Diana Ross & The Supremes - WILL THIS BE THE DAY

B-Side of the 1968 number one hit single "Love Child". Included on the album "Let the Sunshine In".
This montage is dedicated to Cindy Birdsong.

About Cindy Birdsong......

Cindy Birdsong's affiliation with Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles ended when Berry Gordy offered her a deal to replace Florence Ballard as a member of The Supremes in 1967. After spending some time as Ballard's stand-in (Ballard and Birdsong superficially resembled one another), Birdsong officially joined Diana Ross & The Supremes, as the group renamed itself immediately prior to her joining, in July 1967.

For her first two and a half years as a Supreme, listeners did not hear Birdsong's voice on most of The Supremes' newest singles. Except for featured backgrounds on several collaborations with The Temptations, live album tracks, and some studio LP tracks, Birdsong and fellow member Mary Wilson did not sing backing vocals on the group's later singles. (Florence's voice was featured on the Reflections album along with Birdsong's, while The Andantes were substituted for Mary and Cindy on many, although not on all, cuts in subsequent Diana Ross & The Supremes albums.) However, Cindy can be heard doing a brief solo during "Let The Sunshine In" on their Farewell performance.

Diana Ross left the Supremes for a solo career in 1970, at which point Jean Terrelll was brought in as the new lead singer. In the new group, both Mary and Cindy's voices were heard more prominently, including the three albums the group recorded with the Four Tops. The same year, Birdsong got married to Charles Hewlett. Birdsong continued to perform with the Supremes until 1971, when she became pregnant with her son, David. Birdsong officially left the Supremes in April 1972, after completing the sessions for the Floy Joy album.

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[alitasdepollo2000]

excellent song!!

[JohnXHoward]

The background sounds like Cindy to me.

[pissedoff7771]

why are you guys so hard?this is our history. i think most of you are not old enough to know before 1965 we had history but we never read about it.we learned about chris columbus, magelen,to this day i do not know what megellen was.i didnot know that bach came from hungarian gypies.black history is important and yet when i ask my grands.have you read malcolm medgar a. phillip randolph i find we are back in 1963.embrace our history not whether mary could sing or not.make those yougens read

[hoochiemamaDora]

On the live album TCB you can really hear Cindy stand out; Cindy was far and above with a better voice than Mary; had Cindy and Flo been together the group may have been even more special; to be a member of Patti and the Bluebells you had to have been talented; what a shame the Supremes did not go on longer with Ccindy and Jean; there was some talent there but no choreography though; their dancing looked childish; clear Cholly was no longer working with them

[pissedoff7771]

this song reminds me of a friend of mind cle,loved this song.he would ask me to sing it over and over for him.one of my favorites was iam in love again.they did alot of great songs that were not hits

[TheReturnOfBigBear]

@Motownman100 Most people don't know, Cindy Birdsong was actually asked to Leave the Supremes by Mary Wilson & her Hubby Pedro, Even fewer know that Miss Mary threatend to Decline to attend the Induction Ceremony of "The Supremes" into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (if Cindy was included as an Inductee). I like Cindy too, But the Mary Wilson Agenda has ALWAYS BEEN, keep as much of The Glory for Myself as possible,

[SpazChat]

@Motownman100 , She's not thought of as a real Supreme, because she was a replacement for Florence. And Florence was a smart ass that was a hit with audiences. The Supremes went through to many personnel changes after Diana left. This was not good.

[Motownman100]

@wonderboyjoy i agree

[jitako]

Awesome Video. I love you Cindy, Jit , your friend from Redeemer

[wonderboyjoy]

@Motownman100 that she was...she was beautiful and i always thought she fitted in really well. people even said she could not dance the same as mary but cindy looked like she was enjoying every minute. apart from diana, she is my favourite.

[Motownman100]

I hate how , Cindy Birdsong is not recognized as a "real Supreme" but while she was in the group 1967-1972 , Diana Ross & the Supremes / The Supremes had a total of five number one songs .... In my opinion she's just as much as a Supreme as Diana , Mary , and Florence !!!