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Wikipedia article"'Put Yourself in My Place'" is a song written by the Motown team of HollandDozierHolland and recorded by at least four Motown recording acts during the sixties: The Elgins in 1965, The Supremes, Chris Clark and The Isley Brothers in 1966. 'Cash Box' described the Supremes' version as a "traditional blueser". ChartsThe Elgins and Supremes' versions were both issued as B-Sides in 1966, but in 1969, the Isleys' version gave the brothers a hit with it when Tamla Motown re-issued the single for the British market after they had left the company and just scored a US million-seller, "It's Your Thing" for their own T-Neck label. The song went to #13 on the UK Singles Chart, higher than their American big hit of the same year. Similarly, a 1971 Tamla Motown reissue of The Elgins' version as an A side (as a follow-up to their then-recent UK Top 3 hit, "Heaven Must Have Sent You") gave the group a Top 30 hit (#28). CreditsThe Elgins' version*Album: 'Darling Baby'*A-side: "Darling Baby" (1966) *B-side: "It's Gonna Be Hard Times" (1971) *Lead vocals by Saundra Mallett Edwards *Backing vocals by Johnny Dawson, Cleo "Duke" Miller, and Norman McLean *Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers The Supremes' version*Album: 'The Supremes A' Go-Go'*A-side: "You Can't Hurry Love" *Lead vocals by Diana Ross *Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson *Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers The Isley Brothers' version*B-side: "Little Miss Sweetness"*Lead vocals by Ronald Isley *Background vocals by O'Kelly Isley Jr. and Rudolph Isley *Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers Chris Clark version*A-side: "Love's Gone Bad"*Lead vocals by Chris Clark *Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers Chart performanceThe Elgins versionThe Isley Brothers versionReferencesCategory:1965 singles Category:1966 singles Category:1969 singles Category:The Elgins songs Category:The Isley Brothers songs Category:The Supremes songs Category:Songs written by HollandDozierHolland Category:Motown singles Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Holland Category:Song recordings produced by Lamont Dozier Category:1965 songs | |
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