I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)

"I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)"

Linda Jones, The Escorts, The Dapps

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
"Working On Your Case"
(1967)
"I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow"
(1967)
"Look Over Your Shoulder"
(1968)

"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

  1. I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow
  2. 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-Back On Top -Original Album Cover Image


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