An Evening with Diana Ross

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An Evening with Diana Ross
Live album by
Diana Ross
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1977
RecordedDecember 1976
GenreSoul, pop
Length66:05
LabelMotown
Diana Ross chronology
Diana Ross' Greatest Hits
(1976) 		An Evening with Diana Ross
(1977) 		Baby It's Me
(1977)

An Evening with Diana Ross is a 1977 live double album released by

Emmy
-nominated TV special of the same name. It marked the first time in history a solo female headlined a 90-minute TV special. The album reached #29 in the USA (#14 R&B). The album showcased her live performances for the second time as a solo performer, following 1974's
Live At Caesars Palace
. It was the last live album Ross released until 1989's Greatest Hits Live.

The album includes a number of songs unique to this collection that Ross never recorded as studio tracks. These include a number of songs from Harry Nilsson's 1970 album and animated feature The Point!, selections from the Broadway hit musical A Chorus Line and covers of Dionne Warwick's "Here I Am' and longtime Motown collaborator Johnny Bristol's "I Wouldn't Change A Thing".

This album was certified Silver in the UK for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
 link
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Overture" - 2:35
  2. "Here I Am" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 1:02
  3. "I Wouldn't Change A Thing" (Johnny Bristol) - 1:50
  4. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:00
  5. "Touch Me in the Morning" (Michael Masser, Ron Miller) - 2:54
  6. "Smile"/"Send In the Clowns" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner)/(Stephen Sondheim) - 4:30
  7. "Love Hangover" (Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer) - 4:49

Side B

  1. "Girls" (John Phillips) - 1:20

The Point

  2. "Everybody's Got 'Em" (Harry Nilsson) - 1:05
  3. "Me and My Arrow" (Nilsson) - 1:17
  4. "Lifeline" (Nilsson) - 3:01
  5. "Everybody's Got 'Em" (Reprise) (Nilsson) - 1:07

The Working Girls (Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker, Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith)

  2. "Lady Sings The Blues" (Holiday, Herbie Nichols) - 1:00
  3. "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Grainger, Prince, Williams) - 1:02
  4. "
    I Cried For You
    " (Arnheim, Freed, Lyman) - 0:53
  5. "Aux Iles Hawaii" (Bastia) - 1:00
  6. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 1:50
  7. "Jump in the Pot (And Let's Get Hot)" (Instrumental) - 0:23
  8. "I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl" (Brymn, Smalls, Williams) - 2:13
  9. "My Man" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) - 2:18

Side C

The Motown Story - 4:52

  2. "Motown Overture"
  3. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy)
  4. "
    Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland
    )
  5. "I Want You Back" (The Corporation)
  6. "
    Fingertips" (Clarence Paul, Henry Cosby
    )

The Supremes - 6:28

  2. "
    Holland-Dozier-Holland
    )
  3. "Baby Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  4. "Someday We'll Be Together" (Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, Harvey Fuqua)
  5. "Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  6. "You Can't Hurry Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  7. "
    Reflections
    " (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  8. "My World Is Empty Without You" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  9. "I Hear a Symphony" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)

Reach Out

  2. "
    Valerie Simpson
    ) - 2:49

Side D

One Giant Step

  1. "The Music in the Mirror" (Hamlisch, Kleban) - 3:35
  2. "What I Did for Love" (Hamlisch, Kleban) - 2:17
  3. "Improvisations" - 1:19
  4. "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three" (Hamlisch, Kleban) - 2:59
  5. "
    Gerald Goffin, Michael Masser
    ) - 1:15
  6. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ashford, Simpson) - 4:05

Personnel

  • vocals
  • Gregg Wright - keyboards
  • Marty Harris - piano
  • Gene Pello - drums
  • Louis Spears - bass guitar
  • Jerry Steinholtz -
    conga drum
  • John Colins - guitar
  • backing vocals
  • Hayward Coleman -
    Mime
  • Don McLeod -
    Mime
  • Stewart Fischer -
    Mime
  • Gil Askey - Arranger/Conductor

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 52
US Billboard 200[5] 29
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "UK Certified Awards Search > Diana Ross". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. ISBN 089919026X
    . Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5266a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Diana Ross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Diana Ross – An Evening with Diana Ross". British Phonographic Industry.
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