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The Supremes

The Supremes and the Four Tops' first album crept to number 113 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums survey and produced a moderate hit, prompting Motown to go to the well again with The Return of the Magnificent Seven (three Supremes and [four] Tops). Remakes dominated the first LP, but this time they sing more originals. While "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" did a little action, it was a mere blip on a radar screen compared to what was expected. And others like "I'll Try Not to Cry," "I Wonder Where We're Going," and an update of "I Can't Believe You Love Me," originally by Tammi Terrell, went unnoticed. Like their first LP, Motown issued one single and passed on the rest. Sales were disappointing; it stumbled to number 154, 41 slots lower than the original. But like the original, Jean Terrell's and Levi Stubbs' leads are invigorating. Atlantic Records later paired Stubbs (and the Four Tops) with Aretha Franklin for some dizzying dramas, i.e., "Make It With You," that also failed to gain a mass audience. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide