'Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs' is a four-CD box set of recordings by the singer Diana Ross

Diana Ross

Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...

 released by Motown in 1993

1993 in music

This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....

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In addition to all of her eighteen #1 hits, the seventy-seven track set contained five previously unreleased tracks.

Disc 1 collects Ross' greatest hits with the Supremes from 1962 to 1969, disc 2 covers her early solo career from her eponymous debut album through to the 1978 soundtrack The Wiz, disc 3 her disco era hits with Chic

Chic (band)

Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...

 and her recordings for the RCA label up until 1985's "Chain Reaction", all in chronological order. Disc 4 mainly features tracks from Ross' then most recent studio albums Workin' Overtime (1989) and The Force Behind the Power (1991) together with five newly recorded tracks as well as three previously unreleased live recordings.

While Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs undoubtedly is the most comprehensive retrospective of Ross' career to date, with its seventy-seven tracks and a total running time of near 300 minutes, the box set received mixed reviews from both fans and music critics on its release, mainly for omitting a number of her greatest hits and signature tunes from the 70's and 80's - including no tracks from either 1983's Ross

Ross (1983 album)

Ross is a 1983 album by American singer Diana Ross, her third released on the RCA label. It was released shortly before Ross gave a pair of free concerts in New York's Central Park. The album reached #32 on the US charts, #14 on the US R&B charts and #44 in the UK...

or 1987's Red Hot Rhythm & Blues

Red Hot Rhythm & Blues

Red Hot Rhythm & Blues is a 1987 album released by Diana Ross on the RCA label. The album was the last contractual album the singer released on RCA before heading back to Motown Records the end of the following year...

- but also for using edited 7" versions of both "Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, becoming a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes...

" and "Love Hangover

Love Hangover

"Love Hangover" was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. It was released in March 1976, and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously....

" instead of the original full-length album versions that have been featured on a number of other best of compilations issued by Motown Records

Motown Records

Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...

/Universal Music both before and since.

There is an error on many of the pressings of Disc 2. Instead of the listed track "Surrender", the track that was actually included is "I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You", which was a track featured on the 1971 album "Surrender".

Track listing

Disc 1: Reflections

The Supremes

The Supremes

The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...

/Diana Ross & The Supremes

The Supremes

The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...

All tracks by Holland–Dozier–Holland unless otherwise noted

1. "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
   When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
   "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" is a song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded in 1963 by Motown singing group The Supremes. It is notable as the Supremes' first Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 recording, following seven previous singles between January 1961 and September...
   
   " - 2:40
   • From 1964 album The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go
     Where Did Our Love Go (album)
     Where Did Our Love Go is a 1964album by Motown singing group The Supremes. The album, their second studio LP, includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964...
     
     
2. "A Breathtaking Guy
   A Breathtaking Guy
   "A Breathtaking Guy" is a 1963 song written and produced by Smokey Robinson and released by Motown singing group The Supremes. The single was originally released under the title "A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heartbreaking Guy", but was shortened after...
   
   " (Robinson) - 2:27
   • From 1964 album The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go
     Where Did Our Love Go (album)
     Where Did Our Love Go is a 1964album by Motown singing group The Supremes. The album, their second studio LP, includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964...
     
     
3. "Where Did Our Love Go
   Where Did Our Love Go
   "Where Did Our Love Go" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Where Did Our Love Go" was the first single by the Supremes to go to the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart...
   
   " - 2:36
   • From 1964 album The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go
     Where Did Our Love Go (album)
     Where Did Our Love Go is a 1964album by Motown singing group The Supremes. The album, their second studio LP, includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964...
     
     
4. "Baby Love
   Baby Love
   "Baby Love" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland ,...
   
   " - 2:37
   • From 1964 album The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go
     Where Did Our Love Go (album)
     Where Did Our Love Go is a 1964album by Motown singing group The Supremes. The album, their second studio LP, includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964...
     
     
5. "Come See About Me
   Come See About Me
   "Come See About Me" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.The song became third of five consecutively released Supremes songs to top the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States...
   
   " - 2:43
   • From 1964 album The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go
     Where Did Our Love Go (album)
     Where Did Our Love Go is a 1964album by Motown singing group The Supremes. The album, their second studio LP, includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964...
     
     
6. "Stop! In the Name of Love
   Stop! In the Name of Love
   "Stop! In the Name of Love" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Stop! In the Name of Love" held the number-one position on the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States from March 21, 1965...
   
   " - 2:53
   • From 1965 album The Supremes: More Hits by the Supremes
     More Hits by the Supremes
     More Hits by The Supremes is a 1965 studio album by Motown singing group The Supremes. The album, their third regular studio LP, includes two number-one hits: "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again", as well as the Top 20 single "Nothing but Heartaches". The album peaked at #6 on...
     
     
7. "Back in My Arms Again
   Back in My Arms Again
   "Back in My Arms Again" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Back in My Arms Again" was the fifth number-one song for the group on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States from...
   
   " - 2:57
   • From 1965 album The Supremes: More Hits by the Supremes
     More Hits by the Supremes
     More Hits by The Supremes is a 1965 studio album by Motown singing group The Supremes. The album, their third regular studio LP, includes two number-one hits: "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again", as well as the Top 20 single "Nothing but Heartaches". The album peaked at #6 on...
     
     
8. "You Send Me
   You Send Me
   -Background:Cooke made a demo recording of "You Send Me" featuring only his own guitar accompaniment in the winter of 1955. The first recording of the track was made in New Orleans in December 1956 in the same sessions which produced "Lovable", the first release outside the gospel field for Cooke...
   
   " (Cooke) - 2:11
   • From 1965 album The Supremes: We Remember Sam Cooke
     We Remember Sam Cooke
     We Remember Sam Cooke is an album recorded by The Supremes, issued by Motown in April 1965 . The album is a tribute album dedicated to soul musician Sam Cooke, who had died the previous December...
     
     
9. "Nothing but Heartaches
   Nothing But Heartaches
   "Nothing but Heartaches" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown songwriting and producing team Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was notable for breaking the first string of five consecutive number-one pop singles in the United States, peaking at number...
   
   " - 2:45
   • From 1965 album The Supremes: More Hits by the Supremes
     More Hits by the Supremes
     More Hits by The Supremes is a 1965 studio album by Motown singing group The Supremes. The album, their third regular studio LP, includes two number-one hits: "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again", as well as the Top 20 single "Nothing but Heartaches". The album peaked at #6 on...
     
     
10. "Put on a Happy Face" (Adams, Strouse) - 2:09
    • From 1965 album The Supremes: The Supremes at the Copa
      The Supremes at the Copa
      The Supremes at the Copa is a live album by Motown singing group The Supremes, recorded during their debut engagement at the prestigious Copacabana nightclub in New York City...
      
      
11. "I Hear a Symphony
    I Hear a Symphony
    "I Hear a Symphony" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song became the sixth number-one pop hit on Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States for two weeks from November 14,...
    
    " - 2:44
    • From 1966 album The Supremes: I Hear a Symphony
      I Hear a Symphony (album)
      I Hear a Symphony is a 1966 album released by Motown girl group The Supremes on the Motown label.Positioned as a successful attempt to further bridge the gap between traditional pop music, the traditional Motown sound and soul, the album included the title track, The Supremes' sixth number-one...
      
      
12. "My World Is Empty Without You
    My World Is Empty Without You
    "My World Is Empty Without You" is a 1965 song recorded and released as a single by The Supremes for the Motown label.-Overview:Written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song's slow tempo accompanies a somber lyric which delves into the feelings of...
    
    " - 2:36
    • From 1966 album The Supremes: I Hear a Symphony
      I Hear a Symphony (album)
      I Hear a Symphony is a 1966 album released by Motown girl group The Supremes on the Motown label.Positioned as a successful attempt to further bridge the gap between traditional pop music, the traditional Motown sound and soul, the album included the title track, The Supremes' sixth number-one...
      
      
13. "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart
    Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart
    "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" is a 1966 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was recorded in June 1965 and not released until April 1966...
    
    " - 2:54
    • From 1966 album The Supremes: The Supremes A' Go-Go
14. "You Can't Hurry Love
    You Can't Hurry Love
    "You Can't Hurry Love" is 1966 song originally released by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song topped the United States Billboard pop singles chart and in the UK in the top 5, released and peaking late summer in 1966...
    
    " - 2:54
    • From 1966 album The Supremes: The Supremes A' Go-Go
15. "You Keep Me Hangin' On
    You Keep Me Hangin' On
    Vanilla Fudge's 1967 psychedelic/hard rock remake of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" reached #6 on the Hot 100 chart two years after the release of the Supremes' recording. While the version released on 45 RPM single was under three minutes long, the album version was extended to six minutes and...
    
    " - 2:46
    • From 1966 album The Supremes: The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
      The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
      The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland is a 1967 album by The Supremes for Motown. It includes the number-one hit singles "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone". As the title states: all songs on the album were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting team of...
      
      
16. "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
    Love is Here and Now You're Gone
    "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" is a 1967 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and composed by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, it became the second consecutive number-one pop single from the Supremes' album The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland and...
    
    " - 2:49
    • From 1966 album The Supremes: The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
      The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
      The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland is a 1967 album by The Supremes for Motown. It includes the number-one hit singles "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone". As the title states: all songs on the album were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting team of...
      
      
17. "The Happening
    The Happening (song)
    "The Happening" is a 1967 song recorded by Motown artists The Supremes. The song served as the theme song of the 1967 Columbia film The Happening, and was released as a single by Motown at the time of the film's release that spring...
    
    " (DeVol, Dozier, Holland, Holland) - 2:51
    • From 1967 album Diana Ross & The Supremes: Greatest Hits
      Greatest Hits (Supremes album)
      The Supremes: Greatest Hits is a two-LP collection of singles and b-sides recorded by The Supremes, released by Motown in August 1967 . The collection was the first LP to credit the group under the new billing Diana Ross & the Supremes...
      
      
18. "Reflections" - 2:53
    • From 1968 album Diana Ross & The Supremes: Reflections
19. "In and out of Love
    In and out of Love (The Supremes song)
    "In and out of Love" is a 1967 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. It was the second single issued with the group's new billing of Diana Ross & the Supremes, the penultimate Supremes single written and produced by Motown production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, and the last single...
    
    " - 2:40
    • From 1968 album Diana Ross & The Supremes: Reflections
20. "Forever Came Today
    Forever Came Today
    "Forever Came Today" is a 1967 song written and produced by the Motown collective of Holland–Dozier–Holland, and was first made into a hit as a single for Diana Ross & the Supremes in early 1968...
    
    " - 3:20
    • From 1968 album Diana Ross & The Supremes: Reflections
21. "Love Child
    Love Child (song)
    "Love Child" is a 1968 song released by the Motown label for Diana Ross & the Supremes, becoming the Supremes' 11th number-one single in the United States....
    
    " (Richards, Sawyer, Taylor, Wilson) - 2:58
    • From 1968 album Diana Ross & The Supremes: Love Child
22. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
    I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
    "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations for the Motown label...
    
    " (performed by Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations
    The Temptations
    The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...
    
    ) (Gamble, Huff, Ross) - 3:08
    • From 1968 album Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations: Diana Ross & The Supremes Join the Temptations
      Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
      Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations is, as the title implies, a collaborative album combining Motown's two best selling groups, Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations. Issued by Motown in late 1968 to coincide with the broadcast of the Supremes/Temptations TCB television special,...
      
      
23. "Try It Baby
    Try It Baby
    "Try It Baby" is a slow bluesy ballad recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label in 1964. It was written and produced by Gaye's brother-in-law, Motown chairman Berry Gordy, and talked of a woman who was "moving up" and "leaving behind".To help him along the way, the...
    
    " (performed by Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations) (Gordy) - 3:44
    • From 1968 album Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations: Diana Ross & The Supremes Join the Temptations
      Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
      Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations is, as the title implies, a collaborative album combining Motown's two best selling groups, Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations. Issued by Motown in late 1968 to coincide with the broadcast of the Supremes/Temptations TCB television special,...
      
      
24. "I'm Livin' in Shame
    I'm Livin' in Shame
    "I'm Livin' in Shame" is a 1969 song released for Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. The sequel to the Supremes' number-one hit, "Love Child," the song peaked in the top ten on the US Billboard pop chart at #10 and the top 20 in the UK at #14 in January and February 1969.-Background and...
    
    " (Gamble, Huff, Ross) - 3:01
    • From 1969 album Diana Ross & The Supremes: Let the Sunshine In
25. Someday We'll Be Together
    Someday We'll Be Together
    "Someday We'll Be Together" is a song made popular as the last of twelve number-one singles for Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. It is the final Supremes song featuring Diana Ross, who left the group for a solo career in January 1970...
    
     - Beavers, Bristol, Fuqua 3:25
    • From 1969 album Diana Ross & The Supremes: Cream of the Crop
      Cream of the Crop
      Cream of the Crop is a 1969 album recorded by Diana Ross & the Supremes for the Motown label, the final regular Supremes studio album to feature lead singer Diana Ross...
      
      

Disc 2: Reach Out and Touch

1. "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
   Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
   "Reach Out and Touch " was the debut solo single for Motown singer Diana Ross, released in April 1970.Ross, having just left The Supremes after a decade of serving as that group's lead singer, went through a difficult situation trying to piece a solo album together...
   
   " (Ashford, Simpson) - 3:01
   • From 1970 album Diana Ross
2. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough
   Ain't No Mountain High Enough
   "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, becoming a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes...
   
   " (7" Edit) (Ashford, Simpson) - 3:30
   • Full-length version appears on 1970 album Diana Ross
3. "Remember Me
   Remember Me (Diana Ross song)
   "Remember Me" is a 1970 single recorded and released by singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The song was Ross' third top forty pop hit within a year peaking at number sixteen on the US pop singles chart, number ten on the US soul chart, and reaching the top ten in the UK, where it peaked at...
   
   " (Ashford, Simpson) - 3:30
   • From 1971 album Surrender
     Surrender (Diana Ross album)
     Surrender was a 1971 album by singer Diana Ross, her third solo LP for the Motown label.Ross' previous album, Everything is Everything, failed to generate interest due to Motown's rush and hurried efforts to further Ross' solo career, and did not chart as highly as expected. Surrender, however, was...
     
     
4. "Reach Out (I'll Be There)
   Reach Out I'll Be There
   "Reach Out I'll Be There" is a 1966 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s and is today considered The Tops' signature song...
   
   " (Dozier, Holland, Holland) - 4:45
   • From 1971 album Surrender
     Surrender (Diana Ross album)
     Surrender was a 1971 album by singer Diana Ross, her third solo LP for the Motown label.Ross' previous album, Everything is Everything, failed to generate interest due to Motown's rush and hurried efforts to further Ross' solo career, and did not chart as highly as expected. Surrender, however, was...
     
     
5. "Surrender
   Surrender (Diana Ross song)
   "Surrender" is a song composed by Ashford & Simpson and released as the first single off singer Diana Ross' album off the same name in 1971 on the Motown label....
   
   " (Ashford, Simpson) - 2:52
   • From 1971 album Surrender
     Surrender (Diana Ross album)
     Surrender was a 1971 album by singer Diana Ross, her third solo LP for the Motown label.Ross' previous album, Everything is Everything, failed to generate interest due to Motown's rush and hurried efforts to further Ross' solo career, and did not chart as highly as expected. Surrender, however, was...
     
     
6. "I'm Still Waiting
   I'm Still Waiting
   "I'm Still Waiting" is a popular song by Diana Ross which first appeared on her 1970 album Everything Is Everything.Written and produced by Deke Richards,"I'm Still Waiting" continued the vein of sophisticated soul as heard on her breakthrough solo hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Despite this,...
   
   " (Richards) - 3:44
   • From 1971 album Everything Is Everything
7. "Lady Sings the Blues
   Lady Sings the Blues (song)
   "Lady Sings the Blues" is a song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday, and jazz pianist Herbie Nichols.It is the title song to her 1956 album, released on Clef/Verve Records ....
   
   " (Holiday, Nichols) - 1:21
   • From 1972 original motion picture soundtrack Lady Sings the Blues
8. "Good Morning Heartache
   Good Morning Heartache
   "Good Morning Heartache" is a song written by Irene Higgenbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher. Originally recorded by jazz singer Billie Holiday on January 22, 1946.-About the songwriters:...
   
   " (Drake, Fisher, Higginbotham) - 2:22
   • From 1972 original motion picture soundtrack Lady Sings the Blues
9. "God Bless the Child
   God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)
   "God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939, first recorded on May 9, 1941 under the Okeh label.Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in...
   
   " (Herzog, Holiday) 2:44
   • From 1972 original motion picture soundtrack Lady Sings the Blues
10. "Touch Me in the Morning
    Touch Me in the Morning
    "Touch Me in the Morning" is a popular song recorded by Diana Ross on the Motown label. It became her second solo number-one single in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973....
    
    " (Masser, Miller) - 3:28
    • From 1973 album Touch Me in the Morning
      Touch Me in the Morning (album)
      Touch Me in the Morning is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records.-Reception:The album spawned the hit title track, which became her second #1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and helped the album peak at #5 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart...
      
      
11. "Brown Baby/Save the Children (Medley)" (Benson, Brown, Cleveland, Gaye) - 8:21
    • From 1973 album Touch Me in the Morning
      Touch Me in the Morning (album)
      Touch Me in the Morning is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records.-Reception:The album spawned the hit title track, which became her second #1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and helped the album peak at #5 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart...
      
      
12. "Last Time I Saw Him
    Last Time I Saw Him (song)
    "Last Time I Saw Him" is the title of a 1973 single release by Diana Ross, being a composition by Michael Masser and lyricist Pam Sawyer: the track was produced by Masser and released in December 1973 at the same time as Ross' Last Time I Saw Him album....
    
    " (Masser, Sawyer) - 2:49
    • From 1973 album Last Time I Saw Him
      Last Time I Saw Him
      Last Time I Saw Him is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records.-Reception:The album yielded the charted singles "Last Time I Saw Him" and "Sleepin'" and would be the last studio album Ross issued in the next three years until the Diana Ross album, released in...
      
      
13. "You Are Everything
    You Are Everything
    Another cover was by one-time Motown singing duo, Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye. Released as the second UK single from their Diana & Marvin album, the song reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1974. It also reached #13 on the Dutch charts and #20 on the Irish Singles Chart...
    
    " (Duet with Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
    
    ) (Bell, Creed) - 3:09
    • From 1973 album Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye: Diana & Marvin
      Diana & Marvin
      Diana & Marvin is a duets album by soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 on Motown. Recording sessions for the album took place in 1972 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Featuring vocal collaborations by Gaye and Ross, widely recognized at...
      
      
14. "My Mistake (Was to Love You)
    My Mistake (Was to Love You)
    "My Mistake " is a song recorded as a duet by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye which was the second single released off the singers' duet album Diana & Marvin in February 1974...
    
    " (Duet with Marvin Gaye) (Jones, Sawyer) - 2:55
    • From 1973 album Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye: Diana & Marvin
      Diana & Marvin
      Diana & Marvin is a duets album by soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 on Motown. Recording sessions for the album took place in 1972 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Featuring vocal collaborations by Gaye and Ross, widely recognized at...
      
      
15. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
    Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
    "Theme from Mahogany " is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin, and recorded by American singer Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown/Paramount film Mahogany...
    
    " (Goffin, Masser) - 3:26
    • From 1975 original motion picture soundtrack Mahogany
      Mahogany (1975 film)
      Mahogany is a 1975 feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on October 8, 1975. Directed by Motown founder Berry Gordy , Mahogany stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a poor African-American woman who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome...
      
      and 1976 album Diana Ross
      Diana Ross (1976 album)
      Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
      
      
16. "Love Hangover
    Love Hangover
    "Love Hangover" was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. It was released in March 1976, and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously....
    
    " (7" Edit) (McLeod, Sawyer) - 3:45
    • Full-length version appears on 1976 album Diana Ross
      Diana Ross (1976 album)
      Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
      
      
17. "Confide in Me" (Manchester, Schwartz) - 3:36
    • From 1977 album Baby It's Me
      Baby It's Me
      Baby It's Me is a 1977 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The album was produced by producer Richard Perry. The singles released from the LP include "Gettin' Ready for Love", "You Got It", and "All Night Lover"....
      
      
18. "Come in from the Rain" (Manchester, Sager) - 4:01
    • From 1977 album Baby It's Me
      Baby It's Me
      Baby It's Me is a 1977 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The album was produced by producer Richard Perry. The singles released from the LP include "Gettin' Ready for Love", "You Got It", and "All Night Lover"....
      
      
19. "Gettin' Ready for Love" (Golde, Snow) - 2:48
    • From 1977 album Baby It's Me
      Baby It's Me
      Baby It's Me is a 1977 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The album was produced by producer Richard Perry. The singles released from the LP include "Gettin' Ready for Love", "You Got It", and "All Night Lover"....
      
      
20. "Home" (Ashford, Jones, Simpson, Smalls) - 4:05
    • From 1978 original motion picture soundtrack The Wiz
      The Wiz (1978 soundtrack)
      The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 1978 film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Wiz. Although the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Motown Records' film division, the soundtrack album was issued on MCA Records as a two-LP collection...
      
      

Disc 3: Chain Reaction

1. "The Boss
   The Boss (Diana Ross song)
   "The Boss" is a 1979 soul/disco song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown label...
   
   " (Ashford, Simpson) 3:58
   • From 1979 album The Boss
2. "It's My House" (Ashford, Simpson) 4:32
   • From 1979 album The Boss
3. "I Ain't Been Licked" (Ashford, Simpson) 4:07
   • From 1979 album The Boss
4. "Upside Down
   Upside Down
   "Upside Down" is a hit song by Diana Ross released on the Motown label. It was the first single taken from her 1980 album diana and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 1980. It also hit number one on the Billboard Disco/Dance and R&B charts...
   
   " (Edwards, Rodgers) - 4:07
   • From 1980 album diana
     Diana (album)
     diana is a 1980 album by American R&B and soul singer Diana Ross, released by Motown. Her 11th studio album, it was, and still is, the biggest-selling studio collection of Ross' career.-Conception:...
     
     
5. "I'm Coming Out
   I'm Coming Out
   "I'm Coming Out" is a hit single released by Motown singer Diana Ross in 1980, written and produced by Chic members Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers for her album diana .-Background:...
   
   " (Edwards, Rodgers) - 5:23
   • From 1980 album diana
     Diana (album)
     diana is a 1980 album by American R&B and soul singer Diana Ross, released by Motown. Her 11th studio album, it was, and still is, the biggest-selling studio collection of Ross' career.-Conception:...
     
     
6. "It's My Turn
   It's My Turn
   "It's My Turn" is a 1980 song used as the theme to the film of the same name. The song, written by Carole Bayer Sager and Michael Masser for Diana Ross, was released as a single and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine.Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her...
   
   " (Masser, Sager) - 3:58
   • From 1980 original motion picture soundtrack It's My Turn and 1981 compilation To Love Again
     To Love Again (Diana Ross album)
     "To Love Again" is a 1981 compilation album by Diana Ross, produced by Michael Masser. Following the success of 1980's diana produced by Chic the set was released in early 1981 and consisted of old and newly recorded love songs by the Motown diva...
     
     
7. "Endless Love
   Endless Love (song)
   "Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by...
   
   " (Duet with Lionel Richie
   Lionel Richie
   Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
   
   ) (Richie) - 4:30
   • From 1981 original motion picture soundtrack Endless Love
     Endless Love (soundtrack)
     Endless Love is the name of a soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. The album was released worldwide by Mercury Records in 1981....
     
     and US edition of 1981 compilation All the Great Hits
     All the Great Hits (Diana Ross album)
     All The Great Hits is a compilation album by Diana Ross released in 1981, the second Motown compilation set to capitalize on the success of 1980's diana produced by Chic...
     
     
8. "My Old Piano" (Edwards, Rodgers) - 3:57
   • From 1980 album diana
     Diana (album)
     diana is a 1980 album by American R&B and soul singer Diana Ross, released by Motown. Her 11th studio album, it was, and still is, the biggest-selling studio collection of Ross' career.-Conception:...
     
     
9. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love
   Why Do Fools Fall in Love
   Why Do Fools Fall in Love may refer to:*"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" , a 1956 song by doo-wop group Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers*Why Do Fools Fall in Love , a 1981 album by American singer Diana Ross...
   
   " (Goldner, Lymon) - 2:55
   • From 1981 album Why Do Fools Fall in Love
     Why Do Fools Fall in Love (album)
     Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1981 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the RCA label. It stands as one of the biggest-selling albums of Diana's 50 year career...
     
     
10. "Mirror, Mirror
    Mirror Mirror (Diana Ross song)
    "Mirror Mirror" is a 1981 rock-styled song recorded by American singer Diana Ross, released as a single in 1982 on the RCA label.The song, written by Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello, and produced by Ross, was the second release off Ross' platinum album, Why Do Fools Fall in Love.The song...
    
    " (Matkosky, Sembello) - 6:10
    • From 1981 album Why Do Fools Fall in Love
      Why Do Fools Fall in Love (album)
      Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1981 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the RCA label. It stands as one of the biggest-selling albums of Diana's 50 year career...
      
      
11. "Work That Body" (Chew, Jabara, Ross) - 5:00
    • From 1981 album Why Do Fools Fall in Love
      Why Do Fools Fall in Love (album)
      Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1981 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the RCA label. It stands as one of the biggest-selling albums of Diana's 50 year career...
      
      
12. "Muscles
    Muscles (song)
    "Muscles" is a 1982 soul single written and produced by Michael Jackson and performed by American R&B/soul singer Diana Ross.The single reached number ten on the pop singles chart and number four on the R&B singles chart upon its release and was the first single from her gold-certified album, Silk...
    
    " (Jackson) - 4:41
    • From 1982 album Silk Electric
      Silk Electric
      Silk Electric is a 1982 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the RCA label. The album is most notable for its iconic Andy Warhol-designed album cover of Ross and for the Top 10, Grammy-nominated single, "Muscles" . It was the second album self-produced by the singer except for the...
      
      
13. "Missing You
    Missing You (Diana Ross song)
    "Missing You" is a 1984 song by Diana Ross. The third 45 release from her album Swept Away, the song was written and produced by Lionel Richie as a tribute to Marvin Gaye, who died earlier that year...
    
    " (Richie) - 4:17
    • From 1984 album Swept Away
14. "Swept Away
    Swept Away (Diana Ross song)
    "Swept Away" is a rock-flavored dance song written by Daryl Hall with Sara Allen, produced by Hall with Arthur Baker, and recorded by singer Diana Ross for her album of the same name...
    
    " (Allen, Hall) - 5:25
    • From 1984 album Swept Away
15. "Eaten Alive
    Eaten Alive (song)
    "Eaten Alive" is a 1985 single released by Diana Ross on the RCA label. It was the first release off her Eaten Alive album. The song was written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Michael Jackson the latter also co-producing with Barry and his team. Jackson and Barry Gibb can be heard singing in the...
    
    " (Gibb, Gibb, Jackson) - 3:54
    • From 1985 album Eaten Alive
      Eaten Alive (album)
      Eaten Alive is a 1985 album by Diana Ross, released on the RCA label.-Overview:The album was conceived by the members of the Bee Gees and includes the UK and Australian #1 hit, "Chain Reaction" along with the #10 R&B title track—written and co-produced with Michael Jackson—which stalled...
      
      
16. "Chain Reaction
    Chain Reaction (song)
    "Chain Reaction" is a melodic Pop song, sung by Diana Ross, written by the Bee Gees, who also provided the backing vocals for the single. The track was released on the album Eaten Alive in 1985 and as a single twice - in 1985 and again in 1986....
    
    " (Gibb, Gibb, Jackson) - 3:47
    • From 1985 album Eaten Alive
      Eaten Alive (album)
      Eaten Alive is a 1985 album by Diana Ross, released on the RCA label.-Overview:The album was conceived by the members of the Bee Gees and includes the UK and Australian #1 hit, "Chain Reaction" along with the #10 R&B title track—written and co-produced with Michael Jackson—which stalled...
      
      

Disc 4: The Best Years of My Life

1. "Family" (Live) (Eyen, Krieger) 3:51
   • Recorded live at Central Park, New York, NY, 1983, previously unreleased
2. "Ninety-Nine and a Half" (Coates) - 2:05
   • Featured in the 1987 ABC Diana Ross special Red, Hot, Rhythm & Blues, previously unreleased
3. "What a Wonderful World" (Live) (Thiele, Weiss) - 2:07
   • Featured in 1992 TV special Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments, previously unreleased
4. "Amazing Grace" (Live) (Newton) - 5:43
   • From 1993 album Diana Ross, Plácido Domingo
     Plácido Domingo
     Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...
     
      & José Carreras
     José Carreras
     Josep Maria Carreras i Coll , better known as José Carreras , is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini...
     
     : Christmas in Vienna
5. "If We Hold on Together" (Horner, Jennings) - 4:11
   • From 1988 original motion picture soundtrack The Land Before Time
     The Land Before Time
     The Land Before Time is a 1988 American animated adventure film directed and co-produced by Don Bluth , and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall....
     
     and 1991 album The Force Behind the Power
     The Force Behind the Power
     The Force Behind the Power is a 1991 album, released by Diana Ross on the Motown label. Featuring production from the likes of James Anthony Carmichael who used to work with The Commodores and Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder and Peter Asher, the album saw Ross moving in a more adult contemporary...
     
     
6. "Workin' Overtime" (Max, Rodgers) - 4:18
   • From 1989 album Workin' Overtime
     Workin' Overtime
     Workin' Overtime is a 1989 album released by American singer Diana Ross, released on the Motown label. It was Ross' first Motown album since 1980's diana after Ross left the label for a then record breaking $20 million deal with RCA. Upon Ross' return to the label, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr...
     
     
7. "This House" (Rodgers) - 5:38
   • From 1989 album Workin' Overtime
     Workin' Overtime
     Workin' Overtime is a 1989 album released by American singer Diana Ross, released on the Motown label. It was Ross' first Motown album since 1980's diana after Ross left the label for a then record breaking $20 million deal with RCA. Upon Ross' return to the label, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr...
     
     
8. "The Force Behind the Power" (Wonder) - 4:45
   • From 1991 album The Force Behind the Power
     The Force Behind the Power
     The Force Behind the Power is a 1991 album, released by Diana Ross on the Motown label. Featuring production from the likes of James Anthony Carmichael who used to work with The Commodores and Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder and Peter Asher, the album saw Ross moving in a more adult contemporary...
     
     
9. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me
   When You Tell Me That You Love Me
   "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" is a 1991 song released as a single by American soul singer Diana Ross. The song was subsequently covered by various artists....
   
   " (Bettis, Hammond) - 4:13
   • From 1991 album The Force Behind the Power
     The Force Behind the Power
     The Force Behind the Power is a 1991 album, released by Diana Ross on the Motown label. Featuring production from the likes of James Anthony Carmichael who used to work with The Commodores and Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder and Peter Asher, the album saw Ross moving in a more adult contemporary...
     
     
10. "One Shining Moment" (Thomas) - 4:47
    • From 1991 album The Force Behind the Power
      The Force Behind the Power
      The Force Behind the Power is a 1991 album, released by Diana Ross on the Motown label. Featuring production from the likes of James Anthony Carmichael who used to work with The Commodores and Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder and Peter Asher, the album saw Ross moving in a more adult contemporary...
      
      
11. "Waiting in the Wings" (Remix) (Hill, Sinfield) - 4:11
    • Original version appears on 1991 album The Force Behind the Power
      The Force Behind the Power
      The Force Behind the Power is a 1991 album, released by Diana Ross on the Motown label. Featuring production from the likes of James Anthony Carmichael who used to work with The Commodores and Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder and Peter Asher, the album saw Ross moving in a more adult contemporary...
      
      
12. "Where Did We Go Wrong" (Ross, Wray, Wray) - 4:25
    • From international editions of 1993 album Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues
      Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues
      "Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues" is a 1993 live album by Diana Ross released on the Motown label.The album was recorded at the Ritz Theatre in New York City on December 4, 1992...
      
      
13. "Back to the Future" (Bullard, Ross, Wray) - 4:25
    • 1993 recording
14. "Let's Make Every Moment Count" (Goffin, Snow) - 4:21
    • 1993 recording
15. "Your Love" (Friedman) - 4:04
    • 1993 recording
16. "It's a Wonderful Life" (Bullard, Ross, Wray) - 4:16
    • 1993 recording
17. "The Best Years of My Life" (Davis, Jennings) - 4:22
    • 1993 recording