Diana Ross & the Supremes: 20 Golden Greats
Introduction '''''20 Golden Greats''''' is a 1977 compilation album by Diana Ross & the Supremes, released on the Motown label in the United Kingdom. The release spent seven weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling over 1,000,000 copies. Despite the album's title and that Ross & the Supremes had scored 21 UK chart hit singles, the compilation included two tracks that had never been hit singles in the UK: "My World Is Empty Without You" and "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart", which were top 10 hits on the US Hot 100.All the other 18 tracks had made the UK singles chart. The three other hits scored by the group in partnership with The Temptations, were all excluded.Motown expanded the track list to include hits from The Supremes after Ross left the trio in 1970, also including her solo work up to 1981, for the 1998 ''40 Golden Motown Greats'' CD. The same album artwork was used and this collection earned a gold disc for sales exceeding 100,000 copies.
Track listing ===Side one===#"Where Did Our Love Go" from ''Where Did Our Love Go''#"Baby Love" from ''Where Did Our Love Go''#"Come See About Me" from ''Where Did Our Love Go''#"Stop! In the Name of Love" from ''More Hits by The Supremes''#"Back in My Arms Again" from ''More Hits by The Supremes''#"I Hear a Symphony" from ''I Hear a Symphony''#"My World Is Empty Without You" from ''I Hear a Symphony''#"Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" from ''The Supremes A' Go-Go''#"You Can't Hurry Love" from ''The Supremes A' Go-Go''#"You Keep Me Hangin' On" from ''The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland''===Side two===#"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" from ''The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland''#"The Happening" from ''Greatest Hits''#"Reflections" from ''Reflections''#"In and Out of Love" from ''Reflections''#"Forever Came Today" from ''Reflections''#"Some Things You Never Get Used To" from ''Love Child''#"Love Child" from ''Love Child''#"I'm Livin' in Shame" from ''Let the Sunshine In''#"No Matter What Sign You Are" from ''Let the Sunshine In''#"Someday We'll Be Together" from ''Cream of the Crop''
Personnel *Diana Ross: lead vocals*Mary Wilson: background vocals from "Where Did Our Love Go" through "In and Out of Love"*Florence Ballard: background vocals from "Where Did Our Love Go" through "In and Out of Love"*The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps): background vocals on "In and Out of Love" (shared with The Supremes), "Forever Came Today", "Love Child" and "I'm Livin' in Shame"*Maxine Waters and Julia Waters: background vocals on "Someday We'll Be Together"*Johnny Bristol: male vocal and background vocals on "Someday We'll Be Together"*Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson: background vocals on "Some Things You Never Get Used To"*The Blackberries (Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews): background vocals on "No Matter What Sign You Are"
Credits * Nick Ashford—Composer* Jackey Beavers—Composer* Johnny Bristol—Composer* Henry Cosby—Composer* Frank DeVol—Composer* Lamont Dozier—Composer* Harvey Fuqua—Composer* Berry Gordy Jr.—Composer* Brian Holland—Composer* Eddie Holland—Composer* Deke Richards—Composer* Pam Sawyer—Composer* Valerie Simpson—Composer* The Supremes—Primary Artist* R. Dean Taylor—Composer* Frank Wilson—Composer
Chart history ===Weekly charts=== Chart (1977-1978) Peakpositions Australia (Kent Music Report)21===Year-end charts=== Chart (1977) Position UK Albums (''Music Week'')3Chart (1978)Rank New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)33 UK Albums (''Morgunblaðið'')12Chart (1979)Rank UK Albums (''Morgunblaðið'')18
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