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diana
diana cover
Studio album by Diana Ross
Released May 22, 1980
Recorded 1979-1980
Genre R&B/funk/disco
Length 34:14
Label Motown
5155
Producer Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
Professional reviews
Diana Ross chronology
20 Golden Greats (Diana Ross album)
(1979)		 diana
(1980)		 To Love Again
(1981)

diana is a 1980 album by American R&B singer Diana Ross, released on the Motown label. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Bernard Edwards ( October 31 1952 – April 18 1996) born in Greenville North Carolina, was a Bass guitar player and Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire "20 Golden Greats" is a compilation album by Diana Ross, released on the Motown Records label in Europe "To Love Again" is a Compilation album by Diana Ross produced by Michael Masser. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. The album was, and remains, the biggest-selling studio collection of the singer's career.

Contents

Background

In late-1979, Diana Ross was at a major crossroads in her career. After the end of her movie career following the critically panned production of The Wiz, Ross' music career was also at an ebb. The Wiz is a 1978 American Musical film produced by Motown Productions and Universal Pictures, and released by Universal on October Save for the clubs who were playing her old hits with the Supremes, pop and R&B radio paid little attention to Ross' solo recordings. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes

After the moderate success of 1979's The Boss, Ross wanted a fresher, more modern sound. Production team Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers of Chic had recently written an album with Aretha Franklin in mind. Bernard Edwards ( October 31 1952 – April 18 1996) born in Greenville North Carolina, was a Bass guitar player and Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist Chic ( pron. ˈʃiːk ("sheek" sometimes fully capitalized as CHIC is an American Disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Franklin had declined the offer and the material, including "Upside Down", was subsequently passed on to Ross.

What proved to be a grueling recording process with the singer was made even longer when Ross abandoned the sessions after producers Edwards and Rodgers informed her she was singing flat. Despite repeated conflicts during the recording sessions, the album was completed. Reportedly, Ross was anything but pleased with the results. Following an advance preview of the record, to be released in the aftermath of the anti-disco backlash, an influential New York City disc jockey warned Ross it would even be the end of her career. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define

When the master tapes were submitted to Motown, a nervous Ross had resident Motown engineer Russ Terrana remix the album, toning down the funkier elements of Chic's playing, removing extended instrumental passages - and most noticeably, speeding up the tracks to give the singer's voice a brighter, more youthful sound. The remixing of the master tapes and the re-recording of Ross' lead vocals was done without the knowledge or approval of Rodgers and Edwards (in 2003, Motown issued a deluxe two CD version of diana and included the original "Chic mix" as well as several bonus tracks). When asked to produce Ross' next album Rodgers and Edwards politely declined. Rodgers and Ross were however to collaborate on album Workin' Overtime in 1989 and Edwards produced one song for her in 1984 ("Telephone"). Workin' Overtime is a 1989 album released by American soul singer Diana Ross, released on the Motown label

Released in May 1980, the diana album introduced Ross to a new generation of fans. Reaching number two on the Billboard 200 album chart and #1 on the Billboard Soul Albums Chart, as well as yielding two Top Ten singles including the number one single "Upside Down", the album would sell over six million copies in the US alone and be certified platinum within months. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard " Upside Down " is a song by Motown legend Diana Ross. It remains Ross' bestselling studio album.

diana was one of four albums written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1980, the other three being Sister Sledge's Love Somebody Today, Sheila and B. Devotion's King of the World including European hit single "Spacer", and Chic's fourth studio album Real People. Sister Sledge is an American Musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four Singers who are Love Somebody Today is a 1980 Album by Sister Sledge. The album which just like 1979's highly successful We Are Family, was Sheila (born Annie Chancel on August 16, 1945 in Créteil) is the Stage name of a French King of the World is a 1980 Album by French singer Sheila, released under the name "Sheila and B Chic ( pron. ˈʃiːk ("sheek" sometimes fully capitalized as CHIC is an American Disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 Real People is the fourth Studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1980 including the singles "

The success of diana managed to resurrect Ross' music career. Following the release of two more singles, the duet "Endless Love" with Lionel Richie and "It's My Turn", Ross left Motown, signed a then-record breaking $20 million deal with RCA Records. " Endless Love " is a song originally recorded as a duet between soul singers Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, who wrote the song Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The first album for the label was 1981's self-produced Why Do Fools Fall in Love. Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1981 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the RCA label

Track listing

All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

Side A

  1. "Upside Down" – 4:05 (Original mix: - 4:15) Listen (help·info)
  2. "Tenderness" – 3:52 (Original mix: - 5:07)
  3. "Friend to Friend" – 3:19 (Original mix: - 3:18)
  4. "I'm Coming Out" – 5:25 (Original mix: - 6:00) Listen (help·info)

Side B

  1. "Have Fun (Again)" – 5:57 (Original mix: - 7:08)
  2. "My Old Piano" – 3:55 (Original mix: - 4:51)Listen (help·info)
  3. "Now That You're Gone" – 3:59 (Original mix: - 3:39)
  4. "Give Up" – 3:45 (Original mix: - 3:59)

Personnel

Production

Footnotes

References

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