The Supremes and
Motown were the first to record the song but not to release it; it was recorded after them but released earlier by
Wand Record and
Nella Dodds. Her version started selling, climbing to No. 74 on the
Billboard Hot 100, but
Motown
rushed to released the Supremes' version as a single, which killed the
sales of Dodds's version. The Supreme's version fades in whereas the
Dodds' version starts normally and is not as fast.
In the gay bars of the pre-disco period, I loved to dance to See About Me
with it's infectious beat but it was only decades later that I realized
it's actually a sad song about a woman whose lost her lover.
Before they became famous, the girls were in a group called The Primettes with none other than the
Temptations and they appeared on the
Ed Sullivan show on
November 19, 1967 (
YouTube link below).
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A - Come See About Me - 2:39
Side 2:
B - Always In My Heart - 2:26
Companies, etc.
Copyright © – Motown Record Corporation
Published By – Jobete
Mastered At – Nashville Matrix
Pressed By – American Record Pressing Co.
Credits:
Producer [Produced By] – Holland & Dozier
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*
Personelle:
• Lead vocals by Diana Ross
• Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
• All instruments by the Funk Brothers[10]
◦ Earl Van Dyke – piano
◦ Joe Messina – guitar
◦ James Jamerson – bass
◦ Uriel Jones – drums
◦ Jack Ashford – vibraphone
◦ Hank Cosby – tenor saxophone
◦ Andrew "Mike" Terry – baritone saxophone
• Footstomps by Mike Valvano
Notes:
Label / pressing plant variant: No bottom scroll text on labels.
© 1964
Jobete BMI
© 1964 Motown Record Corporation
Side A: Taken from Album "Where Did Our Love Go" MT 621
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): ARP
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): DM HVV-097205
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): DM HVV-099202
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A, Variant 1): RK4M-2604-1-S HVV - 097205 ARP Nashhville Matirx 10
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B, Variant 1): RK4M -2686-1 G Nashville Matrix DMHVV-0922 D2 ARP
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A, Variant 2): RK4M-2604-1-G HVV - 097205 Nashhville Matirx 10 ARP
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B, Variant 2): RK4M -2686-1 G ARP Nashville Matrix DMHVV-0922 D2
The Supremes – Come See About Me
Label: Motown – M-1068
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, American Record Pressing
Country: US
Released: Oct 27, 1964
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Vocal
Viewfinder links:
YouTube links:
Nella Dodds ~ Come See About Me
Styrous® ~ Monday, September 7, 2020
