"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.
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"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 | |||
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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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]
Strings and some soul feel in the song are the instrumentation, as well as the feel of the fadeout.
The O'Jays re-recorded the song for their final album, The Last Word."[3]
Artists to cover the song include:
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