I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)
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"I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)" | ||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow"
- "I Dig Your Act"
Instrumentation[edit]
Strings and some soul feel in the song are the instrumentation, as well as the feel of the fadeout.
Other versions[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
- ^ "The O'Jays Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ Leight, Elias (22 April 2019). "The O'Jays Give the People What They Want for the Last Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
External links[edit]
- "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.