“Someday We’ll Be Together” #1 12/27/1969

Billboard’s final #1 of the 1960’s came from Diana Ross and the Supremes. Well, actually it was just Ms. Ross, as Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong had already checked out and were rehearsing with Jean Terrell. The original idea was for Junior Walker to record the song, but Berry Gordy made the executive decision to give the track to Diana as a way of launching her solo career. Then he changed his mind and billed the single as the last Diana Ross and the Supremes 45. Co-writer Johnny Bristol produced the session, harmonizing in Diana’s headphones while giving her instructions. The engineer accidentally left in his ad-libs; Gordy and Bristol liked it. Dennis Coffey played guitar and Merry Clayton assisted on backing vocals.