"Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, recorded in October 1966 by Kim Weston. Her recording was not issued at the time as she left the label over a dispute over royalties in 1967. Weston's original version was first released in 2005.
| "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.png) 1972 German single | ||||
| Single by The Supremes | ||||
| from the album Floy Joy | ||||
| B-side | "The Wisdom of Time" | |||
| Released | July 11, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972, Hitsville U.S.A. | |||
| Genre | Pop, soul | |||
| Length | 3:00 (album/single version) | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Smokey Robinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Smokey Robinson | |||
| The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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| Floy Joy track listing | ||||
9 tracks
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The song was revisited and released as a single by Motown singing group The Supremes in 1972 as the third and final single from their popular album Floy Joy. On the soul chart the song peaked at number twenty-two, while on the Hot 100 it went to number fifty-nine.[1]
Personnel
edit- Lead vocals by Jean Terrell
- Background vocals by Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong
- Additional vocals by The Andantes
- Produced and written by Smokey Robinson
Charts
edit| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] | 81 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 59 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 22 |
| US Cashbox Top 100[5] | 70 |
| US Cashbox R&B[6] | 51 |
| US Record World Singles[7] | 72 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 558.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4186." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. September 9, 1972. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. September 9, 1972. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "THE SINGLES CHART: Week of September 16, 1972" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. September 16, 1972. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
