"Gettin' Ready for Love" is a 1977 hit song by
Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown#Major divisions, Motown's most suc ...
. It was the first single from her ''
Baby It's Me
''Baby It's Me'' is the eighth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on September 16, 1977, by Motown Records. It peaked at No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 and No. 7 on the R&B album chart. The album was produced by producer R ...
'' LP. The song was released on October 16, 1977, by
Motown Records
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. It was written by
Tom Snow
Thomas Righter Snow (born 1947 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American songwriter.
Biography
Snow has written songs for Gayle McCormick "( Even a Fool Would Let Go" with Kerry Chater – a song covered by a number of artists including Kenn ...
and
Franne Golde
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and produced by
Richard Perry
Richard Van Perry (June 18, 1942 – December 24, 2024) was an American record producer. He began his musical career as a performer while attending Poly Prep, his high school in Brooklyn. After graduating from college he rose through the late ...
. The song reached #27 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
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and #29 in Canada.
It also charted in the UK, reaching #23.
"Gettin' Ready for Love" was a much bigger hit on the
Adult Contemporary
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charts of both the U.S. and Canada, peaking at #8 in the U.S.
and #6 in Canada.
The song features an alto sax solo and strings at the bridge.
Personnel
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown#Major divisions, Motown's most suc ...
– lead vocals
*
David Hungate
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– bass guitar
*
Steve Lukather
Steven Lee "Luke" Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to ...
– guitar
*
Tom Snow
Thomas Righter Snow (born 1947 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American songwriter.
Biography
Snow has written songs for Gayle McCormick "( Even a Fool Would Let Go" with Kerry Chater – a song covered by a number of artists including Kenn ...
– piano
*
Tom Scott – saxophone solo
*
Jack Ashford
Jack Ashford (born May 18, 1934) is an American musician who was a percussionist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. Ashford is most famous for playing the tambourine on hundreds of Motown recordings ...
– percussion
*
Gene Page
Eugene Edgar Page Jr. (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) was an American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s.
His sound can be heard in the arrangements he did for Jeffer ...
–
strings arrangements,
conductor
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*
Jeff Porcaro
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– drums
Charts
Later uses
* "Gettin' Ready for Love" was included on the 1985 compilation LP,
Motown Chartbusters
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150 Hits of Gold.
* The song was included in Ross's 1993 compilation LP, ''
Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs''.
*
Martine McCutcheon
Martine Kimberley Sherrie McCutcheon (formerly Ponting, born 14 May 1976) is an English actress and singer. She began appearing in television commercials at an early age and made her television debut in the children's television drama '' Bluebir ...
recorded a karaoke version in 1999 and included it on her 2012 LP, ''The Collection''.
* Winston Ward covered "Gettin' Ready for Love" for inclusion on the 2008 compilation LP, ''Northern Soul 2008''.
References
External links
Lyrics of this song*
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1977 singles
Diana Ross songs
Songs written by Tom Snow
Songs written by Franne Golde
1977 songs
Motown singles
Song recordings produced by Richard Perry
Contemporary R&B ballads
1970s ballads
Songs about telephone calls