"Baby Love" hit no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 31 1964. It was their second number one, after "Where Did Our Love Go?," making them the first Motown group to have more than one number one record. It hit no. 1 on the UK singles chart on November 19 1964, making them the first all-female group to have a number one record on the chart. Across the Pond, it was still at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
"Baby Love" by The Supremes
Today is cold and extremely windy and I feel under the weather, so this evening I will leave you with one of my favourite songs. "Baby Love" would be one of the earliest and biggest hits for The Supremes. It was written by the songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, who wrote and produced many of The Supremes' hits, as well as hits for Martha and The Vandellas and The Four Tops.
"Baby Love" hit no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 31 1964. It was their second number one, after "Where Did Our Love Go?," making them the first Motown group to have more than one number one record. It hit no. 1 on the UK singles chart on November 19 1964, making them the first all-female group to have a number one record on the chart. Across the Pond, it was still at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Baby Love" hit no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 31 1964. It was their second number one, after "Where Did Our Love Go?," making them the first Motown group to have more than one number one record. It hit no. 1 on the UK singles chart on November 19 1964, making them the first all-female group to have a number one record on the chart. Across the Pond, it was still at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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The Supremes were (are) an interesting look into racial attitudes in the early '60's. The best word that describes them is elegance. The lyrics were not threatening and their appearance was of the type expected at a high end charity ball or a tuxedo filled night club with all the Mad Men glitz. There were many clones or perhaps groups that the Supremes copied. The Ronettes, The Shirelles, come to mind. Marketed in a way that made them acceptable to white audiences. I guess the group that epitomizes the other end of the spectrum in the '60's was Tina Turner gyrating like a wild tiger in heat.
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