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.
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