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Mary, Scherrie & Susaye 
Studio album by The Supremes Released October 1976 Recorded 1976 Genre Soul/disco Length N/A Label Motown
M 873Producer Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. Professional reviews The Supremes chronology High Energy
(1976)Mary, Scherrie & Susaye
(1976)Singles from Mary, Scherrie & Susaye - "You're My Driving Wheel"
Released: September 30, 1976 - "Let Yourself Go"
Released: January 25, 1977 - "Love, I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good"
Released: March 1977
Mary, Scherrie & Susaye is the final studio album by The Supremes, released in 1976 on the Motown label.
The album featured the final line-up for the Supremes, composed of original Supreme Mary Wilson and latter-day members Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene. All three Supremes take leads on the album. The album was a mixture of disco dance tracks and R&B ballads. Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene mostly took over the dance tracks while Mary Wilson performed the ballads. Released in October 1976, the album was released nine months before the trio disbanded.
The entire album was released for the first time on CD on May 17th 2011 on the three-disc set Let Yourself Go: The '70s Albums, Vol 2 - 1974–1977: The Final Sessions.
Contents
Track listing
Side one
- "You're My Driving Wheel" (Brian Holland, Harold Beatty, Floyd Stafford, Reginald Brown) - 4:20
- "Sweet Dream Machine" (Harold Beatty, Brian Holland, Edward J. Holland Jr., Marcus Miller) - 5:22
- "Let Yourself Go" (Brian Holland, Edward J. Holland Jr., Harold Beatty) - 4:29
- "Come Into My Life" (Brian Holland, Edward J. Holland Jr., Richard Davis) - 6:14
Side two
- "We Should Be Closer Together" (Janie Bradford, Freddie Gorman, Barbara Gaines, Brian Holland) - 4:59
- "I Don't Want to be Tied Down" (Brian Holland, Richard Davis, Edward J.Holland Jr.) - 4:42
- "You Are the Heart of Me" (M.L. Smith, Edward J.Holland Jr.) - 4:12
- "Love, I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good" (Brian Holland, Richard Davis, Reginald Brown, Floyd Stafford) - 5:51
Personnel
- Mary Wilson: lead and background vocals
- Scherrie Payne: lead and background vocals
- Susaye Greene: lead and background vocals
- Brian Holland: producer
- Edward Holland, Jr.: executive producer
Singles history
Three singles were released from the album, although the final single was only released in the United Kingdom. While none of the singles were Top 40 chart hits on the respective national charts, "You are My Driving Wheel" and "Let Yourself Go" became top five singles on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
- "You Are My Driving Wheel" b/w "You're What's Missing in My Life" (b-side taken from High Energy) (Motown 1407, September 30, 1976)
- "Let Yourself Go" b/w "You Are the Heart of Me" (Motown 1415, January 25, 1977)
- "Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good" b/w "This Is Why I Believe in You" (Tamla-Motown 1064, March 1977, United Kingdom only)
Chart history of singles
Name Chart (1976 - 1977) Peak
position"You're My Driving Wheel" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 85 U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart 50 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco 5 "Let Yourself Go" U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart 83 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Singles 5 "Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good" 5 Categories:- 1976 albums
- The Supremes albums
- Albums produced by Brian Holland
- Albums produced by Edward Holland, Jr.
- Motown albums
- "You're My Driving Wheel"
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