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by wickedwillie on March 31st, 2004

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Did The Supremes ever make records without Diana Ross?

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  • by Stormy on April 1st, 2004

    Stormy

    I can't find any reference to The Supremes ever making a recording without Diana Ross. I wonder if Barry Gordy, who was close to Diana Ross, would have allowed the Supremes to record on their own. The previous sentence has no basis in fact, it's just my speculative comment.

    "The Ed Sullivan Show", that hosted many popular singing groups of the day, had The "New" Supremes as guests on the show. On February 15, 1970 The "New" Supremes performed - "Up the Ladder to the Roof" & show tunes (Supremes Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrel & Mary Wilson - without Diana Ross) There is no explaination as to why Diana Ross was absent.

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  • by italoman9 on May 23rd, 2006

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    The Supremes sure did have successful records after Diana Ross left and she was replaced by Jean Terrell, boxer Ernie Terrell's sister, in 1970. In those years, Motown played down The "new" Supremes' survival without Diana and played up their being expendable to Diana's success.

    But in 1970 alone, they hit the Top Forty four times: "Everybody's Got the Right to Love," "River Deep-Mountain High" (with The Four Tops, Top 20), "Stoned Love," and "Up the Ladder to the Roof" (the last two Top Ten, and the latter record the follow-up to their previous '69 single "Someday We'll Be Together"). "Roof" debuted in February 1970 a few months before and higher than Diana's own first solo record, "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)."

    In the early '70s, The Supremes had two more Top 20 records: "Nathan Jones" then "Floy Joy." They hit the disco charts a few more times, including with "He's My Man," "High Energy" and "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking." (This last record also made Top 40 on the Billboard Pop chart, the final Supremes' record to do so.)

    Besides Jean Terrell, new Supremes alumnae in the 1970s included Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Green. In 1977, original member Mary Wilson who had been a member from the beginning decided to take the solo plunge. Her "farewell" concert with then-partners Payne and Green in London in June turned out to be the final official Supremes appearance, though, when Scherrie and Susaye ended up not finding a Mary replacement as publicized, and then Motown officially decided to finally disband the group that autumn.

    Thanks to reissues of much of their '70s material in CD format starting in the 1990s, now pop music aficionados are more fully aware that The Supremes didn't end with Diana's leaving in 1970 -- if anything, Mary Wilson was the cement that held together the soul of The Supremes from beginning to end, through thick and thin -- and with each new incarnation and record, The Supremes' output through the '70s actually became better produced and characterized by increasingly evident talent! Supreme forever... :)

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  • by Ben Conover on January 22nd, 2005

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    They most certainly did, although they never had the chart sucess that they had when Ross was with the group.

    Ross departed the group in 1969 to launch a solo career and she was replaced by Jean Terrell. The Supremes had some hits after Ross left, including "Stoned Love," "Natan Jones," and a duet with the Four Tops, "River Deep-Mountain High."

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  • by Alley on April 10th, 2009

    Alley

    Yes they did

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  • by boosgrammy on March 16th, 2009

    boosgrammy

    Diana Ross left the Supremes in 1970 and yes The Supremes made a couple songs without her. The one that comes to mind is "Up The Ladder To The Roof". I have this record. Cant think of another but I know there was one or two more.

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  • by rick46 on August 8th, 2005

    rick46

    Yes they did!!! Mary Wilson recorded "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
    And Florence Ballard recorded "People" . These recordings were released on "There's A Place For Us" which was shelved and then just released by Hipp-O-Select in 2005. Limited release only. I have my copy.

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  • by boosgrammy on January 29th, 2009

    boosgrammy

    yes and I remember 2 songs at least they had hits with:

    Up The Ladder To The Roof (and)
    Stoned Love

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  • by mega70supremesfan on October 14th, 2010

    mega70supremesfan

    Diva Ross left and the group, now and forever,thankgoodness, and the Supremes, the 70's Supremes, as fans lovingly refer to them, soared and created a sound with Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong and Jean Terrell, that is, in my opinion, their best sound.

    Up the Ladder to the Roof, started it off, and then, until the Motown Hollywood machine lost interest, (remember Gordy had it bad for Ross, fathering at least one of her kids) the hits kept coming with the best, being "stoned love"

    Stoned Love is the absolute most difficult song of its genre to sing. The background vocals by Mary and Cindy are classic, but what hits a grand slam are Jean Terrell's lead vocals. Pure magic and indeed one of the top ten Motown classics of all time.

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