DIANA ROSS MINT 'DIANA' ORIGINAL FACTORY SEAL UNOPENED GATEFOLD FAB DISCO SOUL
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DIANA ROSS MINT 'DIANA' ORIGINAL FACTORY SEAL UNOPENED GATEFOLD COPY FAB DISCO SOUL!
Copy Has Cut Corner for Promo Purposes: See Photos
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SEE DISCOGS DETAILS & ALLMUSIC REVIEW BELOW


Diana Review by Charity Stafford

Courtesy of AllMusic.com

Diana Ross would probably be offended by anyone who called her 1980 smash Diana a comeback, but let's face it -- after the flop of The Wiz, and the way that the disco revolution steamrolled so many of her Motown compatriots' careers, that's exactly what it was. Wisely hooking up with Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (both the most traditionally rooted and most fearless of the major disco-era producers), Ross sounds more forceful than she had in years. The helium-toned style of her early hits with the Supremes is worlds away from the assertive way she rips into the funky hit "Upside Down." Even better, the joyous, celebratory "I'm Coming Out" is probably the best solo track of her career, and the heartfelt "Now That You're Gone" is one of her most subtle ballads. The glossy Chic production might sound a bit dated to some ears, but it's matured much better than many similar albums of the era. Overall, this is, in many ways, Diana Ross' best solo record.


 DISCOGS DETAILS: Courtesy of Discogs

Diana Ross – Diana

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Label:

Motown – M8-936M1

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

1980

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Disco A1 Upside Down 4:05 A2 Tenderness 3:50 A3 Friend To Friend 3:19 A4 I'm Coming Out 5:23 B1 Have Fun (Again) 5:57 B2 My Old Piano 3:57 B3 Now That You're Gone 3:58 B4 Give Up 3:45
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation
  • Copyright © – Motown Record Corporation
  • Published By – Chic Music, Inc.
  • Recorded At – Power Station
  • Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
  • Recorded At – Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
  • Mixed At – Power Station
  • Mixed At – Artisan Sound Recorders
  • Mastered At – Atlantic Studios
  • Backing Vocals – Alfa Anderson, Fonzi Thornton, Luci Martin, Michele Cobbs*
  • Bass – Bernard Edwards
  • Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
  • Design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
  • Drums – Tony Thompson (2)
  • Engineer – Bill Scheniman, James Farber, Neil Dorfsman, Ralph Osborn
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Abdoulaye Soumare, Jeff Hendrickson, Lucy Laurie, Peter Robbins
  • Guitar – Nile Rodgers
  • Keyboards – Andy Schwartz, Raymond Jones
  • Lacquer Cut By – JM*
  • Mastered By – Dennis King
  • Photography By [Cover] – Francesco Scavullo
  • Photography By [Inside] – Douglas Kirkland
  • Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Conductor – Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
  • Saxophone – Eddie Daniels
  • Strings [The Chic Strings] – Cheryl Hong, Karen Milne, Valerie Heywood*
  • Trombone – Meco Monardo
  • Trumpet – Bob Milliken*
Some releases have a gold "Promotional Only" stamp.

Gatefold sleeve. Printed inner sleeve.

On labels:
℗ 1980 & Trademark Motown Record Corporation

On back sleeve:
Printed in U.S.A.

On inner sleeve:
Printed in U.S.A.
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): M8-936M1A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): M8-936M1B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 1): M8-936M1A 15B # 13 JM AKY
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 1): M8-936M1B 15B # 13 JM AKY
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 2): M8-936M1A- 13A JM AFJ
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 2): M8-936M1B- 13A JM AFJ
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 3): M8-936M1A-18A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 3): M8-936M1B-18B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 4): M8-936M1A-12C JM
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 4): M8-936M1B-12C JM
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 5): M8-936M1A- ̷1̷2̷A̷ 13A JM AFJ
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 5): M8-936M1B- ̷1̷8̷B̷ 13B JM AFS


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