The Supremes: Up The Ladder To The Roof (Wilson / DiMirco, 1970) - Lyrics

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"Up the Ladder to the Roof" is a 1970 hit single recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. It was the first Supremes single to feature new lead singer Jean Terrell in place of Diana Ross, who officially left the group for a solo career two weeks before the recording of this song in January 1970.

Wah-wah guitar played by Melvin Ragin (1951), better known as "Wah-Wah Watson" (http://www.wahwah.com).

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Come with me
And we shall run across the sky
And illuminate the night

O-h-h-h, I will try and guide you
To better times and brighter days
Don't be afraid...

Come up the ladder to the roof
Where we can see heaven much better
Come up the ladder to the roof
Where we can be (where we can be) mmm...
(where we can be)...closer to heaven
(To heaven-stay)

Stay with me
And we shall let expression
("sing")

Can't you hear 'em ring
Ooh
(Memories of yesterday)
Yesterday's broken dreams
Dont you know, they'll all fade away
If you'll come...

Up the ladder to the roof
Where we can see heaven much better
Come up the ladder to the roof
Where we can be
[Mary:] (where we can be)
[Cindy:] (where we can be)
Aahh... closer to heaven

We'll laugh and I tell you the story of love-how it is-and the
Happiness in it baby
We'll combine our thoughts
And together we'll travel the roads to the fountain of lovliness
I will never ever ever leave you leave you alone to wonder
As we go on our love it will grow much stronger and stronger
Don't you wanna go...
Up the ladder to the roof
Where we can see heaven much better
Up the ladder where we can be closer to heaven

Aah
Up the...
(up the)

Ooh hoo
Up the
(up the)

Ooh come on and walk
Come on and talk
Come on and sing about love and understanding
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"Up the Ladder to the Roof" is een hitsingle van de Amerikaanse meidengroep The Supremes. Het was de eerste single die uitgebracht werd zonder dat Diana Ross deel van de groep uitmaakte. Zij had The Supremes toen verlaten voor een solocarrière. Als vervanger van Ross was Jean Terrell bij de groep gekomen. De single was een groot succes. Het haalde zowel de top 10 als de pop- en R&B-lijst in de Verenigde Staten en ook de top 10 in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Naast dat "Up The Ladder To The Roof" het eerste nummer met Jean Terrell als lead was, was het ook de eerste single sinds "Reflections" die de top 10 in het Verenigd Koninkrijk haalde.
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The Supremes, «сайпри́мс» — американская девичья группа, трио (1959 — 1977). Считаются самым успешным американским музыкальным коллективом 1960-х годов (в чартах были вторыми после легендарных The Beatles) и до сих пор считаются самой успешной женской группой. The Supremes выступали в стилях ритм-энд-блюз, поп, соул и диско. В период с 22 августа 1964 по 27 декабря 1969 года их синглы 12 раз возглавляли Billboard Hot 100.
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הסופרימס (The Supremes) היו שלישייה קולית נשית אמריקאית, שפעלה במסגרת חברת מוטאון בין 1961 ל-1977. הסופרימס שרו בסגנונות הדו-וופ, פופ, מוזיקת נשמה ודיסקו. הסופרימס היו אחת הלהקות המזוהות ביותר עם צליל "מוטאון", והיו ללהקה האפרו אמריקנית המצליחה ביותר בשנות ה-60. בין 1964 ל-1969 הגיעו תריסר מלהיטיהן אל המקום הראשון במצעד הכללי של הבילבורד. את להיטיהן כתב צוות הכותבים המוביל של מוטאון, הולנד-דוזייר-הולנד. הצלחתן גם בקרב קהל שאינו אפרו-אמריקני, סללה את הדרך להצלחת זמרים אפרו אמריקנים אחרים בקהל הרחב, הן בארצות הברית והן בעולם.
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[italoman9]

Ahh, the beautiful, rich, deep sound of the original 45 single version of this most favorite Supremes hit of mine. Just sounds better than the remastered CD version hands-down each time. Thanks!

[classicvinylbiz]

@italoman9 My pleasure, glad you like it!

[PhilLatio99]

One of the greatest Supremes singles of all time One of the greatest Motown singles of all time.  Jean Terrell is just miraculous.

[waynebrasler]

They worked on this so long that this final version was finished only shortly before the Ed Sullivan appearance and rushed to release without even having a matrix number (look on the original single and you will see there is none; they just slapped on the catalog number of the single). It would have gone #1 but Motown was putting the money behind Diana going solo. Gordy figured the Supremes would chug right along but everyone knew Diana had to get a lot of support to make the needed impression

[wonderboyjoy]

who said the supremes were abondoned by motown! this was a fantastic pop/dance track that was well produced and well sung. it was uplifting and had all the trademarks of the motown sound. all the lineups of the 70's supremes were great.

[rameller1]

The Supremes. It doesn't get better than this....! This song has been a part of me ever since I heard it for the first time in Chicago when I was 9 or 10 years old.

Why can't they write songs like this today? Why can't our artists today be classy, talented  and beautiful as The Supremes?

[peasah2005]

The lovely and glamourious Supremes, these sisters made you feel so great about yourself.

Diana, Mary, Flo and then Jean and Cindy, man I tell you, when you listen to our women they had it all and The Supremes, they were so dynamic and inspirational.

Flo is high in the sky, but her spirits is totally undisputed.

[holgerspeckter]

Remarkably beautiful!

[oceanbound222]

THe original by the Vandellas is MUCH MUCH better. This one is el-stinko