| I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) | |
| Cover: | OJ-1969.jpg |
| Alt: | Linda Jones, The Escorts, The Dapps |
| Caption: | The Bell Sessions |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The O'Jays |
| Album: | Back on Top |
| B-Side: | I Dig Your Act |
| Released: | 1967 |
| Recorded: | 1967 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 3:55 |
| Label: | Bell Records |
| Prev Title: | Working On Your Case |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Look Over Your Shoulder |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
"I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)" (also known as "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow") is a 1967 hit single by the O'Jays, the group's best-selling single on Bell Records.
In 1967, "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)", reached No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and was also a Top 10 Billboard R&B hit, peaking at # 8.[1] The single's B-side, "I Dig Your Act", was also a popular regional hit. This song, in addition to featuring O'Jays members Eddie Levert, William Powell, and Walter Williams, also featured a fourth original member, Bobby Massey, on vocals. (The fifth original O'Jay, Bill Isles, left the group in 1965, before the group recorded for Bell Records).[2]
Strings and some soul feel in the song are the instrumentation, as well as the feel of the fadeout.
The O'Jays re-recorded the song for their final album, The Last Word.[3]
Artists to cover the song include:
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