''Diana Ross'' is the seventh studio album by American singer

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, released on February 10, 1976 by

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. It is her second self-titled record after ''

'' (1970). It reached #5 in the USA (4 R&B) and sold over 700,000 copies.The Supremes, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles... USA album sales
www.GreasyLake.org The album was Ross' biggest-selling album since 1973's ''

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'', reaching #5 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, #4 on the US Billboard R&B Album Chart and the Top 5 in the UK, where it was awarded a Gold disc for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. Two of the tracks included on ''Diana Ross'' were #1 hits: " Theme from ''Mahogany'' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (released as a single in 1975 from the ''

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'' soundtrack), and the disco anthem, "

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". The album's official lead single "I Thought It Took A Little Time" was on its way to becoming a hit when its chart life was circumvented by "

", which was rushed to release alongside a competing version by

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. "I Thought It Took A Little Time" became a Top 5 Adult Contemporary single despite its shortened run on the Billboard Hot 100. A final single, the disco-flavoured "One Love In My Lifetime" become a Top 10 US R&B hit. The album also included cover versions of the

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standard "

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" and "Ain't Nothin' But A Maybe" that had previously been recorded by its writers

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and Rufus & Chaka Khan. "After You" was subsequently recorded by

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on her classic 1977 album ''

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'' while R&B starlet

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covered 'I Thought It Took a Little Time" on her 1985 album ''I'm Not The Same Girl''. British soul singer

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covered "One Love In My Lifetime" for her 2012 album '' The Soul Sessions Vol. 2''. The album's #1 singles, " Theme from ''Mahogany'' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and "

" have been covered by many artists including

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, Jody Watley and

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, keeping this classic album relevant for over four decades. Ross was also nominated for a Grammy for "

" (Best R&B Performance, Female Artist), and an

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for "Best Song" for " Theme from ''Mahogany'' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)", which Ross performed live via satellite from

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, where it was still dark in the early morning hours.

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photographed Diana's iconic album art, which was later chosen by the Italian Fan Club association as 'The Most Beautiful Album Art'. She performed many of the tracks from the album on her

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-winning, ''

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'' Broadway show, tour, television special and album. In 2012, Motown/Universal re-released the album in an Expanded Edition, including tracks recorded for the original sessions that were shelved (including cover versions of contemporary tunes by

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and

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) and alternative versions of many of the album tracks.

Track listing

CD re-issue

;2012 Expanded Edition Track listing for 2012 2-CD set issued on the Hip-o-Select label. ;Disc 1 # " Theme from ''Mahogany'' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" – 3:24 # "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" – 3:25 # "

" – 7:48 # "Kiss Me Now" – 2:44 # "You're Good My Child" – 3:36 # "One Love in My Lifetime" – 3:40 # "Ain't Nothin' but a Maybe" – 3:26 # "After You" – 4:11 # "Smile" – 3:00 # "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" (Single Version) (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 3:33 # "Together" (Single Version) (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 3:17 # "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" (Single Version) – 3:21 # "

" (Single Version) – 3:49 # "One Love in My Lifetime" (Single Version) – 4:03 # "To Love Again" (Alternate Version) (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin) – 4:33 # "We're Always Saying Goodbye" (Alternate Version) (Ron Miller, Terry Etlinger) – 2:35 # "This Christmas" (Alternate Version) (Nadine McKinnor, Donny Pitts) – 4:10 # "Coming Home" (Unreleased Mix of Coca-Cola advert) (William Bakker, Roquel Davis, Rob McBrien) – 1:44 Tracks 1 to 9 include a remaster of the complete 1976 album ''Diana Ross'' Tracks 10 and 11 non-album single tracks issued as A and B-side in 1975 Tracks 12 to 14 edited/remixed single versions taken from the 1976 album ''Diana Ross'' Tracks 15 and 16 alternative versions of tracks taken from the 1978 album ''

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'' Track 17 alternative version of a track taken from the 1993 Motown album ''Christmas in the City'' Track 18 previously unreleased mix of 1975 advert soundtrack for

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, issued on Motown promotional single only ;Disc 2 # " Theme from ''Mahogany'' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Alternate Version #1) - 3:26 # "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" (Alternate Version) - 3:58 # "

" (Alternate Version) - 8:17 # "Kiss Me Now" (Alternate Version) - 2:58 # "You're Good My Child" (Alternate Version) - 4:36 # "One Love in My Lifetime" (Alternate Version) - 4:40 # "Ain't Nothin' but a Maybe" (Alternate Version) - 4:00 # "After You" (Alternate Version) - 5:00 # "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" (Alternate Version) - 3:35 # "Together" (Alternate Version) - 4:19 # " Theme from ''Mahogany'' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Alternate Version #2) - 4:05 # "

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" (

, Bernie Taupin) - 3:45 # "Le Lo Li" (

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) - 3:26 # "Go Where Your Mind Is" (Jeffery Bowen, Bubba Banks) - 3:23 # "Diana Ross Interview" - 15:49 Tracks 1 to 8 and 11 include alternative takes from the 1976 album ''Diana Ross'' Tracks 9 and 10 alternative takes of non-album single tracks issued as A and B-side in 1975 Tracks 12 to 14 previously unreleased tracks recorded in 1975 and 1976 Track 15 January 1976 interview for TWA Airlines; conducted by Don Pietromonaco

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