Love Child by Diana Ross & The Supremes: studio, gear and credits

Love Child by Diana Ross & The Supremes: studio, personnel and recording gear. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Love Child
Artist: Diana Ross & The Supremes
Genre / Style: Motown Sound / Soul / R&B / Pop
Date(s) Recorded: September 17, 1968 (Rhythm Track); September 19, 1968 (Lead Vocals); September 20, 1968 (Strings & Horns)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Motown Records, Catalog # M 1135 (7-inch single)
Release Date: September 30, 1968
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Personnel and session credits

Credits for this recording are still being verified against Discogs and MusicBrainz.

Studio and recording technology

Studio Monitors: Altec 604E coaxial speakers driven by McIntosh MC275 tube amplifiers

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A "The Snakepit"), 2648 West Grand Blvd, Detroit, Michigan (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Hitsville U.S.A. Studio A Control Room
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom Motown 8-Track Console (Designed and built by chief engineer Mike McLean)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Custom 8-Track 1-inch tape machine (built by McLean using Ampex 300 transports and custom electronics) at 15 IPS
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Fairchild 660 & 670 limiters, Teletronix LA-2A leveling amplifiers, Pultec EQP-1A equalizers, custom Motown graphic EQs (built by McLean/Wolfrum), Hitsville Attic Acoustic Echo Chamber

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Drums (Pistol Allen / Uriel Jones), Bass (James Jamerson), Rhythm / Lead Guitars (Messina / Coffey), Lead Vocals (Diana Ross), Backing Vocals (The Andantes), Strings & Horns (Detroit Symphony Orchestra Members).

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