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Personnel: Diana Ross (vocals); Nile Rodgers (guitar); Eddie Daniels (saxophone); Bob Milliken (trumpet); Meco Monardo (trombone); Raymond Jones, Andy Schwartz (keyboards); Bernard Edwards (bass); Tony Thompson (drums); Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin, Fonzi THorton, Michelle Cobbs (background vocals); The Chic Strings.
Recorded at Power Station and Electric Lady, New York; New York, Motown Studios, Hollywood, California.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using 24-bit technology.
Includes 28-page booklet.
Personnel: Diana Ross (vocals); Niles Rodgers (guitar); Eddie Daniels (saxophone); Bob Milliken (trumpet); Meco Monardo (trombone); Raymond Jones, Andy Schwartz (keyboards); Bernard Edwards (bass); Tony Thompson (drums); Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin, Fonzi Thorton, Michelle Cobbs (background vocals); The Chic Strings.
Recorded at Power Station and Electric Lady, New York, New York, Motown Studios, Hollywood, California.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using 24-bit technology.
Personnel: Diana Ross (vocals); Nile Rodgers (guitar); Cheryl Hong, Valerie Heywood, Karen Milne (strings); Eddie Daniels (saxophone); Bob Millikan (trumpet); Meco Monardo (trombone); Andrew Barrett (piano); Andy Schwartz (keyboards); Tony Thompson (drums); Fonzi Thornton, Luci Martin, Alfa Anderson, Michelle Cobbs (background vocals).
Recording information: Electric Lady, NY (02/1975-06/1980); Motown-Hitsville U.S.A. Studios, Hollywood, CA (02/1975-06/1980); Power Station, NY (02/1975-06/1980).
Photographers: Douglas Kirkland; Francesco Scavullo.
Arrangers: Nile Rodgers ; Bernard Edwards.
Diana Ross would probably be offended by anyone who called her 1980 smash Diana a comeback, but let's face it -- after the flop of The Wiz, and the way that the disco revolution steamrollered so many of her Motown compatriots' careers, that's exactly what it was. Wisely hooking up with Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (both the most traditionally rooted and most fearless of the major disco-era producers), Ross sounds more forceful than she had in years. The helium-toned style of her early hits with the Supremes is worlds away from the assertive way she rips into the funky hit "Upside Down." Even better, the joyous, celebratory "I'm Coming Out" is probably the best solo track of her career, and the heartfelt "Now That You're Gone" is one of her most subtle ballads. The glossy Chic production might sound a bit dated to some ears, but it's matured much better than many similar albums of the era. Overall, this is, in many ways, Diana Ross' best solo record. ~ Charity Stafford

• Genre: R&B
• Format: CD
• Released: 2007-06-05