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I Hear a Symphony

The Supremes

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Album Review

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.

Customer Reviews

Yes!

This is a very good compilation. The Supremes did a magnificent arrangement of "Unchained Melody", and the title track showcases the Supremes at their very best. "My World is Empty Without You" is a sweet song with nice backing vocals, but the surprising treat in this is "A Lover's Concerto". It is essentially Bach's "Minuet in G" with words to it, and it's the kind of song you can sing in the shower or while housecleaning shamelessly. The rest of the songs in this album are on basically the same level, but none of them really stand out all that much.

I Hear A Symphony Is A Classic Motown Album

As a young teenager, the Supremes were everything. When this album came out I was mesmerized by the voice of Diana like everyone else. This was not only a pop album of hits (My World, I Hear a ..) but a cover of pop hits from the Toys, The Beatles, Johnny Mathis, and Showtunes to which the Motown Machine and the Supremes brought their own flair which helped to make the songs their own and very unique in the soulful manner in which they were sung. These songs were sung by the most popular black female group all times. These songs were infectious then as they are now for those who lived in that day and time. I still have the very original album plus the CD. When I play the album, I am reminded of a simpler time when we can sing along and enjoy non offensive words and meanings of songs with a great beat or melody. This album has a dynamic influence on a teenager of 12 years when it was released. Today, if you want to hear a great album of pop standards and hits from The Supremes, this is the album to buy.

An American Classic

This album represents proof positive that Motown's talented arsenal of songwriter's like Edward Holland, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier deserved to be counted as contributors to the great American songbook. "I Hear A Symphony" is a timeless classic along the same lines as "Unchained Melody" or anything written by George and Ira Gershwin. I appreciate that certain artists like Linda Ronstandt and Michael McDonald have attempted to correct this oversight with their tribute albums. Buy this music if you love a great music with honest delivery.

Biography

Formed: 1961 in Detroit, MI

Genre: R&B/Soul

Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s

The most successful American performers of the 1960s, the Supremes for a time rivaled even the Beatles in terms of red-hot commercial appeal, reeling off five number one singles in a row at one point. Critical revisionism has tended to undervalue the Supremes' accomplishments, categorizing their work as more lightweight than the best soul stars (or even the best Motown stars), and viewing them as a tool for Berry Gordy's crossover aspirations. There's no question that there was about as much pop...
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