Where Did Our Love Go (40th Anniversary Edition)

Florence Ballard quotes courtesy of Peter Benjaminson from his 1975 unpublished interviews Diana Ross quotes courtesy of Motown Archives and Soul/J. Randy Taraborrelli All other quotes from original interviews by the author __________________ DISC 1 1. / 13. Where Did Our Love Go Recorded April 8, 1964 2. / 14. Run, Run, Run Recorded May 7, 1963 3. / 15. Baby Love Recorded August 13, 1964 4. / 16. When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes Recorded October 1, 1963 5. / 17. Come See About Me Recorded July 13, 1964 6. / 18. Long Gone Lover Recorded 18, 1963 7. / 19. I'm Giving You Your Freedom Recorded September 13, 1962 8. / 20. A Breath Taking Guy Recorded December 28, 1962 9. / 21. He Means The World To Me Recorded January 8, 1963 10. / 22. Standing At The Crossroads Of Love Recorded May 7, 1963 Working Title: I've Made A Change 11. / 23. Your Kiss Of Fire Recorded July 17, 1963, then re-recorded July 24, 1963 12. / 24. Ask Any Girl Working Title: La La La (Baby's Home To Stay) Recorded April 10, 1964, assigned to Kim Weston, Supremes dub-in, date unknown #1-12 released in mono as Motown MT-621, August 1964 #13-24 in stereo as Motown MS-621, August 1964 Album debuted on the Billboard Top LP Chart September 19, 1964 Peaked #2 Pop, #1 R&B Remained on the Pop LP chart 89 weeks Singles from the album: A Breath Taking Guy b/w The Man With The Rock And Roll Banjo [issued on The Supremes Sing Country- Western & Pop], Motown 1044, June 12, 1963 / #75 Pop [First pressings show the A-side as A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy] When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes b/w Standing At The Crossroads Of Love, Motown 1051, October 31, 1963 / #23 Pop* Run, Run, Run b/w I'm Giving You Your Freedom, Motown 1054, February 7, 1964 / #93 Pop* Where Did Our Love Go b/w He Means The World To Me, Motown 1060, June 17, 1964 / # 1 Pop* Baby Love b/w Ask Any Girl, Motown 1066, September 17, 1964 / #1 Pop* Come See About Me b/w You're Gone, But Always In My Heart [issued on More Hits By The Supremes], Motown 1068, October 27, 1964 / #1 Pop* (2 separate weeks), #3 R&B * Billboard R&B Singles Chart suspended November 30, 1963 through January 23, 1965. DISC 2 WDOLG: The Sessions 1. This Is It Track recorded July 15, 1963, assigned to Mary Wells; Supremes and unknown male vocals dub-in-date unknown 2. I'm The Exception To The Rule Working Title: Ma, Ma, How Can I Tell Eddie (That I'm Not Ready) Track recorded February 8, 1963, assigned to Kim Weston; Supremes dub-in date unknown First issued on the Supremes album The Never-Before-Released Masters, Motown 9075 (1987) 3. Everyday I'll Love You More Than Yesterday Recorded March 27, 1963 4. Beginning To The Ending Recorded May 6, 1963 5. Mr. Blues Recorded July 22, 1963 Remixed version issued on the Supremes album, The Never-Before-Released Masters, Motown 9075 (1987) Previously unreleased original mono mix 6. Come On Boy Recorded at Detroit's Greystone Ballroom, July 31, 1963 Original mix issued on the album, Supremes 25th Anniversary, Motown 5381, April 1986 Previously unreleased stereo mix 7. Bye Baby Recorded September 10, 1963 8. My Imagination Recorded September 17, 1963 9. I Idolize You Recorded September 18, 1963 10. You're Gonna Come To Me Recorded in Chicago, IL, November 25, 1963 [Unreleased version 1 recorded August 15, 1961 during the sessions that produced the tracks for Meet The Supremes; unreleased version 2 recorded February 28, 1963 during the sessions that produced the tracks for The Supremes Sing Country- Western & Pop] 11. Honey Babe Recorded in Chicago, IL, November 25, 1963 12. Penny Pincher Track originally recorded November 26, 1963, re-cut December 10, 1963, Supremes dub-in January 6, 1964 Alternate mono mix issued on the Supremes album 25th Anniversary, Motown 5381, April 1986 Previously unreleased mix 13. Let Me Hear You Say (I Love You) Recorded February 4, 1964 14. Don't Take It Away Recorded March 20, 1964 15. Just Call Me Recorded March 20, 1964 16. That's A Funny Way Recorded March 25, 1964 17. Stop, Look & Listen Recorded April 21, 1964 18. Send Me No Flowers Recorded May 4, 1964 Original mono mix issued on the Supremes album 25th Anniversary, Motown 5381, April 1986 Previously unreleased stereo mix 19. Baby Love alternate early version Recorded July 24, 1964 #5, 6, 8 & 9 originally considered for inclusion on the unreleased album The Supremes Sing Ballads And Blues, which although not completed was assigned to catalog number Motown 610 and slated for release circa September 1963. WDOLG: The Concert #20-27 Recorded live at the Twenty Grand, Detroit, Michigan, August 7-9, 1964. Emcee: Sonny Carter Considered for inclusion on the unreleased Supremes album Live! Live! Live!. Although a formal album was never completed, Motown assigned catalog number Motown 626 and slated it for release circa April 1965. The LP was likely to have included additional performances, possibly culled from The Battle Of The Stars At The Greystone Ballroom, February 28, 1964, The Motortown Revue At The Fox Theatre, December 1964, and/or The Motortown Revue In Paris, March 1965. All songs disc 2 previously unreleased, except as noted _______________________________________ Digitally remastered from the original Motown master tapes by Ellen Fitton at Universal Mastering Studios-East. "This Is It", "Come On Boy", "My Imagination", "You're Gonna Come To Me", "Send Me No Flowers, "Baby Love (alternate early version)," and the entire Live! Live! Live! show mixed from the original three-track session tapes by Ellen Fitton. Photos: Motown Records Archives, except, digipak inside color, pgs. 2, 6, 14, 17: courtesy George Solomon; digipak inside black & white (left): courtesy Tony Vaughn; digipak inside black & white (right), pg. 18: Andrew Skurow; pgs. 4, 13 (timeline photo): courtesy Peter Benjaminson; pg 11: courtesy of Hank Thompson and Pete Howard/Pete's Concert Poster Collecting - just Google it! Billboard chart positions courtesy of BPI Communications Inc., and Joel Whitburn's Record Research, Inc. publications. Special Thanks To: The Supremes, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Peter Benjaminson, Fred Bronson, Dick Clark, Suha Gur, Grace Lochard, Deborah Palladino, Lily Salinas, Dana Smart, George Solomon, Dan Verona and Ulf Wahlberg (C) 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.