Why Do Fools Fall in Love (album)
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1981
album released by American
singer Diana Ross
on the RCA
label. It stands as one of the biggest-selling albums of Diana's 50 year career. It featured back-to-back Top 10 Pop hits with the title track and the rock-edged 'Mirror Mirror'.
It was the first album she recorded without Motown, having left the label earlier that year to sign a $20 million dollar deal with RCA . The album was also the first to be produced by the singer, which became her second RIAA-certified platinum album. 1980's diana
was her first.
Side B
1981 in music
See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...
album released by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
on the RCA
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
label. It stands as one of the biggest-selling albums of Diana's 50 year career. It featured back-to-back Top 10 Pop hits with the title track and the rock-edged 'Mirror Mirror'.
It was the first album she recorded without Motown, having left the label earlier that year to sign a $20 million dollar deal with RCA . The album was also the first to be produced by the singer, which became her second RIAA-certified platinum album. 1980's diana
Diana (album)
diana is a 1980 album by American R&B and soul singer Diana Ross, released by Motown. Her 11th studio album, it was, and still is, the biggest-selling studio collection of Ross' career.-Conception:...
was her first.
Track listing
Side A- "Why Do Fools Fall in LoveWhy Do Fools Fall in Love (song)"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a song that was originally a hit for early New York City-based rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers in 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on Billboards Pop Singles chart, and number one on the UK Singles Chart...
" (Frankie LymonFrankie LymonFranklin Joseph "Frankie" Lymon was an American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of a New York City-based early rock and roll group, The Teenagers. The group was composed of five boys, all in their early to mid teens...
, Morris LevyMorris LevyMorris Levy was an American music industry executive, best known as the founder and owner of Roulette Records...
) – 2:52 - "Sweet Surrender" (Leonard Stack, Cheryl Christiansen) – 4:07
- "Mirror MirrorMirror Mirror (Diana Ross song)"Mirror Mirror" is a 1981 rock-styled song recorded by American singer Diana Ross, released as a single in 1982 on the RCA label.The song, written by Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello, and produced by Ross, was the second release off Ross' platinum album, Why Do Fools Fall in Love.The song...
" (Michael SembelloMichael SembelloMichael Sembello is an American musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:Sembello was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied with jazz great Pat Martino and began his career as a professional musician by becoming a session musician, working increasingly with...
, Michael Matkowsky) – 6:06 - "Endless LoveEndless Love (song)"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by...
" (Lionel RichieLionel RichieLionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
) – 4:55
Side B
- "It's Never Too Late" (Dan HartmanDan HartmanDaniel Earl "Dan" Hartman was an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for such songs as: "Free Ride", "I Can Dream About You", "Instant Replay", "Love Sensation", and "Relight My Fire", all of which had world-wide success.-Career:Born in Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg,...
) – 3:17 - "Think I'm In Love" (L. Cheryl Taylor) – 4:13
- "Sweet Nothings" (Ronnie Self, Dub Albritton) – 2:59
- "Two Can Make It" (Dean PitchfordDean PitchfordDean Pitchford is an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist. His work has earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for three additional Oscars, two more Golden Globes, seven Grammy Awards and two Tony Awards.-Early life:Pitchford was born in...
, Tom Snow) – 3:23 - "Work That Body" (Diana Ross, Ray Chew) – 4:57
Personnel
- Diana Ross - vocals
- Michael BreckerMichael BreckerMichael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat Jazz...
- saxophone - Rob MounseyRob MounseyRob Mounsey is an award-winning composer, music producer, and musician. He was born in Berea, Ohio and grew up in Seattle, Washington and several Ohio towns. At the age of 17, he was awarded a BMI Student Composer's Award in New York. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1971 to 1975...
- strings & horn arrangement - Leata Galloway - vocals
- Randy BreckerRandy BreckerRandal "Randy" Brecker is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock, and R&B, and has performed or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Billy Cobham, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Sandip Burman, Charles Mingus, Blood, Sweat & Tears,...
- horn - Don Brooks - harmonica
- Francisco Centeno - bass
- Ray Chew - keyboards
- Margaret Dorn - vocals
- Ron Frangipane - keyboards
- Eric GaleEric GaleEric J. Gale was a leading American jazz and session guitarist.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Gale began playing guitar at the age of 12. Although he majored in chemistry at Niagara University, Gale was determined to pursue a musical career, and began contributing to accompaniments for such stars as...
- guitar - Yogi Horton - drums
- Neil Jason - bass
- George MacDonald - percussion
- Jeff Mironov - guitar
- Leon Pendarvis - keyboards
- Pat Rebillot - piano
- Paul RiserPaul RiserPaul Riser is an American trombonist and Motown musical arranger who was responsible for co-writing and arranging dozens of top ten hit records. His legacy as one of the "Funk Brothers" is similar to that of most of the other "Brothers", as his career has been overlooked and overshadowed by the...
- horn & string arrangement - Ed Walsh - synthesizer
- Millie Whiteside - vocals
Certifications
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| U.S.A | Platinum |
| Finland IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
Gold |