TopTenREVIEWS presents the music career and reviews of Diana Ross
Diana Ross
CAREER SPAN:
Decade
Album Score
# Albums
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.
Overall Band Score:
2.0123
Diana Ross Album Rankings
1
Coming off four Top Ten hits in three years for their groupChic, producersBernard EdwardsandNile Rodgerswerethehot R&B/disco team of the day when they wrote and produced Diana Ross' second album named
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2
Her self-titled debut LP (later retitledAin't No Mountain High Enoughafter the single became a hit) was arguably her finest solo work at Motown and perhaps her best ever; it was certainly among her mo
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3
The double-disc setAnthologycontains all of Diana Ross' solo hits for Motown Records, from "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" to "Endless Love.
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4
Just like Smokey, Diana could do it all: doo-wop, soul, R&B, pop, disco and yes, even hip-hop (would "Mo Money Mo Problems" have been near the smash that it was without the samples from "Im Coming Out
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5
The deluxe edition's DVD photo gallery proves it: At 62, the original Dreamgirl remains a natural beauty, one capable of conjuring seductive moods.
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6
Diana Ross is certainly a diva of goddess-like proportions.
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7
Great dance material is featured, again byAshford&Simpson.
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9
Diana Ross got a lot of mileage from this album, although it didn't duplicate the success she'd enjoyed with Swept Away.
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11
Even the diva herself would agree that it's been a while since her name graced the pop and R&B charts with any real significance.
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12
Swept Away went gold on the strength of "Missing You" and the Julio Iglesias duet "All of You," but it nevertheless was one of her best efforts, thanks to restrained production and a solid set of son
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16
The irony of a 37-year-old woman having a huge hit covering an anthem for a bunch of teenagers aside, Diana Ross enjoyed tremendous success with this early '80s album.
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18
In the early days of the CD age, Motown released an astonishing number of CDs, including a whole line of single-disc sets that contained two original records on one CD.
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In the early days of the CD age, Motown released an astonishing number of CDs, including a whole line of single-disc sets that contained two original records on one CD.
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30
In the early days of the CD age, Motown released an astonishing number of CDs, including a whole line of single-disc sets that contained two original records on one CD.
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37
Once "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" became a hit single, its source album, Diana Ross, was reissued under a different title -- Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
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38
Diana Ross continued her steady pace in the early '80s, scoring a hit single with the curious song "Muscles.
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40
In the light of the huge success ofLady Sings the Blues,the prospects of further contemporary recording from Diana Ross seemed heartening. The film revealed an astounding forte for instinctive acting.
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43
An entertaining, lavish, and sometimes a bit pretentious concert album from Diana Ross.
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46
An excellent collection featuring Diana Ross singing with The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, the Supremes, and Marvin Gaye.
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57
One Woman: The Ultimate Collection attempts to condense Diana Ross's most successful recordings into one 20-song, 71-and-a-half-minute disc. Well, there's good news and bad news.
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61
A narrower anthology, this covers only the sentimental love tunes and ballads, omitting the uptempo dance and funk hits. She sounds uniformly great, but it's only one side of the Ross story.
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62
While the four-disc set Forever Diana could have been better -- it seems a little skimpy to give only one disc to the Supremes, while there are some odd choices on the remaining three discs -- it nev
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63
Considering thatThe Wizwill almost certainly catapult Diana Ross' career even higher into the stratosphere, it's a shame thatRoss, released to coincide with the film, isn't a blockbuster but a hodgepo
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