<Li> "Bill, When are You Coming Back" </Li> <Li> "The Loving Country" </Li> <P> "Up the Ladder to the Roof" is a 1970 hit single recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label . It was the first Supremes single to feature new lead singer Jean Terrell in place of Diana Ross, who officially left the group for a solo career two weeks before the recording of this song in January 1970 . This song also marks a number of other firsts: it is the first Supremes single since "The Happening" in 1967 to be released under the name "The Supremes" instead of "Diana Ross & the Supremes", the first Supremes single solely produced by Norman Whitfield associate Frank Wilson, and the first Supremes single to make the United Kingdom Top 10 since "Reflections" in 1967 . </P> <P> Frank Wilson wrote the music for the song, with lyrics written by an Italian - American songwriter from New York City named Vincent DiMirco . </P>

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