Truly_Yours_(The_Spinners_song)

Truly Yours (The Spinners song)

Truly Yours (The Spinners song)

1966 song and single


"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 chart.[1][2] On the Billboard R&B singles chart, "Truly Yours" did much better, reaching the Top 20, peaking at number 16.[3][4][5]

Quick Facts Single by The Spinners, from the album The Original Spinners ...
Quick Facts Song by The Temptations, Released ...

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

The song was covered in 1967 by the Temptations and Hunter himself. The Temptations version was unreleased until 1986, while Hunter's version, backed by the Temptations, wouldn't be released until January 12, 2005.[6]

Personnel

The Spinners version

The Temptations version

Ivy Jo Hunter version

Charts

More information Chart (1966), Peak position ...

References

  1. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
  2. "US Charts > The Spinners". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. Motown Sings Motown Treasures Volumes 1 & 2 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records

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