The Supremes - The Supremes: Box Set (2000)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Tears of Sorrow (Single Edit) [Mono]
02. Pretty Baby (Single Version) [Mono]
03. After All (2000 Box Set Version)
04. The Boy That Got Away (2000 Box Set Version)
05. I Want a Guy (Single Version) [Mono]
06. Buttered Popcorn (2000 Box Set Version)
07. Your Heart Belongs to Me (Single Version) [Mono]
08. Let Me Go the Right Way (2000 Box Set Version)
09. My Heart Can't Take It No More (Single Version) [Mono]
10. A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Breaking Guy (Single Version) [Mono]
11. Run, Run, Run (Single Version) [Mono]
12. When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes (Single Version) [Mono]
13. Where Did Our Love Go (Juke Box) [Single Version] [Stereo]
14. Baby Love (Juke Box) [Single Version] [Stereo]
15. Ask Any Girl (Mono)
16. Come See About Me (Stereo)
17. Ooowee Baby (2000 Box Set Version)
18. Shake (2000 Box Set Version)
19. Stop! In the Name of Love (2000 Box Set Version)
20. Back in My Arms Again (Single Version) [Stereo]
21. It's All Your Fault (2000 Box Set Version)
22. Nothing But Heartaches (Juke Box) [Single Version] [Stereo]
23. Take Me Where You Go (2000 Box Set Version)
24. People (2000 Box Set Version)

CD2
01. I Hear a Symphony (Juke Box) [Single Version] [Stereo]
02. My World Is Empty Without You (Juke Box) [Single Version] [Stereo]
03. Everything Is Good About You (2000 Box Set Version) [Stereo]
04. Any Girl In Love (Knows What I'm Going Through)
05. Surfer Boy (2000 Box Set Version)
06. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (2000 Box Set Version)
07. Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart (Stereo)
08. You Can't Hurry Love (Stereo)
09. Mother Dear (2000 Box Set Version)
10. You Keep Me Hangin' On (Stereo)
11. Going Down for the Third Time (Single Mono)
12. Love Is Here and Now You're Gone (2000 Box Set Version)
13. There's No Stopping Us Now (Single Mono)
14. Come on and See Me (2000 Box Set Version)
15. My Guy (2000 Box Set Version)
16. Falling in Love With Love
17. The Happening (2000 Box Set Version)
18. All I Know About You (2000 Box Set Version) [Stereo]
19. When You Wish upon a Star (2000 Box Set Version)
20. Somewhere (Live) [2000 Box Set Version]
21. Group Introduction (Spoken Words) [Live] [2000 Box Set Version]
22. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You (Live) [2000 Box Set Version]

CD3
01. Reflections (Stereo)
02. In and Out of Love (Juke Box) [Single Version] [Stereo]
03. Heaven Must Have Sent You (2000 Box Set Version)
04. Forever Came Today (Single Stereo)
05. Some Things You Never Get Used To (Single Stereo)
06. The Beginning of the End of Love (2000 Box Set Version)
07. Love Child (Stereo)
08. How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone (Stereo)
09. Does Your Mama Know About Me (Stereo)
10. He's My Sunny Boy (Stereo)
11. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Stereo)
12. I'll Try Something New (Stereo)
13. T.C.B. (2000 Box Set Version)
14. I'm Livin' in Shame (Juke Box) [Single Version] [Stereo]
15. The Composer (Single Mono)
16. Are You Sure Love Is the Name of this Game (2000 Box Set Version)
17. No Matter What Sign You Are (It's Happening Version)
18. The Young Folks (Single Mono)
19. Stormy (2000 Box Set Version)
20. Can't Take My Eyes off You (2000 Box Set Version)
21. The Weight (Single Version) [Stereo]
22. The Beginning of the End (Single Version) [Stereo]
23. Someday We'll Be Together (Single Version) [Stereo]

CD4
01. Up the Ladder to the Roof (Single Version) [Mono]
02. Bill, When Are You Coming Back (Single Version) [Mono]
03. Everybody's Got the Right to Love
04. The Day Will Come Between Sunday and Monday (2000 Box Set Version)
05. Stoned Love
06. River Deep, Mountain High
07. You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart (Single Version)
08. Touch (Promo) [Single Version]
09. Nathan Jones (Single Version)
10. Floy Joy (2000 Box Set Version)
11. Automatically Sunshine (Single Version)
12. Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love
13. I Guess I'll Miss the Man (Single Version)
14. 5:30 Plane
15. Bad Weather (Single Version)
16. He's My Man
17. High Energy
18. I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking (Extended)
19. You're My Driving Wheel (Promo) [Single Version]
20. You Are the Heart of Me


The Supremes were Motown's most popular act, so there was much anticipation for a comprehensive box set, especially since Motown waited many years to assemble one. So, the question is, was the wait worth it? Almost. It's a lavish set, spanning four discs (five, if you include the limited-edition live bonus disc included with the first 25,000 sets), housed in a red-velvet plated book and boasting a 70-page booklet, plus alternate takes, original 45 mixes, and other rarities. The devil is in the details, though. Rarities are substituted for original hit versions; for instance, the original versions of "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" are not here. Then, there are the little omissions, like noting Elvis Costello's cover of "Remove This Doubt" in a list of great Supremes' covers, but not including the original. These curious choices, along with the decision to devote the fourth disc to post-Diana Ross material, makes the set feel a little incomplete, even though it covers a tremendous amount of ground. There are some classic cuts missing, and it's not a good thing that some of those missing items are the single versions of the hits. Still, it's hard not to like The Supremes as a set for hardcore fans, who will thrill to the different mixes and alternate versions, unreleased photos, Top Ten lists, and illustrated discographies. But for the listener looking for one exhaustive set containing all the Supremes they'll ever need, this set falls short of the mark. In fact, for that kind of listener, a good double-disc hits compilation remains a preferable choice over this set. [In 2006, this box was re-released minus the bonus disc of outtakes that was included in the 2000 edition, which is really too bad, since it was the only platter in the box that would hold the attention of the collectors who missed it the first time around.]

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