You Heart Belongs To Me/Who’s Lovin’ You/Baby Don’t Go/Buttered Popcorn/I Want A Guy/Let Me Go The Right Way/You Bring Back Memories/Time Changes Things/Play A Sad Song/Never Again/(He’s) Seventeen
The Supremes debut album Meet The Supremes contained no major hits, but is of interest as lead vocals are shared between all three members. Later albums would focus primarily on Diana Ross. (UK:8)
"The romantic and sentimental Your Heart Belongs To Me, written by Smokey Robinson, should have been The Supremes' first hit. It's every bit as charming as his chartbusters for Mary Wells. Diana Ross's sweet tender lead, assisted by Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard's warm harmonies, could melt icebergs."
"One truly needs to be prepared to hear the young and raw voice of Diana Ross to appreciate this set. The songs and arrangements are pretty green as well."
"For me, the great treats here are the lead performances of Florence Ballard, leading the silly and exuberant Buttered Popcorn (an absolute delight), and Mary Wilson, robustly featured on the Berry Gordy penned Baby Don't Go. Both of these feature a very doo-wop, girl-group sound, the first being more straight-ahead rock and roll, the second, rock and soul 'ballad' singing."
"In spite of the spare production values throughout most of this set, and the developing talents of the songwriters, arrangers, and the performers themselves, this is still a valuable, historical musical portrait of emerging greatness."
"This was the beginning of the most successful girl group ever. I love this LP because of the rawness to it, the early Diana Ross voice and that it is the only album in which Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard sang lead."
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