Diana Ross & The Supremes, Someday We’ll Be Together | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 58^th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “Someday We’ll Be Together” by Diana Ross & The Supremes.

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 58^th edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2024), we recollect and reflect on “Someday We’ll Be Together”, performed by Diana Ross & The Supremes. 

“Someday we’ll be together…” Diana Ross (emphasis on her) went out with a bang – at least as a member of The Supremes. “Someday We’ll Be Together” marked the final no. 1 hit of (1) the 1960s as well as (2) for The Supremes. “Someday We’ll Be Together” marked the 12^th of 12 no. 1 hit singles by the collective.  Impressive! Appearing as the opening track of their 1969 album, Cream of the Crop, this Harvey Fuqua, Jackey Beavers, and Johnny Bristol-penned record dates back to 1961, originally recorded by Johnny & Jackey.  While it is credited to The Supremes, “Someday We’ll Be Together” is essentially a solo Diana Ross record with background vocals, none of which are The Supremes!

“Someday We’ll Be Together” is a marvelous way to conclude the 1960s as well as one of its most important musical groups.  Ross sings marvelously without breaking a sweat.  Matters of the heart fuel the fire, as is often the case of many soul songs.  “You’re far away / From me, my love,” she sings in the first verse, continuing, “And just as sure, my, my baby / As there are stars above / Wanna say, wanna say, wanna say it.” What does she wanna say exactly?  The titular lyric – “Someday, we’ll be together.” The second verse is penned similarly, as she speaks about how special this man is – he owns her heart. In the third, she longs for him – “Ooh, just to kiss your sweet, sweet lips, baby / Hold you ever, ever so tight…” She’s hopeful that she will, backed by soulful background vocals and a radiant instrumental.  Refined and sophisticated to the nth degree, Diana Ross & The Supremes nail it on the timeless “Someday We’ll Be Together” which still wows approaching 60 years later.

Diana Ross & The Supremes // Cream of the Crop // Motown // 1969

Diana Ross & The Supremes, Someday We’ll Be Together: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 58 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom via  Pixabay]