Some Things You Never Get Used To Explained

Some Things You Never Get Used To
Type:single
Artist:Diana Ross & the Supremes
Album:Love Child
B-Side:You've Been So Wonderful to Me
Released:May 21, 1968
Recorded:Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1968
Genre:Pop, psychedelic pop, soul
Length:2:23
Label:Motown
M 1126
Producer:Ashford & Simpson
Prev Title:Forever Came Today
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Love Child
Next Year:1968

"Some Things You Never Get Used To" is a song released in 1968 by Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. The single stalled for three weeks at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in July 1968.[1] [2] [3] It became the lowest-charting Supremes single since 1963 and became the catalyst for Berry Gordy to revamp songwriting for The Supremes since the loss of Motown's premier production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, which Gordy had assigned as the group's sole producers after the success of "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes."

Cash Box praised the "charming performance from Diana Ross, and here-and-there sound effect splashes."[4]

Shelved LP

Motown originally created an album to capitalize on the success of the single, but when the single failed to hit the top of the charts the album was scrapped, and the single was included rather on Diana Ross and the Supremes' "Love Child" LP. The shelved LP track list was intended as follows:

Side One:

  1. Some Things You Never Get Used To
  2. Heaven Must Have Sent You
  3. He's My Sunny Boy
  4. Come On And See Me
  5. Can I Get A Witness
  6. You've Been So Wonderful To Me

Side two:

  1. My Guy
  2. It's Not Unusual
  3. Just A Little Misunderstanding
  4. Uptight (Everything's Alright)
  5. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
  6. Blowin' In The Wind

Personnel

Track listing

  1. "Some Things You Never Get Used To" – 2:23
  2. "You've Been So Wonderful to Me" – 2:28

Charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 98
scope="row"
scope="row"
UK R&B (Record Mirror)[6] 9
scope="row"
scope="row"
US Cashbox Top 100[7] 22
US Cashbox R&B[8] 26
US Record World 100 Top Pops[9] 21
US Record World Top 50 R&B[10] 17

Covers

The song has never had a high-profile remake. Motown singer Frances Nero recorded a version of the song several decades after she left the company, for Ian Levine and his Motorcity Records project.[11]

It should not be confused with a 1965 song (with the same title), written by Van McCoy and recorded by Cilla Black,[12] Irma Thomas,[13] local Detroit singer Juanita Williams,[14] and Detroit band The San Remo Strings.[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. 1968 . Billboard Hot 100 . . 80 . 27 . 72 . . 10 May 2011 .
  2. 1968 . Billboard Hot 100 . . 80 . 28 . 68 . . 10 May 2011 .
  3. 1968 . Billboard Hot 100 . . 80 . 29 . 64 . . 10 May 2011 .
  4. CashBox Record Reviews . June 1, 1968 . 16 . 2022-01-12 . Cash Box.
  5. Web site: Every Unique AMR Top 100 Single of the 1968. Top 100 Singles. 31 December 2020.
  6. BRITAIN'S TOP R&B SINGLES. Record Mirror. 11. July 20, 1968. worldradiohistory.com. January 17, 2022.
  7. Web site: CASH BOX Top 100 Singles. Cashbox. July 13, 1968. 1 January 2020.
  8. Web site: The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations. Cashbox. June 29, 1968. 1 January 2020.
  9. 100 TOP POPS: Week of July 13, 1968. Record World. worldradiohistory.com. July 13, 1968. 29 January 2021.
  10. TOP 50 R&B: Week of July 6, 1968. 33. Record World. worldradiohistory.com. July 6, 1968. 29 January 2021.
  11. Web site: Frances Nero - Out On The Floor (Vinyl, LP, Album) . Discogs.com . 1990 . 2016-10-02.
  12. Web site: Some Things You Never Get Used To: Cilla Black: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads . Amazon.co.uk . 2016-10-02.
  13. Web site: Irma Thomas - Some Things You Never Get Used To / You Don't Miss A Good Thing (Until It's Gone) (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 1965 . 2016-10-02.
  14. Web site: Juanita Williams - Some Things You Never Get Used To / You Knew What You Were Gettin' (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . November 1965 . 2016-10-02.
  15. Web site: San Remo Golden Strings - Hungry For Love (Vinyl, LP, Album) . Discogs.com . 1966 . 2016-10-02.
  16. Web site: Don't Forget the Motor City . Dftmc.info . 2016-10-02.