Diana Ross
The only surprise in Diana Ross forging a superstar solo career outside the Supremes is how long she waited to do it. Her 1970 self-titled debut shrewdly capitalised on her former band's spectacular string of successes at the same time it carved out a niche for Ross as one of modern pop's most formidable divas. That not inconsiderable task of reinvention fell to the songwriting/production team of Ashford & Simpson, who constructed a musical framework that trades freely on the sheer dynamics and dramatic potential of Ross's voice on tracks like "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" and the massive No. 1 hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Loose, light and occasionally neo-spiritual, it's an album that's almost daringly free of Motown history and clichés, right down to its cover imagery. This digitally remastered edition features a wealth of bonus tracks that include four tracks from the album's first (aborted) sessions with producer Bones Howe--including Laura Nyro's "Stoney End", a hit for Barbra Streisand shortly thereafter--that give an intriguing glimpse of the somewhat jazzier and even more pop-oriented album that might have been. Also included are alternative mixes of "Ain't No Mountain. . . " and "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You", an alternative vocal take of "Now There's You" that underscores the subtleties of Ross's technique, and a showy, unreleased live version of the album's "Something on My Mind" from one of the diva's first 1970 solo performances. --Jerry McCulley Binding Audio CD. Artist(s): Diana Ross. Publisher(s): Universal. Label: Universal. Format: Original recording remastered.
| Manufacturer: | Universal Music Group |
| Part Number: | 016818 |
| Lowest Price (CAD): | $16.42 |
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| Artist : | Diana Ross |
| Brand : | Universal |
| Format : | CD |
| music_track : | Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes [#][*] |
