Floy Joy is a 1972 album released by The Supremes on the Motown label. This was the only Supremes album solely produced and arranged by Smokey Robinson and included the Top 40 hits, "Floy Joy" and "Automatically Sunshine." Image File history File links Floy-joy. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... The Supremes were a Motown all-female singing group. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the self-aware essence unique to a particular living being. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... William Smokey Robinson, Sr. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... The Supremes were a Motown all-female singing group. ... Dynamite is the third and last collaborative album between Motown label mates The Supremes and The Four Tops, released on the Motown label in 1971. ... The Four Tops are an American musical group, who helped define the Motown sound of the 1960s. ... The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb is a 1972 album released by The Supremes on the Motown label. ... The Supremes were a Motown all-female singing group. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... William Smokey Robinson, Sr. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

Overview

Following the aborted album Promises Kept, Motown handed-over production duties for the Supremes to in-house songwriter, producer, artist, and company vice-president William "Smokey" Robinson. The then-current line-up of The Supremes included original Supreme Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, and Diana Ross's replacement Jean Terrell. Appearing on the album cover alongside Terrell and Wilson was new member Lynda Laurence, brought in to replace Cindy Birdsong, who was noticeably pregnant at the time of the photo shoot. Motown Records, Inc. ... William Smokey Robinson, Sr. ... The Supremes were a Motown all-female singing group. ... Mary Wilson (born 6 March 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is an American singer best known for her work as a member of the Motown soul and pop group The Supremes. ... Cindy Birdsong (center) with The Supremes in 1970, on the cover of the Right On LP. Cindy Birdsong (born Cynthia Ann Birdsong on December 15, 1939 in Camden, New Jersey) is an African-American singer. ... Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross[1] on March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress, whose musical repertoire spans R&B, soul, disco, and pop. ... Jean Terrell (left) with The Supremes in 1970, on the cover of the Right On LP. Jean Terrell (born November 26, 1944 in Belzoni, Mississippi) is an American R&B and jazz singer, best known for having replaced Diana Ross in the Supremes in 1970. ... Lynda Laurence (also spelled Lawrence, born Lynda Tucker) is an African-American singer. ...

Floy Joy marks for the first time that Mary Wilson had several leads on an album. Wilson and Terrell trade-off lead vocals on "Floy Joy" and "Automatically Sunshine", whilst Terrell has sole lead on the album's third single, "Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love". Wilson takes solo lead on the ballad "A Heart LiIke Mine." The "Floy Joy" single was the Supremes' final Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Its follow-ups, "Automatically Sunshine" and "Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love" were not as successful. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Track listing

Side one

1. "Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love" (Smokey Robinson)
2. "Floy Joy" (Robinson)
3. "A Heart Like Mine" (Robinson, Ronald White)
4. "Over and Over" (Robinson)
5. "Precious Little Things" (Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Pam Moffett)

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Side two

1. "Now the Bitter, Now the Sweet" (Robinson, Cecil Franklin)
2. "Automatically Sunshine" (Robinson)
3. "The Wisdom of Time" (Robinson, Moffett, Clifford Burston)
4. "Oh Be My Love" (Robinson, Warren Moore)

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Personnel

• Jean Terrell - lead vocals and background vocals
• Mary Wilson - lead vocals and background vocals
• Cindy Birdsong - background vocals
• The Andantes (Louvain Demps, Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow) - additional background vocals, some songs
• William "Smokey" Robinson - producer
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers:
  • Jack Ashford - percussion
  • Jack Brokensha - percussion
  • Eddie "Bongo" Brown - percussion
  • Dennis Coffey - guitar
  • Robert White - guitar
  • Eddie Willis - guitar
  • Johnny Griffith - piano, keyboards
  • James Jamerson - bass
  • Zachary Slater - drums
  • Andrew Smith - drums
  • Marvin Tarplin - guitar
  • Earl Van Dyke - piano, keyboards