Diana [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Diana Ross | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1980
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B00000J2RG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,156 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Upside Down

2. Friend to Friend

3. Have Fun (Again)

4. Now That You're Gone

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

Perhaps Ms. Ross's most indispensable solo work, the 1980 Diana hooks her up with the Chic organization and eight good to really, really great songs for a disc that glows with rhythm and good feeling. The Boss herself has rarely sounded finer, as Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers seem to anticipate just what she can do vocally and aim the music at the bull's-eye. One bets that Debbie Harry wished she'd gotten hold of the sassy "Give Up" for her own Edwards/Rodgers-helmed KooKoo. --Rickey Wright

Amazon.com

Perhaps Ms. Ross's most indispensable solo work, the 1980 Diana hooks her up with the Chic organization and eight good to really, really great songs for a disc that glows with rhythm and good feeling. The Boss herself has rarely sounded finer, as Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers seem to anticipate just what she can do vocally and aim the music at the bull's-eye. One bets that Debbie Harry wished she'd gotten hold of the sassy "Give Up" for her own Edwards/Rodgers-helmed KooKoo. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN ALL TIME CLASSIC!, August 12, 2000

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[e-mail] (BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diana (Audio CD)

Possibly her very best album. It seemed unlikely that she could top 1979's, THE BOSS but she did indeed and this is another landmark in her career. In 1980, when disco was still very much popular, she turned to the hottest R and B writers and producers of that era, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. Allegedly there were problems between Ross and these producers as Ross apparently felt her vocals were pushed too far into the background. She proceeded to take the album and remix it herself, pushing her vocals foward and making this much more unique.You simply can't disagree with Ross' decision when you hear the sheer magic of this truly magnificent album. Ritously funky throughout the album, it spun three major classics with the first being UPSIDE DOWN which became Ross' fifth U.S.A solo no.1 hit and narrowly missed the top spot in the U.K. Her impressive, razor sharp vocals are also featured on the other classics, MY OLD PIANO and on one of Ross' strongest performances on record, I'M COMING OUT which is seemingly making a statement of newly found independence. This classic also became a huge gay anthem which still remains popular on the scene today. The rythmically divine, TENDERNESS, aching, FRIEND TO FRIEND, catchy, HAVE FUN AGAIN and the beautiful sparse production of NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE all sound like they could have been classics if lifted as singles. Best of all however is the incredibly funky, GIVE UP to which Ross just lets her hairs down and belts this out with all her heart and soul. A huge triumph in Ross' career with every track a winner and this today remains a well loved classic. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, March 8, 2000

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Jeffrey Harris (South San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diana (Audio CD)

They say that some things get better with time. But this is something that was great from jumpstreet! Without a doubt, this is Diana Ross' best album from start to finish. Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of Chic knew exactly what to do to make Ms. Ross sound great. Superior songs and production is what put this album over the top. "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out" are classics, and other strong album cuts include "Now That You're Gone", "Tenderness" and "My Old Piano"(a top 5 hit in England). Plus the 24-bit remastering job makes this album explode out of your speakers(Bravo Motown! ) For those who are only familiar with this album's two hit singles via Puff Daddy's sampling, you owe it to yourself to check it out. For those who remember this from the first time around, this is the definitive reissue of this 1980 classic.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ross & Chic, October 20, 2000

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diana (Audio CD)

Diana Ross was no stranger to disco music with the disco hit "Love Hangover" and the album The Boss, but on diana she joined forces with one of the most formidable disco production teams, Nile Rogers & Bernard Edwards of Chic. Instead of making another disco album, Rogers & Edwards moved away from a heavy disco element into a funk & rock sound that created the edgiest and most creative album Ms. Ross has ever made. "Upside Down" is the perfect synthesis of the sound. The producers lay a funky guitar riff over a string section while Ms. Ross purrs away with sass and style. After this release, Ms. Ross moved back into more familiar territory with such songs as "Endless Love", "It's My Turn" and other more traditional Diana Ross sounds. But on diana, she created an original, innovative and edgy record that has held up better than most albums from this era.