Floy Joy (album)
1972 studio album by the Supremes
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Floy Joy is the twenty-fifth album released by the Supremes on the Motown label. This was the only Supremes album solely produced and arranged by Smokey Robinson and included the Top 20 hit, "Floy Joy" and the Top 40 hit, "Automatically Sunshine", both of which were Top 10 hits in the UK. Although Lynda Laurence appears on the cover of the LP, all vocals are that of Cindy Birdsong.
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| Released | May 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
| Genres | Pop, soul | |||
| Length | 29:33 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Smokey Robinson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
Overview
The "Floy Joy" single was the Supremes' final Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 9 in the UK.[5] Its follow-ups, "Automatically Sunshine" and "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" were not as successful, with "Automatically Sunshine" peaking at 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, 21 on the Top Soul Singles and being the group's final Top 10 hit in the U.K. at number 10.[6] "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" peaked at 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 21 on the Top Soul Singles.
Track listing
Side one
- "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" (Smokey Robinson)
- "Floy Joy" (Robinson)
- "A Heart Like Mine" (Robinson, Ronald White)
- "Over and Over" (Robinson)
- "Precious Little Things" (Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Pam Moffett)
Side two
- "Now the Bitter, Now the Sweet" (Robinson, Cecil Franklin)
- "Automatically Sunshine" (Robinson)
- "The Wisdom of Time" (Robinson, Moffett, Clifford Burston)
- "Oh Be My Love" (Robinson, Warren Moore)
Personnel
- Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong – lead vocals, background vocals
- The Andantes (Louvain Demps, Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow) – additional background vocals
- William "Smokey" Robinson – producer
- Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers:
- Jack Ashford, Jack Brokensha, Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion
- Dennis Coffey, Robert White, Eddie Willis, Marvin Tarplin – guitars
- Johnny Griffith, Earl Van Dyke – piano, keyboards
- James Jamerson – bass guitar
- Zachary Slater & Andrew Smith – drums
- Berry Gordy – executive producer
- Paul Riser – arranger
- Lynda Laurence – cover photo
- Jim Britt – photography
Charts
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