Where Did Our Love Go
Where Did Our Love Go is the title of the first million Sellers of the Supremes from the year 1964.
Genesis
Brian Holland, Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier brother - in the music industry known as " HDH " - could boast only a few successful compositions until 1964. Their first composition was in February 1963 Come and get These Memories for the girl - trio Martha & the Vandellas. The Supremes, also a girl trio had, since October 1960 released a total of seven unsuccessful singles before they took over from HDH When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes, which came on 31 October 1963 the market. After the song ended up on rank 23 of the pop singles chart. HDH wrote after the beginning of 1964 the title Where Did Our Love Go and initially offered him by the Marvelettes, but the group rejected it after shooting.
End of March 1964 joined Eddie Holland with the desire to zoom Supremes, Where Did Our Love Go take. The so far unsuccessful Supremes ( the record label derisively called " no-hit Supremes " ) a refusal after 8 unsuccessful singles who could not afford and took him reluctantly on April 8, 1964. Lyricist Eddie Holland had the uncertain singers to persuade: " Trust us, it will be a hit. " He really wanted to be Mary Wilson sing, but record boss Berry Gordy Jr. chose Diana Ross to lead singer, because they have the more commercial voice. As the lead vocal was written for the lead singer of the Marvelettes, they had to be higher arranged for Diana Ross a key. The complex planned counter- voice harmonies were reduced to " baby-baby ". They will be accompanied by the Supremes Funk Brothers, the rimshot technique of drummer manages almost entirely without the usual drum roll. As a bass guitarist acted Antonio "Tony" Newton, the baritone saxophone the instrumental part is played by Andrew " Mike" Terry. The producers Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier integrated sound effects, namely a loud stamping of feet ( Mike Valvano ) and hand clapping.
Publication and success
The single Where Did Our Love Go / He Means the World to Me ( Motown 1060 ) was born on June 17, 1964 on the market, remained from August 22, 1964 for 2 weeks on the first place of the pop singles chart and also for 2 weeks first in the Rhythm & Blues charts. It sold 2.72 million copies and was the first of 13 top hits for the girl trio. Thus, the title belongs to the successful crossover hits of the time. The child-like - repetitive passages, limited melody and little dynamics were perfect for a top title at that time. The song was lyrically and from the sound of the model for further Supremes hits with a similar pattern and basis of the Motown sounds with rimshot technique, wearing Bass, call and response chants and a saxophone part in the instrumental part.
Cover versions and Awards
Where Did Our Love Go is - how much of the Motown sound - difficult to reproduce. This could be the explanation for the fact that the title has only been gecovert 29 times. Successful cover version is sung in falsetto version of Donnie Elbert, which is close to the Motown sound. Following the publication in October 1971, she came up to rank 6 of the U.S. R & B charts. From the Supremes also a German version of which dates under the title Baby, baby, where is our love ( B-side of Moonlight and Kisses CBS 1719, 1965), but pulled the plate market before their original version, and recorded it after the publication in November 1964 Rank 16 of the German charts. The German version uses the music and rhythm of the original track, the German text was written by Peter Puma. The original received a BMI Award.