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Ross (1983)

Where the lyrics of Ross take you, and where it was really made.

Diana Ross's 1983 album Ross was recorded in three cities: New York, Los Angeles and North Hollywood.

Key places

Recorded at the Power Station (1983)

Recording site Power Station Studio — The album was recorded at the Power Station in New York, one of several studios used for the record. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at The Village Recorder (1983)

Recording site Village Recorders — The Village Recorder in Los Angeles is listed among the studios where the album was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded in North Hollywood (1983)

Recording site Schnee Studio — Ameraycan Studios in North Hollywood is listed as a recording site; the point sits at the city center. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Ross: 14th studio album by American R&B singer Diana Ross
• Released June 9, 1983 by RCA Records
• Third of six albums Ross released on RCA during the decade
• Eight tracks in total

Background

• Released shortly before Ross gave a pair of free concerts in New York's Central Park
• Recording period given as 1982 to 1983

Recording

• Five of the eight tracks produced by Gary Katz, two by Ray Parker Jr., one by Ross
• Recorded at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios, Mediasound and the Power Station in New York
• Also recorded at Sound City Studios and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, and Ameraycan Studios in North Hollywood

Cover

• Cover design by Ria Lewerke
• Photography by Uwe Ommer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

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

• First single Pieces of Ice peaked at No. 31 on the US charts
• Up Front reached No. 60 on the US R&B charts and No. 79 in the UK
• Let's Go Up reached No. 77 in the US; Helen Reddy also recorded it the same year
• Subsequent singles Up Front and Let's Go Up were also minor hits
• Up Front was remixed by Jolley & Swain for its European release

Records

• US charts: No. 32
• US R&B charts: No. 14
• UK: No. 44
• Sweden: No. 7, the album's highest international chart position
• Pieces of Ice: US No. 31
• Up Front: US R&B No. 60, UK No. 79
• Let's Go Up: US No. 77

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• You Do It had earlier been recorded by Sheena Easton, and later by Rita Coolidge and Deborah Allen.
• Up Front was remixed by Jolley & Swain for its European release.
• The first single, Pieces of Ice, peaked at No. 31 on the US charts.
• Ross came out shortly before Diana Ross gave two free concerts in New York's Central Park.
• Five of the eight tracks were produced by Gary Katz.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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