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The Supremes Were A Very Successful Motown All-Female Singing Group Active From 1959 Until 1977 Performing At Various Times Doo-Wop Pop Soul Broadway Showtunes Psychedelia And Disco. One Of Motown's Signature Acts The Supremes Were The Most Successful African-American Musical Act Of The 1960s Recording Twelve #1 Hits Between 1964 And 1969 Many Of Them Written And Produced By Motown's Main Songwriting And Production Team Holland-Dozier-Holland. The Crossover Success Of The Supremes During The Mid-1960s Paved The Way For Future Black Soul And R&B Acts To Gain Mainstream Audiences Both In The United States And Overseas. Founded In Detroit Michigan United States In 1959 The Supremes Began As A Quartet Called The Primettes. Founding Members Florence Ballard Mary Wilson Diana Ross And Betty McGlown All From The Brewster-Douglas Public Housing Project In Detroit Were The Sister Act To The Primes Later The Temptations . In 1960 Barbara Martin Replaced McGlown And The Group Signed With Motown In 1961 As The Supremes. Martin Left At The End Of 1961 And Ross Ballard And Wilson Carried On As A Trio. After They Achieved Success In The Mid-1960s With Ross As The Lead Singer Motown President Berry Gordy Renamed The Group Diana Ross & The Supremes In 1967 And Replaced Ballard With Cindy Birdsong. Ross Left The Group For A Solo Career In 1970 And Was Replaced By Jean Terrell. After 1972 The Lineup Of The Supremes Changed Frequently With Lynda Laurence Scherrie Payne And Susaye Greene All Becoming Members Before The Group Ended Its Eighteen-Year Existence In 1977.
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"You Keep Me Hangin' On" Is A 1966 Number-One Hit Song Originally Recorded By The Supremes For The Motown Label. Written And Produced By Motown's Main Production Team Holland-Dozier-Holland The Song Became The Supremes' Eighth Number-One Single Topping The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart For Two Weeks In November 1966 And The Number One The Soul Chart For Four Weeks. The Track Is One Of The More Oft-Covered Songs In The Supremes Canon. They Performed The Song On The ABC Variety Program The Hollywood Palace On Saturday October 29 1966. Musicians Such As Wilson Pickett Rod Stewart Melanie Safka Gov't Mule Colourbox Madness Have All Recorded Versions Of The Song But The Three Most Successful Remakes Were Recorded By The Late-1960s Rock Band Vanilla Fudge 1980s Pop Singer Kim Wilde And 1990s Country Singer Reba McEntire. While Both Are Very Much Rooted In Rhythm & Blues The Supremes' Previous Single "You Can't Hurry Love " Showcased A Gospel Music Feel While "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Leans More Towards Proto-Funk. Songwriter Lamont Dozier Got Most Of His Inspiration For The Song's Morse Code-Like Guitar Line From Listening To The "news Flash" Signal Over The Radio And He And Brothers Brian And Eddie Holland Integrated The Idea Into A Song. Many Elements Of The Recording Including The Guitars The Drums And Ross's Lead Vocal Were Multitracked The Parts Were Recorded Multiple Times And The Takes Layered Over One Another . This Was All Done To Create A Fuller Sound Than The Previous Supremes Records. H-D-H Recorded The Song Nine Different Times With The Supremes And Session Band The Funk Brothers Before They Got The Version They Were Finally Satisfied With. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Was The First Single From The Supremes' 1967 Album The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland. The Original Version Was #339 On Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
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The Supremes Were A Very Successful Motown All-Female Singing Group Active From 1959 Until 1977 Performing At Various Times Doo-Wop Pop Soul Broadway Showtunes Psychedelia And Disco. One Of Motown's Signature Acts The Supremes Were The Most Successful African-American Musical Act Of The 1960s Recording Twelve #1 Hits Between 1964 And 1969 Many Of Them Written And Produced By Motown's Main Songwriting And Production Team Holland-Dozier-Holland. The Crossover Success Of The Supremes During The Mid-1960s Paved The Way For Future Black Soul And R&B Acts To Gain Mainstream Audiences Both In The United States And Overseas. Founded In Detroit Michigan United States In 1959 The Supremes Began As A Quartet Called The Primettes. Founding Members Florence Ballard Mary Wilson Diana Ross And Betty McGlown All From The Brewster-Douglas Public Housing Project In Detroit Were The Sister Act To The Primes Later The Temptations . In 1960 Barbara Martin Replaced McGlown And The Group Signed With Motown In 1961 As The Supremes. Martin Left At The End Of 1961 And Ross Ballard And Wilson Carried On As A Trio. After They Achieved Success In The Mid-1960s With Ross As The Lead Singer Motown President Berry Gordy Renamed The Group Diana Ross & The Supremes In 1967 And Replaced Ballard With Cindy Birdsong. Ross Left The Group For A Solo Career In 1970 And Was Replaced By Jean Terrell. After 1972 The Lineup Of The Supremes Changed Frequently With Lynda Laurence Scherrie Payne And Susaye Greene All Becoming Members Before The Group Ended Its Eighteen-Year Existence In 1977.
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"You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a 1966 number-one hit song originally recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, the song became The Supremes' eighth number-one single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks in November 1966, and the number one the soul chart for four weeks. The track is one of the more oft-covered songs in the Supremes canon. They performed the song on the ABC variety program The Hollywood Palace on Saturday, October 29, 1966.
Musicians such as Wilson Pickett, Rod Stewart, Melanie Safka, Gov't Mule, Colourbox, Madness have all recorded versions of the song, but the three most successful remakes were recorded by the late-1960s rock band Vanilla Fudge, 1980s pop singer Kim Wilde, and 1990s country singer Reba McEntire.
While both are very much rooted in rhythm & blues, the Supremes' previous single, "You Can't Hurry Love," showcased a gospel music feel, while "You Keep Me Hangin' On" leans more towards proto-funk. Songwriter Lamont Dozier got most of his inspiration for the song's Morse code-like guitar line from listening to the "news flash" signal over the radio, and he and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland integrated the idea into a song.
Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Ross's lead vocal, were multitracked (the parts were recorded multiple times and the takes layered over one another). This was all done to create a fuller sound than the previous Supremes records. H-D-H recorded the song nine different times with the Supremes and session band The Funk Brothers before they got the version they were finally satisfied with.
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" was the first single from the Supremes' 1967 album The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland. The original version was #339 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.