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Surrender (1971)

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

Surrender was reissued in the UK under the title of its number 1 single, "I'm Still Waiting", which was added to the track listing.

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Surrender: third studio album by American singer Diana Ross
Released 6 July 1971 by Motown Records
Reunites Ross with writer-producer team Ashford & Simpson
All tracks written by Ashford & Simpson except where noted; all arrangements by Paul Riser
Title track released as a single at the same time as the album

Ashford & Simpson had overseen Ross's self-titled debut album in 1970
Some tracks had earlier been recorded by other Motown artists, including Gladys Knight & the Pips, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Rita Wright and the Four Tops
Reach Out (I'll Be There) is a cover of the Four Tops hit from 1966
Singles Remember Me (1970) and Reach Out I'll Be There came out before the album
The predecessor, Everything is Everything, was a failure because of Motown's push to launch Diana's career quickly
The following year Ross began acting, in the lead role of Billie Holiday in the biopic Lady Sings the Blues, which was a huge success

1	Surrender	2:53
2	I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You	3:42
3	Remember Me	3:16
4	And If You See Him	2:50
5	Reach Out, I'll Be There	4:50
6	Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)	2:56
7	A Simple Thing Like Cry	2:56
8	Did You Read the Morning Paper?	3:53
9	I'll Settle for You	2:58
10	I'm a Winner	3:05
11	All the Befores	4:35

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.

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.

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.

Surrender was commercially and critically successful, unlike the predecessor Everything is Everything
Album reached number 56 on the US Billboard 200
Album peaked at number 10 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Following the massive success of the number 1 single "I'm Still Waiting" in the UK, Surrender was reissued under that title, and the hit single was added to the track listing.
Another hit on the album was "Remember Me", which reached the top 20 in the US (where it sold over 500,000 copies) as well as the top ten in the UK.
"Reach Out (I'll Be There)" on the album is a cover of the Four Tops hit from 1966.
The predecessor Everything is Everything failed because Motown wanted to launch Diana's career in a hurry, while Surrender went on to succeed both commercially and critically.