THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
212-The Supremes-Baby Love.
1964-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 0.16.Tamla Motown was the most famous record label in the world but amazingly they only achieved three UK Number 1’s in the 1960’s,can you name the other two?The answer is at the end of this article.
The Supremes(see also best songs 411) were founded as The Primettes in Detroit,Michigan in 1959,they remained active until 1977,the name change occurred in 1961 at the insistence of Motown owner Berry Gordy. When you think of The Supremes you think of three female singers,but over the course of the eighteen years there were ten different vocalists.
The first six Supremes singles all failed to chart,but after being introduced to the songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland(see also best songs 969-823-650-553 and 414) they went on to achieve 12 Billboard Number 1’s,a record for an American group.
The other two UK Motown Number 1 songs are Reach Out I’ll Be There for the Four Tops in 1966 and I Heard It Through The Grapevine for Marvin Gaye in 1969.
‘Ooh baby love,my baby love I need you,oh how I need you.’
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