I Hear a Symphony

Supremes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B000001ACY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #315,009 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stranger in Paradise

2. Yesterday

3. I Hear a Symphony

4. Unchained Melody

5. With a Song in My Heart

6. Without a Song

7. My World Is Empty Without You

8. A Lover's Concerto

9. Any Girl in Love (Knows What I'm Going Through)

10. Wonderful! Wonderful!

11. Everything Is Good About You

12. He's All I Got

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why Don't They Release 45RPM Version On My World Is Empty W/out You?, May 17, 2009

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John Doe "jdoesmith85210" (mesa, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Hear a Symphony [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

The only problem I have with Motown Reissues is that they never include the original 45 RPM mixes of their sides. If anybody out there remembers, My World Is Empty Without You in it's hit 45RPM mix had the girls in a echo chamber with the violins more prominent in the mix. The stereo version is flat noisy and both the violins and the back-up voices of Flo and Mary are inaudible. I grew up and have all the vinyl mono sides which in most cases are vastly superior to these awful stereo mixes. Remember you people MONO was industry standard when these discs were released, and as I remember the stereo versions even in LP format were hard to come by. Back to Mono on all Motown compilations!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album of All Time!, December 4, 2007

By 

Johanna Gurganus "Music Lover" (Asheville, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Hear a Symphony (Audio CD)

This is my all time favorite album ever. No kidding. Diana Ross at her absolute best with the best backup singers ever to pick up a mike and record the best love songs of all time. I love the cover, but that's nothing in comparison to the music. My hat goes off to Motown for this wonderful gift to the world. Thanks!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS REMASTERED SOUND, September 26, 2007

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BOB (LOS ANGELES, CA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: I Hear a Symphony (Mlps) (Audio CD)

Since the 1981 advent of the compact disc, Motown has shamelessly released reissue after reissue of its extensive catalog. For The Supremes, just like most of the major Motown acts, there is an endless plethora of albums, compilations and box sets, all of which had wildly-varying audio quality, regardless of mono or stereo content.

These ten 2007 Japanese mini-sleeve CD's are the best sounding stereo Supremes CD's I've heard yet. The separation and clarity is absolutely nothing short of miraculous and revelatory.

For me, the real joy of these new remasters is the ability to hear James Jamerson's playing in perfect, note-for-note clarity. That cat may have been one of the greatest to ever play the instrument, and being able to hear him so clearly is so enjoyable in a manner I haven't experienced before with any other release.

I own the 2000 box set, several of the latest anthologies, and the 2006 HIP-O "Where Did Our Love Go" 2CD. None of these sound as good as these Japan issues.

I just checked my Japan-based source for mini-sleeves, and as of this writing, six of these Supremes CD's are already OOP (all `sleeves are limited edition). If you're a fan, don't delay in getting these, as they are priceless.

Link by title to the 2007 Japan mini-sleeve Supremes catalog:

Where Did Our Love Go
More Hits by The Supremes
Supremes A Go-Go
Sing Holland Dozier Holland
Reflections
Join The Temptations
Love Child
Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In
Cream Of The Crop

WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI-LP-SLEEVE" CD?

Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you.

Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics.

Then, there's the sonic quality: Often (but not always), mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often (but not always) be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere.

Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded.

All mini-sleeve releases are limited edition, but re-pressings/re-issues are becoming more common (again, not always). The enthusiasm of mini-sleeve collecting must be tempered, however, with avoiding fake mini-sleeves manufactured in Russia and distributed throughout the world, primarily on eBay. They are inferior in quality, worthless in collectable value, a total waste of money, and should be avoided at all costs.