Some Things You Never Get Used To
| "Some Things You Never Get Used To" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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" | |||
| Released | May 21, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1968 | |||
| Genre | Pop, psychedelic pop, soul | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Motown M 1126 | |||
| Songwriter | Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson | |||
| Producers | Ashford & Simpson | |||
| Diana Ross & the Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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| Love Child track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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"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]
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Background vocals by Ashford & Simpson
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Track listing
- 7" single (21 May 1968) (North America/United Kingdom)
- "Some Things You Never Get Used To" – 2:23
- "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 (Official Charts)[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.
It should not be confused with a 1965 song (with the same title), written by Van McCoy and recorded by Cilla Black,[15] Irma Thomas, local Detroit singer Juanita Williams, and Detroit band The San Remo Strings.[16]
References
- ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 27. Nielsen Company. 1968. p. 72. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 28. Nielsen Company. 1968. p. 68. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 29. Nielsen Company. 1968. p. 64. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 1, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "Every Unique AMR Top 100 Single of the 1968". Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 5849". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ↑ "Supremes Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Britain's Top R&B Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. July 20, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ↑ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. July 13, 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. June 29, 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "100 TOP POPS: Week of July 13, 1968" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. July 13, 1968. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ "TOP 50 R&B: Week of July 6, 1968" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. July 6, 1968. p. 33. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ "Some Things You Never Get Used To: Cilla Black: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "Don't Forget the Motor City". Dftmc.info. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
