The Supremes A' Go-Go

The Supremes A' Go-Go
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1966 (1966-08-25)
RecordedSummer 1965–Summer 1966
StudioHitsville U.S.A., Detroit
Genre
Length31:54
LabelMotown
Producer
The Supremes chronology
I Hear a Symphony
(1966)
The Supremes A' Go-Go
(1966)
The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland
(1967)
Singles from The Supremes A' Go-Go
  1. "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart"
    Released: April 8, 1966
  2. "You Can't Hurry Love"
    Released: July 25, 1966
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

The Supremes A' Go-Go is the ninth studio album released by Motown singing group the Supremes. It was the first album by an all-female group to reach number-one on the Billboard 200 album charts in the United States.

Included are two of the Supremes' top ten Billboard Hot 100 singles—the number-nine hit "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" and the number-one hit "You Can't Hurry Love". Also present on the album are covers of songs by the Elgins' ("Put Yourself in My Place"), the Four Tops' ("Baby I Need Your Loving", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)", "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)"), the Temptations' ("Get Ready"), Martha and the Vandellas' ("Come and Get These Memories") Barrett Strong's ("Money (That's What I Want)"), the Isley Brothers' ("This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)"), Nancy Sinatra's ("These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"), and the McCoys' ("Hang On Sloopy").

Additional songs recorded for the album, but not included were: Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual", the Miracles' "Mickey's Monkey", Stevie Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", Marvin Gaye's "Can I Get a Witness", Martha and the Vandellas' "In My Lonely Room", and the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. The Supremes A' Go-Go at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  2. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "The Supremes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 797. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 26 January 2021.