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My World Is Empty Without You
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = My World Is Empty Without You
| cover = 1966 - My World Is Empty Without You.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Supremes
| album = I Hear a Symphony
| B-side = Everything Is Good About You
| released = December 29, 1965
| recorded = 1965
| studio = Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
| genre = Baroque pop, soul
| length = 2:33
| label = Motown
M 1089
| writer = HollandDozierHolland
| producer = Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
| prev_title = I Hear a Symphony
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart
| next_year = 1966
| misc =
}}
"'My World Is Empty Without You'" is a 1965 song recorded and released as a single by the Supremes for the Motown label.
Overview
Written and produced by Motown's main production team of HollandDozierHolland, the song's fast tempo accompanies a somber lyric which delves into the feelings of depression which can set in after a breakup.
"My World Is Empty Without You" was one of the few songs written by the team for the Supremes to not reach number 1, peaking at number 5 on the US pop chart for two weeks in February 1966 and at number 10 on the R&B chart; the single failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart. The group performed the song on the CBS hit variety program 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on Sunday, February 20, 1966.
'Billboard' described the song as being "right in their pulsating rhythm groove of 'I Hear a Symphony' with even more excitement in the performance." 'Cash Box' described it as a "throbbing, rhythmic soulful tearjerker about a love-sick girl who spends her days carrying the torch for her ex-boyfriend."
In the view of pop historian Andrew Grant Jackson, the Rolling Stones' later song "Paint It Black" bears a strong resemblance to "My World Is Empty Without You."
Personnel
*Lead vocals by Diana Ross
*Background vocals by Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard
*Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra:Liner notes. 'The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965', Hip-O Select B0006775-02, USA 04 Aug 2006
**Earl Van Dyke organ
**James Gittens piano
**James Jamerson bass
**Benny Benjamin drums
**Joe Messina guitar
**Jack Ashford vibraphone
**Mike Terry baritone saxophone
**Paul Riser string arrangements
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
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References
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