Florence Ballard - The Supreme Florence Ballard: 18 Essential Original Recordings
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Artist: Florence BallardEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2001-07-02
Music Label: Polygram UK
Soundtracks:
- Like You Babe
- Yesterday
- Yours Until Tomorrow
- It's Not Unusual
- The Impossible Dream
- It Doesn't Matter How I Say It (It's What I Say That Matters)
- Stay in Love
- Walk on By
- Goin' Out of My Head
- You Bring Out the Sweetness in Me
- Everything Wonderful
- Love Ain't Love
- Forever Faithful
- My Heart
- Buttered Popcorn
- Ain't That Good News
- Hey Baby
- Heavenly Father
Free Music Notes for The Supreme Florence Ballard: 18 Essential Original Recordings
Free Music Review: The first Supreme
Hit: 5 Stars
While still at school, Florence impressed the Detroit locals, sometimes singing solo and sometimes with the Primes (an all-boys group that later became the Temptations). Florence was advised to form an all-girl group, which she did. Originally called the Primettes, it featured Florence as lead singer with Diana Ross and Mary Wilson among the three other singers. The fourth member (Betty McGlown) left and was replaced by Barbara Martin but when Barbara left, the group became a trio. The Primettes recorded one single for a small label but one side featured Diana as lead singer and the other side featured Mary as lead singer. The single flopped.
Eventually, the trio signed for Motown and became the Supremes. With Florence restored as lead singer for some songs, they recorded several singles but failed to chart with any of them. Diana became the exclusive lead singer while Holland-Dozier-Holland were brought in to supply the songs. I wonder what would have happened if Florence had been given the chance to record some of the new songs. Anyway, Florence gradually became less important and was eventually sacked. She signed a solo recording contract in 1968 but her two singles (It doesn't matter how I say it, Love ain't love) failed to make an impact. An album in preparation was aborted when nearing completion. Florence was dropped from the label, eventually dying of a heart attack aged just 32.
This compilation features four early Supremes tracks with Florence as lead singer (Buttered popcorn, Ain't that good news, Hey baby, Heavenly father), together with tracks that had been recorded for possible inclusion on the aborted album. Among these tracks is Florence's cover of Yesterday, which sounds like it came from the heart - Florence could certainly relate to that song. Other covers include It's not unusual, The impossible dream, Walk on by and Going out of my head.
So it was that Florence never fulfilled her potential but it seems that she didn't get much of a chance. As the liner notes make clear, Florence was capable of far more than is evident from her recordings. I suspect that she would have been better appreciated in a different setting - pop and soul music was possibly not the best outlet for her talents. Nevertheless, that is what she recorded and what you get here. If you are a fan of the Supremes who likes to explore beyond the hits (as I am), you might enjoy this collection.
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