The Very Best Of

~ Release by Diana Ross (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Can’t Hurry Love
engineer:
Lamont Dozier
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1966)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson
lead vocals:
Diana Ross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015, in 2017)
recording of:
You Can’t Hurry Love (from 1966-06 until 1966-07)
lyricist:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. (in 1965) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Supremes52:53
2Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)
producer:
Michael Masser
vocals:
Diana Ross
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.), Lee Holdridge and Michael Masser
recording of:
Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 48th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Diana Ross3:23
3Last Time I Saw Him
producer:
Michael Masser
arranger:
Michael Omartian and Gene Page
recording of:
Last Time I Saw Him
writer:
Michael Masser and Pam Sawyer (British-born American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Diana Ross2:47
4The Happening
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
The Happening
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Frank De Vol, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes52:50
5Confide in Me
Diana Ross3:34
6Gettin’ Ready for Love
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Gettin’ Ready for Love
composer:
Franne Golde and Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
Diana Ross2:45
7When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes2:38
8A Breath Taking Guy
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
A Breath Taking Guy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Supremes32:24
9Where Did Our Love Go
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Mikchael Valvano (on 1964-04-08)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-04-08)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-04-08) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-04-08)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-04-08)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-04-08)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 9) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 472)
recording of:
Where Did Our Love Go (on 1964-04-08)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Supremes52:34
10Baby Love
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Mikchael Valvano (on 1964-08-13)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-08-13)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-08-13) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-08-13)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964) and UMG Recordings (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-08-13)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 4), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 324) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 499)
recording of:
Baby Love (on 1964-08-13)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
The Supremes4.652:35
11You Send Me
producer:
Hal Davis, Harvey Fuqua and Marc Gordon (singer, songwriter, producer; member of LeVert)
cover recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
The Supremes2:09
12I Hear a Symphony
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
I Hear a Symphony
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division and Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI) (in 1965)
The Supremes2:42
13My World Is Empty Without You
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
My World Is Empty Without You
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
The Supremes52:34
14I’m Still Waiting
producer:
Hal Davis and Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer)
arranger:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
I’m Still Waiting
lyricist and composer:
Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Diana Ross3:41
15Upside Down
producer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
vocals:
Diana Ross
conductor:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Upside Down
writer:
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tommy Jymi Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Diana Ross3.754:05
16Why Do Fools Fall in Love
additional producer:
Diana Ross
producer:
Diana Ross
bass guitar:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Yogi Horton
electric guitar:
Eric Gale and Jeff Mironov
guitar:
Bob Kulick
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
piano:
Rob Mounsey
Rhodes piano:
Ray Chew
tenor saxophone:
George Young (saxophonist)
vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Bert DeCoteaux and Rob Mounsey
cover recording of:
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
additional writer:
George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant (US singer, member of The Teenagers) and Herman Santiago (singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
writer:
Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Diana Ross2:53
17Good Morning Heartache
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
cover recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
Diana Ross2:20
18Chain Reaction
recording of:
Chain Reaction
composer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Gibb Brothers Music
Diana Ross3:47
19If We Hold on Together
recording engineer and mixer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
executive producer:
Diana Ross
producer:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
recording of:
If We Hold On Together (The Land Before Time)
lyricist and composer:
James Horner (American score composer) and Will Jennings
publisher:
USI A Music Publishing and USI B Music Publishing
Diana Ross4:09
20Put on a Happy Face
producer:
Hal Davis, Harvey Fuqua and Marc Gordon (singer, songwriter, producer; member of LeVert)
cover recording of:
Put On a Happy Face (Bye Bye Birdie)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
part of:
Bye Bye Birdie
The Supremes2:07
21Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)
Diana Ross3:01
22Where Did We Go Wrong
executive producer:
Berry Gordy
producer:
Tom Baird (Motown producer) and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
mixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Ken Hirsch (American pop songwriter, composer, pianist, producer, and arranger)
recording of:
Where Did We Go Wrong
composer:
Tom Baird (Motown producer), Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller), Diana Ross, Bill Wray and Jim Wray
Diana Ross4:24
23All Night Lover
recording of:
All Night Lover
composer:
Leonard Levine and Jerry Ragovoy
Diana Ross3:29
24I Thought That We Were Still in Love
recording of:
I Thought That We Were Still in Love
composer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter) and Liz Vidal
Diana Ross4:52