Love it! Thanks for the background clip. It's always nice to know the origin of a song, particularly the one that launched the biggest girl group of all time! Thanks for sharing!
That clip of The Supremes in the studio with the orchestra was a staged setup for a television special in 1966 where they lip-synched "My World Is Empty Without You" for the cameras. By 1966, Motown was all multi-track - vocals recorded separately (even lead vocals recorded separate from backup), percussion, rhythm, etc, then overlaid in post-production. The other clip you refer to with The Marvelettes performing with The Supremes seated was another television special (with a local Canadian studio, just across the river from Detroit, if I recall - also 1966) that "celebrated" the incredible success of The Supremes. Before "Where Did Our Love Go?" was released two years earlier in mid-1964 The Marvelettes ruled Motown's female cast having had a #1 single ("Please Mister Postman" in 1961) and a few more lesser hits early on while The Supremes were scraping the bottom. Just a few years later The Marvelettes are barely making the top 20 (with songs like "Don't Mess With Bill") while The Supremes ruled the company with half dozen Number 1 singles (five of them in a row). I'd think The Supremes would be uncomfortable (Mary and Florence, anyway) with being placed on a pedestal in the face of their friends The Marvelettes. Also, I sense Lamont Dozier is creating a bit of a story here to entertain the Dutch interviewer (and probably thinking he'd never get fact-checked for it outside of The Netherlands): while The Supremes did not like "Where Did Our Love Go?" - Florence wanted a harder sound (like The Marvelettes), Mary cried, and Diana threatened to call Berry to complain - but whether or not he had The Marvelettes in mind when composing "Where Did Our Love Go?" no recording artist under contract with Motown had refusal rights. Likely, however, that it was penned with Mary's voice in mind for lead vocal (deeper, huskier sound) but at this point Berry wanted Diana to sing lead. Apparently Diana was p*ssed off enough that her register dropped but which made this song stand out from the higher, more nasal soprano she sang on earlier tracks. Her sultry sound and the repetetive harmonies stood out from the rest of the girl groups and the rest is history.
@@G-Q67 Thank you for such a complete and thorough explanation....wow! And thank you for watching!....no refusal rights? Really they had and have stuff like that? Mmmm
I have 5 older sister's and they would always have the Motown sound pippin, pops would have the JAZZ spinning, so I had best of both worlds musically speaking. That's where all the magic happened Motown aka "Hitsville" also known as the "Snake Pit", and the house band was called the "Funk Brothers". They never received the respect they deserved, No Funk Brothers no Motown in My honest opinion, the "Snake pit" is on my bucket list!! Where it all went down, and notice our queens didn't have to be naked to produce hits!!! 💯💯💯💯 POW💥
Apparently, most of the Funk Brothers were originally JAZZ club musicians Berry recruited, having befriended some of them during his failed attempt with a jazz records retail store before starting his own recording studio.
Through 1967. They left Motown over disputes with Gordy in 1967. Ten of the Supremes #1 hits were HDH's work,, though, including five in a row between 1964-65.
From 1960 to 1964, The Supremes released 9 singles that didn't do much on the charts. Most of them didn't chart at all. The were called "The No Hits Supremes". That all changed with this song.
Yes, in response to your question, it was not uncommon for singers in those days to record with a full orchestra present in the recording studio. Frank Sinatra always recorded with a full orchestra present even after he was told that with the newly emerging multiple tracks available it was not necessary. But singers like Sinatra felt that if you are recording a song then it should be recorded like a full performance with orchestra and back up singers all in the same room. That's the way it was done in those days.
In the summer of 1964 at the beach where we were staying, Where DId Our Love Go was blasting out of very car radio, beach radio, house radio and what have you. The teenage girl next door played the record over and over and over. I never got tired of the song. The minute I heard the introduction of the song on the radio would get excited no matter how many times I heard it before. Radio is what made you a star in those days and got your records sold.
Come See About Me was a popular, but the first song that I heard The Supremes sing was Let Me Go The Right Way. I liked it. The Supremes didn't have any hits when they were complaining. You should watch the documentary, Hitsville USA, the story of Motown. How the hits became the hits. It's very interesting. Lamont Dozier had some hits. I am sure there was competition, but all The Supremes songs were all that great. My favorite songs are Someday We'll Be Together and Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart.
I doubt that. "Where Dd Our love Go" is a pretty simple song. It may have launched the Supremes' superstar rise, but I'm sure the Marvelettes understood that song was perfect for Diana Ross' vocal abilities, not theirs.
Im glad HDH was able to quickly follow with "Baby love", "Come Seee About Me", and "Stop! In the Name of love" because those songs are much better in terms of the melody and the beat .... this song is very simple. You can understand why neither group wanted to record it. HDH had given Martha & the Vandellas songs with verve such as "Love is Like a Heatwave" and "Quicksand." Thee difference in energy between those songs and "Where Did Our Love Go" is like night and day.
@@Dabridge4009 That sort of song is made for a voice like Diana Ross'. She has a very unique tone and way of singing that beautifully fit "Where Did Our Love Go."
My GIRLS!!!😍💖 No BrothaD.the Mavalettes and the supremes ( Florence Ballard R.I.P. &Mary Wilson R.I.P) had no problems with the members of the Mavalettes in fact Florence & Gladys were good friends. Florence even toured for a while with the Mavalettes when one of their members took a leave of absence. It was Diana that they (marvelettes) had issues with. If you ever want to know more about the supremes and you have the time read Mary Wilsons book Dream Girls. Great Book Also BrothaD this was before they hit it big when they were still called the no hit Supremes. After where did our love go was released it hit #1 And they were no longer called the no hit Supremes. And went on to have Five consecutive 1# singles✌️
My bad..you know what? you told me that before....I just...I don't know....Marvellettes getting first dibs on stuff is crazy....but then the Supremes rocketed outta space lol
You will learn about all them beefs once you start reacting to those UNSUNG stories. Of course there were bands. Where did you think all these samples come from? They could do as many takes as necessary to get it right.
Hey Ms. Kitty...I did one of your songs today lol.....but that's crazy because every time they did it wrong everybody starts over as opposed to pressing a button....but I guess it made perfectionists.
