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Put Yourself in My Place (Motown song)

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"'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".

Charts



The 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).

Credits



The 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 performance



The Elgins version



The Isley Brothers version



References



Category: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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