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Put Yourself in My Place (Motown song)

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"Put Yourself in My Place" is a song written by the Motown team of Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded by at least four Motown recording acts during the sixties: The Elgins in 1965, The Supremes, Chris Clark and The Isley Brothers in 1966.

Cash Box described the Supremes' version as a "traditional blueser".[1]

Charts

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The Elgins and Supremes' versions were both issued as B-Sides in 1966, but in 1969, the Isleys' version gave the brothers a hit with it when Tamla Motown re-issued the single for the British market after they had left the company and just scored a US million-seller, "It's Your Thing" for their own T-Neck label. The song went to #13 on the UK Singles Chart, higher than their American big hit of the same year. Similarly, a 1971 Tamla Motown reissue of The Elgins' version as an A side (as a follow-up to their then-recent UK Top 3 hit, "Heaven Must Have Sent You") gave the group a Top 30 hit (#28).

Credits

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The Elgins' version

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  • Album: Darling Baby
  • A-side: "Darling Baby" (1966)
  • B-side: "It's Gonna Be Hard Times" (1971)
  • Lead vocals by Saundra Mallett Edwards
  • Backing vocals by Johnny Dawson, Cleo "Duke" Miller, and Norman McLean
  • Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers[2]

The Supremes' version

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The Isley Brothers' version

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Chris Clark version

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Chart performance

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The Elgins version

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Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 92
Chart (1971) Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 28

The Isley Brothers version

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Chart (1969) Peak
position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[6] 13

References

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  1. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 13, 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. ^ "Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - 5 EMERALDS/DOWNBEATS/ENGINS". Uncamarvy.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 271.
  5. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.