I Hear A Symphony (album)

I Hear A Symphony (album)

I Hear a Symphony is a 1966 album released by Motown girl group The Supremes on the Motown label.

Positioned as a successful attempt to further bridge the gap between traditional pop music, the traditional Motown sound and soul, the album included the title track, The Supremes' sixth number-one single, and the Top Ten single "My World Is Empty Without You". Also included are the group's covers of pop standards such as "With A Song In My Heart", "Without A Song", "Stranger In Paradise", and "Wonderful! Wonderful!". The original plan was to have The Supremes record an entire album of pop standards, to be entitled There's a Place for Us. The album was indeed recorded, but shelved and left unreleased by Motown until 2004. The cover for "I Hear A Symphony" was the cover shot intended originally for "There's A Place For Us." When the C.D. version of that album was at last released in 2004 an alternate shot from that photo session was used.

Also included are originals such as "Everything Is Good About You" and "Any Girl In Love (Knows What I'm Going Through)", and covers of the then-current hits "Yesterday" (originally by The Beatles) and "Unchained Melody" (popularized by The Righteous Brothers). The I Hear a Symphony album peaked at number-eight on the Billboard 200 album chart, on the strength of the title track and the top 5 "My World Is Empty Without You." "I Hear a Symphony" the album showcased a more sophisticated group and proved to be yet another multi-million seller.

They promoted the album with a successful European tour. While in Sweden, they filmed a famous television special that incorporated a good deal of the songs on "I Hear a Symphony". The DVD of the special is available under the title, "The Supremes Greatest Hits".

The album was also re-released together with The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland, in 2009 by SpeakersCornerRecords for the 50th anniversary of Motown.