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

"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.

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

Chart performance and background

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]

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

The O'Jays re-recorded the song for their final album, The Last Word.^[3]

Artists to cover the song include:

• Linda Jones
• Joe Bataan
• The Escorts
• Beau Dollar & the Dapps.