* July 29 – Motown Records releases " Reflections ," the first single by the group's new billing, " Diana Ross & The Supremes " and after firing founding member Florence Ballard ; Ballard, nevertheless, sings on the record and appears on the vinyl's cover alongside group members Ross and Wilson because the song was recorded before her dismissal.

The band's biggest hit was its cover of " You Keep Me Hangin ' On ", a slowed-down, hard rocking version of a song originally recorded by The Supremes.

The A-side of the 12 inch single of " Tainted Love " actually featured a two-song medley, with " Tainted Love " blending into the Motown classic " Where Did Our Love Go " ( originally recorded by The Supremes, also in 1964 ).

Furthermore, stipulations in Ballard's contract with Motown prohibited Ballard from mentioning in any promotional materials or noting on the back of her album liner that she had ever been in the Supremes or recorded for Motown.

Melvin Ragin better known by the nickname Wah-wah Watson, was a member of the Motown Records studio band, The Funk Brothers, where he recorded with artists like The Temptations, The Jackson 5, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & The Pips, and The Supremes.

With Greene, the Supremes recorded two disco-flavored albums with some success, including the release of their final top forty hit " I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking " which also ranked number 1 on the dance charts.

**" After All " – recorded in 1961 and later included on the 2000 The Supremes box set.

**" The Tears " – recorded in 1961 during the sessions for Meet The Supremes – also released on Never-Before-Released-Masters From Today's Brightest Stars-The 1960s

**" Not Fade Away " – a group lead with harmonies throughout, recorded in 1964 during sessions for A Bit of Liverpool, released on The Supremes Lost & Found

**" The Ballad Of Davy Crockett " – recorded in 1967 for the unreleased Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing Disney Classics album.

Motown decided to officially retire The Supremes so Payne and Greene recorded an album together on the Motown label, Partners, under the name " Scherrie and Susaye " in 1979.

", which she recorded as a member of the group Glass House and was featured on their second album, Payne has had club hits, such as " I'm Not In Love " ( featuring sister Freda Payne and former Supreme Mary Wilson on backing vocals ) in 1982, followed two years later by " One Night Only ", a song from Act II of the play and movie " Dreamgirls ", which, interestingly, is a show based loosely on the history of the Supremes and the advancing of the Motown sound into the Disco era.

Although The Primes never recorded, they were successful performers, and even launched a spin-off female group called The Primettes, who later became The Supremes.

The medley had first been recorded and released in the U. S. in 1977 both as a 12 " single (- 10: 06 ) and an edited 7 " version (-5: 09 ) and featured the original Supremes recordings of " Stop!

The Hollies last hit the US Top 40 with a remake of The Supremes ' " Stop in the Name of Love ", which reached No. 29 in 1983, taken from the album What Goes Around .... A live album featuring the Clarke-Hicks-Elliott-Nash re-grouping, Reunion, was recorded at Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio, during a USA tour that followed that same year, finally being issued first in 1997 as " Archive Alive ", then retitled " Reunion " ( with two extra tracks ) in 2004.

In 1965, The Supremes recorded the song for their album Merry Christmas.

In 1979, two years after The Supremes disbanded, Greene recorded a duet album with fellow former Supreme Scherrie Payne entitled Partners under the name " Scherrie & Susaye.

Terrell then recorded much of the new post Ross Supremes material in the studios, and rehearsed the group's new act during the day with Wilson and Birdsong, while Ross, Wilson and Birdsong performed as Diana Ross & The Supremes at night.

All three Supremes were unhappy with Motown's seeming lack of interest in promoting this line-up of the group, a line-up that recorded no hit singles, the closest being " Bad Weather ", a Stevie Wonder tune that failed on the charts at a time when everything else he was releasing went gold.

It has also been recorded by The Ventures ( Liberty 1965 ) as well as by Arseno Rodriguez ( Bang 1966 ), The Supremes ( Motown 1966 ), The Kingsmen ( WAND 1966 ), Little Caesar and the Consuls, The Yardbirds, Saving Jane, Jan & Dean ( Liberty-LP " Folk ' n ' Roll " 1965 ), David Porter ( Enterprise " Into A Real Thing " 1971 ), Lieutenant Pigeon and Die Toten Hosen ( 2002 ).

* 1965: The Supremes recorded the song for their Christmas album, Merry Christmas.

Contrary to popular belief, the Marvelettes never received the song, " Where Did Our Love Go ", which the Supremes later recorded as their first number-one hit, though Wanda Young-Rogers was to have said that she thought the song was " absolutely ridiculous ".

Motown artists such as Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations, and The Jackson 5 recorded covers of " Sing a Simple Song ", and the song's guitar riff can be heard on the recordings of Ike & Tina Turner (" Bold Soul Sister " from The Hunter, 1969 ), Jimi Hendrix ( Band of Gypsys, 1970 ), and Miles Davis ( A Tribute to Jack Johnson, 1971 ).

* In 1971 The Supremes and The Four Tops recorded a version that remained unreleased until 2009.

The single " I Want You Back " was re-recorded with O ' Sullivan, as was The Supremes cover " Nathan Jones.

In April 2008, the Australian singing group Human Nature released a CD with Wilson guest-starring in a rendition of " River Deep – Mountain High " with the group, a cover of the 1970 hit by the post-Ross Supremes and the Four Tops.

The Boones twice reached Billboard's AC charts with 1975's " When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes " ( No. 25 ), a remake of the Supremes ' first top 40 hit, and 1977's " Hasta Mañana " ( No. 32 ), a cover of a track from ABBA's Waterloo album.

The 12 " single version ( extended dance version ) was a medley, transitioning to a cover of The Supremes ' " Where Did Our Love Go " half-way through the song.

Her act consisted of several Supremes songs, songs from her solo album and cover versions of songs by Bette Midler and Lionel Richie.

Album cover for Love Child ( Supremes album ) by Diana Ross & the Supremes.

Album cover for Reflections ( Supremes album ) by Diana Ross & the Supremes.

The cover to Diana Ross & the Supremes ' 1970 LP, Farewell.

Donnie Elbert hit # 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 with his cover of this song, which was a follow-up to his cover of the Supremes ' " Where Did Our Love Go.

The single was only released throughout Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Holland, with the album track " Baby Love " ( cover of The Supremes ' " Baby Love ") as a B-side.

Beside the title track ( referring to Rudolph Valentino ), which became a huge hit, the single also featured a cover of The Supremes song " Baby Love ".

Two more singles, a cover of The Supremes ' " Love Child " and " We've Got the Power ", became modest hits as well.

The Supremes were the first to do a cover of Stevie Wonder's hit.

Keely Smith, Ray Conniff, Wes Montgomery, George Shearing, Curtis Counce, Isaac Hayes, Sun Ra, The Supremes ( for their album I Hear A Symphony ), Sarah Brightman, and Saint Etienne have also recorded cover versions of this standard.

With a cover of the Supremes ' 1967 hit " Reflections ", updated in her Hi-NRG style, Thomas peaked at # 18 on the Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart in 1986, the same year in which Kim Wilde had a similarly styled hit with the Supremes ' " You Keep Me Hangin ' On ".

Also in 1970, the post-Diana Ross Supremes and The Four Tops released the most successful cover version to date.

The Supremes / Four Tops cover, included on the 1970 LP The Magnificent 7, with its soaring vocals and string section, peaked at # 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971, making it the highest-charting version of the song in the United States.