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Diana Ross - To Love Again
Motown M8-951M1 (1981) - US LP - Anthology with new material
Motown Chronicles 440 067 054-2 (2003) - US CD - CD reissue with added tracks, alternate versions and previously unreleased material
LP track list
Side One
1 - It’s My Turn*
2 - Stay With Me*
3 - One More Chance*
4 - Cryin’ My Heart Out For You*
Side Two
5 - Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)**
6 - I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love)
7 - To Love Again
8 - No One’s Gonna Be A Fool Forever
9 - Touch Me In The Morning
CD reissue track list
1 - It’s My Turn*
2 - Stay With Me*
3 - One More Chance*
4 - Cryin’ My Heart Out For You*
5 - The Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)** - single mix
6 - I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love)
7 - To Love Again
8 - No One’s Gonna Be A Fool Forever
- single mix
9 - Touch Me In The Morning
- extended single mix - previously unreleased
10 - Love Me
11 - Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)
- duet with Marvin Gaye - alternate - previously unreleased
12 - Together
- single mix
13 - After You
14 - Too Shy To Say
15 - Come In From The Rain
16 - Never Say I Don’t Love You
17 - Share Some Love
- previously unreleased
18 - Dreaming Of You
- duet with Lionel Richie
19 - Endless Love
- duet with Lionel Richie
20 - We’re Always Saying Goodbye
- previously unreleased
Notes: 1) “To Love Again” is a Diana Ross 1981 part-anthology/part-new material LP. It was re-released as an extended CD in 2003 with 11 added tracks and some substitutions in the Seventies content (see note #4). 2) The original “To Love Again” LP comprises, on side one, of the 1980 hit single “It’s My Turn” - which had been previously released also on an Original Soundtrack LP on Motown 947 - plus three more new tracks. On side two we find instead a selection of 5 hit songs from Ms. Ross’ Seventies solo catalog. This concept, translated into informational content, appears to have made for a rather confusing case of cover notes: on the original LP the musician credits are supplied only for side one, while arranger/producer credits are given for both sides. According to these LP credits, all of side one (including “To Love Again“) has Lee as bass player. Please note that, even if I did not report it in the following breakdown (as usual I stick to Lee and rhythm section), these same LP credits specify that backing vocalists were NOT singing on the “To Love Again” track. On the other hand, the CD reissue comes with musician credits ONLY for tracks 2, 3 and 4, making it appear as if none of the musicians listed - including Lee - played on the “It’s My Turn” single. If this were true, why didn’t these musicians get excluded from the LP credits for “It’s My Turn” just as the backing vocalists were? Moreover, a number of misnomers was not corrected in the transition from LP to CD repackaging. This might be a clue that the original LP credits have remained basically unchecked, and that the correction about the “It’s My Turn” credits is only the result of a misinterpretation of these original credits as communicated through the LP graphics. In any case, I have stuck to the original LP credits attribution even in the CD listing. 3) According to web sources (pictures) no session players credits are included in the “It’s My Turn” Original Soundtrack Album on Motown 947. 4) The only substitution in the Seventies content shared between LP and CD re-release is track 9, which in the previously unreleased single mix has at least a ten-bar longer fadeout. More detailed info about all the previously unreleased tracks is indicated in the ‘CD Reissue Additional Credits’ section below. 5) Any discrepancy between the spelling of titles from LP to reissue track listing is strictly adherent to sources. 6) Above picture is of original US LP. Following credits are taken both from original US LP and CD reissue. 7) This being a hybrid anthology coming with technical credits only for the new and/or previously unreleased tracks, please do refer to the original source albums for more detailed tech credits altogether. 8) While the Original Soundtrack Album for the film “Mahogany” (1975) does not come with any credits related to the session musicians involved, it is a fact that Lee participated to the recording of that film’s soundtrack and specifically to those sessions pertaining to the “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” single. The drummer playing alongside with Lee in this occasion would be Hal Blaine. Please check back for further additions about this and see picture below.
Original LP Credits
Diana Ross - Vocals
Musicians (Side One):
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4)* (uncredited on track 5)**
Rick Shlosser (as Ric Schlosser) - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4)
Hal Blaine - Drums (uncredited on track 5)
Lee Ritenour - Guitars
Tim May - Guitars
Michael Masser - Piano
Larry Knechtel - Piano (as Larry Knectel)
Bill Payne - Fender Rhodes (as Billy Pane)
Sid Sharp - Concert Master
Becky Lopez - Background Vocals
Maxine Willard Waters - Background Vocals (as Maxine Waters Willard)
Julia Tillman Waters - Background Vocals (as Julia Waters Tillman)
Composed and Produced by Michael Masser (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Produced by: Michael Masser & Tom Baird (9)
Suzanne de Passe Le Mat - Executive Producer
Michael Masser - Rhythm Arrangements (1, 2, 3, 4), Arrangements (5, 7)
Barry Fassman - Rhythm Arrangement (1, 4)
Larry Knechtel - Rhythm Arrangement (3)
Lee Holdridge - String Arrangements (1, 4), Arrangements (5, 7)
Gene Page - String Arrangements (2, 3), Arrangements (6, 8, 9)
Michael Omartian (as Michael O’Martian) - Arrangement (8)
Tom Baird - Arrangement (9)
Michael Lietz (as Mike Lietz) - Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4)
Russ Terrana - Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4)
Dick Bogert (as Dick Bogart) - Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4)
Tony Autore - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4)
Ginny Pallante - Assistant Engineer (1, 2, 3, 4)
Recording Studios:
Cherokee Recording Studios (1, 2, 3, 4)
United Western Studios (1, 2, 3, 4)
Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios (1, 2, 3, 4)
Mixing Studios:
Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios (1, 2, 3, 4)
Sound Labs, Inc. (1, 2, 3, 4)
John Matousek - Mastering Engineer
Mastering Studio:
Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
Suzanne Coston - Project Manager
Johnny Lee - Art Direction
Ginny Livingston - Design
Douglas Kirkland - Photography
Track 1:
“From the Columbia Pictures Release “It’s My Turn.””.
Track 5:
“From a Berry Gordy film, “Mahogany” A Paramount Picture”.
“Diana Ross Fan Club // P.O. Box 69646 // Los Angeles, California 90069”.
Track 9: “Previously released ℗ 1973”.
Tracks 5, 8: “Previously released ℗ 1975”.
Track 6: “Previously released ℗ 1976”.
Track 7: “Previously released ℗ 1978”.
Track 1: “Previously released ℗ 1980”.
CD Reissue Additional Credits
Produced by Tom Baird (10)
Produced by Hal Davis (11)
Produced by Michael Masser (12, 13)
Produced by Richard Perry (14, 15)
Produced by Greg Wright (16, 17)
Produced by Lionel Richie (18, 19)
Produced by Ron Miller (20)
Suzanne de Passe Le Mat - Executive Producer (1)
Berry Gordy - Executive Producer (10, 11, 12, 13)
Tom Baird - Arrangement (10)
Gene Page - Arrangements (12, 18, 19)
Lee Holdridge - Arrangement (13)
Del Newman - Arrangements (14, 15)
Greg Wright - Arrangement (16)
John Barnes - Arrangement (16)
Compilation Produced by Harry Weinger and Andrew Skurow
Suha Gur - Digital Remastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer (11)
Ellen Fitton - Mixing Engineer (11)
Mixing Studio:
Universal Mastering Studios-East
Digital Remastering Studio:
Universal Mastering Studios-East
Vartan - Art Direction
Artministry, Inc. - Design
Ryan Null - Photo Coordination
Monique McGuffin - Production Coordination
Brian Chin - Liner Notes
Michael Masser - Liner Notes
“Michael Masser is also the composer and producer of “Saving All My Love For You,” “Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You,” “If Ever You’re In My Arms Again,” “Miss You Like Crazy” and “The Greatest Love Of All.””.
Track 1:
“Originally released as single Motown 1496, October 1980”.
“From the soundtrack album “It’s My Turn”, Motown 947, October 1980”.
“#14 R&B/#9 Pop/#9 Adult Contemporary/#16 UK”.
Track 3:
“Originally released as single Motown 1508, February 1981”.
“#54 R&B/#79 Pop/#49 UK”.
Track 4:
“Issued as single Motown 1514, May 1981”.
“#58 UK”.
Track 5:
“Originally released as single Motown 1377, September 1975”.
“From the album “Mahogany Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Motown 858, October 1975”.
“Also appeared on the album “Diana Ross”, Motown 861, February 1976”.
“#14 R&B/#1 Pop/1# AC/#5 UK”.
Track 6:
“Originally released as single Motown 1387, February 1976”.
“From the album “Diana Ross”, Motown 861, February 1976”.
“#61 R&B/#47 Pop/#4 AC/#32 UK”.
Track 7:
“Originally from the album “Ross”, Motown 907, September 1978”.
“Also issued as single, Motown 1531, B-side of “Cryin’ My Heart Out For You”, May 1981”.
Track 8:
“Single mix of track from the album “Last Time I Saw Him”, Motown 812, December 1973”.
“Also issued as single, Motown 1377, B-side of “The Theme From Mahogany”, October 1975”.
Track 9:
“Originally released as single Motown 1239, May 1973”.
“From the album “Touch Me In The Morning”, Motown 772, May 1973”.
“#5 R&B/#1 Pop/#1 AC/#9 UK”.
“Previously unreleased extended single mix”.
Track 10:
“Originally from the album “Last Time I Saw Him”, Motown 812, December 1973”.
“Issued as UK single Tamla-Motown 917, September 1974”.
“#38 UK”.
Track 11:
“Originally from the album “Diana And Marvin”, Motown 803, October 1973”.
“Issued as UK single Tamla-Motown 906, June 1974”.
“#25 UK”.
“Previously unreleased alternate mix”.
Track 12:
“Single mix, issued as Motown 1335, B-side of “Sorry Doesn’t Always Make It Right,” February 1975”.
“Later issued with alternate mix on the album “Ross”, Motown 907, September 1978”.
Track 13:
“From the album “Diana Ross”, Motown 861, February 1976”.
“Scheduled for inclusion on the album “To Love Again”, Motown 951, February 1981”.
Track 14:
“Originally from the album “Baby It’s Me”, Motown 890, September 1977”.
“Issued as single Motown 1442, B-side of “You Got It,” April 1978”.
Track 15:
“From the album “Baby It’s Me”, Motown 890, September 1977”.
Track 16:
“Originally from the album “Ross”, Motown 907, September 1978”.
“Issued as UK single Motown 1160, B-side of No One Gets The Prize,” September 1979”.
Track 17:
“Recorded August-September 1976, outtake from “Ross”.
“Previously unreleased”.
Track 18:
“From the soundtrack album “Endless Love Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”, Mercury SRM-1-2001, June 1981”.
Track 19:
“Originally released as single Motown 1519, June 1981”.
“From the soundtrack album “Endless Love Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”, Mercury SRM-1-2001, June 1981”.
“Also appeared on the Diana Ross album “All The Great Hits”, Motown 960, October 1981”.
“#1 R&B/#1 Pop/#1 AC/#1 UK”.
Track 20:
“Recorded March-April 1974, later mixed but not used for the album “Ross”.
“Previously unreleased”.
“Special thanks to George Solomon”.
“Photographs courtesy of Motown Archives (inside booklet and CD tray)”.
““Billboard” chart numbers courtesy of Joel Whitburn Record Research Inc. and BPI Communications Inc.”.
www.universalchronicles.com
www.motown.com
Songwriters:
Carole Bayer Sager
Gerry Goffin
Michael Masser
Ron Miller
Pam Sawyer
Allee Willis
Additional Songwriters (CD re-release):
Tom Baird
Thom Bell
Linda Creed
Terry Etlinger
Dino Fekaris
Melissa Manchester
Thomas F. McClary
Karin-Den Patterson (as Karin Patterson)
Lionel Richie
Stevie Wonder
Gregory Wright (as Greg Wright)
Nick Zesses
“Mahogany” - US LP - front cover
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Diana Ross - The Force Behind The Power
Motown/Ross Records MOT-6316 (1991) - US LP - 10-track vinyl album
EMI/Ross Records CDP 79 7154 2 (1991) - EU/UK CD - 13-track CD
LP track list
Side One
1 - Change Of Heart
2 - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
3 - Battlefield
4 - Blame It On The Sun
5 - Heavy Weather
Side Two
6 - The Force Behind The Power
7 - Heart (Don’t Change My Mind)
8 - Waiting In The Wings
9 - One Shining Moment
10 - You’re Gonna Love It
CD track list
1 - Change Of Heart
2 - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
3 - Battlefield
4 - Blame It On The Sun
5 - You’re Gonna Love It
6 - Heavy Weather
7 - The Force Behind The Power
8 - Heart (Don’t Change My Mind)
9 - Waiting In The Wings
10 - You And I
11 - One Shining Moment
12 - If We Hold On Together*
13 - No Matter What You Do
Notes: 1) “The Force Behind The Power” was originally issued as a 10-track LP. According to web sources, the CD release already came with the bonus track “If We Hold On Together”. A third CD release of “The Force Behind The Power” adds two more bonus tracks to the content: “You And I” and the 1991 single “No Matter What You Do”. This is the issue the following credits were partially taken from. 2) For the “You And I” and “No Matter What You Do” tracks no credits are supplied by the CD notes. 3) The song “If We Hold On Together” was originally included in the movie soundtrack album for the 1988 animation film “The Land Before Time”. So far, I haven’t been able to compare the versions and see if they are one and the same or not. 4) Amongst the various releases of this song as a Diana Ross single there does exist a 2-disc issue including an edit version of the track. Please check the ‘singles’ section below for credits. 5) Above image is of the EU/UK CD. 6) Following credits were taken from both the US LP and the EU/UK CD. 7) The catalog # for the UK release of the EU/UK CD is CDEMD 1023.
Diana Ross - Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (CD: 12)*
Freddie Washington - Bass
Larry Klein - Bass
Carlos Vega - Drums
Russ Kunkel - Drums (CD: 12)
Mike Landau - Guitars
Andrew Gold - Acoustic Guitar, Organ
Waddy Wachtel - Guitars (CD: 12)
Carlos Rios - Guitar
Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards
Randy Kerber - Keyboards (CD: 12)
Guy Moon - Keyboards (CD: 12)
John Barnes - Synclavier, Synthesizer, Keyboards
Lloyd Tolbert - Keyboards, Synthesizer
James A. Carmichael - Keyboards, Synthesizer
John Helliwell - Saxophone
Warren Ham - Harmonica
Mike Fisher - Percussion, Vibraphone
Nathaniel Kunkel - Percussion
Peter Asher - Additional Background Vocals, Tambourine
Stevie Wonder - All Instruments
The Andrae Crouch Singers - Choir
Kate Markowitz - Background Vocals
Valerie Carter - Background Vocals
Marva King - Background Vocals
Deborah Thomas - Background Vocals
Arnold McCuller - Background Vocals
Fred White - Background Vocals
Josef Powell - Background Vocals
Cydney Davis - Background Vocal
Produced by Peter Asher (LP: 2, 3, 4, 7, 9 - CD: 2, 3, 4, 8, 11)
Produced by Peter Asher from The Motion Picture “Land Before Time” (CD: 12)
Produced by James Anthony Carmichael (LP: 1, 5, 8, 10 - CD: 1, 5, 6, 9)
Produced by Stevie Wonder for A Wonderful Noise Production (LP: 6 - CD: 7)
Nathan Watts - Associate Production (LP: 6 - CD: 7)
Diana Ross - Executive Producer
Tracks Produced by Peter Asher
David Campbell - Orchestra Arranger , Orchestra Conductor, Background Vocals Arranger
Gavin Wright - Orchestra Leader
Isobel Griffiths - Orchestra Contractor
Peter Asher - Drum Programming, Percussion Programming
Frank Wolf - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Nathaniel Kunkel - Assistant Engineer
Ken Lauber - Assistant Engineer
Mike Harlow - Assistant Engineer
Darren Godwin - Assistant Engineer
Bryant Arnett - Assistant Engineer
Gil Morales - Assistant Engineer
Recording Studios:
Bill Schnee’s Studio - Los Angeles (except track CD: 12)
Studio F - Los Angeles (except track CD: 12)
The Sandbox Recording Studio - Easton, CT (except track CD: 12)
Abbey Road Studios - London (except track CD: 12)
The Complex - Los Angeles (CD: 12)
Mixing Studios:
Conway Studios - Los Angeles (except track CD: 12)
The Complex - Los Angeles (CD: 12)
Tracks Produced by James Anthony Carmichael
John Barnes - Synclavier Arrangements, Synclavier Programming, Synthesizer Programming
Lloyd Tolbert - Synthesizer Programming, Arrangements (except track LP: 5, CD: 6)
Andrew Scheps - Additional Programming
Kevin Perry - Additional Programming
James A. Charmichael - Arrangements
Calvin Harris - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Jack Rouben - Recording Engineer
Andrew Scheps - Assistant Recording Engineer
Mark Hagen - Assistant Recording Engineer
Recording Studios:
Cal Harris Digital Recording - Los Angeles
Off Melrose Recording Studio - Los Angeles
Westlake Audio - Los Angeles
Mixing Studio:
Cal Harris Digital Recording - Los Angeles
Track Produced by Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder - Choir Vocal Arrangement
Rob Arbittier - Programming
Atle Bakken - Programming
Malcolm Cecil - Programming
R.R. Harlan - Editing
Steve Van Arden - Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Jimmy “Rock’N Roll” Sandweiss - Assistant Engineering
Recording Studio:
Wonderland Studios - Los Angeles
Mixing Studio:
Wonderland Studio - Los Angeles
Stephanie Andrews - Project Coordinator for A Wonderful Noise
Production
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Chris Bellman - Mastering Engineer
Mastering Studio:
Bernie Grundman Mastering - Los Angeles
Rosanne Shelnutt - Marketing Direction
Marylata E. Jacob - Album Coordinator
Judith Service - Assistant to Diana Ross
Debbie Sandridge-Motown - A&R Direction
Herb Ritts - Photography
Barry Kamen - Painting
Dennis Woloch - Art Direction
Diana Ross - Design Concepts
“Peter Asher thanks David Campbell for all his help with the background vocal arrangements, John Frankenheimer, Jheryl Busby, David Flower, Marylata Jacob, Cathy Kerr, Arlene Matza, Judith Service, Ivy Skoff, Debbie Sandridge and everyone at Spherical Sound”.
Songwriters (US LP):
John Bettis
Terry Britten
Robbie Buchanan
Paul Carrack
Cydney Davis
Albert Hammond
Andy Hill
Nick Lowe
Graham Lyle
Michael Sembello
Pete Sinfield
Vaneese Thomas
Lloyd Tolbert
Diane Warren
Stevie Wonder
Syreeta Wright
Additional Songwriters (EU CD):
Lawrence Dermer
Joe Galdo
James Horner
Will Jennings
Rafael Vigil
(songwriting credits for track CD 13 are not supplied)
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Singles
“If We Hold On Together” - UK 8-track 2-CD pack single - outer front inlay
“If We Hold On Together” - UK 8-track 2-CD pack single - outer rear inlay
Diana Ross
If We Hold On Together (movie version)/Work That Body/Missing You/Chain Reaction (live)/If We Hold On Together (movie version)/Why Do Fools Fall In Love/Do You Know Where You’re Going To (live)/One Shining Moment
EMI 7243 8 80370 2 0/4 (1992) - EU/UK 8-track double CD single
CD One
1 - If We Hold On Together (movie version)* - edit
2 - Work That Body
3 - Missing You
4 - Chain Reaction (live)
CD Two
5 - If We Hold On Together (movie version)* - edit
6 - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
7 - Do You Know Where You’re Going To (live)
8 - One Shining Moment
Notes: 1) This is a EU/UK double CD single issued in 1992 and containing a selection of Diana Ross material. The two singles were released separately within one week’s distance. 2) The song “If We Hold On Together” was originally included in the movie soundtrack album for the 1988 animation film “The Land Before Time” and in the Diana Ross album “The Force Behind The Power”. Please see entry above for detailed credits. 3) Tracks 1 and 5 are the same edited version of “If We Hold On Together”. While the version on the Diana Ross album "The Force Behind The Power" clocks in at 4:14, the duration of this single version is 3:57. The difference lies in the fact that the instrumental intro has been edited out. 4) The catalog # for the UK release of this EU/UK CD is CDEMS 257.
Diana Ross - Vocals
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 5)*
Produced by Peter Asher (1)
Produced by Diana Ross for Diana Ross Productions (2, 6)
Produced by Lionel Richie & James Anthony Carmichael (3)
Diana Ross - Executive Producer (1, 8)
Frank Wolf - Recording Engineer (1), Mixing Engineer (1)
Hal Sacks - Mixing Engineer (4, 7)
Track 1:
“From the Motion Picture “Land Before Time.”.
“Taken from the album “The Force Behind The Power”.
Tracks 2, 6:
“From the album “Why Do Fools Fall In Love”.
Track 3:
“From the album “Swept Away”.
Tracks 4, 7:
“Taken from “Diana Ross - The Greatest Hits Live”.
“Recorded by The Mobile Studio Limited”.
Songwriters:
Diana Ross
Ray Chew
Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb
Gerry Goffin
George Goldner
James Horner
Will Jennings
Frankie Lymon
Michael Masser
Lionel Richie
Vaneese Thomas
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