Who else is looking forward to this masterpiece coming out tomorrow it is an incredible album her voice her voice her voice is unbelievable Diana Ross is back with a vengeance
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Who else is looking forward to this masterpiece coming out tomorrow it is an incredible album her voice her voice her voice is unbelievable Diana Ross is back with a vengeance
I will reserve judgement on quality until I play it a few times, but I did get a notification from Amazon that CD should be arriving tomorrow. Looking forward to playing it this weekend.
How can you say Dianas back with a vengeance. Im real happy she has a new CD out and will order it for Monday delivery and I will say and 100% believe that the lady was is and always be a true iconic legend, but 78 years old shes not out promoting it or back on the road and i get that shes guarding her health as she should be during this pandemic but "back with a vengeance is a bit over the top and almost laughable IMO.
A new album from Diana Ross! Can't wait till her stellar voice arrives at my door. Life is sweet. Thank you, Miss Ross!
Well I’ve just listened to all of ‘Thank You’ and whilst it’s not a masterpiece it’s not a dud either. On the whole it does sound as if Diana is in good voice for a 77 year old but that does not mean to say that she hasn’t had a little extra help on some tracks. ‘If The World Just Danced’ is the prime example. The three singles, although not hits, served as promotional tools in the absence of appearances by Diana herself. Unfortunately the album is somewhat ballad heavy with the likes of the horrors ‘All Is Well’, ‘Just In Case’, ‘The Answer is Always Love’, and ‘Count on Me’ none of which go anywhere and are soporific to say the least! On the other hand the ballads ‘Beautiful Love’ and ‘Time to Call’ are magnificent. Dance track ‘Tomorrow’ got me in dancing mode as did my favourite track the Latin infused ‘I Still Believe’. The final track ‘Come Together’ reminds of some of her earlier work, a sort of ‘Reach Out and Touch’ anthem. Diana has played very safe which is a pity as she had the chance to make a really initiative and perhaps final album but did not grasp the metal. It sounds about 40 years old but is that bad or is that good? Out of the 13 tracks I like 7 of them so not enough to buy it but I will play it again.
I've loved the album. It's very pleasant, very Diana Ross. She stays true to herself and her work.
It's basically a pop-soul album, with a 80's pop music feel, while adding a contemporary veneer.
In Your Heart has a Sade-style feel. Let's Do It is amazing. My two favorite songs from the album.
The title track is amazing as well.
I'm more of a rhythmic person, but I liked the ballads, they have an Alphaville's Forever Young vibe. Time To Call comes to mind.
Count On Me is beautiful, plain and simple.
Her last studio album was a divorce album, leaning towards R&B. This new album is more pop, and very lighthearted.
Her vocals are great too. It's a strong album in my opinion, not ambitious but very well written and produced.
I’m loving the new album : the song Tomorrow is a perfect disco mix incredible
Diana is back ladies and gentlemen she’s back :
https://youtu.be/bRNnrX-N6FQ Tomorrow
In Your Heart and Let’s Do It are among my favorites as well. Love all the prior released tracks including Time to Call.
Favorite of the new ballads is Just in Case and Beautiful Love. Not that keen on Count on Me and Come Together, for me, is the only outright clunker on the whole album.
Your review, Nitro, is so close to my own thoughts that I've decided to not write my own full review! I will say that as a long-time true fan I'm extremely happy to have a new Diana Ross album with new material, and an excellent, contemporary album at that. Good work, Our Miss Ross, and I indeed Thank You!
On the third hour of today's TODAY SHOW, they mentioned the release of Diana's new album during the Weekend Hit List segment. It was very brief but the on-air guy was very enthusiastic.
#4 UK iTunes albums
Excitement in the air !!!
Congratulations Diana Ross!!
I have enjoyed the clips I've heard, so I've ordered this and should get it by Monday. I don't see that Amazon US is selling an mp3 version. Usually they do that as well, and you can get an Auto Rip, meaning that they put the tracks into your music account before the CD is sent out. Looks like I'll be hearing it fully on Monday night!
And may I say, I', glad that I Love You was not her final album - not that Thank You will be, but this seems a better release to be a final album, if it is.
I pre-ordered my copy when the release was first announced and my copy should be arriving today. But it's already on music streaming services so I'm listening to it now. The album is very Diana Ross and is reflective of where she is at 77. Since her last album she has become a grandmother 7 times over. Most songs are reflective of Diana's spiritual side. Diana clearly had her children and grandchildren in mind when she recorded this album. I don't think this album isn't meant to reestablish her as a top pop star, she's 77. She still has the sweetness in her voice and it's heartwarming to hear.
Sounds so much better when heard on a decent sound system.
On first listen it’s a very pleasant album indeed, finding Diana in good form. I probably prefer the up to mid-tempo numbers better then most of the slow ballads. This mostly being due to some rather treacly lyrics.
“In Your Heart” has a really soothing quality to it, with “Beautiful Love” containing a wonderfully poignant vocal from Diana.
“I Still Believe” and “Tomorrow” being the pick of the bunch for me, so am looking forward to hearing the great remixes that will surely follow.
Least fave has to be “Beautiful Love”. A nice vocal from Diana, but lyrics that cross the line in the saccharine stakes.
Biggest surprise has to be “Come Together” which I thought would be really awful, but is actually fairly good.
Great review. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...u-1253286/amp/ [[ You won’t find a more ebullient resurrection of the Studio 54 era than “Tomorrow,” and “In Your Heart” brings to mind the meditative dance tracks Madonna explored in the mid to late Nineties. During those moments of feather-bed glory, Thank Yourecalls a time when pop was proud to be pop, not therapy sessions set to simmer-level rhythms and nebulous hooks. Ross isn’t preaching about love hangovers, but she’s still looking to cure a few modern ills. )
All tracks are now on YT as well as Spotify etc.
I like the album very much. :D
listening to it now, love the dance tracks but the love song seem well produced.strings sound great.
diana seems in good voice here.
love Tomorrow, I Still Believe,If the World Danced.one of her best albums in many years
I love it! Pure joy, positive and inspirational. Very Diana.:cool:
My CD arrived today. Just played it for first time. I really like the album. Ross' vocals are heartfelt; she sounds committed to the material and sounds really good. My favorite at the moment is "Just in Case", partly because of the use of live instruments, and especially the trumpet solo.
At this point, I say, for me, this is her best studio album since Force Behind the Power, which is one of my all time favorite Diana Ross albums.
I bought the digital from ITUNES last night. I really enjoyed it. Got the CD today and totally fell in love with it. This album is more than I expected. I can’t stop playing it.
My CD arrived from Amazon today [[Friday). Wow! I couldn't be more pleased! After hearing some of the tracks on YouTube, I'll admit I was leary of the sound quality -- especially since it was reported to have been recorded on Diana's "home studio" equipment. And I said so in an earlier post. But now that I'm hearing it for the first time on decent equipment, I realize that not only was I wrong, I'm more impressed than ever! If I were rating Diana's "Thank You" CD back in the '80s, I would have given it a PERFORMANCE: 10; SOUND QUALITY: 10. The sound quality really is exceptional, and Diana is in fine voice throughout. Unlike others, I haven't gotten the impression that the album is over-heavy on ballads. They're paced in such a way that the track line-up doesn't bother me at all. I would really love to hear Diana's live version of "Tomorrow" at her live concerts. [[No, it's not Annie's song "Tomorrow" from the Broadway musical "Annie"!) It's an uptempo mover that Diana will surely have a real ball with on stage! Overall, I love nearly every track. The only songs I don't care for at this time is track 4 - "In Your Heart", and track 7 - "Let's Do It". Track 3, "All Is Well", still rubs me the wrong way with its conflicting chords, but even that is slowly-but-surely growing on me. My only complaint would be that the theme of every track seems to be "if we stand together, we can make it". The overall feel needs a good, old faithful one-on-one love song. Even a pissed-off, cheater love song would have been a welcome contrast. But, it's clear that Diana aimed the overall CD theme to her kids and her fans, which is perfectly okay. If that was her intention, she hit the nail right on the head! I sincerely hope that this release does very well for Diana. She has earned it!
I agree with gvalindo -- I can't stop playing it!
PS: Is it possible that our beloved Miss Ross has had some facial nips & tucks done recently? There are some outstanding images of her in one of her new YouTube videos in which she looks amazingly different yet absolutely gorgeous! Just wondering and loving what I see and hear!
That said, I'm now anxious to hear what my good friend Kenny has to say about Diana's new CD! Kenny? And you, too, Boogie!