Greatest Hits: The RCA Years

~ Release by Diana Ross (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Tracks 5, 8, 9, 15 & 17 are 44kHz sources mastered to 96kHz/24bit.

Annotation last modified on 2016-04-18 06:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Chain Reaction
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Chain Reaction
composer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Gibb Brothers Music
3:51
2Summertime
engineer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Diana Ross
producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Summertime
writer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) and Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4:08
3Muscles
producer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
vocals:
Diana Ross
strings arranger:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
recording of:
Muscles
composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
44:06
4It’s Never Too Late
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
It's Never Too Late
composer:
Dan Hartman
3:20
5Experience
engineer:
Jack Joseph‐Puig and Karl Richardson
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Experience
composer:
Andy Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
4:56
6Love or Loneliness
engineer, producer and mixer:
Ray Parker Jr.
drums (drum set):
Ray Parker Jr.
percussion:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Ray Parker Jr.
recording of:
Love or Loneliness
composer:
Ray Parker Jr.
4:20
7Missing You
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Missing You
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
4:07
8Selfish One
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Selfish One
writer:
Wilfred McKinley (US songwriter from Chicago, IL.) and Carl Smith (US country music singer)
3:27
9Tell Me Again
engineer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Diana Ross
producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Diana Ross (from 1986 until 1987)
recording of:
Tell Me Again (from 1986 until 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Wintley Phipps
3:18
10Let’s Go Up
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Let’s Go Up
composer:
Franne Golde and Peter Ivers
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Ivers Songs and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4:05
11Mirror, Mirror
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Mirror, Mirror
composer:
Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello
4:08
12In Your Arms
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
In Your Arms
lyricist:
Linda Creed
composer:
Michael Masser
4:09
13(I Love) Being in Love With You
engineer:
Jack Joseph‐Puig and Karl Richardson
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
mixer:
Karl Richardson
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
(I Love) Being in Love With You
composer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
4:34
14Swept Away
recording engineer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer)
mastering:
Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer)
co-engineer:
Dave Greenberg (US engineer Sonopod/Boomtown)
producer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ) and Daryl Hall
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
Swept Away
additional lyricist:
Diana Ross
composer:
Sara Allen and Daryl Hall
4:05
15It’s Hard for Me to Say
vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
It’s Hard for Me to Say
writer:
John “Skip” Anderson (funk/soul producer and songwriter) and Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (in 1996), J V A Publishing Co. (in 1996) and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc. (in 1996)
4:45
16Why Do Fools Fall in Love
additional producer:
Diana Ross
producer:
Diana Ross
bass guitar:
Neil Jason (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Yogi Horton
electric guitar:
Eric Gale and Jeff Mironov
guitar:
Bob Kulick
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
piano:
Rob Mounsey
Rhodes piano:
Ray Chew
tenor saxophone:
George Young (saxophonist)
vocals:
Diana Ross
arranger:
Bert DeCoteaux and Rob Mounsey
cover recording of:
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
additional writer:
George Goldner, Jimmy Merchant (US singer, member of The Teenagers) and Herman Santiago (singer for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
writer:
Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Patricia Music, Warner Chappell, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:56
17Cross My Heart
engineer:
Larry Alexander (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Diana Ross
producer:
Tom Dowd
vocals:
Diana Ross (from 1986 until 1987)
recording of:
Cross My Heart (from 1986 until 1987)
writer:
Sharon Robinson (singer songwriter) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
4:14
18Endless Love
producer:
Diana Ross
bass guitar:
Neil Jason (bassist)
electric guitar:
Jeff Mironov
membranophone:
Yogi Horton
piano:
Ray Chew and Pat Rebillot
synthesizer:
Ed Walsh (US synthesizer player & programmer)
vocals:
Diana Ross
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
arranger:
Ray Chew
recording of:
Endless Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music, Café Americana Inc., PGP Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell North America
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 nominee)
4:59