The full title of this beautifully presented book set is This Is The Story: The 70 s Albums Vol.1, 1970-1973 - The Jean Terrell Years . It s a limited non-numbered edition of 5000 and was issued in December 2006 released March 2007 in the UK by Universal s premium label in the States - Hip-O Select Jean Terrell replaced Diana Ross as the new lead after Ross left for her solo career .
It gives you 5 full albums with previously unreleased material and rare sides across 3 picture-disc CDs each of which is in a card leaf at the back of the set. The 44-page booklet that precedes the discs pictures each LP front and rear , gives detailed track-by-track information, provides liner notes on each release and has interview contributions from all concerned. The whole thing is housed in an over-sized hardback silver book sleeve with three die-cut circles at the front to show the three Supremes of the period underneath - Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson and Cindy Songbird. The words limited edition are embossed in gold on the back. As you can imagine, the artwork in itself is a thing of beauty and gives the whole project an air of real class.
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This Is The Story is a box set, released in 2006, comprising The Supremes albums from the period 1970-1973, featuring new lead singer Jean Terrell, along with Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong and Lynda Laurence who replaced Birdsong in 1972. In addition to the five studio albums Right On, New Ways But Love Stays, Touch, Floy Joy, and The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb, the set also includes thirteen tracks from the group s unreleased 1972 album, Promises Kept. Not included from the same time period are the three duet albums recorded with Four Tops these were issued in full in 2009 on the 2-CD compilation Magnificent - The Complete Studio Duets, which included 13 previously unreleased recordings.
A follow-up box set, entitled Let Yourself Go: The 70s Albums, Vol 2 1974 1977: The Final Sessions was released in May 2011. It features lead singer Scherrie Payne who replaced Jean Terrell alongside Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, and Susaye Greene who replaced Birdsong on the group s final two albums.
CD 1
Up the Ladder to the Roof Then We Can Try Again Everybody s Got the Right to Love Wait a Minute Before You Leave Me You Move Me But I Love You More I Got Hurt Trying to Be the Only Girl in Your Life Baby Baby Take a Closer Look at Me Then I Met You Bill, When are You Coming Back The Loving Country Tracks 1 - 12: Right On 1970 Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music Martin Coleman, Richard Drapkin Stoned Love Yennik Samoht, Frank Wilson It s Time to Break Down Ellean Hendley, Wilson Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon I Wish I Were Your Mirror Come Together John Lennon, Paul McCartney Love the One Your With Is There a Place In His Heart for Me Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Paul Leka, Dale Frashuer, Gary DeCarlo Shine on Me Thank Him for Today Vincient DiMarco, Wilson Tracks 13 - 22: New Ways But Love Stays 1970CD 2
This Is the Story Nathan Jones Here Comes the Sunrise Love It Came to Me This Time Johnny Raven Have I Lost You Time and Love Touch Happy Is a Bumpy Road It s So Hard for Me to Say Goodbye Tracks 1 - 10: Touch 1971 Tears Left Over Leonard Caston, Jr., Nickolas Ashford - 3:37 Eleanor Rigby John Lennon, Paul McCartney - 2:30 I Ain t Got the Love of the One I Love Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris - 3:19 Can t Get You Out of My Mind Ashford, Valerie Simpson - 2:59 Take a Look Inside McMurray, Brenda Wane, Steve Bowden - 3:36 Still Water Love Wilson, Smokey Robinson - 2:56 Take Your Dreams Back Cosby, Dean, Glover - 3:18 I Don t Want to Own You I Just Want to Love You R. Dean Taylor, Mike Valvano - 2:55 Chained to Yesterday Beatrice Verdi, Sawyer, Cosby - 3:08 If I Were Your Woman Jones, Sawyer, McMurray - 2:46 I Ain t That Easy to Lose Jones, Sawyer - 3:51 And I Thought You Loved Me Zesses, Fekaris - 4:18 It s Too Late Carole King, Toni Stern - 4:27Tracks 11 - 23: Promises Kept 1971 May His Love Shine Forever - 3:13From Rock Gospel, The Key to the Kingdom 1971CD 3
Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love Smokey Robinson Floy Joy Robinson A Heart Like Mine Robinson, Ronald White Over and Over Robinson Precious Little Things Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Pam Moffett Now The Bitter, Now The Sweet Robinson, Cecil Franklin Automatically Sunshine Robinson The Wisdom of Time Robinson, Moffett, Clifford Burston Oh Be My Love Robinson, Warren Moore Floy Joy 1972 I Guess I ll Miss The Man Stephen Schwartz 5:30 Plane Jimmy Webb Tossin Turnin Bobby Lewis, Malou Rene When Can Brown Begin? Webb Beyond Myself Webb Silent Voices Elio Isola All I Want Joni Mitchell Once In The Morning Webb I Keep It Hid Webb Paradise Harry Nilsson Cheap Lovin Webb The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb 1972 - with Lynda Laurence replacing Cindy Birdsong. Bad Weather Stevie Wonder, Ira Tucker - 3:02 Love Train Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff - 3:21973 non-album tracks with Lynda Laurence replacing Cindy Birdsong.
