![]() It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeksin November 1966. 'You Keep Me Hangin' On' was the first single from the Supremes' 1967 album 'The Supremes sing Holland-Dozier-Holland'. The song was recorded nine different times with the Supremes and session band The Funk Brothers before the producers got the version they were finally satisfied with. This was done to create a fuller sound than the previous Supremes records. Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Diana Ross's lead vocal, were multitracked (the parts were recorded multiple times and the takes layered over one another). The song was originally recorded by The Supremes in 1966. Songwriter Lamont Dozier got most of his inspiration for the song's Morse code-like guitar line from listening to the 'news flash' signal over the radio, and he and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland integrated the idea into a song. The Vanilla Fudge version appears in the series finale of the television show The Sopranos (2007), at the conclusion of episode 1 of season 7 of the television series Mad Men (2015), the film War Dogs (2016), the video game Mafia III (2016), and the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).Song written by the songwriting team of Holland, Dozier, Holland. ![]() If you lived through that situation, the lyrics are definitely not happy. If you listen to “Hangin’ On” fast … by the Supremes, it sounds very happy, but the lyrics aren’t happy at all. “Eleanor Rigby” was sort of eerie and church-like … like a horror movie kind of thing. “People Get Ready” was like a Gospel thing. That one was a hurtin’ song it had a lot of emotion in it. We used to slow songs down and listen to the lyrics and try to emulate what the lyrics were dictating. Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice talked about the band’s decision to cover the song in a 2014 interview: The recording, done in one take, was Vanilla Fudge’s first single. While the edited version released on the 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was 7:20. Vanilla Fudge’s 1967 psychedelic rock remake entitled “ You Keep Me Hanging On” reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart a year after the release of the Supremes’ recording. H–D–H recorded the song in eight sessions with the Supremes and session band the Funk Brothers before settling on a version deemed suitable for the final release. Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Diana Ross’s vocals were multitracked, a production technique which was established and popularized concurrently by Holland–Dozier–Holland (H–D–H) and other premier producers of the 1960s such as Phil Spector (see Wall of Sound) and George Martin. Dozier collaborated with Brian and Eddie Holland to integrate the idea into a single. The song’s signature guitar part is said to have originated from a Morse code-like radio sound effect, typically used before a news announcement, heard by Lamont Dozier. The single is rooted in proto-funk and rhythm and blues, compared to the Supremes’ previous single, “You Can’t Hurry Love”, which uses the call and response elements akin to gospel. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was originally recorded in 1966 by the Supremes for the Motown label. The BBC ranked the Supremes’ original song at number 78 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all-time UK downloads and streams. In 1996, American country singer Reba McEntire‘s version reached number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In the first 32 years of the Billboard Hot 100 rock era, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” became one of six songs to reach number one by two different musical acts. English singer Kim Wilde also covered “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in 1986, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1987. ![]() I planned on featuring Vanilla Fudge, had not made the connection to the Supremes until later. American rock band Vanilla Fudge released a cover version in June of the following year, which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It was first recorded in 1966 by American girl group the Supremes, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. “ You Keep Me Hangin’ On” is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. When I started my research I realized that the version I had in mind was not the original, and the original caught me by surprise. The song I had in mind is a psychedelic rock tune from the 60’s with a catchy harmony line that is pretty cool. I had a little surprise when I chose today’s Chart of the Week.
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