Mother Dear
| "Mother Dear" | ||||
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| Single by The Supremes | ||||
| from the album More Hits by The Supremes | ||||
| B-side | "He Holds His Own"/"Who Could Ever Doubt My Love" | |||
| Released | July 16, 1965 (withdrawn) July 23, 1965 (album) October 6, 1965 (withdrawn/canceled) |
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| Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); June 2 and June 21, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Motown M 1080/1083 |
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| Writer(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
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"Mother Dear" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was an unreleased single for More Hits by The Supremes; it was canceled in favor of the single "Nothing but Heartaches", as it was considered too lightweight to follow their previous single, "Back in My Arms Again"[citation needed]. The label decided instead to release it as a follow-up single, but when "Nothing But Heartaches" failed to make it to the Top Ten, missing it by just one position and breaking the string of number-one Supremes hits, Motown chief Berry Gordy circulated a memo around the Motown offices that read as follows:
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We will release nothing less than Top Ten product on any artist; and because the Supremes' world-wide acceptance is greater than the other artists, on them we will only release number-one records.
Thus the song was canceled a final time in favor of "I Hear a Symphony."[citation needed]
The song was re-recorded in 1966 in a totally different style that was more danceable and upbeat. The 1966 version would not be released until 2000.
Credits
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
References
- The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
- Ribowsky, Mark. "The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal". New York: Da Capo Press, 2009.
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