I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)
"I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)" | ||||
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The Bell Sessions | ||||
Single by The O'Jays | ||||
from the album Back on Top | ||||
B-side | "I Dig Your Act" | |||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1967 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Bell Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jacquiline Members, Robert Euge Poindexter, Stanley Poindexter, Emma Jean Thomas | |||
The O'Jays singles chronology | ||||
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"I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)" (also known as "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow") is a 1967 hit single by the O'Jays, the group's best-selling single on Bell Records.
Chart performance and background
In 1967, "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)", reached No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and was also a Top 10 Billboard R&B hit, peaking at # 8.[1] The single's B-side, "I Dig Your Act", was also a popular regional hit. This song, in addition to featuring O'Jays members Eddie Levert, William Powell, and Walter Williams, also featured a fourth original member, Bobby Massey, on vocals. (The fifth original O'Jay, Bill Isles, left the group in 1965, before the group recorded for Bell Records).[2]
Track listing
- "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow"
- "I Dig Your Act"
Instrumentation
Strings and some soul feel in the song are the instrumentation, as well as the feel of the fadeout.
Other versions
The O'Jays re-recorded the song for their final album, The Last Word.[3]
Artists to cover the song include:
- Linda Jones
- Joe Bataan
- The Escorts
- Beau Dollar & the Dapps.
References
External links
- "The O'Jays - I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow: The Bell Sessions, 1967-1969 CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2002-04-05. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- "The O'Jays - I Dig Your Act / I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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- Eddie Levert
- Walter Williams
- Eric Grant
- Bill Isles
- Bobby Massey
- William Powell
- Sammy Strain
- Nathaniel Best
- Back on Top
- Back Stabbers
- Ship Ahoy
- Survival
- Family Reunion
- Message in the Music
- Travelin' at the Speed of Thought
- So Full of Love
- Identify Yourself
- Serious
- Emotionally Yours
- Heartbreaker
- "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)
- "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)
- "Back Stabbers"
- "Love Train"
- "For the Love of Money"
- "Give the People What They Want"
- "I Love Music (Part I)"
- "Livin' for the Weekend"
- "Message in Our Music"
- "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)"
- "Use ta Be My Girl"
- "Lovin' You"
- "Have You Had Your Love Today"
- "Stairway to Heaven"
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