Tears of Sorrow
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| "Tears of Sorrow" | ||||
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| SinglebyThe Primettes | ||||
| B-side | "Pretty Baby" | |||
| Released | August 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 1960 | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Lu Pine 120 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Florence Ballard Diane Ross Richard Morris | |||
| Producer(s) | Hom-Rich | |||
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"Tears of Sorrow"is the first single byThe Primettes,later known asThe Supremes,released in 1960.[1][2]This was their first and only single fromLu Pine Records."Tears of Sorrow," along with the Mary Wilson-led "Pretty Baby",are the only known recordings that feature the vocals ofBetty McGlown.It would later appear on the 2000 box setThe Supremes.The Supremes would later rerecord the song atMotown,but this version would go unreleased until the 2008 compilation albumLet The Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960-1969.
Credits
[edit]Tears Of Sorrow
[edit]Lu Pine version
[edit]- Lead vocals byDiana Ross
- Background vocals byFlorence Ballard,Mary WilsonandBetty McGlown
- Instrumentation by Ron and the Red Vests
Motown version
[edit]- Lead vocals byDiana Ross
- Background vocals byFlorence Ballard,Mary WilsonandBarbara Martin
- Instrumentation byThe Funk Brothers
Pretty Baby
[edit]- Lead vocals byMary Wilson
- Solo vocals on intro byFlorence Ballard
- Background vocals byFlorence Ballard,Betty McGlown,Diana Ross
References
[edit]- ^"Tears of Sorrow / Pretty Baby by The Primettes".rateyourmusic.com.
- ^"The Primettes - Tears Of Sorrow".Discogs. 1960.
External links
[edit]- "The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions".Answers. 2016-08-03.Retrieved2016-09-26.
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