ross top ten playlist

[daviddh]

curious as to what everyone top ten / fav Ross playlist was
1 Never Say I Don't Love You
2 I'm Watching You
3 Thought It Took Time To Fall In Love
4 Love Will Conguer All
5 Give Up
6 My Baby My Own
7 Come In From The Rain
8 Waiting In The Wings
9 Touch Me in The Morning
0 Aint No Mountain High Enough

[Circa 1824]

Surrender and The Boss would be on my list.

[jobeterob]

And If You See Him
Brown Baby
Lover Man
Baby It’s Love
Give Up
Lovely Day
He Lives In You
Voice of the Heart

[lucky2012]

It changes but today I want to listen to:

Something's On My Mind
Where There Was Darkness

All The Befores
Little Girl Blue

Smile
Thought It Took a Little Time to Fall In Love

The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
Summertime
It's Hard For Me To Say
Waiting In The Wings

[bradsupremes]

In no particular order...

- Surrender
- Reach Out, I'll Be There
- Let's Go Up
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- I Thought It Took A Little Time [[But Today I Fell In Love)
- Part Of You
- Something On My Mind
- Had You Been Around
- Top Of The World
- After You

[captainjames]

Hmmm
1. One More Chance
2. You Were The One
3. Not Over You Yet
4. Crying My Heart Out For You
5. Touch Me In The Morning
6. Good Morning Heartache
7. Upside Down
8. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
9. You Are Not Alone
10.Soul Kiss

[PeaceNHarmony]

O. M. G. 10?? Well, here's a try:
1) Ain't No ... full LP version
2) Surrender
3) Upside Down
4) Touch Me ...
5) Have You Seen The Morning Papers
6) Swept Away
7) Something's On My Mind
8) Take Me Higher
9) Had You Been Around
10) Chain Reaction

[daviddh]

my 2nd top ten

take me higher
not gonna love me right
voice of the heart
crimes of passion
chain reaction
and if you see him
friend to friend
blame it on the sun
I thought we were still in love
not over you yet

so many classics /vocals

[Bluebrock]

my 2nd top ten

take me higher
not gonna love me right
voice of the heart
crimes of passion
chain reaction
and if you see him
friend to friend
blame it on the sun
I thought we were still in love
not over you yet

so many classics /vocals
Great thread David, but i am not even going to try to compile mine. It changes on an almost hourly basis.

[daviddh]

bluebrock I know what you mean .I tried to do just ten but couldnt

[JohnnyB]

Getting Ready For Love
The Boss
Summertime
To Love Again
It’s My Turn
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
One More Chance
Brown Baby/Save TheChildren
I Thought It Took A Little Time
Take Me Higher
I Ain’t Been Licked
Top Of The World...

This was really difficult limiting myself to just ten songs; I forced myself to stop at 12. Maybe my Diana Ross top 100...

[JohnnyB]

After posting my list, I read the other lists. It’s quite interesting that we each listed mostly album cuts instead of big hit singles...

[TomatoTom123]

Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Reach Out And Touch [[Somebody's Hand)
Surrender
Remember Me
Gettin' Ready For Love
The Boss
It's My House
Upside Down
I'm Coming Out
Chain Reaction

honourable mention for Now That There's You and Didn't You Know [[You'd Have To Cry Sometime) :p

[PeaceNHarmony]

Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Reach Out And Touch [[Somebody's Hand)
Surrender
Remember Me
Gettin' Ready For Love
The Boss
It's My House
Upside Down
I'm Coming Out
Chain Reaction

honourable mention for Now That There's You and Didn't You Know [[You'd Have To Cry Sometime) :p
I'd be happy to 'Surrender' my list for yours if needed, including the honourable mentions!

[Sacramento John]

1-Promise Me You'll Try
2-To Love Again
3-When you tell me that you love me
4-Where did we go wrong [[from "Forever Diana" Box Set Disc 4)
5-Your Love
6-All of my life [[Alternate Mix)
7-All the befores
8-One Love In my lifetime
9-You've Changed
10-Remember Me

[daviddh]

thank you , I was making my own Ross playlist and many of these songs are in it. I did notice how many album cuts made it and a lot of similar taste or agreement on Ross classics.

[sophisticated_soul]

The first ten that come to mind:

Blame It On The Sun
Too Shy To Say
Overjoyed
You Are Not Alone
What A Diff’rence A Day Makes
Summertime
Your Love
Experience
I Thought That We Were Still In love
One Shining Moment

[daviddh]

The first ten that come to mind:

Blame It On The Sun
Too Shy To Say
Overjoyed
You Are Not Alone
What A Diff’rence A Day Makes
Summertime
Your Love
Experience
I Thought That We Were Still In love
One Shining Moment
omg I forgot about Overjoyed. I wish she had record Ribbon In The Sky. I remember her singing it in central park

[sophisticated_soul]

omg I forgot about Overjoyed. I wish she had record Ribbon In The Sky. I remember her singing it in central park

And "I Just Called To Say I Love You" which she sang at the Oscars in 1985.

[sup_fan]

The boss
Mountain
Surrender
But beautiful
Upside down
Theme mahogany
Last time I saw him
Remember me
It’s my turn
Little girl blue

[RanRan79]

David I'm going to make this easy on myself and stick strictly to single releases, as I have so many fav album and live cuts that they easily outnumber the singles. In no particular order [[but probably based on release date):

Reach Out and Touch
Aint No Mountain High Enough
Touch Me In the Morning
I Thought It Took a Little Time
Love Hangover
You Got It
The Boss
It's My Turn
Mirror, Mirror
Swept Away

[Ollie9]

Some interesting and unexpected songs being mentioned on these lists.. Mine would be......

1.God Bless The child ...For me even better then the B.H version.
2.Theme From Mahogany... One of the most beautiful movie songs ever.
3.And If You See Him... Diana really bites into this one. The huge hit that never was.
4.Brown Baby... Proving she can turn on the soul when she wants to.
5. Didn't We... You can hear the raw emotion in her voice.
6. Don't Stop... Diana in sexy mode. Great song, love the rap.
7. It's My House... A light and bright feel good song.
8. This House. Great song from WO. Love the laid back vibe. My kind of music.
9. " Free [[I'm Gone)" My fave song from EDIAND. Should have been a single.
10. Going Back. A sensitive and tender vocal from Diana. Timeless lyrics.

[TomatoTom123]

I'd be happy to 'Surrender' my list for yours if needed, including the honourable mentions!

Thanks PNH :D

[TomatoTom123]

David I'm going to make this easy on myself and stick strictly to single releases, as I have so many fav album and live cuts that they easily outnumber the singles. In no particular order [[but probably based on release date):

Reach Out and Touch
Aint No Mountain High Enough
Touch Me In the Morning
I Thought It Took a Little Time
Love Hangover
You Got It
The Boss
It's My Turn
Mirror, Mirror
Swept Away

What are your Top Ten album tracks then Ran? :)

[daviddh]

all great lists.
i forgot about Going Back and Free Im Gone. so many great tracks and lost hits

[markdtiller]

1. My Baby [[My Baby, My Own)
2. Brown Baby
3. Love Hangover
4. Take Me Higher
5. Not Over You Yet
6. Eaten Alive
7. Top Of The World
8. Do You Know Where You’re Going To
9. The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
10. Where Did We Go Wrong

[RanRan79]

Some interesting and unexpected songs being mentioned on these lists.. Mine would be......

3.And If You See Him... Diana really bites into this one. The huge hit that never was.
4.Brown Baby... Proving she can turn on the soul when she wants to.
5. Didn't We... You can hear the raw emotion in her voice.


"And If You See Him" had to grow on me. I remember when I finally stumbled across a copy of Surrender, that was probably the only song on the album I didn't like. Only in the last couple years have I really started appreciating Diana's vocal performance. It's really a great song. I even think with a tweak here or there, this could've been a hit single.

"Brown Baby/Save the Children" is probably my favorite Diana album track period, but definitely my favorite track on the TMITM album. She kills me with that one every time.

"Didn't We", definitely one of my favorite Diana live cuts. I especially like the way she ends it. I wonder if there's a studio version lurking in the vaults. That would be interesting to hear and compare.

[RanRan79]

What are your Top Ten album tracks then Ran? :)

Damn you Tom! I was trying to do things the easy way!:mad: But since you asked...;)...Well I'm still going to do it easy and just list maybe my favorite album track from some of my favorite albums:

Now That There's You
A Simple Thing Like Cry
Brown Baby/Save the Children
I Heard a Love Song
Think I'm Falling In Love With You
After You
The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
You Were the One
Sparkle
Only Love Can Conquer All

[RanRan79]

Am I alone in hating the Theme From Mahogany?:confused:

[Ollie9]

am i alone in hating the theme from mahogany?:confused:

****yes****

[Ollie9]

"And If You See Him" had to grow on me. I remember when I finally stumbled across a copy of Surrender, that was probably the only song on the album I didn't like. Only in the last couple years have I really started appreciating Diana's vocal performance. It's really a great song. I even think with a tweak here or there, this could've been a hit single.

"Brown Baby/Save the Children" is probably my favorite Diana album track period, but definitely my favorite track on the TMITM album. She kills me with that one every time.

"Didn't We", definitely one of my favorite Diana live cuts. I especially like the way she ends it. I wonder if there's a studio version lurking in the vaults. That would be interesting to hear and compare.

Had it been released as a single, "Didn't We" might have done very well.
A really heartfelt vocal from Diana and probably my very favourite live cut of hers.

[daviddh]

love Diana's vocal on Theme from mahogany.

[TomatoTom123]

Damn you Tom! I was trying to do things the easy way!:mad: But since you asked...;)...Well I'm still going to do it easy and just list maybe my favorite album track from some of my favorite albums:

Now That There's You
A Simple Thing Like Cry
Brown Baby/Save the Children
I Heard a Love Song
Think I'm Falling In Love With You
After You
The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
You Were the One
Sparkle
Only Love Can Conquer All

Thanks Ran!!!!

Imma do mine now

Now That There's You
I Wouldn't Change The Man He Is
Didn't You Know [[You'd Have To Cry Sometime)
I'm A Winner
I'll Keep My Light In My Window
Tenderness
Give Up
Dreaming Of You
Crime Of Passion
Selfish One

[RanRan79]

Thanks Ran!!!!

Imma do mine now

Now That There's You
I Wouldn't Change The Man He Is
Didn't You Know [[You'd Have To Cry Sometime)
I'm A Winner
I'll Keep My Light In My Window
Tenderness
Give Up
Dreaming Of You
Crime Of Passion
Selfish One

"Selfish One" is probably the best song on that crap album. I think it was a fantastic throwback. Honestly if you didn't know it was recorded in the 80s one might think it was from the Supremes days. And I love Diana's vocal on it. I wish I had thought to add it to my list.

"I'm a Winner" has grown on me. I didn't dislike it but I was so impressed with nearly every other cut on the Surrender album that I didn't pay much attention to "Winner". But in recent years I've really gotten into how much Diana gets into the song. I think she may have had a hit with it had it been released. She sounds great.

I used to love "I Wouldn't Change". Loved it. Now I rarely make it a point to play it specifically. It's still good but it don't move me like it once did. Good stuff though Tom.

[Bluebrock]

"Selfish One" is probably the best song on that crap album. I think it was a fantastic throwback. Honestly if you didn't know it was recorded in the 80s one might think it was from the Supremes days. And I love Diana's vocal on it. I wish I had thought to add it to my list.
"I'm a Winner" has grown on me. I didn't dislike it but I was so impressed with nearly every other cut on the Surrender album that I didn't pay much attention to "Winner". But in recent years I've really gotten into how much Diana gets into the song. I think she may have had a hit with it had it been released. She sounds great.

I used to love "I Wouldn't Change". Loved it. Now I rarely make it a point to play it specifically. It's still good but it don't move me like it once did. Good stuff though Tom.
Crap album? There was some dross on there for sure , but what about beautifully sung tracks like "it's hard for me to say", "cross my heart" and "summertime"?

[daviddh]

i thought Red Hot was one of her best RCA albums. it was produced by Tom Dowd , i think , and her vocals were good. this , and Swept Away and Eaten Alive were the three best RCA albums,imo. i think Shockwaves ,although cute was below par and Tell ME Again,to syrupy for me. I think Hard For Me To Say and Summertime are the two best tracks. I always felt if the album was released in 1983 it would have been a hit

[daviddh]

Am I alone in hating the Theme From Mahogany?:confused:
yes,sorry love it

[lucky2012]

https://soulfuldetroit.com/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by RanRan79 https://soulfuldetroit.com/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png [[https://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread.php?p=503364#post503364)
Am I alone in hating the Theme From Mahogany?:confused:
Yes, I think so. Looks like it.
I don't play it often but when I do I think it's beautiful.


https://soulfuldetroit.com/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by RanRan79 https://soulfuldetroit.com/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png [[https://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread.php?p=503556#post503556)
"Selfish One" is probably the best song on that crap album. I think it was a fantastic throwback."
Selfish One is now my favorite from RHRB, over previous favorites It's hard For Me To Say and Summertime. I think it may be Ross' best remake. I even prefer it to Jackie Ross' original.

[[But RHRB is definitely not a crap album.)

[lucky2012]

i thought Red Hot was one of her best RCA albums. it was produced by Tom Dowd , i think , and her vocals were good. this , and Swept Away and Eaten Alive were the three best RCA albums,imo. i think Shockwaves ,although cute was below par and Tell ME Again,to syrupy for me. I think Hard For Me To Say and Summertime are the two best tracks.
I agree [[mostly). I don't play Swept Away much and Eaten Alive not at all. Shockwaves is my least favorite RHRB cut. I liked the production on Tell Me Again but I think Ross' vocal could have been better.


I always felt if the album was released in 1983 it would have been a hit
I think so, too!

[Ollie9]

It did come across a tad old fashioned in 87. I do agree that had this album been recorded in 83 it might have faired somewhat better then ross did.
It would have been great to hear Diana singing Songs like "Shine", "Summertime" or "Selfish One" at her concert in Central Park.
The album is a little more accessible and breezy then ross making the songs perfect for an open air concert.

[lucky2012]

It would have been great to hear Diana singing Songs like "Shine", "Summertime" or "Selfish One" at her concert in Central Park.
It would have been perfect!



The album is a little more accessible and breezy then ross making the songs perfect for an open air concert.

That's why I would have preferred the album title Summertime, over the inappropriate and nonsensical RHRB.

[Albator]

I'v just opened my I tunes analytic to check what is my real top 10 list.

Let's go up
If you'r not gonna love
To many nights
pieces of ice
that's how you start over
Change of heart
until we meet again
Free, I'm gone
force behind the power
Love will make it right

The seventies are relegated to the bottom, even so, I pretend The Boss, Baby it's me, Surrender being the best albums.

[TomatoTom123]

"Selfish One" is probably the best song on that crap album. I think it was a fantastic throwback. Honestly if you didn't know it was recorded in the 80s one might think it was from the Supremes days. And I love Diana's vocal on it. I wish I had thought to add it to my list.

"I'm a Winner" has grown on me. I didn't dislike it but I was so impressed with nearly every other cut on the Surrender album that I didn't pay much attention to "Winner". But in recent years I've really gotten into how much Diana gets into the song. I think she may have had a hit with it had it been released. She sounds great.

I used to love "I Wouldn't Change". Loved it. Now I rarely make it a point to play it specifically. It's still good but it don't move me like it once did. Good stuff though Tom.

"Selfish One" is my favourite cut from that album too Ran! The other song I liked a lot is "Cross My Heart", but I thought the whole LP was above average at worst. :)

YES, I love Diana's vocal in "I'm A Winner", she is properly into the song. :D And "I Wouldn't Change The Man He Is", I used to prefer Blinky's version, but Diana's version has grown on me a lot.!

[TomatoTom123]

I'v just opened my I tunes analytic to check what is my real top 10 list.

Let's go up
If you'r not gonna love
To many nights
pieces of ice
that's how you start over
Change of heart
until we meet again
Free, I'm gone
force behind the power
Love will make it right

The seventies are relegated to the bottom, even so, I pretend The Boss, Baby it's me, Surrender being the best albums.

Are those your most played Diana tracks Albator? :)

[TomatoTom123]

Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Reach Out And Touch [[Somebody's Hand)
Surrender
Remember Me
Gettin' Ready For Love
The Boss
It's My House
Upside Down
I'm Coming Out
Chain Reaction

honourable mention for Now That There's You and Didn't You Know [[You'd Have To Cry Sometime) :p

Can I also add, I have been loving "You Got It" and "No One Gets The Prize" a lot recently!!!

[PeaceNHarmony]

Can I also add, I have been loving "You Got It" and "No One Gets The Prize" a lot recently!!!
Two great selections, Tom! YGI kinda sneaked up on me at the time, and NOGTP was a stone-soul killer! A show-stopper on tour in the Year Of The Boss!

[Albator]

Are those your most played Diana tracks Albator? :)
Yes they are.

[RanRan79]

Crap album? There was some dross on there for sure , but what about beautifully sung tracks like "it's hard for me to say", "cross my heart" and "summertime"?

Yeah, of the RCA albums only Eaten Alive might be worse. It was false advertisement. There was nothing red hot nor was there much rhythm and blues to be found. Had Cyndi Lauper or Madonna done the same album I might have a different opinion. But Diana Ross knows rhythm and blues and for an R&B lover such as myself, this album left a lot- a helluva lot- to be desired. Another misstep in her RCA career. The last misstep there apparently.

[RanRan79]

i thought Red Hot was one of her best RCA albums. it was produced by Tom Dowd , i think , and her vocals were good. this , and Swept Away and Eaten Alive were the three best RCA albums,imo. i think Shockwaves ,although cute was below par and Tell ME Again,to syrupy for me. I think Hard For Me To Say and Summertime are the two best tracks. I always felt if the album was released in 1983 it would have been a hit

Yes, Tom Dowd. Just looked over his producer credits for the few years prior to RHRAB and he just becomes one more "what the hell" question in regards to Diana's focus. What was she really trying to achieve? Maybe at this point she didn't care about remaining a hit maker. And of course by 1987 she had firmly cemented her place in music history. She was also newly married and expanding her family. So maybe this was just a creative move. Something she wanted to do with someone she always wanted to work with. Do I buy any of that? Not really. So if she wanted to continue to be Diana Ross Hit Maker, why the hell would she bring on Tom Dowd to produce all but one track? What had he done in the last couple of years that made her go "Oh yes, I must have Tom! He'll give me a hit and a hit album to go along with it!" Why not give Luther a go at the whole thing? Or someone else who was a bit more involved with hit making in 1987? I understand why even a television special couldn't make a hit out of this album or it's songs.

"Shockwaves" is cool only because I like the melody, but I would've much preferred hearing it from Madonna or somebody like that than Diana. I love "Selfish One" and I love "There Goes My Baby". The latter I love no matter who sings it. I don't believe I've ever heard a version of "There Goes My Baby" that I didn't like. Plus the song itself is important to the history of Diana's career, so that adds a special touch. But still there isn't anything extraordinary about it. Surprisingly, two of the cuts left off of the original album, "Sweet Soul Music" and "Tell Mama" are pretty good covers. Diana doing Etta just don't seem like it would be a good fit, but Diana does very well. What messes the song up is the background singers. It's like they come in too late and it messes up the groove.

I'd rather listen to Mary's demos from Atlantic recorded around the same time, bootleg audio complete with air and hissing.:D They were more R&B than most of the nonsense on RHRAB in my opinion.

[khansperac]

The rhythm and blue tracks like Tell Mama and Sweet Soul Music, etc. weren’t included on the album. They were recorded for this project though. They were however featured in the TV special. Don’t know if it was the label who ultimately decided to not include them on the album. When the expanded album was released a couple of years ago, they were included.

[RanRan79]

I'v just opened my I tunes analytic to check what is my real top 10 list.

Let's go up


I play "Let's Go Up" a lot. I love that one. Even more than the studio version, I love the live one she did on The Tonight Show. She tore it up that night.

[RanRan79]

Can I also add, I have been loving "You Got It" and "No One Gets The Prize" a lot recently!!!

Both of these I keep in constant rotation. Motown ought to be slapped for not sending "Prize" out as a single. That song is tough from start to finish. Diana really kicks butt with that one.

[Bluebrock]

i thought Red Hot was one of her best RCA albums. it was produced by Tom Dowd , i think , and her vocals were good. this , and Swept Away and Eaten Alive were the three best RCA albums,imo. i think Shockwaves ,although cute was below par and Tell ME Again,to syrupy for me. I think Hard For Me To Say and Summertime are the two best tracks. I always felt if the album was released in 1983 it would have been a hit
Totally agree David. I thought the final 3 rca albums were stronger than the first 3. For me the weakest of them all was the insipid Why do Fools. It was a cheap, badly produced set of average songs. Only Mirror Mirror cut the mustard for me. Red Hot contained some great songs, but it was a hotch potch of styles. They should have stuck to the initial plan of a covers album and a more contemporary album rather than mix the two.

[Albator]

I play "Let's Go Up" a lot. I love that one. Even more than the studio version, I love the live one she did on The Tonight Show. She tore it up that night.Yes, yes, yes ;) even if I'm mad at her for not singing the song in it's entirety and original lyrics.

[TomatoTom123]

Two great selections, Tom! YGI kinda sneaked up on me at the time, and NOGTP was a stone-soul killer! A show-stopper on tour in the Year Of The Boss!

Both have grown on me massively recently PNH! "No One" has that Ashfield & Simpson magic. :)

[TomatoTom123]

Yes they are.

I need to do that and check what mine are! :)

[TomatoTom123]

Both of these I keep in constant rotation. Motown ought to be slapped for not sending "Prize" out as a single. That song is tough from start to finish. Diana really kicks butt with that one.

Yeah Ran, it was definitely single material, after "The Boss" and "It's My House". :)

[florence]

Both of these I keep in constant rotation. Motown ought to be slapped for not sending "Prize" out as a single. That song is tough from start to finish. Diana really kicks butt with that one.

No One Gets The Prize was released as a single in the UK but was one of her lesser performing songs only charting at #59.

The B-side was Never Say I Don't Love You and given the UK's love of Diana's ballads in the 70s it was probably a big mistake not to have it as the A-side.

But then Bluerock has told us there was someone at EMI deliberately trying to put Diana down in the late 70s.

[RanRan79]

Yes, yes, yes ;) even if I'm mad at her for not singing the song in it's entirety and original lyrics.

Lol Absolutely. She was just that good.

[RanRan79]

Yeah Ran, it was definitely single material, after "The Boss" and "It's My House". :)

I would've kept "The Boss" as the lead single, although the more I think about it the more I think, as fantastic as the song is, it may not have been as strong of a lead single as I once thought. But I would've definitely put out "Prize" before "House". "It's My House" is a cool cut though. I was shocked when I found out it wasn't a massive hit. Everybody I know still break out into the chorus from time to time. Lol I always heard it on the radio growing up.

[RanRan79]

No One Gets The Prize was released as a single in the UK but was one of her lesser performing songs only charting at #59.

The B-side was Never Say I Don't Love You and given the UK's love of Diana's ballads in the 70s it was probably a big mistake not to have it as the A-side.

But then Bluerock has told us there was someone at EMI deliberately trying to put Diana down in the late 70s.

I think "Never Say" would've fared better as the A side in the UK also. But in the US it just doesn't make sense that "Prize" wasn't the second single, especially since Motown sent it out to discos where it was massively popular. Motown put out "The Boss" and then "It's My House", with months of space in between. Meanwhile Donna Summer was hitting everything that Diana should've. Stupid Motown.:mad: