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Ask Any Girl (song)

"Baby Love"
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Single by The Supremes
from the album Where Did Our Love Go
B-side "Ask Any Girl"
Released September 17, 1964
Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A);
August 13, 1964
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 2:36
Label Motown
M 1066
Writer(s) Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s) Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
The Supremes singles chronology
"Where Did Our Love Go"
(1964)
"Baby Love"
(1964)
"Come See About Me"
(1964)
Where Did Our Love Go track listing
Music sample

"Baby Love" is a 1964 song recorded by American music group the Supremes for their second studio album, Where Did Our Love Go, and was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland (H–D–H).

Baby Love topped the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States from October 25, 1964 through November 21, 1964, and in the United Kingdom pop singles chart concurrently. Beginning with "Baby Love," The Supremes became the first Motown act to have more than one American number-one single, and by the end of the decade, would have more number-one singles than any other Motown act (or American pop music group) with 12, a record they continue to hold.

It was nominated for the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, losing to Nancy Wilson's "How Glad I Am". It is considered one of the most popular songs of the late 20th century, "Baby Love" was ranked #324 on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

At the insistence of Berry Gordy hoping for a follow-up chart-topper, H–D–H produced "Baby Love" to sound like "Where Did Our Love Go". Elements were reincorporated into the single such as Diana Ross's cooing lead vocal and oohing, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson's "baby-baby" backup, the Funk Brothers' instrumental track, and teenager Mike Valvano's footstomping. Further, both Ballard and Wilson had brief solo ad-libs towards the end of the song on the released version (after this release Ross would be the only member to have any solos on the 1960s singles).


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