on the record by Diana Ross, is herself a love child, and, besides not having a father at home, had to endure wearing rags to school and growing up in an "old, cold, run-down tenement slum." The background vocals echo this sentiment, asking the boyfriend to please "wait/wait won't you wait now/hold on/wait/just a little bit longer." As was nearly always the case on singles released under the "Diana Ross & the Supremes" name, Supremes members Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong do not perform on the record; Motown session singers The Andantes performed the background vocals. All lead vocals were by Diana Ross, who would leave the group in a year for a solo career. Reaction and response The public responded immediately to "Love Child" when it was released as a single on September 30, 1968, rising to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the third biggest selling Supremes' single behind "Baby Love" and "Someday We'll Be Together." The feat was repeated in Canada, where it also reached number one in the RPM 100 national singles chart. In the UK singles chart, the song peaked at number 15, and number three in Australia. "Love Child" became the title track of Diana Ross & the Supremes' Love Child album, released on November 13, 1968. Cash Box said that "Diana Ross clicks with a contemporary narrative message which (accompanied by up-tempo beat and pop arrangements) open up a new top forty image for the act." Track listing7" single (30 September 1968) (North America/United Kingdom) "Love Child" – 2:59 "Will This Be the Day" – 2:507" single (1968)''' (Netherlands) "Love Child" – 2:59 "Misery Makes Its Home in My Heart " – 2:52 Personnel Lead vocals by Diana Ross Background vocals by the Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Chart history Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Certifications Notable cover versions It was covered in 1990 by Sweet Sensation. Their cover peaked at number 13 in May 1990 on the Billboard Hot 100. Use in popular culture In 1992, World Industries released a skateboard video entitled Love Child. The soundtrack for the video consisted entirely of music from the late 1960s era (unusual for a skateboard video); the featured segment with Daewon Song was set to "Love Child" and after that, "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds. To