An Evening With Diana Ross (Remastered) Diana Ross

• 1 Overture (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 02:35
• 2 Here I Am (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 01:07
• 3 I Wouldn't Change A Thing (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 01:47
• 4 The Lady Is A Tramp (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 02:19
• 5 Touch Me In The Morning (Live At The Ahmanson Theater/1976) 02:26
• 6 Smile / Send In The Clowns (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 04:39
• 7 Love Hangover (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 04:49
• 8 Girls (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 01:20
• 9 The Point: Everybody's Got 'Em / Me And My Arrow / Lifeline / Everybody's Got 'Em (Reprise) (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 07:55
• 10 The Working Girls: Lady Sings The Blues/T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do/I Cried For You/Aux Iles Hawaii/Stormy Weather/I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre/1976) 10:28
• 11 My Man (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre/1976) 02:18
• 12 The Motown Story: Motown Overture/Money (That's What I Want)/Please Mr. Postman/Fingertips/I Want You Back/You Keep Me Hangin' On/Baby Love/Someday We'll Be Together (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre/1976) 06:20
• 13 The Supremes: Stop! In The Name Of Love/You Can't Hurry Love/Reflections/My World Is Empty Without You/I Hear A Symphony (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre/1976) 04:56
• 14 Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre/1976) 02:49
• 15 Medley: The Music In The Mirror/What I Did For Love/I Hope I Get It/Dance: Ten, Looks: 3 (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre/1976) 10:25
• 16 Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You Going To) (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre/1976) 01:46
• 17 Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Live At The Ahmanson Theatre, 1976) 04:05
• Total Runtime 01:12:04

Info for An Evening With Diana Ross (Remastered)

An Evening with Diana Ross is a 1977 live double album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. It was recorded live at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles during the international tour of Ross' one-woman show, for which she was awarded a special Tony Award after the show's run at Broadway's Palace Theater, followed by an Emmy-nominated TV special of the same name. The album reached #29 in the USA (#14 R&B). The album showcased her live performances for the second time as a solo performer, following 1974's Live At Caesars Palace. It was the last live album Ross released until 1989's Greatest Hits Live.

The album includes a number of songs unique to this collection that Ross never recorded as studio tracks. These include a number of songs from Harry Nilsson's 1970 album and animated feature The Point!, selections from the Broadway hit musical A Chorus Line and covers of Dionne Warwick's "Here I Am' and longtime Motown collaborator Johnny Bristol's "I Wouldn't Change A Thing".

"Recorded live at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, An Evening With Diana Ross is, in some ways, a definitive Diana Ross album. It may have been recorded in California, but it feels like a Vegas revue, as Diana sings standards, showtunes, forgotten favorites and hits, even telling the Story of Motown and the Supremes in song. It's not necessarily a subtle show, but it is terrifically entertaining, especially if it is viewed as spectacle. More than any other record, this showcases Diana the Diva, and for that alone, it's essential listening." (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

Diana Ross, vocals
Gregg Wright, keyboards
Marty Harris, piano
Gene Pello, drums
Louis Spears, bass
Jerry Steinholtz, congas
John Colins, guitar
The Jones Girls, backing vocals

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Diana Ross
While still in high school Ross became the fourth and final member of the Primettes, who recorded for Lu-Pine in 1960, signed to Motown Records in 1961 and then changed their name to the Supremes. She was a backing vocalist on the group's early releases, until Motown boss Berry Gordy insisted that she become their lead singer, a role she retained for the next six years. In recognition of her prominent position in the Supremes, she received individual billing on all their releases from 1967 onwards.

Throughout her final years with the group, Ross was being groomed for a solo career under the close personal supervision of Gordy. In late 1969, he announced that Ross would be leaving the Supremes, and she played her final concert with the group in January 1970. The same year, following the relative failure of "Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)", Ross began a long series of successful solo releases with the US chart-topping "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". She continued to enjoy success with lightweight love songs in the early 70s, with "I'm Still Waiting" topping the UK charts in 1971, and "Touch Me In The Morning" becoming her second US number 1 in 1973.

In April 1971, she had married businessman Robert Silberstein. Motown's plan to widen Ross' appeal led her to host a television special, Diana!, in 1971. In 1972, she starred in Motown's film biography of Billie Holiday, Lady Sings The Blues, winning an Oscar nomination for her stirring portrayal of the jazz singer's physical decline into drug addiction. However, subsequent starring roles in Mahogany (1975) and The Wiz (1978) drew a mixed critical response. In 1973, she released an album of duets with Marvin Gaye, though allegedly the pair did not meet during the recording of the project. She enjoyed another US number 1 with the theme song from Mahogany, subtitled "Do You Know Where You're Going To", in 1975.

Her fourth US chart-topper, "Love Hangover" (1976), saw her moving into the contemporary disco field, a shift of direction that was consolidated on the 1980 album Diana, produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic. Her choice of hit material continued to be inspired and the 80s started with a major hit, "Upside Down", which rooted itself at the top of the US chart for a month, and reached number 2 in the UK. Similar but lesser success followed with "I'm Coming Out" (US number 5) and "It's My Turn" (US number 9), although she enjoyed another UK Top 5 hit with the jaunty "My Old Piano". The following year a collaboration with Lionel Richie produced the title track to the movie Endless Love.

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