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The Supremes were an American female singing group and the 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 are, to date, America's most successful 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 success made it possible for future African American R&B and soul musicians to find mainstream success.
Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, the original group, are 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. Ross left to pursue a solo career in 1970 and was replaced by Jean Terrell, so the group's name reverted to The Supremes. During the mid-1970s, the lineup changed with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene joining the group until, after 18 years, The Supremes disbanded in 1977.
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- Now the Bitter, Now the Sweet
- 5:30 Plane
- When Can Brown Begin
- I Don't Want to Own You
- Precious Little Things
- Eleanor Rigby
- Bad Weather
- If I Were Your Woman
- Tossin' and Turnin'
- Take a Look Inside
- Heart Like Mine
- Can't Get You out of My Mind
- Oh Be My Love
- It's Too Late
- All I Want
- Wisdom of Time
- Shine on Me
- Beyond Myself
- May His Love Shine Forever
- Il Voce de Silenzio
- Touch
- Take Your Dreams Back
- Here Comes the Sunrise
- Chained to Yesterday
- Once in the Morning
- Johnny Raven
- And I Thought You Loved Me
- I Guess I'll Miss the Man
- This Is the Story
- Still Water