LP-Diana Ross-An Evening With Diana Ross

An Evening with Diana Rossis a 1977 live double album released byAmericansingerDiana Rosson theMotownlabel. It was recorded live at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in December 1976 during the international tour of Ross’ one-woman show, for which she was awarded a specialTony Awardafter the show’s run atBroadway’sPalace Theater, followed by anEmmy-nominated TV special of the same name. It marked the first time in history a solo female headlined a 90-minute TV special. The album reached #29 in the USA (#14 R&B). The album showcased her live performances for the second time as a solo performer, following 1974’sLive At Caesars Palace. It was the last live album Ross released until 1989’sGreatest Hits Live.

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Track listing

Side A

1. “Overture” – 2:35
2. “Here I Am” (Burt Bacharach,Hal David) – 1:02
3. “I Wouldn’t Change A Thing” (Johnny Bristol) – 1:50
4. “The Lady Is a Tramp” (Lorenz Hart,Richard Rodgers) – 2:00
5. “Touch Me in the Morning” (Michael Masser,Ron Miller) – 2:54
6. “Smile”/”Send In the Clowns” (Charlie Chaplin,Geoffrey Parsons,John Turner)/(Stephen Sondheim) – 4:30
7. “Love Hangover” (Marilyn McLeod,Pam Sawyer) – 4:49

Side B

1. “Girls” (John Phillips) – 1:20

The Point

1. “Everybody’s Got ‘Em” (Harry Nilsson) – 1:05
2. “Me and My Arrow” (Nilsson) – 1:17
3. “Lifeline” (Nilsson) – 3:01
4. “Everybody’s Got ‘Em” (Reprise) (Nilsson) – 1:07

The Working Girls (Billie Holiday,Josephine Baker,Ethel Waters,Bessie Smith)

1. “Lady Sings The Blues” (Holiday,Herbie Nichols) – 1:00
2. “T’Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do” (Grainger, Prince, Williams) – 1:02
3. “I Cried For You” (Arnheim, Freed, Lyman) – 0:53
4. “Aux Iles Hawaii” (Bastia) – 1:00
5. “Stormy Weather” (Harold Arlen,Ted Koehler) – 1:50
6. “Jump in the Pot (And Let’s Get Hot)” (Instrumental) – 0:23
7. “I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl” (Brymn, Smalls, Williams) – 2:13
8. “My Man” (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack,Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) – 2:18

Side C

The Motown Story– 4:52

1. “Motown Overture”
2. “Money (That’s What I Want)” (Janie Bradford,Berry Gordy)
3. “Please Mr. Postman” (Robert Bateman,Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett,Freddie Gorman,Brian Holland)
4. “I Want You Back” (The Corporation)
5. “Fingertips” (Clarence Paul,Henry Cosby)

The Supremes– 6:28

1. “You Keep Me Hanging On” (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
2. “Baby Love” (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
3. “Someday We’ll Be Together” (Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers,Harvey Fuqua)
4. “Stop! In the Name of Love” (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
5. “You Can’t Hurry Love” (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
6. “Reflections” (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
7. “My World Is Empty Without You” (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
8. “I Hear a Symphony” (Holland-Dozier-Holland)

Reach Out

1. “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” (Nickolas Ashford,Valerie Simpson) – 2:49

Side D

One Giant Step

1. “The Music in the Mirror” (Hamlisch, Kleban) – 3:35
2. “What I Did for Love” (Hamlisch, Kleban) – 2:17
3. “Improvisations” – 1:19
4. “Dance: Ten; Looks: Three” (Hamlisch, Kleban) – 2:59
5. “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” (Gerald Goffin,Michael Masser) – 1:15
6. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (Ashford, Simpson) – 4:05