An Evening With Diana Ross

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More than any other record, this showcases Diana the Diva, and for that alone, it's essential listening. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine/AMG (4.5/5 Stars) - An Evening with Diana Ross is a 1977 live double album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. Recorded live at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles during the international tour of Ross' celebrated one-woman show, for which she was awarded a special Tony Award after the show's run at Broadway's Palace Theater, followed by an Emmy-nominated TV special of the same name, the album showcased Ross' live performances for the second time as a solo performer (1974's Live At Caesars Palace is the first). It was the last live album Ross released until 1989's Greatest Hits Live, released before Ross returned to Motown that year. Note: "Someday We'll Be Together" is mentioned as a track on the album from Diana's Supremes hits medley, she doesn't actually sing the song. She speaks over the song's instrumentation and backing vocals while introducing singer and Motown label mate, Smokey Robinson, an audience member that evening. Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com) Recorded live at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angele, An Evening With Diana Ross i, in some way, a definitive Diana Ross album. It may have been recorded in California, but it feels like a Vegas revue, as Diana sings standard, showtune, forgotten favorites and hit, even telling the Story of Motown and the Supremes in song. It's not necessarily a subtle show, but it is terrifically entertaining, especially if it is viewed as spectacle. More than any other record, this showcases Diana the Diva, and for that alone, it's essential listening. Track listing Side A "Overture" - 2:35 "Here I Am" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 1:02 "I Wouldn't Change A Thing" (Johnny Bristol) - 1:50 "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:00 "Touch Me in the Morning" (Michael Masser, Ron Miller) - 2:54 "Smile"/"Send In The Clowns" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parson, John Turner)/(Stephen Sondheim) - 4:30 "Love Hangover" (Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer) - 4:49 Side B "Girls" (John Phillips) - 1:20 The Point "Everybody's Got 'Em" (Harry Nilsson) - 1:05 "Me And My Arrow" (Nilsson) - 1:17 "Lifeline" (Nilsson) - 3:01 "Everybody's Got 'Em" (Reprise) (Nilsson) - 1:07 The Working Girls (Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker, Ethel Water, Bessie Smith) "Lady Sings The Blues" (Holiday, Herbie Nichols) - 1:00 "T'Ain't Nobody's bizness If I Do" (Grainger, Prince, Williams) - 1:02 "I Cried For You" (Arnheim, Freed, Lyman) - 0:53 "Aux Iles Hawaii" (Bastia) - 1:00 "Stormy Monday" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 1:50 "Jump In The Pot (And Let's Get Hot)" (Instrumental) - 0:23 "I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl" (Brymn, Small, Williams) - 2:13 "My Man" (Jacques Charle, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) - 2:18 Side C The Motown Story - 4:52 "Motown Overture" "Money (That's What I Want)" (Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy) "Please Mr. Postman" (Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbin, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland) "I Want You Back" (The Corporation) "Fingertips" (Clarence Paul, Henry Cosby) The Supremes - 6:28 "You Keep Me Hanging On" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) "Baby Love" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) "Someday We'll Be Together" (Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beaver, Harvey Fuqua) "Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) "You Can't Hurry Love" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) "Reflections" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) "My World Is Empty Without You" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) "I Hear a Symphony" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) Reach Out "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 2:49 Side D One Giant Step "The Music In The Mirror" (Hamlisch, Kleban) - 3:35 "What I Did For Love" (Hamlish, Kleban) - 2:17 "Improvisations" - 1:19 "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three" (Hamlisch, Kleban) - 2:59 "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Gerald Goffin, Michael Masser) - 1:15 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ashford, Simpson) - 4:05 Personnel Diana Ross - vocals Gregg Wright - keyboards Marty Harris - piano Gene Pello - drums Louis Spears - bass Jerry Steinholtz - conductor John Colins - guitar .

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