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Meet the Supremes
is the debut
studio album
by
released in late 1962
on Motown.
The LP includes
the group's singles:
"I Want a Guy",
"Buttered Popcorn",
"Your Heart Belongs to Me"
and
"Let Me Go the Right Way".
Critical Reception
Andrew Hamilton
for Allmusic,
described "
Your Heart Belongs to Me"
as
'romantic and sentimental',
writing it 'should have been
the Supremes' first hit.
It's every bit as charming
as his chartbusters
for Mary Wells.'
Hamilton praised
The Supremes' vocals,
writing,
'Diana Ross'
sweet tender lead,
assisted by
Mary Wilson
and
Florence Ballard's
warm harmonies,
could melt icebergs.'
Furthermore,
Hamilton praised their
'enthusiastic vocals'
on
"Let Me Go the Right Way".
Hamilton also noted
'Ross' vocals on
"Who's Lovin' You"
are intense and bluesy;
Wilson leads the soulful
"Baby Don't Go";
and Ballard leads
the raucous
"Buttered Popcorn,"
a tune more suited for
the Contours.'
Stevie Chick
of
The Guardian,
listed
"Buttered Popcorn"
as one of the best
10 Supremes songs.
Chick expressed that
Ballard was
'A bold, big-voiced belter'
and described the song as
'A piece of raw,
ribald soul lacking
the polish that gilded their
[The Supremes']
later hits'.
Also,
'Ballard growls salaciously on
Buttered Popcorn
that her boyfriend
“likes it greasy,
and sticky,
and salty,
and gooey”,
a knowingly saucy performance
that somehow escaped
the interference of
Motown's infamous
Quality Control department.'
Similarly,
Bonnie Stiernberg
of Paste wrote
'the innuendo-laced track
is not unlike
buttered popcorn
salty, fluffy,
and
oh so good'.
Contemporary reviews of
"Buttered Popcorn"
include a B+ from
Cashbox,
whilst music columnist
Wayne Harada
in
The Honolulu Advertiser
called the song
'A novelty'
which
'merits attention'.
On the contrary,
Hamilton expressed that
on their first recording,
"I Want a Guy,"
'the backing voices are buried,
and Ross' voice
sounds whiny
and high-pitched',
describing
"I Want a Guy"
and 'the
'50s-sounding
"He's Seventeen,"
as 'the only bummers'.
More positively,
"Time Changes Things"
is noted as
'a forerunner to
later efforts by
Holland-Dozier-Holland',
"Play a Sad Song"
is described as a
'torching' ballad
'Blues lovers will relish'
and the
'straight '50s
doo wop' of
"Never Again"
drew a comparison to
the Chantels.
American music critic
Tom Hull
noted the album is
'mostly songs by
Berry Gordy Jr.
or
Smokey Robinson,'
which 'spawned four singles
that went nowhere,
although
"I Want a Guy"
and
"Let Me Go the Right Way"
are catchy enough.'
TRACKLIST
CD 1
(Mono)
Your Heart Belongs To Me
Who's Lovin' You
Baby Don't Go
Buttered Popcorn
I Want A Guy
Let Me Go The Right Way
You Bring Back Memories
Time Changes Things
Play A Sad Song
Never Again
He's Seventeen
(Stereo)
Your Heart Belongs To Me
Who's Lovin' You
Baby Don't Go
Buttered Popcorn
I Want A Guy
Let Me Go The Right Way
You Bring Back Memories
Time Changes Things
Play A Sad Song
Never Again
He's Seventeen
BONUS
[The Man With The]
Rock And Roll Banjo Band
(B Side)
Your Heart Belongs To Me
(Live)
I Want A Guy
(Live)
Time Changes Things
(Live)
Let Me Go The Right Way
(Live)
CD 2
After All
(Stereo Mix)
You Can Depend On Me
(Ver. 2)
The Boy That Got Away
(Alternate Mix)
Hey Baby
(Ver. 2)
Too Hot
(Ver. 2)
Buttered Popcorn
(Ver. 3)
Buttered Popcorn
(Ver. 4)
I Want A Guy
(Ver. 1)
Who's Lovin' You
(Stereo Mix Of Mono Vocals)
Because I Love Him
(Ver. 2)
Save Me A Star
(Stereo Mix)
Those Dj Shows
(Stereo Mix)
The Tears
(Stereo Mix)
Your Heart Belongs To Me
(Ver. 1)
I'm Giving You Your Freedom
(Alternate Mix)
Stoned Love
(Remix) [*]
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
(Remix) [*]
Run, Run, Run
(Live)
Standing At The Crossroads Of Love
(Live)
Anyone Who Had A Heart
(Live)
Time Changes Things
(Live)
Make Someone Happy
(Live)
Let Me Go The Right Way
(Live)
When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
(Live)
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