I Hear a Symphony

by The Supremes

Overview

I Hear a Symphony has some great soul numbers on it, mostly by the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, including not only the title track but also "Any Girl in Love (Knows What I'm Going Through)," "My World Is Empty Without You," and "He's All I Got" -- the latter is one of the greatest album tracks the group ever recorded, with stunning vocals by Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard behind Diana Ross, showing the trio in just about its peak form. Other parts of I Hear a Symphony seem to take its title track almost literally, with the inclusion of the majestic "Unchained Melody" and the Bach-based "A Lover's Concerto"; the latter, in particular, is a Diana Ross tour de force, with very sweetly understated accompaniment by Wilson and Ballard. And elsewhere, Berry Gordy was pushing his vision of the Supremes as a mainstream pop trio, covering "A Stranger in Paradise," "With a Song in My Heart," "Without a Song," and "Wonderful, Wonderful." None of these are bad, but neither are they terribly distinguished -- the group even adds a certain fresh sparkle to "Wonderful, Wonderful," but realistically, people were paying their money for the Holland-Dozier-Holland and Eddie Holland-authored songs, any of which would have made about as fine singles as anything the trio ever put out, and all of which are still a chunk of the best part of the group's legacy. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2024
Label:	Motown
UPC:	8435395504253
Rank:	41816

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Supremes   Primary Artist
Diana Ross & the Supremes   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Leonard Bernstein   Composer
Derek Watson   Composer
Denny Randell   Composer
Riz Ortolani   Composer
Lionel Rand   Composer
Sandy Linzer   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Jerry Williams, Jr.   Composer
Nino Oliviero   Composer
Mary Taylor   Composer
Brian Holland   Producer,Composer
George Forrest   Composer
Harold Rome   Composer
Diana Ross   Composer
Adolph Green   Composer
Alex North   Composer
Henri Herpin   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
William Best   Composer
Stephen Sondheim   Composer
Bob Merrill   Composer
James Dean   Composer,Composer
Alexander Borodin   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Hy Zaret   Composer
Robert Wright   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Sherman Edwards & Donald Meyer   Composer
Deek Watson   Composer
William Thomas Best   Composer
Robert Craig   Composer
Jean Marie Blanvillain   Composer
Chet Forrest   Composer
Ian Grant   Composer
Gaetano Oliviero   Composer
Harold J. Rome   Composer
Robert Craig Bob Wright   Composer
Sherman Edwards   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Betty Comden   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Mixing
Billy Rose   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Producer
Larry Stock   Composer
James Cavanaugh   Composer
Roger Miller   Composer
Gary "U.S." Bonds   Composer
Ben Raleigh   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Edward Eliscu   Composer
Russ Morgan   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Sam Cooke   Composer