The Long and Winding Road - Diana Ross, Lennon, John
I Love You (Call Me) - Diana Ross, Franklin, Aretha
How About You - Diana Ross, Richards, Deke
(They Long to Be) Close to You - Diana Ross, Bacharach, Burt
I Wish I Knew [#][*] - Diana Ross, Dean, Debbie
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? [#][*] - Diana Ross, Bergman, Alan
Something [#][*] - Diana Ross, Harrison, George [1
Ain't No Sad Song [Alternate Lyrics][#][*] - Diana Ross, Davis, Hal
Baby It's Love [#][*][Version] - Diana Ross, Gaye, Anna
Come Together [1982 "Revelations" Remix] - Diana Ross, Lennon, John
I'm Still Waiting [1990 Phil Chill Remix] - Diana Ross, Richards, Deke
Everything Is Everything, Diana Ross's 1970 sophomore solo album, is finally available on CD. Released even as her debut solo album was still on the charts, EIE featured productions by Deke Richards, the leader of the "... more »Corporation" team responsible for the Jackson 5 hits. The album didn't produce a major hit along the lines of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," Ross's big smash that year, but "I'm Still Waiting" became a U.K. No. 1. "I Love You (Call Me)," a cover of Aretha Franklin's hit, was nominated for a Grammyr (it lost to Aretha herself). The complete, fascinating story is all here in this beautiful, expanded edition that includes seven bonus tracks from the Motown vault. Among the stunning bonus tracks are unreleased covers of the Beatles "Something" and the Oscarrnominated song "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life," alternate lyrics to "Ain't No Sad Song," a remix of "Come Together" - plus the hit U.K. remix of "I'm Still Waiting." In the booklet, Deke himself tells fascinating stories of the album's genesis. Why, even as Ashford & Simpson were cutting the tracks that became the hits, Berry Gordy asked him to make this album. How, months after the album's release, the U.K. embraced "I'm Still Waiting." How the longest title in Diana's repertoire came to be. How Deke wished to get Burt Bacharach to write a song for Diana, and what resulted instead. What happened to the bonus tracks-and where in all this fits Motown's west coast guru Hal Davis. Featuring stunning never-before seen photos, detailed annotations, digitally remastered audio, and never-before heard studio chatter, this collection is a must-add for every Diana Ross fan.« less
All Artists:Diana Ross Title:Everything Is Everything Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label:Hip-O Select Original Release Date: 1/1/1970 Re-Release Date: 6/17/2008 Album Type: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered Genres:Pop, R&B Styles:Oldies, Motown, Soul Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC:602517143920
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Album Description
Everything Is Everything, Diana Ross's 1970 sophomore solo album, is finally available on CD. Released even as her debut solo album was still on the charts, EIE featured productions by Deke Richards, the leader of the "Corporation" team responsible for the Jackson 5 hits. The album didn't produce a major hit along the lines of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," Ross's big smash that year, but "I'm Still Waiting" became a U.K. No. 1. "I Love You (Call Me)," a cover of Aretha Franklin's hit, was nominated for a Grammyr (it lost to Aretha herself). The complete, fascinating story is all here in this beautiful, expanded edition that includes seven bonus tracks from the Motown vault. Among the stunning bonus tracks are unreleased covers of the Beatles "Something" and the Oscarrnominated song "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life," alternate lyrics to "Ain't No Sad Song," a remix of "Come Together" - plus the hit U.K. remix of "I'm Still Waiting." In the booklet, Deke himself tells fascinating stories of the album's genesis. Why, even as Ashford & Simpson were cutting the tracks that became the hits, Berry Gordy asked him to make this album. How, months after the album's release, the U.K. embraced "I'm Still Waiting." How the longest title in Diana's repertoire came to be. How Deke wished to get Burt Bacharach to write a song for Diana, and what resulted instead. What happened to the bonus tracks-and where in all this fits Motown's west coast guru Hal Davis. Featuring stunning never-before seen photos, detailed annotations, digitally remastered audio, and never-before heard studio chatter, this collection is a must-add for every Diana Ross fan.
CD Reviews
Revelatory Ross
R. M. Desjardins | Vancouver, B.C. Canada | 06/27/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Motown writer and producer Deke Richards who played a major role in the Supremes "Love Child" single and album was as he put it, "given the keys to the Rolls Royce of Motown." Along with Hal Davis and Berry Gordy, they masterminded Diana Ross' second solo album originally released in 1970, and only now available in North America in an expanded compact disc format. Worth the wait? You bet!
In the liner notes, Richards recalled Gordy wanting "something different out on Diana yesterday" and although "Everything Is Everything" is somewhat heavy with cover tunes, Ross finds nooks and crannies in familiar songs to weave her magic.
Diana Ross was in her vocal prime at the time of this recording and standout tracks include the Anna Gaye and Marvin Gaye composition "Baby It's Love" featuring alto sax riffs which took place during back-to-back overdub sessions for Marvin's classic "What's Going On," an Aretha Franklin cover, "I Love You (Call Me)," which earned Ross a nomination for Best Female R&B Performance Grammy, and "I'm Still Waiting," which was a huge hit in England, not once, but twice, the second time around with a 1990 remix version featuring a percolating bass line.
Two Lennon/McCartney songs hit the bulls eye as well, and a previously unreleased version of George Harrison's "Something" is included as a bonus. Richards had a future project in mind, "Diana Takes On The Beatles" that never materialized. As an extra bonus, an 1982 "Revelations" remix of "Come Together" is included, but it lacks the punch and vitality of the original session.
Ross offers up a commanding performance of the Bacharach/David standard "(They Long To Be) Close To You," but it's the previously unreleased bonus tracks, "Wish I Knew" and "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" that stand out.
Once again Hip-O Select has done a masterful job dusting off a classic recording adding bonus tracks, with informative notes and previously unpublished photos. Diana Ross is one of those rare recording artists who deserves to have all her solo Motown albums released in CD format. Hopefully "Surrender" and "Baby It's Me" are due for re-release in the near future."
My Favorite Diana Ross album
Keith Koniow | 06/20/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Everything Is Everything has always been my favorite Diana Ross album of all time. I am an avid Diana Ross fan and have everything she ever made. Even though this album did not produce a major U.S. hit, the songs are all gems. I love Diana Ross' Ashford and Simpson's hits but these songs on Everything Is Everything are different and show another side of Diana. I could play this album over and over. The front cover picture is beautiful and has always been my favorite photo of Diana. Diana in the 1970's was way ahead of her time in music and fashion. Listen to "How About You", "I'm Still Waiting", "Baby, It's Love" and "My Place"...you will fall in love with this album."
Okay, But Not Quite
John L. Hughes, Jr. | Nashville, TN | 07/18/2008
(2 out of 5 stars)
"This followup to Miss Ross' powerful Ashford & Simpson-produced debut album sounds like a collection of filler scraped from the vaults. Third rate Motown songs like "My Place", the title track, and the Bacharach rip-off "How About You" co-exist with pointless covers of "(They Long To Be) Close To You", "I Love You (Call Me)" and "Come Together" (in which Miss Ross gets on down with her baaad self). Only on the Marvin Gaye co-write "Baby It's Love", the pretty "I'm Still Waiting" and "The Long and Winding Road" does Diana seem to put some "uumph" into her performances.
Of the 7 bonus tracks, "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life" features one of Diana's loveliest vocals, while her version of the Beatles' "Something" tries to be big-band and pop at the same time, but ends up sounding too Vegas-like. Great remastered sound and detailed liner notes make this lackluster album a treat for Ross completists."
Everything Has Something For Every Fan
Mr. Richard D. Coreno | Berea, Ohio USA | 08/06/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"With the 11 original tracks and seven bonus numbers - six that were previously unreleased - Hip-o-Select has taken an oftentimes forgotten classic from Diana Ross and created a real gem.
The album - her 1970 sophomore solo effort - included the Grammy-nominated, I Love You (Call Me) and I'm Still Waiting, which soared to #1 on the UK single's chart.
The bonus cuts deliver a peak into the sessions for the album and include the Beatles' Something, alternate vocal on Baby It's Love and alternate lyrics for Ain't No Sad Song. Interesting remixes of Come Together (1982, Revelations) and I'm Still Waiting (1990, Phil Chill) simply demonstrate the powerful and lasting legacy of Ross.
An elaborate booklet is worth the price of admission, as it includes an in-depth interview with producer Deke Richards, which covers a number of topics concerning the development of the album.
For fans of Ross and collectors of the Motown sound, Hip-O-Select proves that everything means something for everyone.
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It IS everything!
Darryl K. Clark | springfield, missouri | 08/01/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"where did 'everything is everything' fall in diana ross' career? if i am not mistaken it was just before her film debut.
but it, along with her debut solo album produced by ashford and simpson, are tops on my list. i am loving the remix of 'i'm still waiting' and the extended version of 'baby it's love'. they are both very special! and i like the inclusion of her unreleased versions of 'something' and 'what are you doing the rest of your life?'.
which leaves the remastering of the original album content. even in its original form 'i'm still waiting' is a wonderful ballad. wistful, touching, excellenly written and arranged for ross' uniquely youthful voice. and equally sweet is the title track. it's light, airy and buoyant. being in love should sound so good! and also high on the list is her cover of 'call me'. this arrangement is better than aretha franklin's version but (and it hurts a little to say it) the arrangement is the star. the strings are clear as a bell and the andantes are in top form on the backing vocals. those women were the graces of motown and no one should ever forget it!
now on to what maybe shouldn't have happened. like 'come together'. every time i mention this cover to someone british, i can hear their toenails retract. i think it's funny. lennon meets vegas. it's really funny! and the other version with the shrieking synthesizer is funnier than that! and the blatant crossover attempts with 'the long and winding road' and 'close to you' are shameless. maybe it's because they lack integrity. they don't show off what makes ross so unique.
but i don't care--i have it on vinyl and now i will have it on cd! it's a done deal."
Track Listings (18) - Disc #1