A countdown to celebrate Diana Ross & her 75th birthday: HER TOP 100 TRACKS. This post: #90-81. Continues tomorrow.

Caffé Latté presents:

The 100 Greatest

Songs Of

diana ross

A celebration of one of music’s most influential women: Diana Ross : solo and as the lead singer of The Supremes. On March 25, she turns 75. This countdown looks back on her incredible career and body of work.

90 /

REACH OUT AND TOUCH

(SOMEBODY’S HAND)

1970

Diana’s first single following her departure from The Supremes was written and produced by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson.

89 /

MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY

2006

Diana’s cover of the 1969 hit from The Spiral Starecase was featured on her 'I Love You' album.

88 /

I CAN'T MAKE IT ALONE

1968

'Reflections' marked the final album with songs written for Diana Ross & The Supremes by the amazing team of Brian Holland, Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier. Despite the title, Diana did make it alone as a soloist 2 years later.

87 /

WHEN THE LOVELIGHT STARTS SHINING 

THROUGH HIS EYES

1963

The Supremes endured frustration as each single release failed to crack the US Top 40. This was the first 45 penned by the trio Holland / Dozier/ Holland. It finally took the group to #23. The Supremes had commenced an impressive chart streak.

 

86 /

DOOBEDOOD'NDOOBE, DOOBEDOO'NDOOBE,

DOOBEDOOD'NDOO

1970

Diana released 2 solo albums in 1970. 'Everything Is Everything' was her 2nd and it included this song written by Motown writer Deke Richards. He had already written The Supremes' #1 "Love Child" and went on to co-write The Jackson 5's first 3 #1 singles.

85 /

ONE SHINING MOMENT

1991

Peter Asher produced the single "One Shining Moment" from Diana's 'The Force Behind The Power' album.

84 /

MISSING YOU

1984

Lionel Richie wrote "Missing You" as a tribute to fellow Motown artist Marvin Gaye. The latter had been shot dead by his father in April 1984.

83 /

REMEMBER

2006

This was a song written by Harry Nilsson and included on Diana's 'I Love You' album.

82 /

ALL NIGHT LOVER

1977

Richard Perry produced Diana's 'Baby It's Me' album, which contained the sexy song "All Night Lover". Along with marriages to Robert Silberstein and Arne Næss, Diana has been romantically linked to Berry Gordy and Gene Simmons (from the rock group Kiss).

 

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WE'RE ALWAYS SAYING GOODBYE

2003

This was one of the previously unreleased tracks included on the 2003 expanded version of Diana's 1981 compilation 'To Love Again'. The track had previously been in the vaults.

 

TIMELINE

1944  - Diana Ross is born in Detroit.

1959 – Formed The Primettes.

1960 – First records on LuPine, before signing with Motown.

1961 – Name changed to The Supremes; now a trio.

1963 – Diana officially becomes the lead singer.

1964 – #1 with “Where Did Our Love Go”.

1965 – The Supremes score a 5^th consecutive #1 single.

1967 – Group is now referred to as Diana Ross & The Supremes.

1969 – Diana announces she is leaving The Supremes.

1970 – Solo career is launched; First solo #1 single.

1972 –Oscar-nominated film debut in ‘Lady Sings The Blues’.

1981 – Diana switches labels from Motown to RCA.

1983 – Diana performs her concerts in Central Park, New York.

1985 – Diana contributes to “We Are The World”.

1988 – Supremes inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

1989 – Diana returns to Motown.

2019 – Diana Ross turns 75.