"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
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
The Elgins' version
- 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
- Album: The Supremes A' Go-Go[3]
- A-side: "You Can't Hurry Love"
- Lead vocals by Diana Ross
- Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
The Isley Brothers' version
- B-side: "Little Miss Sweetness"
- Lead vocals by Ronald Isley
- Background vocals by O'Kelly Isley Jr. and Rudolph Isley
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Chris Clark version
- A-side: "Love's Gone Bad"
- Lead vocals by Chris Clark
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Chart performance
The Elgins version
| 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
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[6] | 13 |
References
- ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 13, 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ "Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - 5 EMERALDS/DOWNBEATS/ENGINS". Uncamarvy.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 271.
- ↑ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ↑ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
