My World Is Empty Without You
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| "My World Is Empty Without You" | ||
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| Single by The Supremes | ||
| from the album I Hear a Symphony | ||
| Released | December 29, 1965 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1965 | |
| Genre | Soul/pop | |
| Length | 2:33 | |
| Label | Motown M 1089 |
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| Writer(s) | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
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| The Supremes singles chronology | ||
| "I Hear a Symphony" 1965 |
"My World Is Empty Without You" 1965 |
"Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart" 1966 |
"My World Is Empty Without You" is a 1966 hit single recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, "My World Is Empty Without You" was one of the few songs written by the team for the Supremes that didn't go to number one, peaking at number five on the US pop chart. The single also failed to chart on the UK singles chart.
The song lyric deals with the depression that sets in after a breakup, accompanied by a gothic and dramatic musical arrangement. "My World Is Empty Without You" would later be sampled on MC Lyte's 1991 socially-conscious rap ballad "Georgy Porgy".
[edit] Credits
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
