Motown Records

MOTOWN Heroines THE SUPREMES Topped The US Charts 60 Years Ago Today With ‘BABY LOVE’

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Top singles from the past

1 November 2024

THE SUPREMES (who started as The Primettes) featuring future solo superstar
Diana Ross, who left in 1970 after 11 years of big hit successes, were one of
the many top acts of Motown Records.

They had 5 consecutive No. 1 singles in their home country.

One of them was BABY LOVE. It topped of the US Charts on
1 November 1964, today 60 years ago. They had a 4-week run
up there.

The good old Motown sound.

Supremes Story

JACKIE WILSON – His First Single ‘REET PETITE ‘ Was Released This Day In 1957 And Helped The Launch Of MOTOWN RECORDS

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4 November 2023

Artist: JACKIE WILSON
Who: American soul singer
June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984
Active: 1953–1975

Single: REET PETITE
Authors: Written by Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, and Wilson‘s cousin Roquel “Billy” Davis. Its title was taken from the Louis Jordan song ‘Reet, Petite and Gone‘. It was Jackie Wilson‘s first recording as a solo artist.

Score: The song peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1957 and reached #6 in the UK. With the success of the song, Gordy was able to fund the launch
of Motown Records.

Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Reet petite, the finest girl
you ever wanna meet

JACKIE WILSON: History