Top 20 Best Diana Songs

[sup_fan]

Ok - this is sort of a continuation from the 19 90s Diana thread.

As we know there have been zillions of Diana/Sup greatest hits packages that contain all of the top charting songs. Although it sparked some debate amongst fans, the RCA Greatest Hits collection contained most of the biggest hits but then skipped some others in favor of strong album tracks. So it's more of a best of collection.

So if you were to create a Best of Diana Ross collection and it can contain a MAXIMUM of 20 songs, what would you include? feel free to use Sups, solos, duets, album tracks, remixes, etc.


Ain't no Mountain - full version
Surrender - extended stereo version off of Surrender Expanded Edition
The Boss - full 12" mix
Upside Down - original released version
You Can't Hurry Love - #1 version with the more prominent background vocals
All The Befores
Dark Side of the World
You Are Everything - with Marvin Gaye
Blue Room - from Sing Rogers & Hart
What a difference a day makes - Blue
Last Time I Saw Him - unedited version from Anthology
Gettin' Ready for Love - 2014 mix from Expanded Edition
Reflections
This Old Heart of Mine - from A Go Go
It's My Turn
Just Say, Just Say - with Marvin Gaye
But Beautiful - Blue
Someday We'll Be Together - version with the tambourine intro
My Man - live version from Caesar's Palace
I Hear A Symphony

[sup_fan]

figured it would be fun to do a Best of Motown playlist too

I'm In a Different World - Four Tops
You Can't Hurry Love - Supremes
Let Yourself Go - Supremes
Stoned Love - Supremes
Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Beauty's Only Skin Deep - Temptations
If You Really Love me - Stevie Wonder
When You're Young and in Love - Marvelettes
Bring Me Together - Four Tops [[from Still Water lp)
Just Say, Just Say - Diana & marvin
A Little Bit of Heaven - unreleased Martha Reeves & Vandellas from Lost & Found
Your Wonderful Sweet Sweet Love - unreleased Kim Weston
Your All I Need To Get By - Marvin and Tammi
Too Many Fish in the sea - Marvelettes
Help Me Make it Through the Night - Gladys Knight and the Pips
Ain't the Good news - Supremes
No One There - Martha Reeves and the vandellas
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
The Boss - Diana Ross
I Want you - marvin Gaye

[RanRan79]

I won't include Supremes songs on a Diana list, unless it's a cut where the Supremes were replaced with session singers. I doubt if anything RCA or Motown Pt.2 will make the list, but I'm curious what I might come up with. So here goes, in no particular order [[probably by album mostly though)...

1) Aint No Mountain High Enough
2) Call Me
3) Close to You
4) Surrender
5) Remember Me
6) And If You See Him
7) A Simple Thing Like Cry
8) Good Morning Heartache
9) Touch Me In the Morning
10) Brown Baby/Save the Children
11) I Heard a Love Song
12) Love Hangover
13) I Thought It Took a Little Time
14) You Were the One
15) The Boss
16) No One Gets the Prize
17) Endless Love
18) Mirror, Mirror
19) Swept Away
20) Someday We'll Be Together

[midnightman]

1.) Ain't No Mountain High Enough [[full version)
2.) Love Hangover [[full version and alternate vocal version)
3.) Surrender
4.) Brown Baby/Save the Children
5.) Muscles
6.) Mirror, Mirror
7.) If You're Not Gonna Love Me Right
8.) Take Me Higher
9.) I Will Survive
10.) It's Your Move
11.) Swept Away
12.) No One Gets the Prize
13.) Your Love Is So Good for Me [[12")
14.) Upside Down
15.) I'm Coming Out
16.) I Ain't Been Licked
17.) Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand
18.) Reach Out [[I'll Be There)
19.) All the Befores
20.) Sugarfree

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This was actually hard to do.

[RanRan79]

This was actually hard to do.

Who you telling? I'm rather annoyed that we were only given 20 slots.

I love "All the Befores".

[vgalindo]

This is very difficult. But I will give it a try. I couldn't put this in a particular order.

1. Touch me in the morning
2. Experience
3. You do it
4. Sugar free
5. Love Me
6. Someday we'll be together
7. No matter what you do
8. Where there was darkness
9. Never say I don't love you
10. Waiting in the wings
11. All the befores
12. Come see about me
13. You got it
14. Top of the world
15. You were the one
16. I love being in love with you
17. I'm watching you
18. Love lies
19. Still in love
20. It's so hard for me to say

Wow. Can I name another 20?

[midnightman]

Who you telling? I'm rather annoyed that we were only given 20 slots.

I love "All the Befores".

Haha yeah if we had our ways, it would be up to 60 lol

[sup_fan]

Who you telling? I'm rather annoyed that we were only given 20 slots.

I love "All the Befores".

hahaha all part of my plot to annoy you hehehe

actually I just went off that previous post listing 19. rounded up to 20. Now if I was creating a Diana playlist, sure I'd have zillions of songs in it because she had tons of good material. but wanted to make everyone focus in on the truly top songs. and didn't want people to just rehash the biggest singles. she's done incredible album tracks too

I just remembered a couple more - I might need to go over my 20 limit! lol

After you - love this one
Cupid
The Music That Makes Me Dance
Fats Waller medley from Sullivan
Good Morning Heartache
We Need You

[jobeterob]

Summertime needs to be on this list.
Solitude
Let's Do It
Dirty Looks
Give Up
And If You See Him
Strange Fruit

[JohnnyRavenATL]

Ok - this is sort of a continuation from the 19 90s Diana thread.

As we know there have been zillions of Diana/Sup greatest hits packages that contain all of the top charting songs. Although it sparked some debate amongst fans, the RCA Greatest Hits collection contained most of the biggest hits but then skipped some others in favor of strong album tracks. So it's more of a best of collection.

So if you were to create a Best of Diana Ross collection and it can contain a MAXIMUM of 20 songs, what would you include? feel free to use Sups, solos, duets, album tracks, remixes, etc.


Ain't no Mountain - full version
Surrender - extended stereo version off of Surrender Expanded Edition
The Boss - full 12" mix
Upside Down - original released version
You Can't Hurry Love - #1 version with the more prominent background vocals
All The Befores
Dark Side of the World
You Are Everything - with Marvin Gaye
Blue Room - from Sing Rogers & Hart
What a difference a day makes - Blue
Last Time I Saw Him - unedited version from Anthology
Gettin' Ready for Love - 2014 mix from Expanded Edition
Reflections
This Old Heart of Mine - from A Go Go
It's My Turn
Just Say, Just Say - with Marvin Gaye
But Beautiful - Blue
Someday We'll Be Together - version with the tambourine intro
My Man - live version from Caesar's Palace
I Hear A Symphony

My collection would be called the Evolution of Diana Ross and include:

ACT 1:A Love Supreme:
My Heart Can't Take It No More
You Keep Me Hanging On
Love Is Here and Now Your Gone
I Hear A Symphony
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me [[DRATS/TEMPTS)
Someday We'll Be Together [[alternate mix with tambourines)

Act 2: Diana:Out On Her Own
These Things Will Keep Me Loving You [[alternate mix)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Touch Me in the Morning
I Wouldn't Change The Man He Is
Remember Me
Sleepin'
Last Time I Saw Him
My Mistake [[w/Marvin Gaye)
Do You Know Where You're Going To
The Boss [[extended remix)
I'm Comin' Out
Take Me Higher
Love is All That Matters [[duet version with Brandy)
Until We Meet Again [[Hex Hector remix)