Floy Joy (song)

"Floy Joy" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and released as a single in December 1971 by popular Motown female singing group The Supremes.

"Floy Joy"
Single by The Supremes
from the album Floy Joy
B-side"This Is the Story"
ReleasedDecember 1, 1971
Recorded1971, Detroit, Michigan
GenrePop, disco
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson
The Supremes singles chronology
"Touch"
(1971)		 "Floy Joy"
(1971)		 "Automatically Sunshine"
(1972)
Floy Joy track listing
9 tracks
Side one
  1. "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love"
  2. "Floy Joy"
  3. "A Heart Like Mine"
  4. "Over and Over"
  5. "Precious Little Things"
Side two
  1. "Now The Bitter, Now The Sweet"
  2. "Automatically Sunshine"
  3. "The Wisdom of Time"
  4. "Oh Be My Love"

The song, built on a retro sixties vibe reminiscent of past Supremes songs, was recorded by the group's former mentor Robinson, marking his first production of a Supremes song since 1969's "The Composer".

The song featured original Supreme Mary Wilson and early-seventies Supremes lead singer Jean Terrell on lead vocals, featuring the third lead vocals by Wilson on a Supremes hit single.

The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, number sixteen on the American pop singles chart[1] and number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States — 1,000,000[12][13]

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 558.
  2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7597." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  3. "Supremes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  4. "The Supremes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  5. "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. March 11, 1972. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. February 19, 1972. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. "THE SINGLES CHART: Week of March 18, 1972" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. March 18, 1972. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. "THE R&B SINGLES CHART: Week of February 26, 1972" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. February 26, 1972. p. 38. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1972: TOP 100 R&B SINGLES". Cashbox. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  12. Joseph Murrells (1984). Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory. London, W1H: B.T. Batsford. p. 356. ISBN 0 7134 3843 6.CS1 maint: location (link)
  13. J. Randy Taraborrelli (1986). Motown: Hot Wax, City Cool & Solid Gold. Doubleday. p. 105. ISBN 9780385197991. Retrieved 23 January 2020.


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