The Definitive Collection : by Diana Ross & The Supremes

Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me on Piano

Very beautiful!

Diana Ross -

Wow! I never thought she could sing like that in 99! What a voice! But slightly behind the music throughout the song. Dramatic pauses? Total Diva...love it!

Diana Ross' Greatest Hits

Review: By Matt Tawesson

This album title of Diana Ross is one of her best ever. This is not a complete anthology of her work; it is mainly a sample of her best recordings with the Motown label during her solo era. The ten songs that are on this title were recorded and released from 1970-1976. It contains the long versions of "Love Hangover" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". It really saddens me that this album is still not available for Diana's fans to get.

I had read a review that this album has not been put through the remaster process, and probably never will. In my own opinion in general, that is really not to be believed; it should be made available sometime soon as well as her other certain solo album titles on CD that were unjustly deleted. That way, fans will have a wider variety of albums of hers to buy. I wish that Motown had an online petition for fans to sign to get this title and Diana's other deleted titles reissued on CD, or an address for people to write to, but there doesn't seem to be one of those. But, the best compilation title of Diana's that is closest to this is her 2 disc "Motown Anthology". That title set has a wider variety and most of the songs that this Greatest Hits has. To the folks at Motown: Get the master tape of this album out of the vaults, put it through the remaster process and bring it back along with her other 70s solo titles PLEASE!!!!

The Definitive Collection [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

review: By Paul Tognetti "aspiring reviewer specializing...

During the years 1964 to 1986 few artists dominated the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart like Diana Ross. As lead singer of the Supremes and later as a solo artist Diana placed more than 70 tunes on the charts. During her years as lead singer of the Supremes Diana would have an remarkable 12 #1 hits! When she made the decision in 1969 to leave the Supremes to pursue a solo career Diana was on top of the world. Many of her fans wondered if she was making the right decision.

But Diana longed to pursue new musical vistas and over the next 15 years the music of Diana Ross would continue to be a fixture on radio stations all across America and around the world. "The Definitive Collection" from Hip-O records presents 20 of the biggest and best hits from Diana's highly successful solo career. You will find not only her great hits from Motown but all of her biggest hits from her time at RCA as well.
So what is your favorite Diana Ross song???? There are certainly plenty to choose from. Oddly enough, her biggest hit after she left the Supremes was really not a solo at all. She recorded the theme song from the motion picture "Endless Love" with Motown label mate Lionel Richie. That one spent 9 weeks at the top of the charts in the summer of 1981. Yes, you will find it on "The Definitive Collection". You will also find other outstanding Motown hits like the #1 "Theme From Mahoghany(Do You Know Where You're Going To)", 1973's #1 smash "Touch Me In The Morning" and one of my personal favorites "It's My Turn".
And if that were not enough enjoy once again unforgettable hits like "I'm Coming Out", "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" and the quirky 1974 release "Last Time I Saw Him". I love that tune! And of course no Diana Ross collection would be complete without her remake of the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" which hit the top of the charts in the golden year 1970.
Fast forward now to the Fall of 1981. For the second time in her career Diana Ross makes a controversial career decision. Diana has opted to leave her comfortable surroundings at Motown Records. She signs a contract with RCA. How did that work out?? Over the next few years Diana would score with four more Top Ten hits. All are included in "The Definitive Collection".
These are songs you just don't hear on the radio anymore. You are sure to enjoy Diana's version of Frankie Lymons rollicking "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", the Top 10 hit "Muscles" and her moving tribute to her pal Marvin Gaye "Missing You". All of the tracks on "The Definitive Collection" are the original hits you would remember from the radio. The songs have been lovingly remastered to ensure maximum enjoyment and a beautiful 16 page booklet containing biographical information and chart data is included. For my money, "The Definitive Collection" should be considered essential in any collection of American popular music. Well done and highly recommended!

The #1's (Eco-Friendly Packaging) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] : Diana Ross

Description
The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.

Everything Is Everything [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Description
Everything Is Everything, Diana Ross’s 1970 sophomore solo album, is finally available on CD. Released even as her debut solo album was still on the charts, EIE featured productions by Deke Richards, the leader of the "Corporation" team responsible for the Jackson 5 hits.

The album didn’t produce a major hit along the lines of "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough," Ross’s big smash that year, but "I’m Still Waiting" became a U.K. No. 1. "I Love You (Call Me)," a cover of Aretha Franklin’s hit, was nominated for a Grammy® (it lost to Aretha herself). The complete, fascinating story is all here in this beautiful, expanded edition that includes seven bonus tracks from the Motown vault. Among the stunning bonus tracks are unreleased covers of the Beatles "Something" and the Oscar®nominated song "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life," alternate lyrics to "Ain’t No Sad Song," a remix of "Come Together" – plus the hit U.K. remix of "I’m Still Waiting." In the booklet, Deke himself tells fascinating stories of the album’s genesis. Why, even as Ashford & Simpson were cutting the tracks that became the hits, Berry Gordy asked him to make this album. How, months after the album’s release, the U.K. embraced "I’m Still Waiting." How the longest title in Diana’s repertoire came to be. How Deke wished to get Burt Bacharach to write a song for Diana, and what resulted instead. What happened to the bonus tracks—and where in all this fits Motown’s west coast guru Hal Davis. Featuring stunning never-before seen photos, detailed annotations, digitally remastered audio, and never-before heard studio chatter, this collection is a must-add for every Diana Ross fan.