Diana Ross: The RCA years and the recent Funkytowngrooves expanded editions

[RobertZ]

Though mentioned in various prior threads, I thought it would be interesting to begin a thread dedicated to Ms. Ross’ RCA years, so wonderfully re-mastered and expanded by Funkytowngrooves. I think FTG has done a great job with these releases; they sound great and the additional material yields some real treasures. Though a longtime Diana fan [[“TCB”was my springboard) I did not buy the RCA albums. It’s been a wonderful surprise just how fantastic these albums are, and how many individual songs “woulda-shoulda-coulda”been hits. More than anything I love hearing how expertly Diana sings EVERYTHING! I feel that the non-blockbuster status of these albums on their original release dates is due, more than anything else, to the fact that Ms. Ross had been in the public eye for 2 decades already with several phases of ebb-and-flow to her recording career. Sometimes the general public just moves on to new things. And of course, being over 40 does not help when trying to have hit records! I’d love to know what everyone else thinks of the RCA years.