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Diana Ross 
Studio album by Diana Ross Released February 10, 1976 Recorded 1975 Genre Soul/disco Length 33:00 Label Motown
M6-861S1Producer Michael Masser
Hal Davis
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie SimpsonDiana Ross chronology Live at Caesars Palace
(1974)Diana Ross
(1976)Diana Ross' Greatest Hits
(1976)Singles from Diana Ross - "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) / No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever"
Released: September 24, 1975 - "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love) / After You"
Released: February 20, 1976 - "Love Hangover / Kiss Me Now"
Released: March 16, 1976 - "One Love in My Lifetime / Smile"
Released: August 11, 1976
Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP (the first was her 1970 debut album, later rereleased as Ain't No Mountain High Enough).
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Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
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The album was Ross' biggest-selling album since 1973's "Touch Me in the Morning", and the first of Ross' albums since her debut to yield more than four hit singles. It reached #5 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, #4 on the US Billboard R&B Album Chart and the Top 10 in the UK.Two of Diana Ross' singles became #1 hits: "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (also included on the Mahogany soundtrack), and the disco anthem, "Love Hangover".
Track listing
- "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin) – 3:22
- "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 3:19
- "Love Hangover" (Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer) – 7:49
- "Kiss Me Now" (Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Kenneth Lupper, Bobby Susser) – 2:42
- "You're Good My Child" (Kenneth Lupper) – 3:35
- "One Love in My Lifetime" (Lawrence Brown, Terri McFadden, Leonard Perry) – 3:37
- "Ain't Nothin' But a Maybe" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:35
- "After You" (Michael Masser, Ron Miller) – 4:06
- "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner) – 2:55
Charts
Year Album Chart positions[2] US US
R&B1976 Diana Ross 5 4 Singles
Year Single Chart positions[3] US US
R&BUS
Dance1975 "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" 1 14 — 1976 "I Thought it Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" 47 61 — 1976 "Love Hangover" 1 1 1 1976 "One Love in My Lifetime" 25 10 — External links
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r16917/review
- ^ "Diana Ross US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5308/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "Diana Ross US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5308/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
Diana Ross Studio albums Diana Ross (1970) · Everything Is Everything (1970) · Surrender (1971) · Touch Me in the Morning (1973) · Last Time I Saw Him (1973) · Diana Ross (1976) · Baby It's Me (1977) · Ross (1978) · The Boss (1979) · diana (1980) · Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981) · Silk Electric (1982) · Ross (1983) · Swept Away (1984) · Eaten Alive (1985) · Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) · Workin' Overtime (1989) · The Force Behind the Power (1991) · Take Me Higher (1995) · Every Day Is a New Day (1999) · Blue (2006) · I Love You (2006)Compilations Greatest Hits (1972) · Diana Ross' Greatest Hits (1976) · 20 Golden Greats (1979) · To Love Again (1981) · All the Great Hits (1981) · Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993) · One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993) · Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994) · Voice of Love (1996) · Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001) · The Definitive Collection (2006)Live albums Live at Caesars Palace (1974) · An Evening with Diana Ross (1977) · Greatest Hits Live (1989) · Live: Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues (1992)Soundtrack albums Diana! (1971) · Lady Sings the Blues (1972) · The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1978) · Endless Love (1981)Other albums Diana & Marvin · (1973) Christmas in Vienna (with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras) (1993) · A Very Special Season (1994)Singles
(US/UK Top Ten singles)"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" · "Remember Me" · "Surrender" · "I'm Still Waiting" · "Touch Me in the Morning" · "All of My Life" · "You Are Everything" · "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" · "Love Hangover" · "Upside Down" · "I'm Coming Out" · "My Old Piano" · "It's My Turn" · "Endless Love" · "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" · "Mirror, Mirror" · "Work That Body" · "Muscles" · "Missing You" · "Chain Reaction" · "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" · "One Shining Moment" · "Not Over You Yet"
Films Lady Sings the Blues (1972) · Mahogany (1975) · The Wiz (1978) · Out of Darkness (1994) · Double Platinum (1999)
Tours Return to Love Tour (2000) · I Love You Tour (2007-08) · More Today Than Yesterday (2010-11)
Related topics Discography · The Supremes · Berry Gordy · Rhonda Ross Kendrick · Tracee Ellis Ross · Chudney Ross · Ross Næss · Evan Ross · Arne Næss, Jr. · List of awards and nominations received by Diana Ross · Diana Ross Playground
Categories:- 1976 albums
- Diana Ross albums
- Motown albums
- Albums produced by Michael Masser
- Albums produced by Hal Davis
- Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson
- "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) / No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever"
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