Someday We'll Be Together

"Someday We'll Be Together" is a single from 1961 the duo Johnny & Jackey, consisting of the writers of the song Johnny Bristol and Jackey Beavers . Incidentally there was a third writer, Harvey Fuqua known of The Moonglows . With the song, the duo had regional success in the middle of the United States .

Johnny Bristol, who retired a few years later as an artist, had in 1969 a cover version in mind for the Motown group Jr. Walker & The All Stars . When he already instrumentation and backing vocals had received included Motown president Berry Gordy to hear the song. He liked the song better as a first single for the career ofDiana Ross, then for Jr. Walker & The All Stars. This was because they would leave at that time, The Supremes. Because it would be released first solo single is not the background singers of The Supremes, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong to hear, but studio singers. Because Bristol first did not get the desired result of Diana Ross, he decided to encourage her while singing. Accidentally his voice was also included. When Bristol heard this he thought fit well with the song and decided to keep it in his section. Eventually, the number had more success than the original version. It was both a # 1 hit on the R & B list and on the pop chart and also made ​​the top 15 in the UK. It was the twelfth # 1 hit for the Supremes and also their last. "Someday We'll Be Together" was not only their last # 1 hit, but the last # 1 hit of the '60s on the pop and R & B list. On the latter list, it was also the first # 1 hit of the seventies.

The song has special live performances. It was at the farewell concert of The Supremes the last song the group ever to perform with Diana Ross in the articulation. The song was sung as the last reunion festival "Motown 25". Ross began at this show with the song, and Wilson and Birdsong were singing it. After that they were followed bySmokey Robinson and the rest of Motown. When the end of the song neared, Wilson grabbed the microphone and called Motown founder Berry Gordy on stage. Ross was not happy about it, because she had wanted to do that. She snatched the microphone from the hands of Wilson and then Gordy called on stage. In the TV broadcast was cut out this section, but the news did reach several newspapers .

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 * Lead: Diana Ross
 * Background Singers: Maxine Waters and Julia
 * Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers
 * Male voice: Johnny Bristol
 * Writers: Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers and Harvey Fuqua
 * Production: Johnny Bristol
 * Arranger: Wade Marcus