Ross (1983 album)

Ross

Studio album by Diana Ross

Released

June 9, 1983

Recorded

1982–1983

Genre

R&B, adult contemporary, post-disco, soul

Length

35:50

Label

Capitol (Europe)
RCA (North America)

Producer

Gary Katz, Diana Ross, Ray Parker Jr

Diana Ross chronology

Silk Electric
(1982)

Ross
(1983)

Swept Away
(1984)

Singles from Ross

"Pieces of Ice / Still in Love"
Released: June 17, 1983
"Up Front / Love or Loneliness"
Released: September 9, 1983
"Let's Go Up / Girls"
Released: November 18, 1983

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	(unfavorable)^[2]

Ross is a 1983 album by the American entertainer Diana Ross, her third released on the RCA label. It was released shortly before Ross gave a pair of free concerts in New York's Central Park. The album reached #32 on the US charts, #14 on the US R&B charts and #44 in the UK. It has never been reissued as a digital download. The album's highest international chart position was in Sweden, where it reached #7.

Five of the eight tracks were produced by Gary Katz, two by Ray Parker Jr and one by Ross. The album's first single, "Pieces of Ice", peaked at #31 on the US charts. Subsequent singles "Up Front" (US R&B #60, UK #79) and "Let's Go Up" (US #77) were also minor hits. "Up Front" was remixed by Jolley & Swain for its European release. The album's final US sales were slightly higher than 250,000 copies.^[3]

The album was remastered and re-released in September 2014 by Funky Town Grooves, as an "Expanded Edition" with bonus material.^[4]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That's How You Start Over"	Ed Sanford, Michael McDonald	4:12
2.	"Love Will Make It Right"	Donald Fagen	4:46
3.	"You Do It"	Deborah Allen, Eddie Struzick, Rafe Van Hoy	4:32
4.	"Pieces of Ice"	John Capek, Marc Jordan	4:58

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Let's Go Up"	Franne Golde, Peters Ivers	4:06
6.	"Love Or Loneliness"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:18
7.	"Up Front"	Ray Parker Jr.	4:00
8.	"Girls"	Bill Wray, Marc Jordan, Diana Ross	4:03

2014 Expanded Edition Bonus Tracks (Funky Town Grooves)
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Pieces Of Ice" (7" Mix)	4:08
10.	"Pieces Of Ice" (12" Mix)	7:16
11.	"Pieces Of Ice" (12" Instrumental)	7:16
12.	"Up Front" (7" Radio Mix)	3:41
13.	"Up Front" (Special Club Mix)	7:00
14.	"Up Front" (12" Mix)	5:44
15.	"Up Front" (Tony Swain And Steve Jolley European 12" Remix)	5:43
16.	"Let's Go Up" (7" Mix)	3:14

References

↑ Allmusic review
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↑ http://www.greasylake.org/the-circuit/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F116321-the-supremes-diana-ross-stevie-wonder-and-ray-charlesusa-album-sales%2F
↑ "Ross (Expanded Edition)". FunkyTownGrooves.com. FunkyTownGrooves.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

Diana Ross

Studio albums	Diana Ross (1970) Everything Is Everything (1970) Surrender (1971) Touch Me in the Morning (1973) Last Time I Saw Him (1973) Diana Ross (1976) Baby It's Me (1977) Ross (1978) The Boss (1979) diana (1980) Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981) Silk Electric (1982) Ross (1983) Swept Away (1984) Eaten Alive (1985) Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) Workin' Overtime (1989) The Force Behind the Power (1991) Take Me Higher (1995) Every Day Is a New Day (1999) Blue (2006) I Love You (2006) Diana Ross Sings Songs From The Wiz (2015)

Compilations	Greatest Hits (1972) Diana Ross' Greatest Hits (1976) 20 Golden Greats (1979) To Love Again (1981) All the Great Hits (1981) Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993) One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993) Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994) Voice of Love (1996) Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001) The Definitive Collection (2006) The Greatest (2011) Upside Down: The Collection (2012)

Live albums	Live at Caesars Palace (1974) An Evening with Diana Ross (1977) Greatest Hits Live (1989) Live: Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues (1992)

Soundtrack albums	Diana! (1971) Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Mahogany (1975) The Wiz (1978) Endless Love (1981)

Other albums	Diana & Marvin (1973) Christmas in Vienna (with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras) (1993) A Very Special Season (1994)

Singles (US/UK Top Ten)	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Remember Me" "Surrender" "I'm Still Waiting" "Touch Me in the Morning" "All of My Life" "You Are Everything" "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" "Love Hangover" "Upside Down" "I'm Coming Out" "My Old Piano" "It's My Turn" "Endless Love" "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" "Mirror, Mirror" "Work That Body" "Muscles" "Missing You" "Chain Reaction" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "One Shining Moment" "Not Over You Yet"

Tours	Return to Love Tour (2000) I Love You Tour (2007-08) More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour (2010-12) In the Name of Love Tour (2014)

Related topics	Discography The Supremes Rhonda Ross Kendrick (daughter) Tracee Ellis Ross (daughter) Evan Ross (son) Arne Næss, Jr. (second husband) Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (brother) Berry Gordy List of awards and nominations received by Diana Ross Diana Ross Playground

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