Artist: The Supremes
Album: The Supremes: Box Set
Genre: Soul
Label: Motown
Released: 2000
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
- CD 1:
- Tears of Sorrow (as The Primettes)
- Pretty Baby (as The Primettes)
- After All
- The Boy That Got Away
- I Want A Guy [Original 45 Single Mix]
- Buttered Popcorn [Alternate Version]
- Your Heart Belongs To Me [Original 45 Single Mix]
- Let Me Go The Right Way [Live @ Motor Town Revue, 12_17_1962]
- My Heart Can't Take It No More
- A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy
- Run, Run, Run
- When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes [Original 45 Single Mix]
- Where Did Our Love Go_
- Baby Love
- Ask Any Girl
- Come See About Me
- Ooowee Baby [Original Mix]
- Shake
- Stop! In The Name Of Love [Alternate Version]
- Back In My Arms Again
- It's All Your Fault [Original Mix]
- Nothing But Heartaches
- Take Me Where You Go
- People [Original Version Featuring Florence Ballard]
- CD 2:
- I Hear A Symphony
- My World Is Empty Without You
- Everything Is Good About You [Stereo Mix]
- Any Girl In Love (Knows What I'm Going Through)
- Surfer Boy [Original Mix]
- Dr. Goldfoot And The Bikini Machine
- Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
- You Can't Hurry Love
- Mother Dear [Version 2]
- You Keep Me Hangin' On
- Going Down For The Third Time [Original 45 Single Mix]
- Love Is Here And Now You're Gone [Alternate Version]
- There's No Stopping Us Now [Original 45 Single Mix]
- Come On And See Me [Original Mix]
- My Guy
- Falling In Love With Love
- The Happening [Demo Version]
- All I Know About You [Stereo Mix]
- When You Wish Upon A Star
- Somewhere [Live @ The Copa, 5_20_1967]
- Group Introduction [Live @ The Copa, 5_20_1967]
- You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You [Live @ The Copa, 5_20_1967]
- CD 3:
- Reflections
- In And Out Of Love
- Heaven Must Have Sent You [Original Mix]
- Forever Came Today
- Some Things You Never Get Used To
- The Beginning Of The End of Love
- Love Child
- How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
- Does Your Mama Know About Me
- He's My Sunny Boy
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (w_The Temptations)
- I'll Try Something New (w_The Temptations)
- TCB (w_The Temptations)
- I'm Living In Shame
- The Composer
- Are You Sure The Name Of The Game Is Love
- No Matter What Sign You Are
- The Young Folks [Original 45 Single Mix]
- Stormy
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You [Alternate Version featuring Mary Wilson]
- The Weight (w_The Temptations)
- The Beginning Of The End
- Someday We'll Be Together
- CD 4:
- Up The Ladder To The Roof [Original 45 Single Mix]
- Bill, When Are You Coming Back [Original 45 Single Mix]
- Everybody's Got The Right To Love
- The Day Will Come Between Sunday And Monday
- Stoned Love
- River Deep, Mountain High
- You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart
- Touch [Promotion-Only Stereo Single Mix]
- Nathan Jones
- Floy Joy [Unedited Version]
- Automatically Sunshine
- Your Wonderful, Sweet, Sweet, Love
- I Guess I'll Miss The Man
- 5_30 Plane
- Bad Weather
- He's My Man
- High Energy
- I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking [Extended Version]
- You're My Driving Wheel [Promotion-Only Single Mix]
- You're The Heart of Me
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The Supremes were Motown's most popular act, so there was much anticipation for a comprehensive box set, especially since Motown waited many years to assemble one. So, the question is, was the wait worth it? Almost. It's a lavish set, spanning four discs (five, if you include the limited-edition live bonus disc included with the first 25,000 sets), housed in a red-velvet plated book and boasting a 70-page booklet, plus alternate takes, original 45 mixes, and other rarities. The devil is in the details, though. Rarities are substituted for original hit versions; for instance, the original versions of "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" are not here. Then, there are the little omissions, like noting Elvis Costello's cover of "Remove This Doubt" in a list of great Supremes' covers, but not including the original. These curious choices, along with the decision to devote the fourth disc to post-Diana Ross material, makes the set feel a little incomplete, even though it covers a tremendous amount of ground. There are some classic cuts missing, and it's not a good thing that some of those missing items are the single versions of the hits. Still, it's hard not to like The Supremes as a set for hardcore fans, who will thrill to the different mixes and alternate versions, unreleased photos, Top Ten lists, and illustrated discographies. But for the listener looking for one exhaustive set containing all the Supremes they'll ever need, this set falls short of the mark. In fact, for that kind of listener, a good double-disc hits compilation remains a preferable choice over this set. [In 2006, this box was re-released minus the bonus disc of outtakes that was included in the 2000 edition, which is really too bad, since it was the only platter in the box that would hold the attention of the collectors who missed it the first time around.]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine and Thom Jurek