The Supremes are undoubtedly Motown legends and icons in the R&B genre who have multiple hit records and tracks in their careers. It's hard not to immediately be able to hum to one of their popular songs, especially their chart-topping hit "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone."
The track was released in early January 1967 and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in March of that year for a straight week. It also topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, and many others in the U.S. "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" only added to the long-lasting success the group was experiencing at the time, becoming their ninth chart-topper in their career.
The Supremes released the track as part of their The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland album, which also included their other No. 1 hit single "You Keep Me Hangin' On." Motown's main songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland was behind the album, and it would become the last album to be fully overseen by the group. Months after its release, they left Motown after staging a work slowdown protest against the CEO.
"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" focuses on a relationship on the cusp of a breakup with heartbreaking lyrics to match. The song included spoken dramatic dialogue delivered by Diana Ross that matched the song's use of strings and Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson as backup vocals.
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"That’s one of my favourites, because it sounds a little different than our other songs – probably because of that California feel. It had harpsichords on it. The way it stops and the music sustains itself, and I wrote those little spoken words in there. To me it sounds different, with that big orchestra and the melody," he said.
At the time of the song's release and its chart-topping status, it led The Supremes to become tied with Elvis Presley for the most No. 1 hits by an American group/artist. Songwriter Eddie Holland revealed in a Record Collector magazine issue that the song became one of his favorites for being unusual.
Its legendary popularity among fans even ledMichael Jackson to cover the song in his solo debut album titled Got to Be There. Other artists who have used the song also include Tami Lynn in her 1972 debut album and Phil Collins in his soul covers album released in 2010.
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