Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross

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ReleasedJanuary 15, 2001
Label
ProducerVarious
Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross
Greatest hits album by
Diana Ross
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2001
Label
ProducerVarious
Diana Ross chronology
Every Day Is a New Day
(1999)		 Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross
(2001)		 Blue
(2006)
Singles from Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross
  1. "Goin' Back"
    Released: 2001

Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross is a compilation album by American singer Diana Ross. It was released by EMI in 2001. The double disc, 41-track album, which was not released commercially in the United States, details Ross' career as a solo artist and with The Supremes. Also included are duets with singers Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, and R&B band The Temptations ("I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" sung with The Supremes). A single-disc edition of Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross was also released, featuring Ross' 1995 cover of "I Will Survive."

The album became a top thirty success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked it number 28 on the UK Albums Chart, and was eventually certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 300,000 copies. The only new track in the set, a cover of the Goffin-King song "Goin' Back," a 1966 international hit for English singer Dusty Springfield, recorded especially for this collection and served as a single in several markets.

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AllMusic editor Andrew Hamilton called the compilation a "splendid [...] very comprehensive and thoughtfully chosen package [...] This is as good as it gets. Compiling a more complete and pleasing package with the same number of tracks to work with will never happen. The circus-sounding "The Happening" is a nuisance, but you can skip or program it out entirely if it bothers you."[1]

Track listings

Double disc edition

Disc One: Life
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Chain Reaction"
Eaten Alive (1985)3:48
2."Baby Love" (The Supremes)Holland–Dozier–HollandWhere Did Our Love Go (1964)2:36
3."Where Did Our Love Go" (The Supremes)Holland–Dozier–HollandWhere Did Our Love Go (1964)2:35
4."You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes)Holland–Dozier–HollandThe Supremes A' Go-Go (1966)2:54
5."Stop! In the Name of Love" (The Supremes)Holland–Dozier–HollandMore Hits by The Supremes (1965)2:53
6."You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes)Holland–Dozier–HollandThe Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (1967)2:54
7."The Happening" (The Supremes)Holland–Dozier–HollandGreatest Hits (1967)2:52
8."Reflections" (Diana Ross & The Supremes)Holland–Dozier–HollandReflections (1968)2:52
9."Love Hangover" (7" edit)
Diana Ross (1976)3:45
10."The Boss"
The Boss (1979)3:58
11."Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)2:55
12."Mirror, Mirror"
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)4:05
13."Muscles"Michael JacksonSilk Electric (1982)4:03
14."Work That Body"
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)3:36
15."The Force Behind the Power"Stevie WonderThe Force Behind the Power (1991)4:04
16."Wokin' Overtime"
  • Rodgers
  • Edwards
Workin' Overtime (1989)4:17
17."Take Me Higher"
Take Me Higher (1995)4:19
18."Until We Meet Again" (Hex Hector remix)
Every Day Is a New Day (1999)3:53
19."Not Over You Yet" (Metro radio edit)
  • Malik Pendleton
  • Kenneth Kelly
Every Day Is a New Day (1999)4:04
20."I'm Coming Out"
  • Rodgers
  • Edwards
diana (1980)3:56
21."Upside Down"
  • Rodgers
  • Edwards
diana (1980)4:06
22."My Old Piano"
  • Rodgers
  • Edwards
diana (1980)3:57
Disc Two: Love
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."You Are Everything" (with Marvin Gaye)
Diana & Marvin (1973)3:09
2."Touch Me in the Morning"
Touch Me in the Morning (1973)3:27
3."Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
Mahogany soundtrack (1975)3:25
4."I'm Still Waiting"Deke RichardsEverything Is Everything (1971)3:43
5."Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Diana Ross (1970)3:30
6."I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (with The Supremes & The Temptations)
Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968)3:07
7."Someday We'll Be Together"
Cream of the Crop (1969)3:26
8."Remember Me"
  • Ashford
  • Simpson
diana (1980)3:30
9."Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" (with Marvin Gaye)
  • Bell
  • Creed
Diana & Marvin (1973)2:55
10."Good Morning Heartache"
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)2:22
11."It's My Turn"
It's My Turn soundtrack (1980)3:59
12."One Shining Moment"
  • Masser
  • Goffin
The Force Behind the Power (1991)4:46
13."In the Ones You Love"
  • Liz Vidal
  • Marsha Malamet
Voice of Love (1996)4:17
14."Your Love"David FriedmanOne Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993)4:03
15."The Best Years of My Life"
One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993)4:23
16."Goin' Back"
previously unreleased3:40
17."If We Hold On Together"
The Land Before Time soundtrack (1988) & The Force Behind the Power (1991)4:10
18."When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
The Force Behind the Power (1991)4:12
19."Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie)RichieEndless Love soundtrack (1981)4:27

Single disc edition

No.TitleLength
1."You Can’t Hurry Love" (with The Supremes)2:54
2."Ain't No Mountain High Enough"3:30
3."You Keep Me Hangin’ On" (& The Supremes)2:54
4."I’m Still Waiting"3:43
5."Touch Me In The Morning"3:27
6."You Are Everything"3:07
7."Love Hangover"3:45
8."Upside Down"4:06
9."I’m Coming Out"3:56
10."Do You Know Where You’re Going To?"3:25
11."Mirror, Mirror"4:05
12."Muscles"4:03
13."Work That Body"3:36
14."Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie)4:27
15."Why Do Fools Fall In Love"2:55
16."Chain Reaction"3:48
17."When You Tell Me That You Love Me"4:12
18."One Shining Moment"4:46
19."I Will Survive"3:49
20."Not Over You Yet" (Metro Radio Edit)4:04
21."Goin’ Back"3:40

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