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An Evening with Diana Ross (1977)
Where the lyrics of An Evening with Diana Ross take you, and where it was really made.
This live album comes from a one-woman show that earned Ross a special Tony Award, and its TV version was the first 90-minute TV special headlined by a solo female.
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Recorded at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles (1976)
Recording site Ahmanson Theatre — The album was recorded live at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in December 1976, during the international tour of Ross's one-woman show. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- An Evening with Diana Ross: 1977 live double album by American singer Diana Ross
- Released on the Motown label
- Showcases Ross's live performances as a solo performer, the second such album after Live At Caesars Palace (1974)
- Vocals: Diana Ross; arranger and conductor: Gil Askey
- Captures Ross's one-woman show in performance
- Last live album Ross released until 1989's Greatest Hits Live
Background
- The one-woman show ran on Broadway at the Palace Theater
- After the run, Ross was awarded a special Tony Award for the show
- An Emmy-nominated TV special of the same name followed
- The TV special was the first time a solo female headlined a 90-minute TV special
Recording
- Recorded live at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, December 1976
- Recorded during the international tour of the one-woman show
- Includes songs from Harry Nilsson's 1970 album and animated feature The Point!
- Includes selections from the 1975 Broadway hit musical A Chorus Line
- Includes covers of Dionne Warwick and Johnny Bristol songs that Ross never recorded as studio tracks
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Overture | 2:36 |
| 2 | Here I Am | 1:07 |
| 3 | I Wouldn’t Change a Thing | 1:47 |
| 4 | The Lady Is a Tramp | 2:09 |
| 5 | Touch Me in the Morning | 2:48 |
| 6 | Smile / Send in the Clowns | 4:39 |
| 7 | Love Hangover | 4:43 |
| 8 | Girls | 1:11 |
| 9 | The Point | 7:51 |
| 10 | Lady Sings the Blues | 0:59 |
| 11 | ’Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do | 1:01 |
| 12 | I Cried for You (Now It’s Your Turn to Cry Over Me) | 2:28 |
| 13 | Aux Iles Hawaii | 1:06 |
| 14 | Stormy Weather / Jump in the Pot (And Let’s Get Hot) | 2:31 |
| 15 | I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | 2:51 |
| 16 | My Man | 1:57 |
| 17 | Motown Overture | 0:38 |
| 18 | Money (That’s What I Want) | 0:40 |
| 19 | Please Mr. Postman / Fingertips | 0:32 |
| 20 | I Want You Back | 0:46 |
| 21 | You Keep Me Hangin’ On / Baby Love | 1:57 |
| 22 | Someday We’ll Be Together | 1:50 |
| 23 | Stop! In the Name of Love | 0:58 |
| 24 | You Can’t Hurry Love | 0:49 |
| 25 | Reflections | 0:21 |
| 26 | My World Is Empty Without You | 1:15 |
| 27 | I Hear a Symphony | 1:18 |
| 28 | Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand) | 3:49 |
| 29 | The Music in the Mirror | 2:29 |
| 30 | What I Did for Love | 1:56 |
| 31 | Observations | 1:45 |
| 32 | Dance: Ten, Looks: Three | 3:53 |
| 33 | Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?) | 1:18 |
| 34 | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | 4:08 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Diana Ross was born March 26, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, and was the lead singer of the Supremes.
- The Supremes joined Motown in 1961 under the name chosen by Florence Ballard, after the group first formed as the Primettes.
- The Supremes became Motown's most successful act in the 1960s and one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
Members
- The Supremes' members included Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and later Cindy Birdsong.
- Ross left the Supremes in 1970 and began a solo career.
Career
- The Supremes remain the best-charting female group in history, with 12 number-one pop singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Ross's solo career produced six Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Endless Love".
- Ross starred in Lady Sings the Blues (1972), earning Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations, and later starred in Mahogany and The Wiz.
- Ross has sold over 100 million records worldwide as a solo artist.
- Ross was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 as a member of the Supremes and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Reached number 29 on the US chart
- Reached number 14 on the US R&B chart
- Entered the chart as a live double album, placing at a level that matched the strength of the one-woman show
- The album was Ross's second live release as a solo performer
Records
- UK: certified Silver for sales in excess of 60,000 copies
- US chart: number 29 overall, number 14 R&B
- Awards: a special Tony Award given to Ross for the one-woman show after its Broadway run at the Palace Theater
- Nomination: the Emmy-nominated TV special of the same name that followed the show
- Milestone: the TV special was the first time in history a solo female headlined a 90-minute TV special
- Discography: the last live album Ross released until 1989's Greatest Hits Live
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The album includes songs that Ross never recorded as studio tracks, unique to this collection.
- Selections from Harry Nilsson's The Point! and the 1975 Broadway musical A Chorus Line appear on the album.
- The one-woman show won Ross a special Tony Award after its run at Broadway's Palace Theater.
- The TV special that followed was the first 90-minute TV special headlined by a solo female.
- This album was the last live release from Ross until 1989's Greatest Hits Live.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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