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Greatest Hits Live (1989)
Where the lyrics of Greatest Hits Live take you, and where it was really made.
Recorded live at Wembley Arena in London, but the mix was done at Record Plant in Los Angeles.
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Live recording at Wembley Arena (1989)
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Album story
Overview
- Greatest Hits Live: 1989 live album by Diana Ross
- Released in the UK on the EMI label
- Collects performances of material from across Ross's career
- Songs range from The Supremes years to several tracks from the recent album Workin' Overtime
- 20 tracks, including the intro "Intro - Dirty Diana" and "Missing You" by Lionel Richie
- Also includes "Muscles" (credited to Michael Jackson), "Endless Love" (Richie), and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ashford, Simpson)
- Ends with "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"
- Vocals credited to Diana Ross alone
Background
- Ross's career spanned her Supremes years and her solo work
- Workin' Overtime was her recent album at the time of this release
- Several Workin' Overtime tracks appear here, including "Workin' Overtime" and "This House" (both credited to Rodgers)
- Songwriters on the track listing include Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Lionel Richie, and Michael Jackson
- The collection includes a Supremes medley of five songs: "Baby Love", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "You Can't Hurry Love", "You Keep Me Hangin' On", and "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart"
Recording
- Discogs credits list Wembley Arena in London as the recording location
- Mixing credited to Record Plant in Los Angeles
- Engineer credits: Jim Mitchell (assistant), Jeff McGinnis (house sound), Randy Piotroski (monitor), Mick McKenna (remote truck)
- Recorded By and Mixed By credit: Hal Sacks
- Recording companies credited: Mobile Studio Ltd and The Milton Sound Remote Truck
- Band lineup includes Diana Ross, Bobby Glenn and Rocq-E-Harrell on background vocals, and Walt Fowler on trumpet and keyboards
- Also credited: Kevin Chokan and Michael Warren on guitar, John Pena on bass, David Goldblatt on keyboards and music direction, and Steve Tavaglione on saxophone
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Intro - Dirty Diana | 1:25 |
| 2 | I'm Coming Out | 1:32 |
| 3 | Upside Down | 2:27 |
| 4 | What Can One Person Do | 2:29 |
| 5 | Missing You | 4:45 |
| 6 | Mirror, Mirror | 3:49 |
| 7 | Chain Reaction | 3:57 |
| 8 | Muscles | 3:37 |
| 9 | Dirty Looks | 2:23 |
| 10 | Love Hangover | 2:51 |
| 11 | The Man I Love | 3:46 |
| 12 | Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To?) | 2:29 |
| 13 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | 2:55 |
| 14 | Paradise | 3:30 |
| 15 | This House | 4:03 |
| 16 | Workin' Overtime | 3:26 |
| 17 | Supremes Medley: Baby Love / Stop in the Name of Love / You Can't Hurry Love / You Keep Me Hangin' On / Love Is Like an | 6:52 |
| 18 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | 3:12 |
| 19 | Endless Love | 4:17 |
| 20 | Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) | 3:44 |
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
Records
- UK album chart peak: number 34
- Certified Gold for sales in excess of 100,000 copies
- Copyright: ℗ 1989 EMI Records Ltd., with © 1989 EMI Records Ltd. on the release notes
- Disc and back cover marked as printed and made in Holland
- Released in the UK on EMI
- Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, per the release credits
- Recording credited to Wembley Arena, London
- The album collects tracks from across Diana Ross's career, from The Supremes era to Workin' Overtime
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The album pulls songs from The Supremes years through to Workin' Overtime.
- The track listing includes a Supremes medley of five hits.
- Lionel Richie wrote both "Missing You" and "Endless Love" on the track list.
- Release notes say the disc was made in Holland.
- The album was mixed at Record Plant in Los Angeles, while the live recording credit names Wembley Arena in London.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
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