The Composer

"The Composer"
Single by Diana Ross & the Supremes
from the album Let the Sunshine In
B-side"The Beginning of the End"
ReleasedMarch 27, 1969
GenrePop
Length2:58
LabelMotown
M 1146
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson
Diana Ross & the Supremes singles chronology
"I'll Try Something New"
(1969) 		"The Composer"
(1969) 		"No Matter What Sign You Are"
(1969)
Let the Sunshine In track listing
12 tracks
Side one
  1. "The Composer"
  2. "Everyday People"
  3. "No Matter What Sign You Are"
  4. "Hey Western Union Man"
  5. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
  6. "I'm Livin' in Shame"
Side two
  2. Medley: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
  3. "Let the Music Play"
  4. "With a Child's Heart"
  5. "Discover Me (and You'll Discover Love)"
  6. "Will This Be the Day"
  7. "I'm So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)"

"The Composer" is a 1969 song released for Diana Ross & the Supremes by the Motown label.

Background

Written and produced by Smokey Robinson, the song is featured on their album Let the Sunshine In and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States in May 1969.[1] It was not released as a single in the UK. As with many Diana Ross & the Supremes singles recorded between 1968 and 1969, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong did not sing on the record but rather Motown session singers The Andantes. "The Composer" is one of only a few Supremes releases that was not performed on any television show. The song was rerecorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for their 1969 album, Time Out for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.

Cash Box described it as "a sumptuous love song filled with the imagery of 'I Hear a Symphony'" and "standout production touches."[2]

Personnel

Track listing

  • 7" single (27 March 1969) (North America/Germany/Netherlands)
  1. "The Composer" – 2:55
  2. "The Beginning of the End" – 2:29

Chart history

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 87
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[5] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 27
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 21
US Cashbox Top 100[8] 21
US Cashbox R&B[9] 14
US Record World 100 Top Pops[10] 21
US Record World Top 50 R&B[11] 11

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 20. Nielsen Company. 1969. p. 82. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 12, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  3. ^ "Every Unique AMR Top 100 Single of the 1969". Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6006." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ^ "Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Composer | Top 40". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. May 17, 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  9. ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. May 10, 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  10. ^ "100 TOP POPS: Week of May 24, 1969" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. May 24, 1969. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ^ "TOP 50 R&B: Week of May 24, 1969" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. May 24, 1969. p. 41. Retrieved 29 January 2021.


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