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| Released | July 9, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | January–April 1965 (original album); 1965–1967 (bonus tracks) | |||
| Genre | Pop,show tunes,R&B | |||
| Length | 33:10 (original version) 77:36 (exp. version) | |||
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There's a Place for Us is an album recorded byMotowngirl groupThe Supremes in 1965, for many years the most famous of the trio's unreleased albums. The album, composed of show-tunes and pop standards, was released by Motown andHip-O Records in 2004.
There's a Place for Us was recorded in late 1964 and through the first half of 1965, and was to have been issued in the summer of that year to tie in with the group's debut appearance at the famousCopacabana nightclub in New York City. Supremes membersDiana Ross,Florence Ballard andMary Wilson worked with two sets of producers, one in Los Angeles, the other inDetroit. The album was postponed and finally cancelled, with the live albumThe Supremes at the Copa being released in November 1965. Several standards similar to those recorded for this album appeared on the Supremes' next studio album, 1966'sI Hear a Symphony, whose cover is similar to that intended forThere's a Place for Us.
Several selections fromThere's a Place for Us would remain a staple of the group's live act for several years to come, most notably "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" and "Somewhere" fromWest Side Story. The album's title is derived from the first stanza of "Somewhere's" lyrics.
In 2004,Hip-O Select remastered and released the album, with the original artwork and liner notes, incompact disc anddigital download formats. Hip-O also expanded the original twelve tracks to twenty-six by incorporating selections from aborted album projects such asTribute to the Girls (to have been released in late 1965/early 1966) andThe Supremes And The Motown Sound: From Broadway To Hollywood (to have been released in 1967[citation needed]), as well as outtakes from released albums.
Mary Wilson sings lead on "Our Day Will Come", while Florence Ballard sings lead on "People". Diana Ross sings lead on the remaining songs. They are all featured on an original number, "Fancy Passes".
