![]() Vanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic rock remake entitled " You Keep Me Hanging On" reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart a year after the release of the Supremes' recording. ![]() Vanilla Fudge version "You Keep Me Hanging On" The Funk Brothers – instrumental accompaniment.The group performed the song on the ABC variety program The Hollywood Palace on October 29, 1966. The track is one of the more oft-covered songs in the Supremes canon. Billboard described the song as a "pulsating rocker with the trio in top form" with an "interesting, driving guitar figure throughout." Cash Box said that it is "another in long-line of strong 'Detroit' offerings" that "is bound to follow in footsteps of the group’s previous winners." It was voted number 43 on Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs, a Detroit Free Press poll in 2016. The Supremes original version was ranked number 339 on Rolling Stone 's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It peaked at number eight in the UK Singles Chart. The song became the group's eighth number-one single when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart for two weeks in the United States from November 19 to 26, 1966. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was the first single taken from the Supremes' 1967 album The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland. H–D–H recorded the song in eight sessions with the Supremes and session band the Funk Brothers before settling on a version deemed suitable for the final release. Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Diana Ross's vocals were multitracked, a production technique which was established and popularized concurrently by Holland–Dozier–Holland (H–D–H) and other premier producers of the 1960s such as Phil Spector (see Wall of Sound) and George Martin. Dozier collaborated with Brian and Eddie Holland to integrate the idea into a single. ![]() The song's signature guitar part is said to have originated from a Morse code-like radio sound effect, typically used before a news announcement, heard by Lamont Dozier. The single is rooted in proto- funk and rhythm and blues, compared to the Supremes' previous single, " You Can't Hurry Love", which uses the call and response elements akin to gospel. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was originally recorded in 1966 by the Supremes for the Motown label. The Supremes original version Background The BBC ranked the Supremes' original song at number 78 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all-time UK downloads and streams. ![]() In 1996, American country singer Reba McEntire's version reached number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In the first 32 years of the Billboard Hot 100 rock era, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" became one of the six songs to reach number one by two different musical acts. English singer Kim Wilde covered "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1986, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1987. American rock band Vanilla Fudge released a cover version in June the following year, which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It was first recorded in 1966 by American Motown girl group the Supremes, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. And an unqualified success." You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. I'll bet it would be a brave new adventure for The Fudge. This leads me to the point of wondering if they have it in them to push the boundaries even further and tackle something "newer." I would love to see what the could do with Nirvana which was always filled with excitement, drama and poetry. "Spirt of 67" was a more tapered sound but equally compelling. The bus were excellent and Tepper went on to score hits with Benny Mardones, Pat Benetar and others before establishig himself with Sylvestor Stalone in "Rocky" with the signature "No Easy Way Out". ![]() A local band called Unchartered Bus was opening for them and it so happened that Mark Stein and Robert Tepper of the Bus were from Bayonne NJ. I SAW THE FUDGE ay back in the winter of 67 or 68 at Marist High School in Bayonne NJ after the release of their first album. ![]()
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