Right On (The Supremes album)

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Right On
Studio album by
The Supremes
ReleasedApril 26, 1970
RecordedSummer 1969 - April 1970
GenreR&B, soul
Length37:27
LabelMotown
MS 705
ProducerFrank Wilson, Clay MacMurray, Ivy Jo Hunter
The Supremes chronology
Farewell
(1970) 		Right On
(1970) 		The Magnificent 7
(1970)
Singles from Right On
  1. "Up the Ladder to the Roof"
    Released: February 16, 1970
  2. "Everybody's Got the Right to Love"
    Released: June 25, 1970

Right On is the nineteenth studio album by The Supremes, released in 1970 for the Motown label. It was the group's first album not to feature former lead singer Diana Ross. Her replacement, Jean Terrell, began recording Right On with Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong in mid-1969, while Wilson and Birdsong were still touring with Ross.

Frank Wilson, a former protégé of Motown producer Norman Whitfield, produced much of Right On, working to establish the "New Supremes" (as Motown began marketing the new Terrell-led lineup) as a group unique from the Ross-led Supremes. Right On features two top 40 singles, "Up the Ladder to the Roof" (#10 Billboard and charting higher than former Supreme Ross' debut solo single a few months later) and "Everybody's Got the Right to Love". Other notable tracks include "Bill, When Are You Coming Back", an anti-Vietnam War song, and "The Loving Country", written by Ivy Jo Hunter and Smokey Robinson. A critical and commercial success, Right On reached #25 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart, a peak 21 positions higher than the final Diana Ross-led album, Farewell.[1] Although the album fell just short of gold status it was a big enough hit to ensure that the new Supremes would continue successfully without Diana Ross, many times outselling her product during the first two years of the separation. Despite sporting a new sound, the photos on the album had the new group wearing old gowns from the Diana Ross period.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Record Mirror(Favorable)[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Up the Ladder to the Roof" (Frank Wilson, Vincent DiMirco)
  2. "Then We Can Try Again" (Clarence McMurray, J. Dean)
  3. "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" (Lou Stallman)
  4. "Wait a Minute Before You Leave Me" (N. Toney, W. Garrett, A. Hamilton)
  5. "You Move Me" (W. Garrett, A. Hamilton)
  6. "But I Love You More" (Frank Wilson, Sherlie Matthews)
  7. "I Got Hurt (Trying to Be the Only Girl in Your Life)" (Clarence McMurray, J. Dean, J. Glover)
  8. "Baby Baby" (H. Lewis, K. Lewis)
  9. "Take a Closer Look at Me" (Henry Cosby, Pam Sawyer, Joe Hinton)
  10. "Then I Met You" (J. Roach)
  11. "Bill, When Are You Coming Back" (Pam Sawyer, Johnny Bristol)
  12. "The Loving Country" (Smokey Robinson, Ivy Jo Hunter)

Covers[edit]

On the album The Supremes covered "Baby Baby" by The Miracles.[4] "But I Love You More" was also recorded by The Blackberries.

Unused recordings from the Right On sessions[edit]

During this period, the Supremes were recording a wide variety of tracks; many of which currently remain unreleased.

  1. "The Day Will Come Between Sunday and Monday" (eventually released on the Supremes box set)
  2. "Life Beats" (eventually released on The '70s Anthology)
  3. "Steppin' on a Dream"
  4. "That's How Much You Made Me Love You"
  5. "You Only Miss Me When You See Me"
  6. "Loneliness Is a Lonely Feeling"
  7. "Send Him to Me" (Mary Wilson lead vocal)
  8. "If You Let Me Baby" (Mary Wilson lead vocal)
  9. "Mind, Body and Soul"
  10. "How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone"
  11. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
  12. "I Want to Go Back There Again"
  13. "You've Got to Pay the Price"

Personnel[edit]

The Supremes
Technical

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jay Warner (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 458. ISBN 0634099787. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ Viglione, Joe. Right On at Allmusic
  3. ^ Collins, Rodney (August 1, 1970). "TAMLA IS TEN!—CELEBRATION DISCS" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 4. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  4. ^ "Baby Baby by The Supremes". secondhandsongs.com.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3809". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ^ "TOP 100 Albums" (PDF). Cashbox. June 27, 1970. p. 88. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. ^ "TOP RECORDS OF 1970: SOUL ALBUMS" (PDF). Billboard. December 26, 1970. p. TA-36. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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