I Hear a Symphony (The Supremes album)

I Hear a Symphony is the eighth studio album released by American girl group the Supremes on the Motown label in 1966.

Overview
I Hear a Symphony peaked at number 8 and remained on the Billboard 200 album chart for 55 weeks While originally issued in both mono and stereo versions, several of the tracks on the released stereo edition of I Hear a Symphony were sourced from mono mixes.

Expanded edition
On September 21, 2012, Universal Music Group released I Hear A Symphony: Expanded Edition, a two-disc limited edition re-release. Disc one contains the digitally remastered original mono and stereo editions of the album, with most of the stereo edition being sourced from an alternate 1966 master done in true stereo as opposed to the original stereo LP release of the album. Also on disc one are alternate vocals and extended mixes, and an additional song "All Of A Sudden (My Heart Sings)," recorded for (but not included on) the original album. Disc two features a complete unreleased live show recorded at the Upper Deck of Detroit's Roostertail night club on September 26, 1966.

Track listing
All songs produced by Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier.

Side one

 * 1) "Stranger in Paradise" (Alexander Borodin, Robert C. Wright, George Forrest) – 3:03
 * 2) "Yesterday" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:28
 * 3) "I Hear a Symphony" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:41
 * 4) "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 3:47
 * 5) "With a Song in My Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:02
 * 6) "Without a Song" (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) – 2:59

Side two

 * 1) "My World Is Empty Without You" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:33
 * 2) "A Lover's Concerto" (Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell) – 2:35
 * 3) "Any Girl in Love (Knows What I'm Going Through)" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:59
 * 4) "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer, Ben Raleigh) – 2:51
 * 5) "Everything is Good About You" (James Dean, Eddie Holland) – 2:59
 * 6) "He's All I Got" (Holland–Dozier–Holland, Dean) – 2:46

Personnel

 * Diana Ross – lead vocals
 * Florence Ballard - background vocals (side 1: tracks 1, 3-5; side 2: tracks 1-6)
 * Mary Wilson – background vocals (side 1: tracks 1, 3-5; side 2: tracks 1-6)
 * The Andantes – additional background vocals (side 2: track 3)
 * Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier – producers
 * Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers and assorted LA musicians:
 * Earl Van Dyke – piano (side 1: track 3), organ (side 2: track 1)
 * James Gittens – piano (side 2: track 1)
 * James Jamerson – bass (side 1: track 3; side 2: track 1)
 * Richard "Pistol" Allen – drums (side 1: track 3)
 * Benny Benjamin – drums (side 2: track 1)
 * Jack Ashford – vibraphone (side 1: track 3; side 2: track 1)
 * Mike Terry – baritone saxophone (side 1: track 3; side 2: track 1)
 * Eddie Willis – guitar (side 1: track 3)
 * Robert White – guitar (side 1: track 3)
 * Joe Messina – guitar (side 2: track 1)
 * The Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation (side 1: track 3; side 2: track 1)
 * Paul Riser – string arrangements (side 1: track 3; side 2: track 1)
 * Esther Gordy Edwards, J, Pryor – cover design