Diana Ross' Greatest Hits is an album by Diana Ross released in 1976

1976 in music

-January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....

 on the Motown label. In the UK and certain other territories the album was released under the title Greatest Hits 2 since a similar compilation, Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Diana Ross album)

Greatest Hits is a 1972 compilation album released by American singer Diana Ross as a UK-only released album released on Motown. Due to Ross' strong popularity in the UK, Motown's UK label Tamla-Motown, issued this best-of only in England...

, had already been released in 1972.

The album consisting of ten of Ross' greatest hits as a solo artist, became her second album in 1976 to hit the Top Five in the UK. In the United States

United States

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 the album peaked at #13 in the pop charts. Most international editions included two additional tracks on Side A; Ross' UK #10 hit "Surrender" and the 1975 non-album single "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" and also the extended single mix of 1973's "Touch Me in The Morning".

Track listings

US Edition

Side A:

1. "Touch Me in the Morning
   Touch Me in the Morning
   "Touch Me in the Morning" is a popular song recorded by Diana Ross on the Motown label. It became her second solo number-one single in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973....
   
   " (Michael Masser
   Michael Masser
   Michael Masser , a former stockbroker, is a composer and producer of popular music. He attended the University of Illinois College of Law, but left to pursue his interest in music...
   
   , Ron Miller
   Ron Miller (songwriter)
   Ronald Norman Miller was an American popular songwriter and record producer, who attained many Top 10 hits with ballads written for Motown artists in the 1960s and 1970s....
   
   ) – 3:26
   • From 1973 album Touch Me in the Morning
     Touch Me in the Morning (album)
     Touch Me in the Morning is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records.-Reception:The album spawned the hit title track, which became her second #1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and helped the album peak at #5 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart...
     
     
2. "Love Hangover
   Love Hangover
   "Love Hangover" was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. It was released in March 1976, and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously....
   
   " (Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer
   Pam Sawyer
   Pamela Sawyer, an American-based songwriter from Romford, East London.Sawyer worked with artists at Motown Records from 1967 to 1977. Before Motown she had been involved in hit records for the Young Rascals and Lulu, and wrote with Lori Burton with whom she also recorded as the Whyte Boots.Sawyer...
   
   ) – 7:49
   • From 1976 album Diana Ross
     Diana Ross (1976 album)
     Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
     
     
3. "Last Time I Saw Him
   Last Time I Saw Him (song)
   "Last Time I Saw Him" is the title of a 1973 single release by Diana Ross, being a composition by Michael Masser and lyricist Pam Sawyer: the track was produced by Masser and released in December 1973 at the same time as Ross' Last Time I Saw Him album....
   
   " (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) - 3:10
   • From 1973 album Last Time I Saw Him
     Last Time I Saw Him
     Last Time I Saw Him is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records.-Reception:The album yielded the charted singles "Last Time I Saw Him" and "Sleepin'" and would be the last studio album Ross issued in the next three years until the Diana Ross album, released in...
     
     
4. "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 3:19
   • From 1976 album Diana Ross
     Diana Ross (1976 album)
     Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
     
     
5. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
   Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
   "Theme from Mahogany " is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin, and recorded by American singer Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown/Paramount film Mahogany...
   
   " (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
   
   ) – 3:22
   • From 1975 original motion picture soundtrack Mahogany
     Mahogany (1975 film)
     Mahogany is a 1975 feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on October 8, 1975. Directed by Motown founder Berry Gordy , Mahogany stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a poor African-American woman who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome...
     
     and 1976 album Diana Ross
     Diana Ross (1976 album)
     Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
     
     

Side B:

1. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough
   Ain't No Mountain High Enough
   "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul 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...
   
   " (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
   Ashford & Simpson
   Nickolas Ashford , and Valerie Simpson , were a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists....
   
   ) - 6:16
   • From 1970 album Diana Ross
2. "Remember Me
   Remember Me (Diana Ross song)
   "Remember Me" is a 1970 single recorded and released by singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The song was Ross' third top forty pop hit within a year peaking at number sixteen on the US pop singles chart, number ten on the US soul chart, and reaching the top ten in the UK, where it peaked at...
   
   " (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)– 3:16
   • From 1971 album Surrender
     Surrender (Diana Ross album)
     Surrender was a 1971 album by singer Diana Ross, her third solo LP for the Motown label.Ross' previous album, Everything is Everything, failed to generate interest due to Motown's rush and hurried efforts to further Ross' solo career, and did not chart as highly as expected. Surrender, however, was...
     
     
3. "One Love in My Lifetime" (Brown, McFadden, Perry) – 3:37
   • From 1976 album Diana Ross
     Diana Ross (1976 album)
     Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
     
     
4. "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
   Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
   "Reach Out and Touch " was the debut solo single for Motown singer Diana Ross, released in April 1970.Ross, having just left The Supremes after a decade of serving as that group's lead singer, went through a difficult situation trying to piece a solo album together...
   
   " (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:02
   • From 1970 album Diana Ross
5. "Good Morning Heartache
   Good Morning Heartache
   "Good Morning Heartache" is a song written by Irene Higgenbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher. Originally recorded by jazz singer Billie Holiday on January 22, 1946.-About the songwriters:...
   
   " (Irene Higgenbotham
   Irene Higgenbotham
   Irene Higginbotham was an American songwriter and concert pianist...
   
   , Ervin Drake
   Ervin Drake
   Ervin Drake, born Ervin Maurice Druckman is an American songwriter whose works include such American Songbook standards as "It Was a Very Good Year". He has written in a variety of styles and his work has been recorded by musicians from all over the world in a multitude of styles...
   
   , Dan Fisher) - 2:20
   • From 1972 original motion picture soundtrack Lady Sings the Blues

International editions

Side A:

1. "Touch Me in the Morning
   Touch Me in the Morning
   "Touch Me in the Morning" is a popular song recorded by Diana Ross on the Motown label. It became her second solo number-one single in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973....
   
   " (Single Mix) (Michael Masser
   Michael Masser
   Michael Masser , a former stockbroker, is a composer and producer of popular music. He attended the University of Illinois College of Law, but left to pursue his interest in music...
   
   , Ron Miller
   Ron Miller (songwriter)
   Ronald Norman Miller was an American popular songwriter and record producer, who attained many Top 10 hits with ballads written for Motown artists in the 1960s and 1970s....
   
   ) – 3:52
   • From 1973 album Touch Me in the Morning
     Touch Me in the Morning (album)
     Touch Me in the Morning is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records.-Reception:The album spawned the hit title track, which became her second #1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and helped the album peak at #5 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart...
     
     
2. "Love Hangover
   Love Hangover
   "Love Hangover" was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. It was released in March 1976, and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously....
   
   " (Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer
   Pam Sawyer
   Pamela Sawyer, an American-based songwriter from Romford, East London.Sawyer worked with artists at Motown Records from 1967 to 1977. Before Motown she had been involved in hit records for the Young Rascals and Lulu, and wrote with Lori Burton with whom she also recorded as the Whyte Boots.Sawyer...
   
   ) – 7:49
   • From 1976 album Diana Ross
     Diana Ross (1976 album)
     Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
     
     
3. " Surrender" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 2:50
   • From 1971 album Surrender
     Surrender (Diana Ross album)
     Surrender was a 1971 album by singer Diana Ross, her third solo LP for the Motown label.Ross' previous album, Everything is Everything, failed to generate interest due to Motown's rush and hurried efforts to further Ross' solo career, and did not chart as highly as expected. Surrender, however, was...
     
     
4. "Last Time I Saw Him
   Last Time I Saw Him (song)
   "Last Time I Saw Him" is the title of a 1973 single release by Diana Ross, being a composition by Michael Masser and lyricist Pam Sawyer: the track was produced by Masser and released in December 1973 at the same time as Ross' Last Time I Saw Him album....
   
   " (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) - 3:10
   • From 1973 album Last Time I Saw Him
     Last Time I Saw Him
     Last Time I Saw Him is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records.-Reception:The album yielded the charted singles "Last Time I Saw Him" and "Sleepin'" and would be the last studio album Ross issued in the next three years until the Diana Ross album, released in...
     
     
5. "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" (Michael Masser) - 3:19
   • 1975 non-album single, remixed version included on 1978 album Ross
     Ross (1978 album)
     Ross is a 1978 studio album/compilation released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The album was a mixture of older tunes Ross recorded and newer recordings, side A consisting of four tracks recorded in 1978 and Side B of material recorded between the years 1971 and 1975, but...
     
     
6. "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 3:19
   • From 1976 album Diana Ross
     Diana Ross (1976 album)
     Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
     
     
7. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
   Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
   "Theme from Mahogany " is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin, and recorded by American singer Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown/Paramount film Mahogany...
   
   " (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
   
   ) – 3:22
   • From 1975 original motion picture soundtrack Mahogany
     Mahogany (1975 film)
     Mahogany is a 1975 feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on October 8, 1975. Directed by Motown founder Berry Gordy , Mahogany stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a poor African-American woman who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome...
     
     and 1976 album Diana Ross
     Diana Ross (1976 album)
     Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
     
     

Side B:

1. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough
   Ain't No Mountain High Enough
   "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul 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...
   
   " (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 6:16
   • From 1970 album Diana Ross
2. "Remember Me
   Remember Me (Diana Ross song)
   "Remember Me" is a 1970 single recorded and released by singer Diana Ross on the Motown label. The song was Ross' third top forty pop hit within a year peaking at number sixteen on the US pop singles chart, number ten on the US soul chart, and reaching the top ten in the UK, where it peaked at...
   
   " (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)– 3:16
   • From 1971 album Surrender
     Surrender (Diana Ross album)
     Surrender was a 1971 album by singer Diana Ross, her third solo LP for the Motown label.Ross' previous album, Everything is Everything, failed to generate interest due to Motown's rush and hurried efforts to further Ross' solo career, and did not chart as highly as expected. Surrender, however, was...
     
     
3. "One Love in My Lifetime" (Brown, McFadden, Perry) – 3:37
   • From 1976 album Diana Ross
     Diana Ross (1976 album)
     Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
     
     
4. "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
   Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
   "Reach Out and Touch " was the debut solo single for Motown singer Diana Ross, released in April 1970.Ross, having just left The Supremes after a decade of serving as that group's lead singer, went through a difficult situation trying to piece a solo album together...
   
   " (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 3:02
   • From 1970 album Diana Ross
5. "Good Morning Heartache
   Good Morning Heartache
   "Good Morning Heartache" is a song written by Irene Higgenbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher. Originally recorded by jazz singer Billie Holiday on January 22, 1946.-About the songwriters:...
   
   " (Irene Higgenbotham
   Irene Higgenbotham
   Irene Higginbotham was an American songwriter and concert pianist...
   
   , Ervin Drake
   Ervin Drake
   Ervin Drake, born Ervin Maurice Druckman is an American songwriter whose works include such American Songbook standards as "It Was a Very Good Year". He has written in a variety of styles and his work has been recorded by musicians from all over the world in a multitude of styles...
   
   , Dan Fisher) - 2:20
   • From 1972 original motion picture soundtrack Lady Sings the Blues