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"Some Things You Never Get Used To"
Song
B-side"You've Been So Wonderful to Me"

"Some Things You Never Get Used To" is a song released in 1968 by Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. The single stalled for three weeks at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in July 1968.[1][2][3] It became the lowest-charting Supremes single since 1963 and became the catalyst for Berry Gordy to revamp songwriting for The Supremes since the loss of Motown's premier production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, whom Gordy had assigned as the group's sole producers after the success of "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes." Motown originally created an album to capitalize on the success of the single, but when the single failed to hit the top of the charts the album was scrapped.

Personnel

Track listing

  • 7" single (21 May 1968) (North America/United Kingdom)
  1. "Some Things You Never Get Used To" – 2:23
  2. "You've Been So Wonderful to Me" – 2:28

Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 30
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart 43
U.S. Cash Box Pop Singles Chart 22
UK Singles Chart 34

Covers

The song has never had a high-profile remake, and should not be confused with a similar song (with the same title), written by Van McCoy and recorded by Cilla Black, Irma Thomas, local Detroit singer Juanita Williams, and Detroit band The San Remo Strings. Motown singer Frances Nero recorded a version of the song several decades after she left the company, for Ian Levine and his Motorcity Records project.

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 80 (27). Nielsen Company: 72. 1968. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 80 (28). Nielsen Company: 68. 1968. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 80 (29). Nielsen Company: 64. 1968. Retrieved 10 May 2011.


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