Let the Sunshine In (album)

Let the Sunshine In
Studio album by Diana Ross & the Supremes
Released	May 26, 1969
Recorded	1966 ("What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"), 1967 ("Let the Music Play"), 1968–1969
Genre	Pop/soul
Length	34 min.
Label	Motown MS 689
Producer	Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, Pete Moore, George Gordy, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, William Weatherspoon, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
Diana Ross & the Supremes chronology
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Singles from Let the Sunshine In
"I'm Livin' in Shame" Released: January 6, 1969 "The Composer" Released: March 27, 1969 "No Matter What Sign You Are" Released: May 9, 1969

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Let the Sunshine In is the sixteenth studio album by Diana Ross & the Supremes recorded and released by Motown in 1969. It contains the hit single "I'm Livin' in Shame" (the sequel to 1968's number-one hit "Love Child"), "The Composer," a Smokey Robinson composition that peaked at #27, and "No Matter What Sign You Are," - a single produced by Motown chief Berry Gordy that failed to crack to Top 30 (peaking at #31). Though the album was released when the group consisted of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Cindy Birdsong, original founding member Florence Ballard (whom Birdsong replaced) appears on two songs. One track from this album, "Let The Music Play" was an outtake from the I Hear a Symphony album recording sessions and therefore features backing from by Ballard who was fired 2 years prior to the release of this album in 1967. The other track, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted," was recorded by the Supremes in 1966. According to Motown data this album sold over 625,000 copies in the USA.

Track listing

1. "The Composer"
2. "Everyday People"
3. "No Matter What Sign You Are"
4. "Hey, Western Union Man"
5. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
6. "I'm Livin' in Shame"
7. Medley: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
8. "Let the Music Play"
9. "With a Child's Heart"
10. "Discover Me (And You'll Discover Love)"
11. "Will This Be the Day"
12. "I'm So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)"

Personnel

• Diana Ross – Lead vocals
• Mary Wilson – background vocals
• Cindy Birdsong – background vocals
• Florence Ballard – background vocals on "Let the Music Play" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
• The Andantes – background vocals
• The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
• Various Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation

Chart History

Album

Name	Chart (1969)	Peak position
Let the Sunshine In	U.S. Billboard 200	24
	U.S. Billboard R&B Albums Chart	7

Singles

Name	Chart (1969)	Peak position
"I'm Livin' In Shame"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart	8
	UK Singles Chart	14
"The Composer"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	27
	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart	21
"No Matter What Sign You Are"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	31
	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart	17
	UK Singles Chart	37