Come See About Me

1964 single by The Supremes

For other uses, see Come See About Me (disambiguation).

"Come See About Me"

Australian single of the Supremes recording

Single by the Supremes
from the album  Where Did Our Love Go
B-side|

* "You're Gone, But Always in My Heart"
* "Long Gone Lover"

Released| October 27, 1964
Recorded| July 13, 1964
Studio| Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit
Genre| Pop, R&B
Length| 2:39
Label| Motown
Songwriter(s)| Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s)|

* Brian Holland
* Lamont Dozier

The Supremes singles chronology
| "Baby Love"
(1964)  | "Come See About Me"
(1964)  | "Stop! In the Name of Love"
(1965)

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Videos
"Come See About Me" (The Ed Sullivan Show) on YouTube
"Come See About Me" (lyrics) on YouTube
"Come See About Me"

US single of the Nella Dodds recording

Single by Nella Dodds
from the album  This Is a Girl's Life
B-side| "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
Released| October 1964
Length| 3:01
Label| Wand
Songwriter(s)| Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s)| Dyno-dynamic
Nella Dodds singles chronology
|  | "Come See About Me"
(1964)  | "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers"
(1964)

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"Come See About Me" is a 1964 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. The track opens with a fade-in, marking one of the first times the technique had been used on a studio recording.

The song became third of five consecutively released Supremes songs to top the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States (the others being "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again"). It topped the chart twice, non-consecutively, being toppled by and later replacing the Beatles' "I Feel Fine" in December 1964 and January 1965.[1][2] The BBC ranked "Come See About Me" at #94 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams.[3]

## History

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### Overview

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"Come See About Me" was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland.[4] It was recorded during a two-week period in which the Supremes also cut "Baby Love", after "Where Did Our Love Go" became their most successful single to date.[4] It was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two separate weeks: December 13, 1964, to December 18, 1964, and January 10, 1965, to January 16, 1965, and reached #3 on the soul chart.[4]

Billboard said the song has a "pronounced Detroit beat, steady and exacting" and that the "gals weave silky and controlled vocal through beat."[5] Cash Box described it as "a pulsating stomp-a-rhythmic… that the gals carve out in ultra-commercial manner" and in which the group was "in top-of-the-chart form."[6]

The Supremes were the first to record the song, but not the first to issue it as a single. That distinction fell to Nella Dodds: her version climbed to #74 on the Billboard Hot 100, but Motown quickly released the Supremes' version as a single, which killed Dodds' sales. Cash Box described Dodds' version as "an exciting pop-r&b, choral-backed handclap-shuffler about a gal who pleads for her ex-boyfriend to return to her," hailing the singer as "a new talent who promises to be an important wax name in the coming weeks".[6]

The Supremes made their first of 17 appearances[7] live on the CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show, performing this single on Sunday, December 27, 1964.[8]

The group also recorded a German version of the song, entitled "Johnny und Joe".

"The words had a real sad weight," observed Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke, "but the music was bouncy. Great!"[9]

## Personnel

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* Lead vocals by Diana Ross
* Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
* All instruments by the Funk Brothers[10]
* Earl Van Dyke – piano
* Joe Messina – guitar
* James Jamerson – bass
* Uriel Jones – drums
* Jack Ashford – vibraphone
* Hank Cosby – tenor saxophone
* Andrew "Mike" Terry – baritone saxophone
* Footstomps by Mike Valvano

## Chart performance

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1964–1965)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 78
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] | 20
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] | 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] | 17
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[15] | 2
Singapore (Billboard)[16] | 1
UK Singles (OCC)[17] | 27
US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] | 2
US Cashbox Top 100[20] | 1
US Cashbox R&B[21] | 2
US Record World 100 Top Pops[22] | 1
US Record World Top 40 R&B[23] | 2

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1965)  | Rank

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Japan Foreign Hits (Billboard)[24] | 8
US Cashbox Top 100[25] | 8
US Cashbox R&B[26] | 21

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom
Digital sales and streams only  | —  | 65,000[27]
United States  | —  | 1,000,000[28][29]

## Other versions

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UK single of the Jr. Walker & the All Stars recording

* The Supremes recorded a German-language version of the song, titled "Jonny und Joe" as the b-side of the 1965 single "Thank You Darling" (also sung in German) in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. "Jonny und Joe" was later included on two various Motown artists compilation albums Motown Around the World (1987, 1CD) and Motown Around the World: The Classic Singles (2010, 2CD)[30] and also on Diana Ross & the Supremes compilation 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969 (2011, 3CD).[31]
* In 1967, the song was a repeat hit for Motown act Jr. Walker & the All Stars, whose version reached the top 10 on the R&B chart and the top 25 on the pop chart.[citation needed]
* In 1987, Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens covered it on his album Let's Boogie, making it a hit in the UK and Ireland. Shakin' Stevens version surpassed the Supremes' original #27 chart placing by reaching #24.[citation needed]
* In 2012, American musical dramedy Glee featured a cover of this song for its fourth season's Thanksgiving episode. The cover was recorded by Dianna Agron as her character Quinn Fabray with Naya Rivera and Heather Morris providing backup vocals.

## See also

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* List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1964
* List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1965

## References

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1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 51\. Nielsen Company. 1964. p. 24. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 3\. Nielsen Company. 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
3. ^ "The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart". BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
4. ^ a b c Hogan, Ed. "Come See About Me". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
5. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. November 7, 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
6. ^ a b "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 7, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
7. ^ Yusuf, Nilgin (26 April 2008). "The Supremes on show". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
8. ^ "The Supremes/The Serendipity Singers/Leslie Uggams". The Ed Sullivan Show. Season 18. Episode 14. New York City. 24 December 1964. CBS. WCBS.
9. ^ "All Back to My Place". Mojo (140): 9. July 2005.
10. ^ Liner notes. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964, Hip-O Select – B0005946-02, USA, 24 Feb 2006
11. ^ "Every Unique AMR Top 100 Single of the 1964". Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
12. ^ "The Supremes – Come See About Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
13. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5576." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Supremes The" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
15. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". Flavour of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
16. ^ "Billboard Magazine, March 13, 1965". Billboard. 13 March 1965.
17. ^ "Supremes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
18. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
19. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
20. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. December 26, 1964. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
21. ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. December 26, 1964. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
22. ^ "100 TOP POPS: Week of December 26, 1964" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. December 26, 1964. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
23. ^ "TOP 40 R&B: Week of December 26, 1964" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. December 26, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
24. ^ "FOREIGN HITS IN JAPAN 1960-1969". Billboard. December 19, 1970. p. J-32. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
25. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1965". Cashbox. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
26. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1965". Cashbox. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
27. ^ Copsey, Rob (August 26, 2019). "The Official Top 100 Motown songs of the Millennium". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
28. ^ MAKE IT BIG first girl vocal trio to make million-seller record list with three consecutive hits. Vol. 20\. Johnson Publishing Company. June 1965. p. 81\. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 23 January 2020. `{{cite book}}`: `|work=` ignored (help)
29. ^ Dafydd Rees (1991). Rock Movers & Shakers. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780874366617. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
30. ^ Various Artists - Motown Around the World: The Classic Singles (2010) double CD review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, credits & releases at AllMusic
31. ^ Diana Ross & the Supremes compilation 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection: 1961-1969 (2011) triple CD review by Steve Leggett, credits & releases at AllMusic

## External links

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* The Supremes - Come See About Me on YouTube

* v
* t
* e

The Supremes

* Florence Ballard
* Cindy Birdsong
* Susaye Greene
* Lynda Laurence
* Barbara Martin
* Betty McGlown
* Scherrie Payne
* Diana Ross
* Jean Terrell
* Mary Wilson

Studio albums|

* Meet The Supremes (1962)
* Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
* A Bit of Liverpool (1964)
* The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop (1965)
* We Remember Sam Cooke (1965)
* More Hits by The Supremes (1965)
* Merry Christmas (1965)
* I Hear a Symphony (1966)
* The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966)
* The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (1967)
* The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967)
* Reflections (1968)
* Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl" (1968)
* Love Child (1968)
* Let the Sunshine In (1969)
* Cream of the Crop (1969)
* Right On (1970)
* New Ways but Love Stays (1970)
* Touch (1971)
* Floy Joy (1972)
* The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb (1972)
* The Supremes (1975)
* High Energy (1976)
* Mary, Scherrie & Susaye (1976)

Collaborative albums|

* Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968)
* Together (1969)
* The Magnificent 7 (1970)
* The Return of the Magnificent Seven (1971)
* Dynamite (1971)

Live albums|

* The Supremes at the Copa (1965)
* Live at London's Talk of the Town (1968)
* TCB (1968)
* On Broadway (1969)
* Farewell (1970)
* The Supremes Live! In Japan (1973)

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits (1967)
* Anthology (1974)
* The Ultimate Collection (1997)
* The '70s Anthology (2002)
* Diana Ross & the Supremes: The No. 1's (2003)
* There's a Place for Us (2004)
* Let the Music Play: Supreme Rarities (2008)
* The Definitive Collection (2008)

Singles|

* "Tears of Sorrow" (as The Primettes)
* "I Want a Guy"
* "Buttered Popcorn"
* "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
* "Let Me Go the Right Way"
* "My Heart Can't Take It No More"
* "A Breathtaking Guy"
* "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"
* "Run, Run, Run"
* "Where Did Our Love Go"
* "Baby Love"
* "Come See About Me"
* "Stop! In the Name of Love"
* "Back in My Arms Again"/"Whisper You Love Me Boy"
* "Nothing but Heartaches"
* "I Hear a Symphony"
* "My World Is Empty Without You"
* "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart"
* "You Can't Hurry Love"
* "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
* "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"
* "The Happening"
* "Reflections"
* "In and Out of Love"
* "Forever Came Today"
* "Some Things You Never Get Used To"
* "Love Child"
* "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
* "I'm Livin' in Shame"
* "I'll Try Something New"
* "The Composer"
* "No Matter What Sign You Are"
* "The Weight"
* "I Second That Emotion"
* "Someday We'll Be Together"
* "Why (Must We Fall in Love)"
* "Up the Ladder to the Roof"
* "Everybody's Got the Right to Love"
* "Stoned Love"
* "River Deep – Mountain High"
* "Nathan Jones"
* "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart"
* "Touch"
* "Floy Joy"
* "Automatically Sunshine"
* "Without the One You Love"
* "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love"
* "I Guess I'll Miss the Man"
* "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"
* "Bad Weather"
* "Tossin' and Turnin'"
* "He's My Man"
* "Where Do I Go from Here"
* "Early Morning Love"
* "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking"
* "High Energy"
* "You're My Driving Wheel"
* "Let Yourself Go"
* "Love, I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good"

Videography|

* T.A.M.I. Show
* Greatest Hits: Live in Amsterdam
* Reflections: The Definitive Performances (1964–1969)
* Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Inspired works|

* Sparkle (1976 film)
* Dreamgirls (musical)
* Dreamgirls (film)
* Sparkle (2012 film)

Related topics|

* Discography
* Chronology (The band's name history: The Primettes 1959–1961 / The Supremes 1961–1967 / Diana Ross & The Supremes 1967–1970 / The Supremes 1970 / Diana Ross & The Supremes 1970 / The Supremes 1970–)
* Members
* FLOS
* Farewell concert
* Return to Love Tour

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Carol Lloyd

Studio albums|

* Score (1979)
* Love Carol (1983)

Singles|

* "Shake Me, Wake Me"
* "Come See About Me"

Related articles|

* Casablanca Records

* v
* t
* e

Holland–Dozier–Holland

* Brian Holland
* Lamont Dozier
* Eddie Holland

Songs|

1962
"Dearest One"
"Old Love (Let's Try It Again)"
"Darling, I Hum Our Song"

1963
"Leaving Here"
"Locking Up My Heart"
"What Goes Up Must Come Down" / "Come on Home"
"Tie a String Around Your Finger"
"Come and Get These Memories" / "Jealous Lover"
"You Lost the Sweetest Boy"
"Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
"(He Won't Be True) Little Girl Blue"
"Mickey's Monkey"
"Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye" / "Come on Home"
"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" / "Standing at the Crossroads of Love"
"I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying"
"Quicksand" / "Darling I Hum Our Song"
"Live Wire" / "Old Love (Let's Try It Again)"
"Run, Run, Run" / "I'm Giving You Your Freedom"
"Can I Get a Witness"

1964
"A Tear from a Woman's Eyes"
"My Lady Bug Stay Away from That Beatle"
"Like a Nightmare" / "If You Were Mine"
"In My Lonely Room"
"Just Ain't Enough Love"
"Where Did Our Love Go"
"Baby Don't You Do It"
"Guarantee for a Lifetime"
"Baby I Need Your Loving" / "Call on Me"
"Candy to Me" / "If You Don't Want My Love"
"Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"Baby Love" / "Ask Any Girl"
"Come See About Me" / (You're Gone But) Always in My Heart"
"Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" / "Love has Gone"
"You're a Wonderful One"
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"

1965
"Where Did You Go"
"Stop! In the Name of Love" / "I'm in Love Again"
"You've Been a Long Time Coming"
"Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"Nowhere to Run"
"Back in My Arms Again" / "Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
"The Only Time I'm Happy"
"Mother Dear" / "He Holds His Own"
"Nothing but Heartaches" / "He Holds His Own"
"Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)"
"It's the Same Old Song" / "Your Love Is Amazing"
"Mother Dear" / "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"I Hear a Symphony" / "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"Something About You"
"Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"
"Darling Baby"
"There's a Ghost in My House"

1966
"(I'm a) Roadrunner"
"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)"
"Ask any Man"
"My World Is Empty Without You"
"Put Yourself in My Place"
"There's No Love Left"
"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" / "Just as Long as You Need Me"
"Helpless" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
"Call on Me"
"Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" / "He's All I Got"
"Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"I Like Everything About You"
"I Guess I'll Always Love You"
"Nothing but Soul"
"Love's Gone Bad" / "Put Yourself in My Place"
"You Can't Hurry Love" / "Put Yourself in My Place"
"Little Darling (I Need You)"
"Reach Out I'll Be There" / "Until You Love Someone"
"Stay in My Lonely Arms"
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" / "I Wanna Mother You, Smother You With Love"
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" / "Remove This Doubt"
"Standing in the Shadows of Love" / Since You've Been Gone"
"I'm Ready for Love"
"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need"
"Heaven Must Have Sent You"

1967
"Just One Last Look"
"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" / There's No Stopping Us Now"
"Your Love Is Amazing"
"Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand"
"Bernadette" / "I Got a Feeling"
"My World Is Empty Without You"
"The Happening" / "All I Know About You"
"Just Ain't Enough Love"
"7 Rooms of Gloom" / "I'll Turn to Stone"
"I Understand My Man"
"Your Unchanging Love" / "I'll Take Care of You"
"Reflections" / "Going Down for the Third Time"
"One Way Out"
"You Keep Me Running Away" / "If You Don't Want My Love"
"I Got a Feeling"
"In and Out of Love" / "I Guess I'll Always Love You"

1968
"Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"Forever Came Today"
"I'm in a Different World"

1969
"We've Got a Way Out Love"
"Crumbs off the Table"

1970
"Give Me Just a Little More Time"
"(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String"
"Everything's Tuesday"
"Band of Gold"
"Westbound #9"

1972
"The Day I Found Myself"
"Don't Leave Me Starvin' for Your Love"
"Why Can't We Be Lovers"

1973
"You're Gonna Need Me"

1975
"We're Almost There"
"Just a Little Bit of You"
"Early Morning Love"
"Where Do I Go from Here"

1976
"I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking"
"High Energy"
"Let Yourself Go"

1982
"We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again"

Related
topics|

* Motown
* Holland–Dozier–Holland: Detroit 1969–1977
* Hot Wax Records
* Invictus Records
* List of songs written by Holland, Dozier and Holland

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Shakin' Stevens

Studio albums|

* Shakin' Stevens
* Take One!
* Marie, Marie
* This Ole House
* Shaky
* Give Me Your Heart Tonight
* The Bop Won't Stop
* Lipstick Powder and Paint
* Let's Boogie
* A Whole Lotta Shaky
* There Are Two Kinds of Music... Rock 'n' Roll

Extended plays|

* The Shakin' Stevens EP

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* The Collection
* Singled Out

Video albums|

* The DVD Collection

Box sets|

* The Epic Masters

Singles|

* "Treat Her Right"
* "Endless Sleep"
* "Fire"
* "Spooky"
* "Hot Dog"
* "Marie, Marie
* "This Ole House"
* "You Drive Me Crazy"
* "Green Door"
* "It's Raining"
* "Mona Lisa"
* "Oh Julie"
* "Shirley"
* "Give Me Your Heart Tonight"
* "I'll Be Satisfied"
* "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"
* "It's Late"
* "Cry Just a Little Bit"
* "A Rockin' Good Way"
* "A Love Worth Waiting For"
* "A Letter to You"
* "Teardrops"
* "Breaking Up My Heart"
* "Lipstick, Powder and Paint"
* "Merry Christmas Everyone"
* "Turning Away"
* "A Little Boogie Woogie (In the Back of My Mind)"
* "Come See About Me"
* "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For"
* "Feel the Need in Me"
* "True Love"
* "Jezebel"
* "I Can Help"
* "Trouble"
* "Echoes of Merry Christmas Everyone"

Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets|

| Singles|

* "Sea Cruise"
* "Honey Don't"
* "It Came Out of the Sky"
* "Lonesome Town"
* "No Other Baby"
* "Donna"
* "Two Hearts, Two Kisses"
* "Sweet Little Sixteen"

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