Diana Ross & The Supremes - Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing And Perform "Funny Girl" (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: Diana Ross & The Supremes
- Title: Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing And Perform "Funny Girl"
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: UNI/MOTOWN
- Genre: Pop, Soul, Jazz, Disco, Easy Listening
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 1:26:39
- Total Size: 602 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
For proof of just how versatile Diana Ross and The Supremes were, look no further than the six (!) albums the group released in 1968. Reflections came first, an album of contemporary pop tunes, and was followed by the high-energy live disc Live At London’s Talk of the Town, showcasing Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Cindy Birdsong as slick, electric entertainers. Later would come a duet album with The Temptations, a #1 television soundtrack also with the male vocal group, and another studio album filled with more somber, mature soul music. And smack dab in the middle of this packed schedule, Motown released Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform “Funny Girl,” a full-length album celebrating the smash hit 1964 Broadway musical written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill and starring Barbra Streisand.
Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform “Funny Girl” was mainly recorded in June of 1968 (with some backgrounds added in July) and released a few months later — not coincidentally, just as the film version of Funny Girl premiered. According to Supremes musical director Gil Askey, “It was what you would call a rush job. We did the whole thing in two days in New York.” By all accounts, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. and Diana Ross were extremely impressed with the multi-media success of Barbra Streisand, and wanted to demonstrate that Ross was ever bit as capable of a performer. To ensure the LP’s success, Gordy enlisted the help of writer Jule Styne: “I got a call from Mr. Gordy saying, ‘Please, Mr. Styne, I need this for Diana Ross and it would give the project so much credibility if you were involved.’ Well, that intrigued me. From his statement I thought she had left the group and this would be her first solo album.”
Styne wasn’t correct in his assumption; Diana Ross wouldn’t officially leave The Supremes until 1970. But in a way, he wasn’t incorrect, either; Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform “Funny Girl” would become the first real DIANA ROSS: SUPERSTAR project. This is not a group album; other voices occasionally appear on various selections, but the focus here is wholly on Diana Ross, and the singer delivers in a way she’d never delivered before. This LP features the absolute best vocal work released by Ross during her time with The Supremes; in some cases, it is among the best of her entire career. Styne would later recall, “She was great, very professional. She came in and knew those songs inside and out like nobody’s business.” The ten inclusions here might not be to everyone’s tastes, and those looking for “the Motown Sound” should look elsewhere. But this overlooked LP is a shining moment for one of the great singers in popular music history.
Tracklist:
01. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Funny Girl (4:26)
02. Diana Ross & The Supremes; Gil Askey - If A Girl Isn't Pretty (3:12)
03. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I Am Woman (3:31)
04. Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Music That Makes Me Dance (3:37)
05. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Don't Rain On My Parade (3:15)
06. Diana Ross & The Supremes - People (3:46)
07. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Cornet Man (3:28)
08. Diana Ross & The Supremes - His Love Makes Me Beautiful (3:13)
09. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Sadie, Sadie (2:53)
10. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm The Greatest Star (6:02)
11. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Funny Girl (Alternate Vocal Version) (4:30)
12. Diana Ross & The Supremes; Gil Askey - If A Girl Isn't Pretty (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:14)
13. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I Am Woman (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:32)
14. Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Music That Makes Me Dance (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:42)
15. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Don't Rain On My Parade (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:15)
16. Diana Ross & The Supremes - People (Alternate Vocal Version) (5:34)
17. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Cornet Man (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:31)
18. Diana Ross & The Supremes - His Love Makes Me Beautiful (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:12)
19. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Sadie, Sadie (Alternate Vocal Version) (2:56)
20. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm The Greatest Star (Alternate Vocal Version) (5:59)
21. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm The Greatest Star (Live From "TCB"/1968) (5:23)
22. Diana Ross & The Supremes - My Man (Mon Homme) (Live From The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas/1970) (4:27)
Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform “Funny Girl” was mainly recorded in June of 1968 (with some backgrounds added in July) and released a few months later — not coincidentally, just as the film version of Funny Girl premiered. According to Supremes musical director Gil Askey, “It was what you would call a rush job. We did the whole thing in two days in New York.” By all accounts, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. and Diana Ross were extremely impressed with the multi-media success of Barbra Streisand, and wanted to demonstrate that Ross was ever bit as capable of a performer. To ensure the LP’s success, Gordy enlisted the help of writer Jule Styne: “I got a call from Mr. Gordy saying, ‘Please, Mr. Styne, I need this for Diana Ross and it would give the project so much credibility if you were involved.’ Well, that intrigued me. From his statement I thought she had left the group and this would be her first solo album.”
Styne wasn’t correct in his assumption; Diana Ross wouldn’t officially leave The Supremes until 1970. But in a way, he wasn’t incorrect, either; Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform “Funny Girl” would become the first real DIANA ROSS: SUPERSTAR project. This is not a group album; other voices occasionally appear on various selections, but the focus here is wholly on Diana Ross, and the singer delivers in a way she’d never delivered before. This LP features the absolute best vocal work released by Ross during her time with The Supremes; in some cases, it is among the best of her entire career. Styne would later recall, “She was great, very professional. She came in and knew those songs inside and out like nobody’s business.” The ten inclusions here might not be to everyone’s tastes, and those looking for “the Motown Sound” should look elsewhere. But this overlooked LP is a shining moment for one of the great singers in popular music history.
Tracklist:
01. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Funny Girl (4:26)
02. Diana Ross & The Supremes; Gil Askey - If A Girl Isn't Pretty (3:12)
03. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I Am Woman (3:31)
04. Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Music That Makes Me Dance (3:37)
05. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Don't Rain On My Parade (3:15)
06. Diana Ross & The Supremes - People (3:46)
07. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Cornet Man (3:28)
08. Diana Ross & The Supremes - His Love Makes Me Beautiful (3:13)
09. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Sadie, Sadie (2:53)
10. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm The Greatest Star (6:02)
11. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Funny Girl (Alternate Vocal Version) (4:30)
12. Diana Ross & The Supremes; Gil Askey - If A Girl Isn't Pretty (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:14)
13. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I Am Woman (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:32)
14. Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Music That Makes Me Dance (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:42)
15. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Don't Rain On My Parade (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:15)
16. Diana Ross & The Supremes - People (Alternate Vocal Version) (5:34)
17. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Cornet Man (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:31)
18. Diana Ross & The Supremes - His Love Makes Me Beautiful (Alternate Vocal Version) (3:12)
19. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Sadie, Sadie (Alternate Vocal Version) (2:56)
20. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm The Greatest Star (Alternate Vocal Version) (5:59)
21. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm The Greatest Star (Live From "TCB"/1968) (5:23)
22. Diana Ross & The Supremes - My Man (Mon Homme) (Live From The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas/1970) (4:27)
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