I Hear A Symphony is The Supremes' eighth studio album that was released on February 18, 1966 by Motown Records.
Tracklisting[]
- Stranger In Paradise 3:01
- Yesterday 2:26
- I Hear A Symphony 2:40
- Unchained Melody 3:47
- With A Song In My Heart 2:01
- Without A Song 2:58
- My World Is Empty Without You 2:33
- A Lover's Concerto 2:33
- Any Girl In Love (Knows What I'm Going Through) 2:58
- Wonderful, Wonderful 2:53
- Everything Is Good About You 2:57
- He's All I Got 2:45
Album Background[]
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 cover versions of pop standards such as "With a Song in My Heart", "Without a Song", "Stranger in Paradise" and "Wonderful! Wonderful!".
Originally, the Supremes recorded an entire album of pop standards called "There's a Place for Us", but it was left unreleased by Motown until 2004.
The album cover for "I Hear a Symphony" was the cover shot intended originally for "There's a Place For Us". When that album was eventually released in 2004, an alternate shot from that photo session was used.
Chart Performance[]
"I Hear a Symphony" peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 and topped Billboard's R&B Albums chart. According to Motown data, it has sold over 1,900,000 copies.