ON THIS DATE (48 YEARS AGO) October 12, 1966 - The Supremes: You Keep Me Hangin On b/w Remove This Doubt (Motown M 1101) 45 single is released in the US. You Keep Me Hangin On is a 1966 song originally recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. The song became the groups eighth number-one single when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart for two weeks in the United States from November 13, 1966 through November 27, 1966. Written and produced by Motowns main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland (H-D-H), the single is very-much rooted in proto-funk and rhythm and blues, compared to the Supremes previous single, You Cant Hurry Love, which utilizes the call and response elements akin to gospel. The songs signature guitar part originated from a Morse code-like radio signal heard by Lamont Dozier, who collaborated with Brian and Eddie Holland to integrate the idea into a single. Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Diana Ross and Florence Ballards vocals, were multitracked, a production technique which was established and popularized concurrently by H-D-H and other premier producers of the 1960s such as Phil Spector (see Wall of Sound) and George Martin. H-D-H recorded the song in nine sessions with The Supremes and session band The Funk Brothers before settling on a version deemed suitable for the final release. The track is one of the more oft-covered songs in the Supremes canon. They performed the song on the ABC variety program The Hollywood Palace on Saturday, October 29, 1966. You Keep Me Hangin On was the first single from the Supremes 1967 album The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland. The original version was #339 on Rolling Stones The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Supremes
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