The Supremes A' Go-Go


The Supremes A' Go-Go is the ninth studio album released by the Motown singing group the Supremes. It was the first album by an all-female group to reach number-one on the Billboard 200 album charts in the United States.
Included are two of the Supremes' top ten Billboard Hot 100 singles—the number-nine hit "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" and the number-one hit "You Can't Hurry Love". Also present on the album are covers of songs by the Elgins', the Four Tops' ", "Shake Me, Wake Me, the Temptations', Martha and the Vandellas' Barrett Strong's, the Isley Brothers', Nancy Sinatra's, and the McCoys'.
Additional songs recorded for the album, but not included were: Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual", the Miracles' "Mickey's Monkey", Stevie Wonder's "Uptight ", Marvin Gaye's "Can I Get a Witness", Martha and the Vandellas' "In My Lonely Room", and the Rolling Stones' " Satisfaction."

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" - 2:54
  2. "This Old Heart of Mine " - 2:35
  3. "You Can't Hurry Love" - 2:46
  4. "Shake Me, Wake Me " - 2:46
  5. "Baby I Need Your Loving" - 2:59
  6. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" - 2:31

    Side Two

  7. "I Can't Help Myself " - 2:36
  8. "Get Ready" - 2:43
  9. "Put Yourself in My Place" - 2:20
  10. "Money " - 2:26
  11. "Come and Get These Memories" - 2:18
  12. "Hang On Sloopy" - 2:43

    Unused Recordings from the A'Go-Go timeframe

  13. "Can I Get a Witness"
  14. "In My Lonely Room"
  15. "Mickey's Monkey"
  16. " Satisfaction"
  17. "Uptight "
  18. "It's Not Unusual"
  19. "Come On and See Me"
  20. "Just a Little Misunderstanding"
  21. "Mother Dear"
  22. "It's The Same Old Song"
  23. " Heat Wave"
  24. "One Way Out" *Supremes vocals were erased shortly after recording*
  25. "I'll Turn To Stone"
  26. "Misery Makes Its Home In My Heart"
  27. "Slow Down"
  28. "Let The Music Play"
  29. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
  30. "With a Child's Heart"
  31. "Blowin' in the Wind"
Earlier songs considered for inclusion
  1. "Take Me Where You Go"
  2. "Penny Pincher"
  3. "It's All Your Fault"

    Expanded Edition

On April 28, 2017, Universal Music Group released "Supremes A Go Go: Expanded Edition," a two-disc limited edition re-release. Disc one contains the digitally remastered original mono and stereo editions of the album. Also on disc one are bonus tracks, alternate vocals, and alternate mixes. Disc two features alternate vocals and alternate mixes. One of the high points of the edition is the inclusion of an early version/scratch mix of "Love is Like An Itching in My Heart", in which Diana Ross' first attempt and progress of the track are heard, and a "fantasy duet" of "Shake Me, Wake Me " between the Supremes and the Four Tops.

Personnel

  • Diana Ross – lead vocals
  • Mary Wilson – background vocals on all tracks except "Put Yourself In My Place", lead on "Come and Get These Memories"
  • Florence Ballard – background vocals on all tracks except "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Put Yourself In My Place"
  • The Andantes – background vocals on "Come And Get These Memories" and "Put Yourself In My Place"
  • Marlene Barrow - background vocals on "You Can't Hurry Love"
Additional personnel

Weekly charts

Year-end charts