Florence Ballard between 1964 and 1967. After many rehearsals with Cholly Atkins and Maurice King, the Supremes' live shows improved dramatically as well. During this time, Ballard sang lead on several songs on Supremes' albums, including a cover of Sam Cooke's "(Ain't That) Good News". During live shows, Ballard often performed the Barbra Streisand standard, "People". According to Mary Wilson, Ballard's vocals were so loud she was made to stand 17 feet away from her microphone during recording sessions. Marvin Gaye, for whom Ballard sang backing vocals on occasion, described her as "a hell of a singer, probably the strongest of the
Girl Talk (musical group) of the hitmaking team Stock Aitken and Waterman. "Can The Rhythm" was also released in the United States, where it was released through Geffen Records and reached #26 on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1985. In 1987, the sisters moved to WEA and released two further singles, "Falling For You" (produced by The Quick) and "I Will Give You Love" (produced by John Rocca), which both failed to chart. Unlike most of the girl groups of the era, three of their singles were written solely by group member Karen Wright. Girl Talk (musical group) Girl Talk was