You Can't Hurry Love/The Supremes

"You Can't Hurry Love" is a number-one single originally recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label, released during the summer of 1966. Sixteen years later, the song again became a number-one hit when Phil Collins rerecorded the song, which reached number-one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks beginning in January 1983.

The song itself, a memory of a mother's words of encouragement ("My mama said 'you can't hurry love/No you just have to wait'") telling her daughter that with patience she will find that special someone one day, is an example of the strong influence of gospel music present in much of R&B and soul music. "You Can't Hurry Love" also showcases the developing sound of The Supremes, who were progressing from their earlier teen-pop into more mature themes and musical arrangements. This song and "You Keep Me Hangin' On" were finished together; when it came time to choose which single would be issued first, Motown's Quality Control department chose "You Can't Hurry Love".

Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland--Dozier--Holland, "You Can't Hurry Love" is one of the signature Supremes songs, and also one of Motown's signature releases. The single became The Supremes' seventh number-one hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from September 4, 1966 to September 17, 1966, and reaching number one on the soul chart for two weeks. The girl group performed the song on the CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, September 25, 1966.

"You Can't Hurry Love" was the second single from the Supremes' album The Supremes A' Go-Go. It reached the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the United States, and #3 in the United Kingdom. The Supremes' version of the song is honored by inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's permanent collection of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

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[dinossaurosish]

love this song,thanks por posting this music,i really love this song,thank you

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[CookiesDen2]

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[JR55K]

Love this song, takes me back to my childhood, thank you for posting.

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[Jazzgirl8888]

Love this great classic and all of the fantastic pics !

Thank you so much for posting :)

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[terrafirma91]

I like both versions; the Supremes and Phil Collins', but I lean slightly more towards the Supremes'. This shows just how well-written this song is. Who wrote this song?

[Juliaflo]

After 45 years, this song still rings in my head.

Hardly anyone could put over the songs of Holland-Dozier-Holland like The Supremes.

Merry Christmas.



[raintalonwindclan]

I like the original take more though. :)

[eternalwytch1313]

Love this song

[volleyballgal31]

love this song

[dinossaurosish]

@CookiesDen2 :D

ok,thanks for posting this video!!!

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