Diana Ross used spoken word in hits like 'Love Is Here and Now You're Gone'

Diana Ross
Singer Diana Ross, recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, poses in the press room at the 54th annual Grammy Awards Feb. 12, 2012, in Los Angeles.
Kevork Djansezian | Getty Images 2012

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Supremes. Eddie Holland, the co-author of the song "Love is Here and Now You're Gone," said it was his idea to include spoken word passages. It's a technique that singer Diana Ross would use many more times later in her career.

"Love is Here and Now You're Gone" was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago. It was the ninth chart-topper for the Supremes.

It was also the first song the group did not record in their hometown of Detroit. The producers wanted a new sound so they sent the Supremes to Los Angeles.

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