Diana Ross - I Love You
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Artist: Diana RossBrand: ROSS,DIANA
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Music Label: Manhattan Records
Soundtracks:
- Remember
- More Today Than Yesterday
- I Want You
- I Love You (That's All That Really Matters)*
- What About Love
- The Look Of Love
- Take My Breath Away
- Lovely Day
- Only You
- To Be Loved
- I Will
- This Magic Moment
- You Are So Beautiful
- Always And Forever
- Remember (Reprise)*Original Diana Ross song/new to this
Music reviews of I Love You
Music Review: Diana: We Love You!
Rating: 5 Stars
It has been nearly forty-five years since Diana Ross first introduced her distinctive, emotionally expressive, sensuous voice to the world of pop music. Despite the inaccurate revisionist claims recently levied that she was not the original lead singer of the Supremes and the exhaustingly cliché resurrection of the rumor that anyone other than Diana should have taken the lead vocals of the preeminent pop act of the rock era, her new project, I Love You" affirms her unassailable position as the Queen of Pop Music. It is apropos that this new project, reportedly her sixtieth album release, takes place on the actual birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights activist whose work on ending segregation in political and social America occurred in tandem with Diana's work as lead vocalist as the super group that first introduced mainstream White America to the faces and voices of Black America. Forty years later, Diana still stands as the most successful female performer of the rock era. Who else can boast of more Hot 100 hits (70+ in the U.S. alone) than she? Who else can claim Billboard chartings that have over forty-five years between them? Only Diana Ross-- described recently and appropriately by sensible and eloquent biographer, Tom Adrahtas as "THE original Dreamgirl" --can lay stake to this claim. Whether or not she has been given the accolades befitting such an enormous feat is irrelevant. That she has ironically had to endure the endless barrage of criticisms and insults for the last thirty years, being blamed for everything except for the depleting ozone layer, is an amusing but sad paradox indeed. Diana Ross has responded to the barrage of vicious attacks to her character as Civil Rights icon, Martin Luther King, Jr. would have directed: with peaceful, non-violent protest and with love. It is fitting that the soon-to-be 63 year old music icon will present her new project with a theme that she has embraced since her career began: Love.
Diana had a gratifying year in 2006. She opened 2006 with the top 2 position on the UK pop charts for a remake/duet of her 1991 hit, "When You Tell Me That You Love Me." The charting of this song in early 2006 song made her longevity on the UK chart the longest for any female artist (supplanting the record set by UK artist Shirley Bassey). The video for that song, performed with the UK mega-hit band, Westlife, displayed the iconic Diana Ross as we have come to know her: ageless, spiritually powerful, and the epitome of grace, beauty, and magnetic charisma. In 2006, she also celebrated the 35th anniversary of her Oscar-nominated portrayal of Billie Holiday with a special DVD release of Lady Sings the Blues. In the middle of 2006, Motown released a set of jazz gems with the album Blue (an album recorded thirty years earlier) that peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart and garnered glowing critical reviews. Around that time, Diana charted again in the United States on the Billboard AC chart with a duet with Rod Stewart, "I've Got a Crush on You." Finally, she announced the arrival of her long overdue studio album, seven years after her last studio release and years after a number of harrowing personal and professional adversities had been cruelly publicized and parodied in front of the world. The I Love You project is the long overdue release and the return of a classic entertainer to the music scene.
When the thickened voice of Diana Ross opens the song "Remember", one appreciates the wisdom, the experience, and yes, the age that has filled her voice. The voice remains as distinctive and as beautiful today as it was forty years ago when she repeatedly rode its unique texture like countless tsunamis to the top of the pop charts, rounding off the 60s with lead vocals on an incredible 20 top ten pop hits and redefining the possibilities of African-Americans to enter into the world of pop music, previously reserved exclusively for White artists. Her voice is still full of expression, full of longing, and always full of genuine interpretation. She forces the listener to realize that Diana Ross is more than just a singer with a distinctive style, she is an actress who feels every line, a poet who feels every lyric, and a sensitive human being who feels every emotion that has at its core, the defining elements of love. In "Remember," she takes the listener along on the ride and forces the listener to feel every memory that she conjures up with the beautiful Harry Nilsson lyric.
As she segues into "More Today Than Yesterday," one is reminded why she is-- and forever will be--the "Supreme Supreme" and perhaps the only pop singer of this or any generation that has truly deserved the name. She has fun with the song, makes you want to get up and pantomime in the mirror and recall the Motown days when everyone believed that they could dream. She is singing this song to her children, a lover, to parents, to siblings, and most certainly, her multitude of adoring fans. All at once, we believe--every unique audience--that she is singing to each one of us, alone.
"I Want You" is an ambitious song to undertake. Marvin Gaye's original is sumptuous, and as a long time Ross devotee, I had my own reservations that she could pull this off. However, she makes the song her own. With every breathy whisper, with every thoughtfully controlled note, she reminds us that with great songs and skilled vocal stylists, "less is more." Vocal acrobatics are not needed when you are singing from the heart. She also pays homage to her deceased brother who co-penned the tune in the early 1970s, and you feel her channeling his spirit as she sings the song.
"I Love You" is the only original song in the set. She sings about the unconditionality of true love of any form. Lover to lover. Sibling to sibling. Parent to child. Friend to friend. Despite the betrayals, despite the anger, despite the misunderstandings, love, once formed, cannot be destroyed (aka Diana's first law of the universe). Diana, and she alone, makes this Pollyanna message believable to us all. You know as you listen to this song that she is high-minded enough to forgive her many detractors for the unforgivable insults that they have levied against her by virtue of her oversized star. It is true that "with great power comes great responsibility." As Diana sings her title track, you know that the "force behind HER power" is love.
The piece de resistance of the set and the song that reminds us that Diana Ross is the undisputed empress of the dramatic ballad is "What About Love." Throughout the song, you feel the paradoxical joy and pain in her voice. You hear the wistful longing of someone who wants desperately to believe in a love that seems too good to be true but nonetheless holds the dream tightly with both hands as one savors this love unfolding. This song is Diana Ross at her finest. At the pinnacle of her vocal prowess some twenty years ago, Diana Ross could NOT have sung this song better. She had not yet survived enough heartbreak to make this song so authentic and powerful. This is more than a beautiful song, it is a prayer and a cleansing emotional experience. This song alone will earn the "Supreme Diva" a new generation of devoted fans.
Diana next turns to a Bacharrach-David classic, "The Look of Love" and walks in the big shoes of the incomparable Dusty Springfield. Again, like "I Want You" she does not try to replicate the magic of the original but places her indelible signature on the song in an impressive way. She follows with a very controlled version of the Bill Withers' classic "A Lovely Day." When she sings this song with its beautiful arrangement, it is indeed a lovely day. The funky rhythm backdrop is seductive and relaxing.
Who is a more fitting purveyor of 80s pop nostalgia than the woman who ranked among the top ten female acts in that decade (as she had amazingly done in both the 60s and 70s before faring well in the 90s overseas)? When Diana takes on the ballad, "Take My Breath Away" you appreciate the age-defying integrity of the voice that has been working non-stop for over four decades. On this song, she captures the magic of the 80s and delivers a fine vocal performance even though the basic arrangement does not differ from the original version of this light song. On the European version of the project, Diana gives an energetic version of Freddy Mercury's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." Her confident vocal attack and the completely rearranged song helps the listener forget that the lack of resemblance to the original is how she can justify her ambitious cover. At the end of the song, she jokes that she was "getting ready to rock." She does not jest. If she had any more fun with that song, someone would have to get sedatives to calm her and the listeners who effortlessly rock to the beat of the rhythm as the song picks up tempo.
Diana revisits the golden age of 50s pop music with the covers of "Only You" and her mentor's (Berry Gordy's) penned tune "To Be Loved." She is laidback, restrained, and sensual on the former. On the latter, she is hopeful, strong-voiced, and more confident than anywhere else on the set. Throughout the set, there are excellent vocal and rhythm arrangements, and these two songs are an excellent display for the well conceived arrangements of her veteran producers.
"I Will" is the most tender vocal performance on the set. Diana's distinctive soprano seamlessly caresses the lyric in a way that indubitably make Paul McCartney and Peter Asher beam with pride for having written and produced, respectively, such a lovely song. After hearing this song and reminiscing on Asher-Ross earlier collaborations ("The Force Behind the Power"), the listener is hopeful that this well matched musical relationship will continue throughout the ageless singer's seemingly endless future in recording.
The rhythm arrangement of "This Magic Moment" and Diana's seductive vocal ..."Sweeter than wine, softer than the summer night"... leave the listener humming hours after the song has finished playing. The drum beat is particularly infectious, and this is a song that will definitely justify the use of the repeat track feature of CD players. This sing-along is sure to be a staple in the repertoire of Ross imitators who flatter by trying to replicate the magic that she encapsulates in the reading of this lyric.
As its name implies, "You are So Beautiful" is a testament of the beauty of true love. Although Diana is singing to her children, her fans, and past and present romantic loves, the listener will turn the lyrics of the song's magic back onto the incomparable legend herself. The listener is reminded that Diana Ross is beautiful and that her beauty and talent truly have no temporal limits.
It is an excellent segue that the final song on this project should affirm the timelessness of Diana's legend. Her interpretation of the Heatwave classic "Always and Forever" is restrained, genuine, and plaintive. Diana clearly appreciates the magic that she conveys on the stage, in the studio, and in every performance arena that she has ever graced. She knows that the magic will continue even when she is no longer gracing audiences with the magic that she has consistently delivered for nearly half a century. This song is a gentle and confident acknowledgement that her legend will never fade or be tarnished by negativity because her legend is grounded in her unmistakable gifts and talents that are innate. Her voice of love cannot be compromised: by pettiness, lies, rumors, nor unabashed misrepresentations of her marvelous history. Thank you, Diana, for holding steadfast to your powerful message of love and for serving as the most worthy ambassador of love's power.
And so Diana comes full circle with a beautiful reprise of Nilsson's "Remember." She punctuates this beautiful song with the final note of beautiful longing that she, like love, will not be forgotten. Like love, memories, and hope, we will always remember true legends. Diana affirms this message singlehandedly, with a beautifully produced, carefully delivered and impeccably selected set of classic love songs. She has lived through so many eras, so many heartbreaks, so many joys, so many triumphs. She continues to thrive because her voice, her spirit, and her undeniable talent grow from an endless well of the most indestructible emotion: Love. When you experience Ross' recent achievement, you appreciate--as she has expressed in one of her greatest hits: "Endless Love." Bravo, Diana Ross and the excellent personnel of producers and musicians for keeping love--and your legacy--alive with Diana's sixtieth album, "I Love You."
Description of I Love You
2006 release from the Soul/Pop diva, whose career, both solo and with The Supremes, has spanned over 40 years! Features brand new recordings of classic and personal favorite LOVE songs including tracks originally written or performed by Harry Nilsson ('Remember'), Burt Bacharach & Hal David ('The Look Of Love'), Marvin Gaye ('I Want You'), Queen ('Crazy Little Thing Called Love'), The Beatles ('I Will'), The Drifters ('This Magic Moment') and many others. Angel. 2006.Diana Ross may have hand-selected the 14 songs on this disc, but as its executive producer she didn't do her domineering reputation justice. Arrangements sag when they should snap-to. At times they're dozy. Occasionally, as in Berlin's "Take My Breath Away," they drown themselves in melancholy. But the good news is that they don't pull Diana's vocals down with them. There are moments on I Love You when the world's most distinguished diva positively purrs (Harry Nilsson's classic "Remember," which opens and closes the disc), and others when she digs deep ("To Be Loved"); 40-plus years into her career, her voice is still her own. In addition to the arrangements, problems with this imperfect disc include the songs themselves which, in this age of carefully calculated comebacks, could have been better edited (Spiral Staircase's "More Today Than Yesterday" is Ross's speed; Paul McCartney's contemplative "I Will" isn't). Still, when Diana goes for redemption she does it up big, true to form, and where I Love You redeems itself best is on its sole original composition. Title track "I Love You" is pure valentine; a heartfelt burst that, in three sweetly sung words, speaks volumes. --Tammy La Gorce
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