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Diane Ernestine Earle Ross Born March 26 1944 Better Known As Diana Ross Is An American Soul R&B And Pop Singer And Actress Born In Detroit Michigan. Ross Is One Of The Most Successful Female Artists Of Her Era Both Due To Her Solo Work And Her Role As Lead Singer Of The Supremes During The 1960s. In 1959 Ross Was Brought To The Attention Of Milton Jenkins The Manager Of The Local Doo-Wop Group The Primes By Mary Wilson. Primes Member Paul Williams Convinced Jenkins To Enlist Ross In The Sister Group The Primettes Which Included Wilson Florence Ballard And Betty McGlown. In 1976 Billboard Magazine Named Her The Female Entertainer Of The Century. In 1993 The Guinness Book Of World Records Listed Her As The Most Successful Female Artist Ever The Title Is Now Attributed To Madonna Partly Due To Her Combined Total Of Eighteen Number-One Singles Six Of Them Recorded Solo And The Remaining Dozen From Her Work With The Supremes. Ross Was Also One Of The Few Pop Singers To Find Modest Success In The Acting World Winning An Academy Award Nomination For Her Role As Billie Holiday In The 1972 Film "Lady Sings The Blues" As Well As Having Hits With Other Film Roles Such As "Mahogany" "Out Of Darkness" And "Double Platinum" Not To Mention Her Role In "The Wiz". Ross Has Been Awarded Many Lifetime Achievement Accolades From Many Organizations And Media Outlets She Has Been Featured On BET Soul Train And Awarded Multiple Times At The NAACP Image Awards The Kennedy Center Honors In 2007 And Given The Grammy Lifetime Achievement In 2011. Ross' Professional Vocal Collaborators Have Included The Following During Her Career Marvin Gaye Lionel Richie Rod Stewart Stevie Wonder Michael Jackson Julio Iglesias Jose Carreras Placido Domingo And Smokey Robinson Among Many Others.
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"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Is A Song Written By Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson In 1966 For The Tamla Motown Label. The Composition Was First Successful As A 1967 Hit Single Recorded By Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell Becoming A Hit Again In 1970 When Recorded By Former Supremes Frontwoman Diana Ross. The Song Became Ross' First Solo Number-One Hit On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Was Nominated For A Grammy Award. After The Top 20 Success Of Her First Single "Reach Out And Touch Somebody's Hand " Ashford And Simpson Had Ross Re-Record "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Initially Ross Was Apprehensive As She Had Previously Covered The Song As A Member Of The Supremes In A Duet With The Temptations. Eventually However She Was Convinced To Make The Recording. The Cover Produced A Version Similar To Gospel With Elements Of Classical Music Strings Provided By The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Spoken Word Passages From Ross With The Andantes Jimmy Beavers And Ashford And Simpson As Backing Singers Giving The Song A Soul And Gospel Vocal Element. Motown Chief Berry Gordy Did Not Like The Record Upon First Hearing It. He Hated The Spoken-Word Passages And Wanted The Song To Begin With The Climactic Chorus/bridge. It Was Not Until Radio Stations Nationwide Were Editing Their Own Versions And Adding It To Their Playlists That Ashford And Simpson Were Able To Convince Gordy To Release An Edited Three-Minute Version As A Single. Ross' Version Of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Rose Up To Number One On Both The Pop And R&B Singles Charts. The Single Sold In Just The USA Alone 1 245 000 Copies Becoming A Gold Record And Ross Receiving A Grammy Nomination For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. This Version Is In The Key Of C Minor.
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Diane Ernestine Earle Ross Born March 26 1944 Better Known As Diana Ross Is An American Soul R&B And Pop Singer And Actress Born In Detroit Michigan. Ross Is One Of The Most Successful Female Artists Of Her Era Both Due To Her Solo Work And Her Role As Lead Singer Of The Supremes During The 1960s. In 1959 Ross Was Brought To The Attention Of Milton Jenkins The Manager Of The Local Doo-Wop Group The Primes By Mary Wilson. Primes Member Paul Williams Convinced Jenkins To Enlist Ross In The Sister Group The Primettes Which Included Wilson Florence Ballard And Betty McGlown. In 1976 Billboard Magazine Named Her The Female Entertainer Of The Century. In 1993 The Guinness Book Of World Records Listed Her As The Most Successful Female Artist Ever The Title Is Now Attributed To Madonna Partly Due To Her Combined Total Of Eighteen Number-One Singles Six Of Them Recorded Solo And The Remaining Dozen From Her Work With The Supremes. Ross Was Also One Of The Few Pop Singers To Find Modest Success In The Acting World Winning An Academy Award Nomination For Her Role As Billie Holiday In The 1972 Film "Lady Sings The Blues" As Well As Having Hits With Other Film Roles Such As "Mahogany" "Out Of Darkness" And "Double Platinum" Not To Mention Her Role In "The Wiz". Ross Has Been Awarded Many Lifetime Achievement Accolades From Many Organizations And Media Outlets She Has Been Featured On BET Soul Train And Awarded Multiple Times At The NAACP Image Awards The Kennedy Center Honors In 2007 And Given The Grammy Lifetime Achievement In 2011. Ross' Professional Vocal Collaborators Have Included The Following During Her Career Marvin Gaye Lionel Richie Rod Stewart Stevie Wonder Michael Jackson Julio Iglesias Jose Carreras Placido Domingo And Smokey Robinson Among Many Others.
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"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, becoming a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. The song became Ross' first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
After the Top 20 success of her first single, "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)", Ashford and Simpson had Ross re-record "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Initially, Ross was apprehensive, as she had previously covered the song as a member of the Supremes in a duet with The Temptations. Eventually, however, she was convinced to make the recording. The cover produced a version similar to gospel with elements of classical music strings (provided by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra), spoken word passages from Ross, with the Andantes, Jimmy Beavers, and Ashford and Simpson as backing singers giving the song a soul and gospel vocal element.
Motown chief Berry Gordy did not like the record upon first hearing it. He hated the spoken-word passages and wanted the song to begin with the climactic chorus/bridge. It was not until radio stations nationwide were editing their own versions and adding it to their playlists that Ashford and Simpson were able to convince Gordy to release an edited three-minute version as a single. Ross' version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" rose up to number one on both the pop and R&B singles charts. The single sold, in just the USA, alone, 1,245,000 copies becoming a Gold Record and, Ross, receiving a Grammy Nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. This version is in the key of C minor.
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Diana Ross On EMI In 1993. The Single-Disc Collection Was The Alternative To Ross' 1993 Four CD Box Set Forever Diana Musical Memoirs Which Was A 30th Anniversary Commemorative Of Her Hit Making Years In Three Decades Including Work With The Supremes. This Collection Was Similar Featuring Both Supremes Hits And Solo Hits. It Became Ross' Best-Selling Album In The United Kingdom Selling Over 1 200 000 Copies Certifying The Album Quadruple Platinum There And Peaked At Number One On The UK Album Charts For Two Weeks The Album Was First Introduced To The United Kingdom Europe And International Markets With An Inventive Four Week Sequential Advertising Buy Before Its Release On Prime Time Television. The First Week Began With A Shot Of Her Legs Laying Down And A Music Sound Bed That Included The Just Released New Single "Chain Reaction 1993" The Second Week You Saw Her Mid-Torso And Teaser Quotes Inviting The Viewer To Guess Who It Was Though The Music Gave Huge Cues Of Her Next Single "The Best Years Of My Life" The Third Week The Upper Torso Was Now Visible And More Familiar Music Sound Bed Made It Almost Impossible Not To Know Who It Was. The Final Week Days Before The Album's Commercial Release You Saw Diana In A Full Sensual Albert Watson Photo Shoot Lying Down And A Megamix Of Her Biggest Hits. This Proved To A Hugely Successful Creative Campaign For Which EMI International Received Lots Of Praise. According To Soundscan This Collection Sold Over 275 000 In The United States Despite Never Making The Charts There. 1993 Forever Diana Musical Memoirs 1993 One Woman The Ultimate Collection 1994 Diana Extended The Remixes