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Diana Ross' Greatest Hits

Diana Ross' Greatest Hits is an album by Diana Ross released in 1976 on the Motown label.


2006 in British radio

19 April - London's 102.2 Smooth FM gives away $118,454 to a listener from Essex who correctly identifies their Secret Song as Diana Ross's My Old Piano.

Around the Way Girl

Around the Way Girl later appeared on LL Cool J's 1996 greatest hits album, All World: Greatest Hits.

Barbara Martin

She and her groupmates, Diana Ross (then known as Diane), Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard, signed a recording contract with Motown founder Berry Gordy on January 15, 1961 as The Supremes, a name that Ballard had chosen (as she was the only group member in the studio at the time) from a list provided by Motown songwriter, Janie Bradford, and became part of the Motown stable of performers.

Barry Blue

He has written album tracks for other musicians, and has had over forty hits with such artists as Andrea Bocelli, Diana Ross, Celine Dion, The Saturdays and Pixie Lott.

BBC Radio Northampton

The station was launched at 6:45am on 16 June 1982 on 1107 AM and 96.6 FM, with Jon Beynon's programme Start the Day, the first piece of music being John Williams's Superman theme, followed by Work that Body by Diana Ross.

Big Bigger Biggest: Greatest Hits

# Green-tinted Sixties Mind

Celebrity name game

Hence, in the above example, if one person cannot come up with a 'D' name and the other says Diana Ross, they are declared the winner.

Chuckii Booker

Chuckii has carved a sizeable niche for himself as a record producer for artists such as Lalah Hathaway, Troop, En Vogue, Angela Winbush, Diana Ross, Anastacia, Commissioned, Lionel Richie, and Bette Midler.

Cold Rock a Party

The original version of the song that appeared on the album was produced by Jermaine Dupri and sampled Audio Two's "Top Billin", the single version featured Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, was produced by Sean Combs and Rashad Smith and sampled Diana Ross' 1980 hit "Upside Down".

Diana Extended: The Remixes

"Diana Extended: The Remixes" is a remix album released by American soul singer Diana Ross in 1994.

Do U Know

The title is named after Diana Ross's Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To), which Vidal covers in the album.

Eirik Gjen

He has been a soloist in the public celebration of His Majesty King Harald's 70-year day, he has sung for Michelle Obama, he has participated in the choir for Andrea Bocelli and he has participated in the choir for Morten Harket and Diana Ross in the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 2007 and 2008, and all this before he has grown to fill 15.

Every Day Is a New Day

Every Day is a New Day is a studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released in 1999 on the Motown label.

Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Its fourteen songs include hits such as "Father and Son" and "Where Do the Children Play?" as well as two previously unreleased tracks from the Hal Ashby and Colin Higgins black comedy Harold and Maude (1971).

Ganter Brewery

The grounds of the brewery played host to a concert by Diana Ross in 2005 (as part of the firm's 140th anniversary celebrations), and in 2006 the inner courtyard was used by Simply Red and Dieter Thomas Kuhn.

George Terry

He is also known for his studio work with a number of other artists, including ABBA, the Bee Gees, Joe Cocker, Andy Gibb, Freddie King, Diana Ross, Stephen Stills, and Kenny Rogers.

John Capek

He formed a songwriting partnership with Jordan and moved to Los Angeles, placing songs with Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross, Manhattan Transfer, Isaac Hayes and many others.

JurusDiction

Remixing tracks from, Diana Ross, Rob Roy, and others paved the way for his branching out to cities outside Albuquerque, including El Paso, Denver, and Phoenix.

Keepers: Greatest Hits

This compilation also features the radio edit of "The Keeper of the Stars", recorded a semitone lower than Byrd's original recording from his 1994 album No Ordinary Man.

Kenny G – Greatest Hits

It was released by Arista Records in 1997, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 19 on Billboard 200.

Love Somebody Today

Love Somebody Today was one of four albums to be written and produced by Edwards and Rodgers in 1980, the other three being Sheila and B. Devotion's King of the World including its hit single "Spacer", Chic's fourth studio album Real People and Diana Ross' multi-platinum selling diana which includes "Upside Down", "I'm Coming Out" and "My Old Piano".

Lu Pine Records

The quartet (later a trio) recorded two sides for the label: "Tears of Sorrow" (with Diane Ross on lead) and "Pretty Baby" with Mary Wilson on lead.

Luico Hopper

During this time, Hopper also recorded and toured with a number of artists including Phyllis Hyman, Gato Barbieri, Roberta Flack, Gil Evans, Diana Ross, Earl Klugh, Jonathan Butler, Stephanie Mills, Johnny Gill, Gloria Lynne, Luther Vandross and Bryan Ferry.

Madman the Greatest

Madman the Greatest is a British Hip hop recording artist and music producer from Birmingham who has gained notoriety for his underground remixes of classic records including titles by Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, which have polarised his reputation.

Michael Sembello

The list of pop music personalities he worked with, or wrote for, includes Wonder (from 1974 to 1979), The Temptations, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Barbra Streisand, Stanley Clarke, David Sanborn, Donna Summer, Miguel Mateos and New Edition among many others.

Milestones: Greatest Hits

#"A Face in the Crowd" (Gary Harrison, Karen Staley) - 4:09

Nick Martinelli

In 1993, Martinelli relocated to Los Angeles where he wrote and produced songs for Jomanda, Regina Belle, Robin S., Howard Hewett, Gerald Alston, Lulu, Ru Paul, Chaka Kahn and his lifelong idol, Diana Ross.

One Voice: Greatest Hits

The album was released in Australia on 20 October 2003, and was accompanied by a DVD of music videos titled One Voice: The Greatest Clips.

Pyrmont Power Station

After remaining derelict for almost a decade, the power station site was redeveloped as the Star City Casino (now "The Star"), which was opened in 1995 with a gala opening featuring an outdoor performance by Diana Ross.

Rob Mounsey

In 1976, he moved to New York to become a noted studio musician, arranger and producer for a wide range of well-known artists, including Rihanna, Aaron Neville, Michael Franks, Carly Simon, Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Diana Ross, Donald Fagen, Brian Wilson, Aztec Camera and countless others.

Sonia Sanchez

One of her more recent contemporary endeavors includes a spoken word interlude on "Hope is an Open Window" a song co-written by Diana Ross from her 1998, "Every Day is a New Day" album.

Stephen Kalinich

Kalinich also has collaborated with a number of recording artists, performers and musicians including P.F. Sloan, Art Munson, Kenny Hirsch, Randy Crawford, Mary Wilson of the The Supremes, Odyssey, Clifton Davis and Diana Ross.

The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II

The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II is the third greatest hits album by the American rock band The Byrds, but only the second to be released in the United States, since the earlier The Byrds' Greatest Hits Volume II had only been issued in the UK.

The Century Towers

Those include Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Burt Lancaster, David Janssen, Jack Benny, Sebastian Siegel, Diana Ross, Karen Carpenter who purchased two condos & converted them into her own duplex in 1976, Josh Flagg, Ruth Handler (founder of Mattel), Edith Flagg and Berry Gordy.

The Eaten Alive Demos

In 1985, Gibb teamed with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson for the last time to produce an album for a major artist, Diana Ross.

The First Night

It was written by Tamara Savage and Jermaine Dupri for her second studio album, The Boy Is Mine (1998), featuring production by the latter, and was built around a sample of Diana Ross's 1976 recording "Love Hangover," penned by Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer, who share co-writing credits on the song.

The Impressions' Greatest Hits

The Impressions' Greatest Hits is the first compilation album of R&B vocal group The Impressions.

The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits

It also released this compilation album in 1985, containing seven of her original disco hits from Casablanca, plus three songs from the aforementioned Mercury Records album.

Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits

#* LP version (without the "Mardi Gras" special effects coda) from the 1968 album Once Upon a Dream

We've Come Too Far to End It Now

(Motown singer/songwriter Johnny Bristol also co-wrote The Supremes'final hit with Diana Ross, "Someday We'll Be Together").

Words Are Not Enough/I Know Him So Well

The former is a new song taken from the Gold: Greatest Hits compilation, while "I Know Him So Well" appeared on the Abbamania compilation and later Steps' own The Last Dance collection.

Yōko Nagayama

In 1990, she covered Diana Ross's song: "If We Hold On Together", "イフ・ウィ・ホールド・オン・トウゲザー" from the 1988 animated film, The Land Before Time.


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