure my, my baby

As there are stars above

I wanna say, wanna say, wanna say

 

Yes we will, yes we will

(Say, someday, we'll be together) Some sweet day

I know, I know, I know, I know

 

My love is yours, baby

Oh, right from the start

You, you, you possess my soul now, honey

And I know, I know you own my heart

And I wanna say

 

Some sweet day

Oh, yes we will, yes we will

(Someday, we'll be together) Tell everybody

Yes we will, yes we will

 

Long time ago, my, my sweet thing

I made a big mistake, honey

I, I, I say, I said, goodbye

Oh, oh, baby, ever, ever, ever

Ever, ever and ever since that day

All I wanna do, all I wanna do was cry, cry, oh

 

Hey, hey, hey

I long for you every, every night

Ooh, just to kiss your sweet, sweet lips, baby

Hold you ever, ever so tight

And I wanna say

 

Someday we'll be together

Yes we will, yes we will

Someday we'll be together

Yes we will, yes we will

Someday we'll be together

Someday we'll be together

Yes we will, yes we will.