Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing Disney Classics

Infobox Album | Name = Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing Disney Classics
Type = Studio album
Artist = Diana Ross & the Supremes
Recorded = January 1967 - September 1967
Genre = Pop/showtunes
Label = Motown
Producer = Michael Gentile
Frank Wilson

Last album = "Greatest Hits"
(1967)
This album = "Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing Disney Classics"
(1967)
Next album = "Reflections"
(1968)

"Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing Disney Classics" is a 1967 unreleased album recorded for Motown Records by Diana Ross & the Supremes. It has been said that the idea of the album came from Diana Ross who always wanted to record an album for children. Recordings for the album began in New York City in January 1967. At the time, Michael Gentile was the album's producer. Frank Wilson would later produce several of the tracks for the album. The album consisted of classic Disney songs from films that stretched back to "Pinocchio" to the recent films of the times such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Happiest Millionaire". Mary Wilson sings lead on "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett," featuring Florence Ballard. The album was put on hold when Florence Ballard was fired from the group in July of 1967. By September, interest in the project resumed and work continued with the newest Supreme, Cindy Birdsong . The album was completed with 14 songs, although rumors have stated that the group recorded "Bibbity Bobbity Boo", no vocals exist. The album was never given a catalog number, so a release date is unknown. With recordings continuing in September of 1967, an estimated release date would have been late 1967 or early 1968. However, the album was shelved for unknown reasons and placed into the vaults.

A majority of the songs from the 'Disney' sessions were released on the 1987 compilation "Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Never Before Released Masters." All of the recordings have been released except for "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "A Spoonful of Sugar", and "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" which still remain unreleased.

Track listing

#"Heigh-Ho" (Larry Morey, Frank Churchill)
#"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" (Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston)
#"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" (Ray Gilbert, Allie Wrubel)
#"When You Wish Upon A Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington)
#"It Won't Be Long Til Christmas" (Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman)
#"Toyland" (Victor Herbert, Glen MacDonough)
#"Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman)
#"Whistle While You Work" (Larry Morey, Frank Churchill)
#"The Land Of Make Believe" (Ronald Miller, A. Miller)
#"Someday My Prince Will Come"(Larry Morey, Frank Churchill)
#"A Spoonful of Sugar" (Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman)
#"I've Got No Strings" (Ned Washington, Leigh Harline)
#"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman)
#"The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" (Tom Blackburn, George Bruns)

Personnel

*Diana Ross: lead vocals
*Mary Wilson: lead vocals and background vocals
*Florence Ballard: background vocals, co-lead vocal on "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett"
*Cindy Birdsong: background vocals
* Michael Gentile, Frank Wilson: producers on all tracks