Theme From Mahogany/I Thought It Took A Little Time/Love Hangover/Kiss Me Now/You're Good My Child/One Love In My Lifetime/Ain't Nothin' But A Maybe/After You/Smile
Self titled album from Diana Ross, the most successful female vocalist in the 1970s. Includes the US No. 1 hit Love Hangover, her first foray into disco, which was now the dominant musical genre in the singles chart. Also featured is another US No.1, the excellent ballad Theme From Mahogany. (US:5 UK:4)
“My personal favourite album by Diana Ross. I suppose its more commercial sounding than her earlier soulful efforts, but it contains the hits Love Hangover and Theme From Mahogany. The best track from the album, however is After You, a song with quite a dreamy melody and a good verse-chorus structure. You could probably compare this period in Diana Ross' career to the Barbra Streisand sound of the similar period. All in all a good solid album.”
“Pretty flawless really. Theme From Mahogany is truly memorable for it's melancholy beauty, while Love Hangover is just a brilliant disco classic. Her voice is so beautiful, dreamy, delicate in the right places, yet full and powerful when she wants it to be. A genuine star and an album to match.”
“This album represents a definite change in direction for Ross, both as a popular singer and as an adult who was showing more depth in her work. The singer had established herself as the most recognizable voice of American popular music. When this collection was released, the world was moving from rock and country-rock into disco, and Diana's number one single Love Hangover became one of the biggest dance club hits of the year.”
“Two Diana Ross staples are here: The Theme From Mahogany and Love Hangover. The former is one of her best ballads, while the latter is one of the seminal dance tracks of the disco '70s. Overall, not among her best, but it's still an essential part of her discography.”
“Love Hangover was her first attempt to conquer the world of disco, and my oh my, this is so good, more than seven minutes of sweetly moaning and singing, a total dance classic. The Theme From Mahogany is one of the most mellow, slow and sweet ballads that Diana delivered and is still a classic. I Thought It Took A Little Time and One Love In My Lifetime were kind and generous, but didn't achieve the success that Diana deserved simply because the world was in love with disco.”
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