“Up The Ladder To The Roof” #10 4/18/1970

The first single from the Supremes minus Diana Ross, who was off to her solo career. She had been replaced by Jean Terrell, sister of boxer Ernie Terrell. Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong had barely appeared on any Supremes records with Diana for quite some time, and rehearsed with Jean for months before Ross left. This proved that even though the group wasn’t a priority at Motown any more and would be getting second-tier songs, writers and producers, they still succeeded.