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 | |||
| Format | 12" single, 7" single, cassette single | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Bell Records | |||
| 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. It reached No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in 1967. The song was also a Top 10 Billboard R&B hit, peaking at # 8. 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).[1]
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
Artists to cover the song include Linda Jones, Joe Bataan, The Escorts and Beau Dollar & the Dapps.
References
- ↑ "The O'Jays Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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.