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| name = Where Did Our Love Go
| name = Where Did Our Love Go
| type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| artist = [[The Supremes]]
| artist = [[the Supremes]]
| cover = Supremes-wherelove.jpg
| cover = Supremes-wherelove.jpg
| alt =
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| released = August 31, 1964
| released = August 31, 1964
| recorded = December 28, 1962 – August 13, 1964 at [[Hitsville U.S.A.]], [[Detroit]]
| recorded = December 28, 1962 – August 13, 1964
| venue =
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| studio = [[Hitsville U.S.A.]], [[Detroit]]
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* [[Pop-soul]]
* [[Pop-soul]]
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* [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
* [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
| length = 30:56
| length = 30:56
| label = [[Motown]] <br /> {{small|MT 621}}
| label = [[Motown]]
| producer =
| producer =
* [[Brian Holland]]
* [[Brian Holland]]
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r16959|last=Planer|first=Lindsay}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music/_NNmFiUnSmUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Supremes&pg=RA54-PA1994&printsec=frontcover&bsq=Supremes|page=1994|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|ISBN=9780857125958|date=27 May 2011|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&dq=Supremes&pg=RA54-PA1994|page=1994|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=9780857125958|date=27 May 2011|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]
| rev4 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]
| rev4Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm3}})<ref name="Hull">{{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=November 2013|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/arch/cg/cg13-11.php|title=Recycled Goods (#114)|work=A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge|publisher=Tom Hull|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
| rev4Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm3}})<ref name="Hull">{{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=November 2013|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/arch/cg/cg13-11.php|title=Recycled Goods (#114)|work=A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge|publisher=Tom Hull|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
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'''''Where Did Our Love Go''''' is the second [[studio album]] by [[Motown]] singing group [[The Supremes]], released in 1964. The album includes several of the group's singles and [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]s from 1963 and 1964. Included are the group's first [[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard Pop Singles]] number-one hits, "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]", "[[Baby Love]]", and "[[Come See About Me]]", as well as their first Top 40 hit, "[[When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes]]", and the singles "[[A Breathtaking Guy]]" and "[[Run, Run, Run (The Supremes song)|Run, Run, Run]]".
'''''Where Did Our Love Go''''' is the second [[studio album]] by [[Motown]] singing group [[the Supremes]], released in 1964. The album includes several of the group's singles and [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]s from 1963 and 1964. Included are the group's first [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Pop Singles]] number-one hits, "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]", "[[Baby Love]]", and "[[Come See About Me]]", as well as their first Top 40 hit, "[[When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes]]", and the singles "[[A Breathtaking Guy]]" and "[[Run, Run, Run (The Supremes song)|Run, Run, Run]]".

With the release of this album, The Supremes became the first act in [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] history to have three number-one hits from the same album. It was the album that introduced "The Motown Sound" to the masses. It was also, at the time, the highest-ranking album by an all-female group. It remained in the #2 position for 4 consecutive weeks in January 1965, shut out of the top spot by the Beatles' blockbuster ''[[Beatles '65]]'' album. ''Where Did Our Love Go'' remained on the Billboard album chart for an unprecedented 89 weeks.

Hip-O Select released a limited run fortieth anniversary deluxe edition of the album in 2004, which included both the mono and stereo versions of the album, as well as several outtakes, non-album tracks and a recorded live show from the Twenty Grand club in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]. It sold out immediately.

They filmed performances of four of the singles from the album including "[[Run, Run, Run (The Supremes song)|Run, Run, Run]]", "[[When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes]]", "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]" and "[[Baby Love]]" for the concert film, ''[[The T.A.M.I. Show]]'' released on December 29, 1964. It was equivalent to [[Motown 25]] or [[Live Aid]] as a pivotal music concert event {{citation needed|date=September 2015}}. When it hit theaters nationwide, it undoubtedly raised and extended the visibility of the ''Where Did Our Love Go'' album.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "[[People (1964 song)|People]]" <small>(Merrill, Styne)</small> (Live 1964)
# "[[People (1964 song)|People]]" <small>(Merrill, Styne)</small> (Live 1964)
# "Where Did Our Love Go" (Live 1964)
# "Where Did Our Love Go" (Live 1964)

The original album sold a million copies {in 1964-1965} stateside alone. The limited exclusive "40th Anniversary" version is now listed as "sold out". It remains, to date, their third best-selling studio album.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Diana Ross]], [[Florence Ballard]], and [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]] - lead and background vocals
* [[Diana Ross]], [[Florence Ballard]], and [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]] lead and background vocals
* The [[Four Tops]], and [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]] - background vocals on "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", "Run, Run, Run" and "Penny Pincher"
* The [[Four Tops]], and [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]] background vocals on "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", "Run, Run, Run" and "Penny Pincher"
* The Love-Tones - background vocals on "Standing on the Crossroads of Love", "This Is It" and "My Imagination"
* The Love-Tones background vocals on "Standing on the Crossroads of Love", "This Is It" and "My Imagination"
* [[Brian Holland]], [[Lamont Dozier]] - [[record producer|producers]] on all tracks except noted below
* [[Brian Holland]], [[Lamont Dozier]] [[record producer|producers]] on all tracks except noted below
* [[Smokey Robinson]] - producer on "Long Gone Lover" and "A Breathtaking Guy" (and bonus track <sup>*</sup>)
* [[Smokey Robinson]] producer on "Long Gone Lover" and "A Breathtaking Guy" (and bonus track <sup>*</sup>)
* [[Norman Whitfield]] - producer on "He Means the World to Me" (and bonus track <sup>**</sup>)
* [[Norman Whitfield]] producer on "He Means the World to Me" (and bonus track <sup>**</sup>)
* Robert Gordy - producer on "Your Kiss of Fire"
* Robert Gordy producer on "Your Kiss of Fire"
* [[Berry Gordy|Berry Gordy, Jr.]] - producer on bonus track <sup>***</sup>
* [[Berry Gordy|Berry Gordy, Jr.]] producer on bonus track <sup>***</sup>
* Faye Hale - producer on bonus track <sup>****</sup>
* Faye Hale producer on bonus track <sup>****</sup>
* George Fowler - producer on bonus track <sup>*****</sup>
* George Fowler producer on bonus track <sup>*****</sup>
* [[Ivy Jo Hunter]], [[William "Mickey" Stevenson]] - producer on bonus track <sup>******</sup>
* [[Ivy Jo Hunter]], [[William "Mickey" Stevenson]] producer on bonus track <sup>******</sup>
* [[William "Mickey" Stevenson]] - producer on bonus track <sup>*******</sup>
* [[William "Mickey" Stevenson]] producer on bonus track <sup>*******</sup>
* [[Andre Williams (musician)|Andre Williams]] - producer on bonus track <sup>********</sup>
* [[Andre Williams (musician)|Andre Williams]] producer on bonus track <sup>********</sup>
* [[The Funk Brothers]] - instrumentation<ref>Liner notes. ''The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964'', Hip-O Select – B0005946-02, USA, 24 Feb 2006</ref>
* [[The Funk Brothers]] instrumentation<ref>Liner notes. ''The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964'', Hip-O Select – B0005946-02, USA, 24 Feb 2006</ref>
**[[Earl Van Dyke]] – piano on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me"
**[[Earl Van Dyke]] – piano on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me"
**[[Robert White (guitarist)|Robert White]] – guitar on "Where Did Our Love Go"
**[[Robert White (guitarist)|Robert White]] – guitar on "Where Did Our Love Go"
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**[[Hank Cosby]] – tenor saxophone on "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me"
**[[Hank Cosby]] – tenor saxophone on "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me"
**Mike Valvano – footstomps on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me"
**Mike Valvano – footstomps on "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me"
* Bernard Yeszin, Wallace Mead - cover design
* Bernard Yeszin, Wallace Mead cover design


==Singles history==
==Singles history==
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 10 September 2024

Where Did Our Love Go
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 1964
RecordedDecember 28, 1962 – August 13, 1964
StudioHitsville U.S.A., Detroit
Genre
Length30:56
LabelMotown
Producer
The Supremes chronology
Meet The Supremes
(1962)
Where Did Our Love Go
(1964)
A Bit of Liverpool
(1964)
Singles from Where Did Our Love Go
  1. "A Breathtaking Guy"
    Released: June 12, 1963
  2. "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"
    Released: October 31, 1963
  3. "Run, Run, Run"
    Released: February 7, 1964
  4. "Where Did Our Love Go"
    Released: June 17, 1964
  5. "Baby Love"
    Released: September 17, 1964
  6. "Come See About Me"
    Released: October 27, 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Tom HullB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[3]

Where Did Our Love Go is the second studio album by Motown singing group the Supremes, released in 1964. The album includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964. Included are the group's first Billboard Pop Singles number-one hits, "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", and "Come See About Me", as well as their first Top 40 hit, "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", and the singles "A Breathtaking Guy" and "Run, Run, Run".

Track listing

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All tracks written by Holland–Dozier–Holland except as noted.

Side one

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  1. "Where Did Our Love Go" - 2:33
  2. "Run, Run, Run" - 2:16
  3. "Baby Love" - 2:39
  4. "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" - 3:05
  5. "Come See About Me" - 2:44
  6. "Long Gone Lover" (Smokey Robinson) - 2:27

Side two

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  1. "I'm Giving You Your Freedom" - 2:40
  2. "A Breathtaking Guy" (Robinson) - 2:25
  3. "He Means the World to Me" (Norman Whitfield) - 2:00
  4. "Standing at the Crossroads of Love" - 2:27
  5. "Your Kiss of Fire" (Robert Gordy, Harvey Fuqua) - 2:48
  6. "Ask Any Girl" - 3:00

2004 Expanded CD bonus tracklist

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  1. "This Is It" (Faye Hale) ****
  2. "I'm The Exception To The Rule" (Whitfield) **
  3. "Everyday I'll Love You More Than Yesterday" (Robinson, Claudette Rogers Robinson) *
  4. "Beginning To The Ending" (George Fowler) *****
  5. "Mr. Blues" (Robinson) *
  6. "Come On Boy" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) ***
  7. "Bye Baby" (Gordy) ***
  8. "My Imagination" (Richard Parker, Faye Hale) ****
  9. "I Idolize You" (Robinson) *
  10. "You're Gonna Come To Me" (Gordy) (Version 4 - Credited as Version "3")
  11. "Honey Babe" (Gordy, Stevie Wonder) ***
  12. "Penny Pincher"
  13. "Let Me Hear You Say (I Love You)" (Andre Williams, Johnny Bristol) ********
  14. "Don't Take It Away" (William Weatherspoon, William "Mickey" Stevenson) *******
  15. "Just Call Me" (Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevenson) ******
  16. "That's A Funny Way" (Hunter, Stevenson) ******
  17. "Stop, Look & Listen" (Ed Cobb) ***
  18. "Send Me No Flowers"
  19. "Baby Love" (Alternate "early" version)
  20. "Introduction/Devil's Den" (Live (Live 1964)
  21. "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" (Live 1964)
  22. "A Breathtaking Guy" (Live 1964)
  23. "Your Heart Belongs To Me" (Live 1964)
  24. "Let Me Go The Right Way" (Live 1964)
  25. "I Am Woman, You Are Man" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) (Live 1964)
  26. "People" (Merrill, Styne) (Live 1964)
  27. "Where Did Our Love Go" (Live 1964)

Personnel

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Singles history

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  • "A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy" b/w "(The Man with the) Rock And Roll Banjo Band" (from The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop) (Motown 1044, June 12, 1963, reissued immediately with A-side title shortened to "A Breath Taking Guy")
  • "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" b/w "Standing at the Crossroads of Love" (Motown 1051, October 31, 1963)
  • "Run, Run, Run" b/w "I'm Giving You Your Freedom" (Motown 1054, February 7, 1964)
  • "Where Did Our Love Go" b/w "He Means the World to Me" (Motown 1060, June 17, 1964)
  • "Baby Love" b/w "Ask Any Girl" (Motown 1066, September 17, 1964)
  • "Come See About Me" b/w "You're Gone, But Always in My Heart" (on The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland) (Motown 1068, October 27, 1964)

Chart history

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. Where Did Our Love Go at AllMusic
  2. ^ Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1994. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Liner notes. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964, Hip-O Select – B0005946-02, USA, 24 Feb 2006
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ^ "TOP LP's of 1965 (based on total sales at retail)" (PDF). Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  9. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1965 (TOP 100 POP ALBUMS)". Cashbox. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  10. ^ "TOP RECORDS OF 1966: TOP LP's" (PDF). Billboard. December 24, 1966. p. 34. Retrieved 14 January 2022.