Everybody's Got the Right to Love
"Everybody's Got the Right to Love" | ||||
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Single by The Supremes | ||||
from the album Right On | ||||
B-side | "But I Love You More" | |||
Released | June 25, 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1970, Golden World Studios, Detroit, Michigan | |||
Genre | R&B, Pop | |||
Length | 2:37 (album/single version) | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lou Stallman | |||
Producer(s) | Frank Wilson | |||
The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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Right On track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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"Everybody's Got the Right to Love" is a socially conscious–inspired pop song written by Lou Stallman, produced by Frank Wilson and released as a single in 1970 by Motown group The Supremes, who took the song into the top forty in mid-1970 following the release of "Up the Ladder to the Roof".
Song information
The songs features new Supremes lead singer Jean Terrell, with backup vocals by original Supreme Mary Wilson and more recent member Cindy Birdsong. The lyrics describe how everyone should be able to love, saying "without love you can't survive". This is the first song that showcases the group's vocals as a group, which had not been done since the late 1960s. At the start of the song the trio sings, "..Say I/Say Yeah..", in harmony. There are at least three different versions of the song. One appears on the Supremes' "70's Greatest Hits & Rare Classics" and the other on The Supremes (2000 album).
Charts
The song became a top 30 hit for the Supremes peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number 11 on the R&B chart.[1] "Everybody's Got the Right to Love' was the second of eight top forty singles the Supremes scored after the departure of Diana Ross. It did not make the top 50 in the UK Singles Chart, interrupting an otherwise successful run of top ten hits for the group in Britain.
Weekly charts
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Personnel
- Lead vocals by Jean Terrell
- Background vocals by Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 558.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3696." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "The Supremes - Everybody's Got The Right To Love You | Top 40". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. September 12, 1970. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. August 29, 1970. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "100 Top Pops: Week of September 12, 1970" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. September 12, 1970. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Top 50 R&B: Week of September 12, 1970" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. September 12, 1970. p. 37. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1970: TOP 100 R&B SINGLES". Cashbox. Retrieved 5 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
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