The Supremes - Promises Kept (1971)

In the latter half of 1971 The Supremes went into the studio with a number of different producers, to record what would have been their fourth album as a trio without former lead singer Diana Ross. Despite recording around eighteen tracks, the album was ultimately shelved by Motown in favour of a different set, 'Floy Joy', produced entirely by Smokey Robinson, and which came out the following year. 'Promises Kept' was assigned the catalogue number M-746 and originally scheduled for a December 1971 release, but after its cancellation the tracks were kept in the vaults until some appeared on a 2002 anthology CD, while another thirteen showed up on a 2006 boxset. Although a definitive track listing is not supposed to exist, I found a front and back cover with the catalogue number M-746, and so I'm using that for this post. Whether its legitimate or not, it's a running order that seems to work for this fine collection of originals and covers, from a trio who were making their name as a group in their own right, after losing their iconic lead singer. 

Track listing

01 I Ain't Got The Love Of The One I Love
02 I'll Let Him Know That I Love Him
03 All I Need
04 Take Your Dreams Back
05 Make It With You
06 If I Were Your Woman
07 Tears Left Over
08 It's Too Late
09 Walk With Me, Talk With Me Darling
10 Still Water (Love)
11 Chained To Yesterday
12 Never Can Say Goodbye

If you want to hear the other songs from the sessions then Albums Back From The Dead has made up two separate albums from the various recordings from the period.