Some Things You Never Get Used To

"Some Things You Never Get Used To"
side-A label
Solid center variant of the UK single
Single by Diana Ross & the Supremes
from the album Love Child
B-side"You've Been So Wonderful to Me"
ReleasedMay 21, 1968
RecordedHitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1968
GenrePop, psychedelic pop, soul
Length2:23
LabelMotown
M 1126
Songwriter(s)Nickolas Ashford
Valerie Simpson
Producer(s)Ashford & Simpson
Diana Ross & the Supremes singles chronology
"Forever Came Today"
(1968) 		"Some Things You Never Get Used To"
(1968) 		"Love Child"
(1968)
Love Child track listing
12 tracks
Side one
  1. "Love Child"
  2. "Keep an Eye"
  3. "How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone"
  4. "Does Your Mama Know About Me"
  5. "Honey Bee (Keep on Stinging Me)"
  6. "Some Things You Never Get Used To"
Side two
  2. "He's My Sunny Boy"
  3. "You've Been So Wonderful to Me"
  4. "(Don't Break These) Chains of Love"
  5. "You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin'"
  6. "I'll Set You Free"
  7. "Can't Shake It Loose"

"Some Things You Never Get Used To" is a song released in 1968 by Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. The single stalled for three weeks at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in July 1968.[1][2][3] It became the lowest-charting Supremes single since 1963 and became the catalyst for Berry Gordy to revamp songwriting for The Supremes since the loss of Motown's premier production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, which Gordy had assigned as the group's sole producers after the success of "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes."

Cash Box praised the "charming performance from Diana Ross, and here-and-there sound effect splashes."[4]

Shelved LP

Motown originally created an album to capitalize on the success of the single, but when the single failed to hit the top of the charts the album was scrapped, and the single was included rather on Diana Ross and the Supremes' "Love Child" LP. The shelved LP track list was intended as follows:[citation needed]

Side One:

  1. Some Things You Never Get Used To
  2. Heaven Must Have Sent You
  3. He's My Sunny Boy
  4. Come On And See Me
  5. Can I Get A Witness
  6. You've Been So Wonderful To Me

Side two:

  1. My Guy
  2. It's Not Unusual
  3. Just A Little Misunderstanding
  4. Uptight (Everything's Alright)
  5. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
  6. Blowin' In The Wind

Personnel

Track listing

  • 7" single (21 May 1968) (North America/United Kingdom)
  1. "Some Things You Never Get Used To" – 2:23
  2. "You've Been So Wonderful to Me" – 2:28

Charts

Chart (1968) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 98
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 25
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 34
UK R&B (Record Mirror)[8] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 30
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 43
US Cashbox Top 100[11] 22
US Cashbox R&B[12] 26
US Record World 100 Top Pops[13] 21
US Record World Top 50 R&B[14] 17

Covers

The song has never had a high-profile remake. Motown singer Frances Nero recorded a version of the song several decades after she left the company, for Ian Levine and his Motorcity Records project.[15]

It should not be confused with a 1965 song (with the same title), written by Van McCoy and recorded by Cilla Black,[16] Irma Thomas,[17] local Detroit singer Juanita Williams,[18] and Detroit band The San Remo Strings.[19][20]

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 27. Nielsen Company. 1968. p. 72. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 28. Nielsen Company. 1968. p. 68. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 29. Nielsen Company. 1968. p. 64. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 1, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  5. ^ "Every Unique AMR Top 100 Single of the 1968". Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5849." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ^ "Supremes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "BRITAIN'S TOP R&B SINGLES" (PDF). Record Mirror. July 20, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  9. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. July 13, 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  12. ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. June 29, 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  13. ^ "100 TOP POPS: Week of July 13, 1968" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. July 13, 1968. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  14. ^ "TOP 50 R&B: Week of July 6, 1968" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. July 6, 1968. p. 33. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Frances Nero - Out On The Floor (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1990. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  16. ^ "Some Things You Never Get Used To: Cilla Black: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  17. ^ "Irma Thomas - Some Things You Never Get Used To / You Don't Miss A Good Thing (Until It's Gone) (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1965. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  18. ^ "Juanita Williams - Some Things You Never Get Used To / You Knew What You Were Gettin' (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. November 1965. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  19. ^ "San Remo Golden Strings - Hungry For Love (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1966. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  20. ^ "Don't Forget the Motor City". Dftmc.info. Retrieved 2016-10-02.


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