Back in My Arms Again
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| Single by The Supremes | ||||||||||||||
| from the album More Hits by The Supremes | ||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Whisper You Love Me Boy" | |||||||||||||
| Released | April 15, 1965 (U.S.) | |||||||||||||
| Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); December 1, 1964 and February 24, 1965 |
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| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||||||||||||
| Length | 2:52 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Motown M 1075 |
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| Writer(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||||||||||||
| Producer | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
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"Back in My Arms Again" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Back in My Arms Again" was the fifth number-one song for the group on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States from June 6, 1965 through June 12, 1965,[1] also topping the soul chart for a week.
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[edit] History
[edit] Overview
It was also the last of five Supremes songs in a row to go number one (the others are "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," "Come See About Me," and "Stop! In the Name of Love"). The hook of the song and another Holland-Dozier-Holland hit, The Isley Brothers "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)," are identical.
The famous idea of using Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard's name on the single may have been partially due to Motown's marketing strategy of showcasing each individual Supreme, as opposed to other groups of the day, with the exception of The Beatles, which were known on a one-name collective basis. On the album in which this single appeared, More Hits by the Supremes, and on the cover of the official single, each member is pictured separately on the front, with her signature above it.
The group first performed the song nationally on the NBC variety program Hullabaloo! [2] on Tuesday, May 11, 1965, peaking on the music charts in the following weeks. They appeared on the syndicated The Mike Douglas Show later that year.[3]
[edit] Personnel
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
- All instruments by the Funk Brothers
[edit] Chart history
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Billboard R&B Singles | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 40 |
| Preceded by "I'll Be Doggone" by Marvin Gaye |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single May 29, 1965 |
Succeeded by "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops |
| Preceded by "Help Me, Rhonda" by The Beach Boys |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single June 12, 1965 (one week) |
Succeeded by "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (Nielsen Company) 77 (24): 24. 1965. http://books.google.com/books?id=qCgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Show #18". Host: Frankie Avalon. Hullabaloo. NBC. KNBC, Burbank, California. 11 May 1965. No. 18, season 1.
- ^ "November 3, 1965". Guest co-host: Zsa Zsa Gabor. The Mike Douglas Show. CBS. KYW-TV, Cleveland. 3 November 1965. No. 43, season 4.
