Love Is Here and Now You're Gone

January 11, 1967

Love Is Here and Now You're Gone is a pop song writing team of Holland- Dozier -Holland from 1966, the ( produced by the team of authors ) in the version of the Supremes' 1967 hit.

Genesis

The last Supremes hit You Keep Me Hangin ' was ' On a number -one hit, who alone is reacted 1.758 million copies in the United States. The Supremes were then fixed on the ideas of Holland- Dozier -Holland, the lyrically presented a typical Motown theme of love in Love Is Here and Now You're Gone: The protagonist has fallen in love, but the lover wants to leave her, presented with high emotional language deposits of lead singer Diana Ross. Unlike other recordings mainly arose this time in Los Angeles, namely on 12 August 1966; overdubs were only on September 22, 1966 nor in the Motown Recording Studios (Detroit ) added (especially the background chorus Andante ), where on November 3, 1966 took place the mix. The arrangement by Gene Page with a harpsichord brings strange sounds of the Motown Sound; the instrumentation came not as usual by the Funk Brothers, but exceptionally of studio musicians of the Wrecking Crew.

Publication and success

The single, Love is Here and Now You're Gone / There's no Stopping Us Now ( Motown 1103) was published on 11 January 1967 came from 11 March 1967 a week on rank one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the ninth number - one hit of the band. With 949,000 units sold in the U.S., they fell just short of the status of millions Sellers, world, however, they became the eleventh million seller of the singing trio. It was the sixth number-one single of the Supremes in the rhythm and blues charts, her ninth on the Billboard Hot 100 and their first in the U.S. Billboard Cash Box. In Britain, the plate reached number 17 of the charts. In the annual chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the song placed on rank 26 in the annual charts of Cash Box ranked 40th The girls group met with the song on January 22, 1967 in NBC's The Andy Williams Show on. Lyricist Eddie Holland referred to the piece as his favorite song of the Supremes.

Strictly speaking, Love Is Here and Now You're Gone No single from the LP Supremes Sing Holland- Dozier -Holland, since this album was released only on 23 January 1967. Terms of sales, has sold 1.518 million units this album better than the single. Love Is Here and Now You're Gone was published after You Keep Me Hangin 'On ( which was also used for the LP Supremes Sing Holland- Dozier -Holland). Poorer singles sales in the Supremes there was previously only in Love is Like an Itching in My Heart ( 632,000 units) and Nothing But Heartaches ( 588,000 ).

Cover versions

Michael Jackson coverte the piece on his first solo album, Got to Be There ( January 1972 ); this version also appeared as the B - side of his single Rockin ' Robin ( March 1972 ). Tami Lynn recorded a cover version for her eponymous debut album Love Is Here and Now You're Gone on from the year 1972. Phil Collins coverte the song on his album Going Back ( September 2010).