You're My Driving Wheel
| "You're My Driving Wheel" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1976 German single | ||||
| Single by The Supremes | ||||
| from the album Mary, Scherrie & Susaye | ||||
| B-side | "You're What's Missing in My Life" | |||
| Released | September 30, 1976 | |||
| Genre | Dance, disco | |||
| Length | 3:19 (single version) 4:19 (album version) 5:15 (12" version) | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Holland, Harold Beatty, Floyd Stafford, Reginald Brown | |||
| The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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"You're My Driving Wheel" is a dance/disco song by The Supremes. The song was released on September 30, 1976 as the first single from their album Mary, Scherrie & Susaye. Along with the tracks, "Let Yourself Go" and "Love I Never Knew", "You're My Driving Wheel" peaked at number five on the disco chart.[1] On the Soul chart, the single peaked at number fifty and number eighty-five on the Hot 100.[2]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 85 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 50 |
| US Cashbox R&B[6] | 49 |
| US Record World Disco File Top 20[7] | 5 |
| US Record World R&B Singles[8] | 46 |
Personnel
[edit]- Lead vocals by Scherrie Payne
- Background vocals by Mary Wilson, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 250.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 559.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. December 18, 1976. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "DISCO FILE TOP 20: Week of January 15, 1977" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. January 15, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "THE R&B SINGLES CHART: Week of December 25, 1976" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. December 25, 1976. p. 178. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
