Truly Yours (The Spinners song)

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"Truly Yours"
Single by The Spinners
from the album The Original Spinners
B-side"Where Is That Girl"
ReleasedMarch 24, 1966
Recorded1966; Hitsville USA (Studio A)
(Detroit, Michigan)
GenreSoul, R&B, Pop
Length3:07
LabelMotown Records
M 1093
Songwriter(s)William "Mickey" Stevenson
Ivy Jo Hunter
Producer(s)William "Mickey" Stevenson
Ivy Jo Hunter
The Spinners singles chronology
"I'll Always Love You"
(1965) 		"Truly Yours"
(1966) 		"For All We Know"
(1967)
"Truly Yours"
Song by The Temptations
ReleasedOctober 17, 1986
RecordedHitsville USA (Studio A);
1967
GenreSoul, R&B, Pop
Length3:11
LabelGordy
Songwriter(s)William "Mickey" Stevenson
Ivy Jo Hunter
Producer(s)Ivy Jo Hunter

"Truly Yours" is a 1966 song and single by The Spinners for the Motown label. Co-written and produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter, the single became the Detroit-reared group's second to chart on the company label, and the fourth to chart altogether. It was also the last to chart in the 1960s and last to chart for the group until "It's a Shame". The single peaked at 11 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts.[1][2] However, on the Billboard R&B singles chart, "Truly Yours" was a Top 20 hit, peaking at number 16.[3][4][5]

During this period, as Motown treated the group as a second-tier signing, the label released one single a year from 1964 to 1969 only. Thus commercial success would elude the group until 1970.

The song was later covered in 1967 by the Temptations and Hunter himself. The Temptations version would unreleased until 1986, while Hunter version, backed by The Temptations, would be released on January 12, 2005.[6]

Personnel[]

The Spinners version[]

The Temptations version[]

Ivy Jo Hunter version[]

Chart positions[]

Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 111
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 16

References[]

  1. ^ Carolina Beach Music
  2. ^ American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today
  3. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
  4. ^ "US Charts > The Spinners". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ^ Billboard - Jun 11, 1966 - Page 48
  6. ^ Motown Sings Motown Treasures Volumes 1 & 2 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records

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