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"'''Nothing but Heartaches'''" is a 1965 song recorded by [[The Supremes]] for the [[Motown]] label.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Dylan's Lyrics Catchy on New Disc |first=Bert |last=Steel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WzU_AAAAIBAJ&pg=3624%2C1887760 |newspaper=[[Windsor Star]] |date=20 August 1965 |access-date=26 March 2011}}</ref> |
"'''Nothing but Heartaches'''" is a 1965 song recorded by [[The Supremes]] for the [[Motown]] label.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Dylan's Lyrics Catchy on New Disc |first=Bert |last=Steel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WzU_AAAAIBAJ&pg=3624%2C1887760 |newspaper=[[Windsor Star]] |date=20 August 1965 |access-date=26 March 2011}}</ref> |
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Written and produced by Motown songwriting and producing team [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]], it was notable for breaking the first string of five consecutive number-one pop singles in the United States, peaking at number 11 from August 29, 1965, through September 4, 1965 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1965 |title=''Billboard'' Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=77 |issue=36 |pages=36 |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RCkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36 |access-date=10 May 2011 }}</ref> Despite this, it was the sixth of seven consecutive million-selling singles released by The Supremes between 1964 and 1965.<ref name="Ebony Sales"/> |
Written and produced by Motown songwriting and producing team [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]], it was notable for breaking the first string of five consecutive number-one pop singles in the United States, peaking at number 11 from August 29, 1965, through September 4, 1965, on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1965 |title=''Billboard'' Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=77 |issue=36 |pages=36 |publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RCkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36 |access-date=10 May 2011 }}</ref> Despite this, it was the sixth of seven consecutive million-selling singles released by The Supremes between 1964 and 1965.<ref name="Ebony Sales"/> |
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By the spring of 1965, The Supremes had elevated from regional R&B favorites to an internationally successful pop group thanks to a series of five singles which consecutively topped the United States [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' pop chart]]s: "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]", "[[Baby Love]]", "[[Come See About Me]]", "[[Stop! In the Name of Love]]" and "[[Back in My Arms Again]]." Known for creating repetitive follow-ups, Motown at this time was relying on a formula to create songs with a similar sound present in records by [[The Temptations]], [[The Four Tops]] and [[Marvin Gaye]] among other recording acts. |
By the spring of 1965, The Supremes had elevated from regional R&B favorites to an internationally successful pop group thanks to a series of five singles which consecutively topped the United States [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' pop chart]]s: "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]", "[[Baby Love]]", "[[Come See About Me]]", "[[Stop! In the Name of Love]]" and "[[Back in My Arms Again]]." Known for creating repetitive follow-ups, Motown at this time was relying on a formula to create songs with a similar sound present in records by [[The Temptations]], [[The Four Tops]] and [[Marvin Gaye]] among other recording acts. |
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Confident that they had finally found a successful formula, [[Berry Gordy]] had [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]] |
Confident that they had finally found a successful formula, [[Berry Gordy]] had [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]] create a song similar to several of their earlier hit singles. As expected, "Nothing but Heartaches" had a similar sound to "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again." Gordy felt confident that the song would become their sixth consecutive number-one hit. |
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| from the album More Hits by The Supremes | ||||
| B-side | "He Holds His Own" | |||
| Released | July 16, 1965 (1965-07-16) | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); May 13 and May 17, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Motown M 1080 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
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"Nothing but Heartaches" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.[1]
Written and produced by Motown songwriting and producing team Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was notable for breaking the first string of five consecutive number-one pop singles in the United States, peaking at number 11 from August 29, 1965, through September 4, 1965, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] Despite this, it was the sixth of seven consecutive million-selling singles released by The Supremes between 1964 and 1965.[3]
By the spring of 1965, The Supremes had elevated from regional R&B favorites to an internationally successful pop group thanks to a series of five singles which consecutively topped the United States Billboard pop charts: "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again." Known for creating repetitive follow-ups, Motown at this time was relying on a formula to create songs with a similar sound present in records by The Temptations, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye among other recording acts.
Confident that they had finally found a successful formula, Berry Gordy had Holland–Dozier–Holland create a song similar to several of their earlier hit singles. As expected, "Nothing but Heartaches" had a similar sound to "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again." Gordy felt confident that the song would become their sixth consecutive number-one hit.
The lukewarm response to "Nothing but Heartaches" was not what Gordy had predicted, as it peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's more modest top 20 charting prompted Gordy to circulate a memo around the Motown offices:
We will release nothing less than Top Ten product on any artist; and because the Supremes' world-wide acceptance is greater than the other artists, on them we will only release number-one records.
After canceling the planned subsequent release of "Mother Dear," Holland-Dozier-Holland produced "I Hear a Symphony."
Cash Box described the song as a "rollicking pop-blues heart-throbber about a love struck gal who can’t break away from a fella who is decidedly wrong for her."[4] Record World said that "The oh so sweet Diana Ross voice again wails as Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson chant along on a Detroit delight."[5]
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