Come See About Me
B-side “You’re Gone, But Always in My Heart”
“Long Gone Lover”
Released October 27, 1964
Format Vinyl record (7″ 45 RPM)
Written and produced by Motown’s main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was the number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two separate weeks: December 13, 1964 to December 18, 1964, and January 10, 1965 to January 16, 1965, and reached the number three position on the soul chart. The group made their first of 17 appearances live on the popular CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show performing this single on Sunday, December 27, 1964.
The group also recorded a German version of the song, entitled “Johnny und Joe”.
Personnel
Lead vocals by Diana Ross
Background vocals by Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
All instruments by The Funk Brothers