Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz
Studio album by
Diana Ross
ReleasedNovember 27, 2015
Recorded1978
Genre
Label
Producer
Diana Ross chronology
I Love You
(2006) 		Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz
(2015) 		Thank You
(2021)

Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz is an album by

Grammy Award winner Lee Holdridge.[2] Motown originally planned to release the album in 1979 (a year after the film's original soundtrack)[4] but it was cancelled following low box office returns and highly negative critical response to the film.[1]

Ross recorded new versions of "Be a Lion" and "Home" for the album, together with a previously unreleased song, "Wonder, Wonder Why".[5] Home had been released as part of a 2001 Motown compilation album,[5] while a different version of "Ease on Down the Road" had been released in 1978 as a duet with Michael Jackson.[1] All other tracks remained unreleased until 2015.[5] The reissue was remastered and produced by Andrew Skurow, George Solomon, and Harry Weinger.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Charlie Smalls, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Feeling We Once Had"
  2. "He's the Wizard"
  3. "Soon as I Get Home"
  4. Trio Medley: "You Can't Win" / "Slide Some Oil" / "(I'm A) Mean Ole Lion"
  5. "Ease on Down the Road"
  6. "Be a Lion"
  7. "So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard"
  8. "Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)" (
    Valerie Simpson
    )
  9. "Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News"
  10. "Wonder Wonder Why"
  11. "A Brand New Day" (Luther Vandross)
  12. "Believe in Yourself"
  13. "Home"

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Danton, Eric (25 November 2015). "Diana Ross Unearths Solo Version of 'Ease on Down the Road'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Coleman, Michael (15 November 2015). "'Lost' Album "Diana Ross Sings Songs From The Wiz" to be Released on November 27". Electronic Urban Review. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Sings Songs from The Wiz". AllMusic. November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b Gans, Andrew (27 November 2015). ""Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz" Released Today". Playbill. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. ^
    ISBN 9780806537634
    .
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diana_Ross_Sings_Songs_from_The_Wiz&oldid=1188408834"