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Released | November 27, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
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Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz is an album by Diana Ross, released by Motown Records/ Universal on November 27, 2015. [3] The album features Ross' versions of songs from the film version of the musical The Wiz, in which she starred along with Michael Jackson. [4] The songs were originally recorded in 1978, produced by Ross, Suzanne de Passe and Grammy Award winner Lee Holdridge. [2] Motown originally planned to release the album in 1979 (a year after the film's original soundtrack) [4] but it was cancelled following low box office returns and highly negative critical response to the film. [1]
Ross recorded new versions of "Be a Lion" and "Home" for the album, together with a previously unreleased song, "Wonder, Wonder Why". [5] Home had been released as part of a 2001 Motown compilation album, [5] while a different version of "Ease on Down the Road" had been released in 1978 as a duet with Michael Jackson. [1] All other tracks remained unreleased until 2015. [5] The reissue was remastered and produced by Andrew Skurow, George Solomon, and Harry Weinger. [2]
All songs written by Charlie Smalls, unless otherwise noted.
Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 27, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
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Producer |
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Diana Ross chronology | ||||
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Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz is an album by Diana Ross, released by Motown Records/ Universal on November 27, 2015. [3] The album features Ross' versions of songs from the film version of the musical The Wiz, in which she starred along with Michael Jackson. [4] The songs were originally recorded in 1978, produced by Ross, Suzanne de Passe and Grammy Award winner Lee Holdridge. [2] Motown originally planned to release the album in 1979 (a year after the film's original soundtrack) [4] but it was cancelled following low box office returns and highly negative critical response to the film. [1]
Ross recorded new versions of "Be a Lion" and "Home" for the album, together with a previously unreleased song, "Wonder, Wonder Why". [5] Home had been released as part of a 2001 Motown compilation album, [5] while a different version of "Ease on Down the Road" had been released in 1978 as a duet with Michael Jackson. [1] All other tracks remained unreleased until 2015. [5] The reissue was remastered and produced by Andrew Skurow, George Solomon, and Harry Weinger. [2]
All songs written by Charlie Smalls, unless otherwise noted.