New Ways but Love Stays

New Ways But Love Stays
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Studio album by The Supremes
Released	October 1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Soul, Pop
Length	31:12
Label	Motown MS 720
Producer	Frank Wilson
The Supremes chronology
The Magnificent 7 (1970) New Ways But Love Stays (1970) The Return of the Magnificent Seven (1971)
Singles from New Ways but Love Stays
"Stoned Love" Released: October 15, 1970

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New Ways But Love Stays is the second studio album by the Jean Terrell-led Supremes. Building on the foundation of the group's first LP, Right On, New Ways was produced by Frank Wilson and features The Supremes' most successful single with Terrell, "Stoned Love". The plea for peace and love was written by Wilson and a Detroit teenager named Kenny Thomas. The song's title, read by many entertainment executives as a double-edged drug reference, prevented the song from making an impact in some areas; for example, footage of The Supremes performing the number was edited out of a November 1970 episode of The Merv Griffin Show. However, the song still was a huge success on the charts, reaching number 7 on the Billboard hot 100, and number 1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart.

New Ways But Love Stays was originally titled Stoned Love after its hit single; the controversy over the song's name prevented this from occurring. Another change that befell the project was the alteration of the original album cover. The original design used a photograph which depicted the three Supremes in Afros and dark green turtlenecks, giving them a Black power look. Apparently feeling that such a look would go against the Supremes' established "glamour girl" image, Motown's final front cover for New Ways But Love Stays includes one of the Black power photos, but it is inset within a circle and surrounded by additional inset pictures of the three Supremes in their more familiar gowns. The reverse of the album cover is a full portrait of the trio in the 'black power' styling. This was a colour photograph on the US release, but black and white when released on Tamla Motown in the UK and Europe.

Besides its hit single, the album also includes several notable album tracks, such as "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" (a Spinners cover), and "It's Time to Break Down", which is today recognized as a minor "dusty groove" classic, and was sampled by hip hop producer DJ Premier for the Gang Starr song "JFK 2 LAX", included on the 1998 LP Moment of Truth.

Covers

On New Ways But Love Stays The Supremes covered Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water", The Beatles' "Come Together, Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" and The Spinners' "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" (Martin Coleman, Richard Drapkin)
2. "Stoned Love" (Yennik Samoht, Frank Wilson)
3. "It's Time to Break Down" (Ellean Hendley, Wilson)
4. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon)
5. "I Wish I Were Your Mirror" (Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson)

Side two

1. "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
2. "Is There a Place (In Your Heart for Me)" (Clay McMurray, Martin Coleman)
3. "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka)
4. "Shine on Me" (Frank Wilson)
5. "Thank Him for Today" (Vincent DiMirco)

Bonus tracks

1. "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills) (CD bonus track, position # 7, it does not appear on the original LP)

Personnel

• Jean Terrell – lead vocals and background vocals
• Mary Wilson – lead and background vocals
• Cindy Birdsong – lead and background vocals
• The Andantes - background vocals

Production

• Frank Wilson – producer except "Is There A Place"
• Clay McMurray – producer on "Is There A Place"

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	68
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums Chart	12