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| "A Breathtaking Guy" | ||||
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| Single byThe Supremes | ||||
| from the albumWhere Did Our Love Go | ||||
| B-side | "(The Man with the) Rock And Roll Banjo Band" | |||
| Released | June 12, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1962 | |||
| Genre | R&B,pop | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | Motown M 1044 | |||
| Songwriter | Smokey Robinson | |||
| Producer | Smokey Robinson | |||
| The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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| Where Did Our Love Go track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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| "A Breathtaking Guy" | ||||
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| Single byThe Marvelettes | ||||
| from the albumReturn of the Marvelettes | ||||
| B-side | "You're the One for Me Bobby" | |||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A.,Golden World; 1970 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Tamla T 54213 | |||
| Songwriter | Smokey Robinson | |||
| Producer | Smokey Robinson | |||
| The Marvelettes singles chronology | ||||
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"A Breathtaking Guy" is a 1963 song written and produced bySmokey Robinson and released first byMotown singing groupThe Supremes (1963)[1] and later byThe Marvelettes (1972). The single was originally released under the title "A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heartbreaking Guy" by The Supremes, but was shortened after its official release. All three Supremes members -Diana Ross,Florence Ballard andMary Wilson - sang the chorus with the original title together.
One of the rare singles to feature the Supremes singing all lead vocals, it also was their highest charting single at this point, reaching number 75 on theBillboard Hot 100.[2][3] The group was jokingly referred to at this time as the "no-hit Supremes" by the Motown staff. However, their next single, "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", would break the group's "no-hit" streak. It would also mean that, with the exception of Ballard's and Wilson's ad-libs on the 1964 single "Baby Love", this would be the last time any member other than Ross would have a lead part on a single for the rest of the decade.
Much like their earlier single, "Your Heart Belongs to Me", Smokey Robinson produced the song with the same sound that had provided hit singles for early Motown starMary Wells. The Supremes would sing background for Wells on her hit "You Lost the Sweetest Boy" withThe Temptations. This would be the last single Robinson would produce for the group until 1969; this is due to the production team ofHolland–Dozier–Holland having a very strong hold on the Supremes' released material from late 1963 to early 1968.
In 1972, song was issued as the final single credited toThe Marvelettes.[4] The single failed to chart.
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard Hot 100[5] | 75 |
| USCashbox Top 100[6] | 75 |
