Up The Ladder To The Roof Supremes Live

The supremes sing and perform their 1970 million seller up the ladder to the roof.

Up the ladder to the roof supremes live. Billboard hot 100 6 uk singles chart 8 canada. With jean terrell mary wilson and cindy bird the supremes sing and perform their 1970 million seller up the ladder to the roof. Up the ladder to the roof is a 1970 hit single recorded by the supremes for the motown label. First lp after diana s departure featuring jean terrel on lead.

The supremes were a very successful motown all female singing group active from 1959 until 1977 performing at various times doo wop pop soul broadway showtunes psychedelia and disco one of motown s signature acts the supremes were the most successful african american musical act of the 1960s recording twelve 1 hits between 1964 and 1969 many of them written and produced by motown s. Many listeners thought it was simply about making love on a rooftop where they can get closer to heaven. Don t you wanna go back to 1990 when the ladies performed at the dominion theatre london headlining the legends of motorcity tour which also featured kim. Go up the ladder to the roof where we can be oh closer to heaven.

Don t be afraid go up the ladder to the roof where we can see heaven much better. Up the ladder t. Video sync by smurfstools 1970 10 u s. It is the first supremes single since the.

You tubers correctly stated cynthia and mary sang backup though it was well known cynthia did. With jean terrell mary wilson and cindy birdsong the supremes hits just kept on coming. It was the first supremes single to feature new lead singer jean terrell in place of diana ross who officially left the group for a solo career two weeks before the recording of this song in january 1970 this song also marks a number of other firsts. In this song jean terrell asks her man to be hers forever so that even after they die their spirits will climb the ladder that leads to the roof of heaven.