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The Supremes timeline

Date T Event L 14 Jan G Diana Ross & the Supremes perform together for the last time. After the performance, Diana Ross leaves The Supremes to go solo and is replaced by Jean Terrell. The group name then goes back to The Supremes. US 16 Feb RS "Life Beats" / "Bill, When Are You Coming Back" planned release cancelled. US 16 Feb RS "Up the Ladder to the Roof" / "Bill, When Are You Coming Back" released.[2][3][4]US Mar RS "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" / "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" released (as by Diana Ross & the Supremes).[4]UK 13 Apr RA Farewell released.[5][6]US 26 Apr RA Right On released.[5][6]US 25 Jun RS "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" / "But I Love You More" released.[2][3]US Sep RA The Magnificent 7 released.[5][6]US Oct RA New Ways but Love Stays released.[5][6]US 15 Oct RS "Stoned Love" / "Shine on Me" released.[2][3][4]US 05 Nov RS "River Deep – Mountain High" / "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" released.[2][3][4]US 15 Apr RS "Nathan Jones" / "Happy (Is a Bumpy Road)" released.[2][3][4]US 11 May RS "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" / "I'm Glad About It" released.[2][3][4]US Jun RS "River Deep – Mountain High" / "It's Got to Be a Miracle (This Thing Called Love)" released.[4]UK Jun RA The Return of the Magnificent Seven released.[5]US Jun RA Touch released.[4][5][6]US 07 Sep RS "Touch" / "It's So Hard for Me to Say Good-bye" released.[2]US 01 Dec RS "Floy Joy" / "This Is the Story" released.[2][3][4]US Dec RA Dynamite! released.[5][6]US Dec RA Promises Kept planned release cancelled. US Apr G Cindy Birdsong leaves The Supremes and is replaced by Lynda Laurence. US 11 Apr RS "Automatically Sunshine" / "Precious Little Things" released.[2][3][4]US May RA Floy Joy released.[5][6]US May RS "Without the One You Love" / "Let's Make Love Now" released. UK 11 Jul RS "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" / "The Wisdom of Time" released.[2][3]US 15 Sep RS "I Guess I'll Miss the Man" / "Over and Over" released.[2]US Nov RS "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" / "Love It Came to Me This Time" released. UK Nov RS "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" / "Where Would I Be Without You Baby" released. UK Nov RA The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb released.[5][6]US 22 Mar RS "Bad Weather" / "Oh Be My Love" released.[2][3][4]US Mar RS "Bad Weather" / "It's So Hard for Me to Say Good-bye" released.[4]UK RA The Supremes Live! In Japan released. JAP Sep RS "Tossin' and Turnin'" / "Oh Be My Love" released. UK Oct G Lynda Laurence leaves The Supremes and is replaced by Cindy Birdsong, who had replaced her. Also, Jean Terrell leaves The Supremes and is replaced by Scherrie Payne. US May RA Diana Ross & the Supremes Anthology (version one) released.[5][6]US Aug RS "Baby Love" / "Ask Any Girl" re-released.[4]UK Nov RS "Where Did Our Love Go" / "Nothing but Heartaches" released. UK May RA The Supremes released.[5][6]US 12 Jun RS "It's All Been Said Before" / "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" planned release cancelled. US 12 Jun RS "He's My Man" / "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" released.[3]US 05 Sep RS "Where Do I Go from Here" / "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" released.[3]US Nov RS "Early Morning Love" / "Where Is It I Belong" released. UK Feb G Cindy Birdsong leaves The Supremes again and is replaced by Susaye Greene. US 22 Feb L Florence Ballard dies of coronary thrombosis, in Detroit, Michigan. US 16 Mar RS "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" / "Early Morning Love" released.[2][3]US Apr RA High Energy released.[5][6]US Apr RS "High Energy" / "High Energy" released.[7]US May RS "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" / "Colour My World Blue" released. UK Sep RS "Baby Love" / "Stop! In the Name of Love" released. UK Sep RS "Stoned Love" / "Nathan Jones" released. UK 30 Sep RS "You're My Driving Wheel" / "You're What's Missing in My Life" released.[2][3]US Oct RA Mary, Scherrie & Susaye released. US 25 Jan RS "Let Yourself Go" / "You Are the Heart of Me" released.[3]US Mar RS "Love, I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good" / "This Is Why I Believe in You" released.[7]US 12 Jun PC The Supremes perform their farewell concert in London and disband. UK Aug RS "Someday We'll Be Together" / "You Keep Me Hangin' On" released. UK Sep RA 20 Golden Greats released.[4]UK 30 Jun RA At Their Best released. US