Floy Joy (song)

"Floy Joy" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and released as a single in December 1971 by popular Motown female singing group The Supremes.

B-side"This Is the Story"

ReleasedDecember 1, 1971

Recorded1971, Detroit, Michigan

GenrePop, Soul music

Quick facts Single by The Supremes, from the album ...

"Floy Joy"
Single by The Supremes
from the album Floy Joy
B-side	"This Is the Story"
Released	December 1, 1971
Recorded	1971, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Pop, Soul music
Length	2:31 (single version) 2:49 (album version)
Label	Motown
Songwriter	Smokey Robinson
Producer	Smokey Robinson
The Supremes singles chronology
"Touch" (1971) "Floy Joy" (1971) "Automatically Sunshine" (1972)
Floy Joy track listing
9 tracks Side one "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" "Floy Joy" "A Heart Like Mine" "Over and Over" "Precious Little Things" Side two "Now The Bitter, Now The Sweet" "Automatically Sunshine" "The Wisdom of Time" "Oh Be My Love"

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It was written and recorded by the group's former mentor Robinson, marking his first production of a Supremes song since 1969's "The Composer". It featured original Supreme Mary Wilson and the newly recruited Jean Terrell on lead vocals. This was the third hit single by the group to feature lead vocals by Wilson.

It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, number 16 on the American pop singles chart^[1] and number nine on the UK Singles Chart.