About The Song
“Baby Love” is one of the most iconic tracks by the Supremes, featured on their second studio album, Where Did Our Love Go. Written and produced by Motown’s legendary trio, Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song showcases the perfect blend of catchy melodies and soulful harmonies that defined the Motown sound of the 1960s.
Upon its release, “Baby Love” became a massive hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 from October 25 to November 21, 1964. Simultaneously, it achieved chart-topping success in the UK, marking the Supremes as a global sensation. With “Baby Love,” the group became the first Motown act to score multiple number-one hits in the U.S., setting the stage for a historic career that saw them claim 12 chart-topping singles
Accolades and Legacy
- Grammy Nomination: 1965, for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording (lost to Nancy Wilson’s “How Glad I Am”).
- Recognized as one of the most enduring tracks of the 20th century.
- Cemented the Supremes’ position as Motown’s most commercially successful group of the era.
“Baby Love” epitomizes the lush production, emotional delivery, and universal appeal that made the Supremes trailblazers in popular music history.
Lyrics
Ooh baby love, my baby love
I need you, oh how I need you
But all you do is treat me bad
Break my heart and leave me sad
Tell me, what did I do wrong
To make you stay away so longAdvertisement‘Cause baby love, my baby love
Been missing ya, miss kissing ya
Instead of breaking up
Let’s do some kissing and making up
Don’t throw our love away
In my arms, why don’t you stay?Need ya, need ya
Baby love, ooh, baby loveBaby love, my baby love
Why must we seperate, my love
All of my whole life through
I never loved no one but you
Why you do me like you do?
I get this needOoh, ooh, need to hold you
Once again, my love
Feel your warm embrace, my love
Don’t throw our love away
Please don’t do me this way
Not happy like I used to be
Loneliness has got the best of meAdvertisementMy love, my baby love
I need you, oh how I need you
Why you do me like you do
After I’ve been true to you
So deep in love with youBaby, baby, ooh till it’s hurtin’ me
Till it’s hurtin’ me
Ooh, baby love
Don’t throw our love away
Don’t throw our love away
