Surrender (Diana Ross album)
Surrender | ||||
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R&B[1] | ||||
Length | 34:12 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Ashford & Simpson | |||
Diana Ross chronology | ||||
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Singles from Surrender | ||||
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Surrender is the third studio album by American singer
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The album reached number 56 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number 10 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling over 200,000 copies.[2] Following the massive success of the #1 single "I'm Still Waiting" in the UK, Surrender was reissued under that title, and the hit single was added to the track listing. Another hit on the album was "Remember Me", which reached the top 20 in the US (where it sold over 500,000 copies) as well as the top ten in the UK. The album charted at #56 in America and #10 in the UK, earning a silver disc for UK sales in excess of 60,000 copies.[3]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[4] |
Allmusic editor William Ruhlmann rated the album three out of five stars.[1]
Track listing
All arrangements by Paul Riser.[5]
Original release
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Reach Out (I'll Be There)" | 4:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)?" |
| 2:56 |
2. | "A Simple Thing Like Cry" |
| 2:56 |
3. | "Did You Read the Morning Paper?" |
| 3:53 |
4. | "I'll Settle for You" |
| 2:58 |
5. | "I'm a Winner" |
| 3:05 |
6. | "All the Befores" |
| 4:35 |
2008 expanded edition
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Reach Out (I'll Be There)" |
| 4:50 |
6. | "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)?" |
| 2:56 |
7. | "A Simple Thing Like Cry" |
| 2:56 |
8. | "Did You Read the Morning Paper?" |
| 3:53 |
9. | "I'll Settle for You" |
| 2:58 |
10. | "I'm a Winner" |
| 3:05 |
11. | "All the Befores" |
| 4:35 |
12. | "I'm Still Waiting" | Deke Richards | 3:45 |
13. | "Baby I'll Come" |
| 2:56 |
14. | "Remember Me" (Diana! Vocal/Undubbed Stereo Mix) |
| 3:32 |
15. | "Reach Out, I'll Be There" (Alternate Vocal) |
| 5:42 |
16. | "I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You" (Alternate Vocal) |
| 3:24 |
17. | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Alternate Vocal And Mix) |
| 6:44 |
18. | "Remember Me" (Alternate Vocal And Mix) |
| 3:44 |
19. | "Surrender" (Alternate Stereo Mix) |
| 3:17 |
20. | "Remember Me" (Valerie Simpson Demo Vocal) |
| 3:39 |
Charts
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] | 46 |
UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 10 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 56 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 10 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ "Greasy Lake Community". 19 August 2023.
- ^ "UK Certified Awards Search > Diana Ross". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Liner notes: Motown LP M 723, 1971.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7549". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "British album certifications – Diana Ross – I'm Still Waiting". British Phonographic Industry.