Let the Sunshine In (album)
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Let the Sunshine In is the sixteenth studio album by Diana Ross & the Supremes recorded and released by Motown in 1969. It contains the hit single "I'm Livin' in Shame" (the sequel to 1968's number-one hit "Love Child"), "The Composer," a Smokey Robinson composition that peaked at #27, and "No Matter What Sign You Are," - a single produced by Motown chief Berry Gordy that failed to crack to Top 30 (peaking at #31). Though the album was released when the group consisted of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Cindy Birdsong, original founding member Florence Ballard (whom Birdsong replaced) appears on two songs. One track from this album, "Let The Music Play" was an outtake from the I Hear a Symphony album recording sessions and therefore features backing from by Ballard who was fired 2 years prior to the release of this album in 1967. The other track, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted," was recorded by the Supremes in 1966. According to Motown data this album sold over 625,000 copies in the USA.[2]
Track listing
- "The Composer"
- "Everyday People"
- "No Matter What Sign You Are"
- "Hey, Western Union Man"
- "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
- "I'm Livin' in Shame"
- Medley: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
- "Let the Music Play"
- "With a Child's Heart"
- "Discover Me (And You'll Discover Love)"
- "Will This Be the Day"
- "I'm So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)"
Personnel
- Diana Ross – Lead vocals
- Mary Wilson – background vocals
- Cindy Birdsong – background vocals
- Florence Ballard – background vocals on "Let the Music Play" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
- The Andantes – background vocals
- The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
- Various Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation
Chart History
Album
Name | Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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Let the Sunshine In | U.S. Billboard 200 | 24 |
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums Chart | 7 |
Singles
Name | Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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"I'm Livin' In Shame" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart | 8 | |
UK Singles Chart | 14 | |
"The Composer" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 27 |
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart | 21 | |
"No Matter What Sign You Are" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart | 17 | |
UK Singles Chart | 37 |
References
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- 1969 albums
- The Supremes albums
- Motown albums
- Albums produced by Johnny Bristol
- Albums produced by Smokey Robinson
- Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson
- Albums produced by Berry Gordy
- Albums produced by Harvey Fuqua
- Albums produced by Henry Cosby
- Albums produced by Deke Richards
- English-language albums
- Albums produced by Frank Wilson (musician)
- Albums produced by R. Dean Taylor
- Albums produced by Pete Moore
- Albums produced by Brian Holland
- Albums produced by Lamont Dozier
- 1960s rhythm and blues album stubs