Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland – THE SUPREMES****

You Keep Me Hangin’ On/You’re Gone/Love Is Here & Now You’re Gone/Mother You Smother You/I Guess I’ll Always Love You/I’ll Turn To Stone/It’s The Same Old Song/Going Down For The Third Time/Love Is In Our Hearts/Remove This Doubt/There’s No Stopping Us Now/Love Is Like A Heat Wave

All of the mid sixties hits by the Supremes were written by the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team. As well as some of their own hits, covers of other groups on the Motown roster are also included here, plus two tracks written by R. Dean Taylor. (US:6 UK:15)

"This is a classic album by The Supremes. It was a great idea to have them cover other Motown acts, who recorded songs by the writing and producing team, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland. In addition to the two singles by the Supremes You Keep Me Hangin' On and Love Is Here & Now You're Gone, the Supremes shine on a cover of Martha Reeves and The Vandellas' Heat Wave. They cover two hits by The Four Tops. This album provides The Supremes with a chance to sing songs with more soul and grit that other artists had performed. Going Down For The Third Time could have been single material."

"The harmonies of The Supremes, and the song writing of Holland-Dozier-Holland on this album, are a great representation of the height of 1960s hits era Motown. Most of this album is so fun that you may find yourself dancing without even realizing it."

"Their cover of Heat Wave and other songs from other Motown acts are all pretty much just as good as the originals, which is not all surprising because they all have the same session players."

"Here are Diana, Mary and Flo at their best, with Holland-Dozier-Holland also in top form; this is the classic mid-1960s Motown sound. In addition to some classic hits, there are some killer B-side numbers many fans haven't heard."

"Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland is more sassy, more sophisticated and shows The Supremes developing a more mature approach to music. Gone are most of the girly numbers that they did when they first started their career, replaced with far more soulful tracks."

"Firmly stands as one of their ultimate albums. All in all another superb album."