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The Supremes Pictures
Band:
The Supremes
Origin:
United States, Detroit - MichiganUnited States
Band Members:
Florence Ballard, Betty McGlown, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, Barbara Martin, Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrell, Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene
The Supremes Album: «Simply Supreme»
The Supremes Album: «Simply Supreme» (Front side)
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  • Customers rating: (2.0 of 5)
  • Title:Simply Supreme
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  • Type:Audio CD
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Customer review
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
- NOTHING SUPREME ABOUT THIS RECORDING

Bad production, lousy cover and insult to the real Supremes who have by the way offically disbanded. Go get the original recordings and save your money.

Customer review
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
- SHOCKING

Dont bother with this one..go get the original recordings...i have just placed this where it belongs, how these people dare to use the name The Supremes is way beyond me

Customer review
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
- WATCH OUT!!! These are NOT the legendary Supremes

These 3 ladies ARE NOT Motown's legendary Supremes, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard....these are two replacements

from the 1970's lineups and one "never-was" re-recording golden

supremes classics from the 60's. Lynda Laurence was "the 15 minute Supreme" from 72'-73' and Scherrie Payne (the dinamite singer) replaced Jean Terrell from 73'-77'. Freddi Poole? who knows. The only reason i gave this CD 2 stars is because indeed these ladies ARE talented, especially Scherrie Payne who can blow your mind with one singing note (she's amazing), but why

re-record old classics that have been recorded before???

Customer review
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
- Zero stars wasn't an option

Between the canned production, gaudy costumes and cheap graphics that these 3 and their handlers have employed, they have (despite having great voices) cheapened the legacy that was The Supremes in ways that Diana's & Mary's bickering haven't managed to do. Whatever legalities entitle them to perform and release re-hashed Karoake-quality covers as "The Supremes" do not excuse the lack of class and diplomacy that would have kept something like this from ever happening. Even their "other" group name, "Former Ladies of The Supremes," doesn't fully apply, since Poole is not a former Supreme. Lynda's vocals appear on one Motown-released Supremes album & additional single ("Bad Weather"). She has probably contributed far more vocally to Stevie Wonder's recordings as a former member of his backup group, "Wonderlove" (yes, that's her wailing on Stevie's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered") than her official time as a Supreme (1.5 years).

If collections like "Simply Supreme" are to be credited with keeping The Supremes' legacy alive, I'd rather see it put to a dignified rest.

Customer review
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
- Sub-premes

These are new recordings on a non-U.S. record label with no affiliation to Motown. There are many, many, many groupings of "Supremes" which illegally use the name. Many groupings have been using the Supremes name illegally for years. Most with no ties to the original group & some with minimal ties. Those with minimal ties are know as "Five Minute Supremes". The instrumentation here is along the lines of Karaoke Music. Real is real. This is not "The Supremes".