One Woman: The Ultimate Collection

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One Woman: The Ultimate Collection
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Greatest hits album by
Diana Ross
ReleasedOctober 18, 1993
Recorded1964–1993
GenreSoul/pop
LabelEMI
Diana Ross chronology
Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs
(1993) 		One Woman: The Ultimate Collection
(1993) 		Diana Extended: The Remixes
(1994)
Singles from One Woman: The Ultimate Collection
  1. "The Best Years of My Life"
    Released: October 18, 1993 (US) March 15, 1994 (UK)
  2. "Your Love"
    Released: November 29, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic5/5 stars[1]

One Woman: The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album released by American R&B singer Diana Ross by EMI on October 18, 1993. The single-disc collection was the alternative to Ross' 1993 four-CD box set, Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs, which was a 30th anniversary commemorative of her hit-making years over three decades including work with The Supremes. This collection was similar featuring both Supremes hits and solo hits.

It became Ross' best-selling album in the United Kingdom selling over 1,200,000 copies (4x platinum). It peaked at number one on the UK album charts for two weeks, not in sequential order dominating the holiday week of 1993. The success of this release in the United Kingdom meant that Diana would embark on her most extensive tour of Great Britain in her 28 years of touring in that market since her maiden tour with The Supremes on "The Motortown Revue" in 1965.

The album, conceived by advertising agency Mitchell Patterson Aldred Mitchell, was first introduced to the United Kingdom, European and international markets with an inventive four-week sequential advertising buy before its release, on prime time television. The first week began with a shot of her legs laying down and a music sound bed that included the just released new single "Chain Reaction 1993", the second week the viewer would see her mid-torso and teaser quotes inviting the viewer to guess who it was, though the music gave huge cues of her next single "The Best Years of My Life". The third week, the upper torso was now visible, and the final week, days before the album's commercial release, Diana was revealed in a full, sensual photo shoot from Albert Watson lying down, which included a megamix of her biggest hits. This proved to be a hugely successful creative campaign for which EMI International received much praise. According to Soundscan, this collection sold over 275,000 in the United States despite never making the charts there.[2]

Track listing[]

International edition[]

  1. "Where Did Our Love Go" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:36
  2. "Baby Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:37
    • From Where Did Our Love Go
  3. "You Can't Hurry Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:54
  4. "Reflections" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:53
  5. "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" (Ashford, Simpson) – 3:01
  6. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (7" Edit) (Ashford, Simpson) – 3:30
    • Full-length version appears on 1970 album Diana Ross
  7. "Touch Me in the Morning" (Masser, Miller) – 3:28
  8. "Love Hangover" (7" Edit) (McLeod, Sawyer) – 3:45
    • Full-length version appears on 1976 album Diana Ross
  9. "I'm Still Waiting" (Richards) – 3:44
  10. "Upside Down" (Edwards, Rodgers) – 4:07
  11. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Goffin, Masser) – 3:26
    • From 1975 original motion picture soundtrack Mahogany and 1976 album Diana Ross
  12. "Endless Love" (Duet with Lionel Richie) (Richie) – 4:30
  13. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Goldner, Lymon) – 2:55
  14. "Chain Reaction" (Gibb, Gibb, Gibb) – 3:47
  15. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Bettis, Hammond) – 4:13
  16. "One Shining Moment" (Thomas) – 4:47
    • From The Force Behind the Power
  17. "If We Hold on Together" (Horner, Mann, Jennings) – 4:11
  18. "The Best Years of My Life" (Davis, Jennings) – 4:22
    • 1993 recording
  19. "Your Love" (Friedman) – 4:04
    • 1993 recording
  20. "Let's Make Every Moment Count" (Goffin, Snow) – 4:21
    • 1993 recording

US edition[]

  1. "Where Did Our Love Go" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:36
  2. "Baby Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:37
    • From Where Did Our Love Go
  3. "Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:53
  4. "You Can't Hurry Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:54
  5. "Reflections" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:53
  6. "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" (Ashford, Simpson) – 3:01
  7. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (7" Edit) (Ashford, Simpson) – 3:30
    • Full-length version appears on 1970 album Diana Ross
  8. "Touch Me in the Morning" (Masser, Miller) – 3:28
  9. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Goffin, Masser) – 3:26
    • From 1975 original motion picture soundtrack Mahogany and 1976 album Diana Ross
  10. "Love Hangover" (7" Edit) (McLeod, Sawyer) – 3:45
    • Full-length version appears on 1976 album Diana Ross
  11. "Upside Down" (Edwards, Rodgers) – 4:07
  12. "Endless Love" (Duet with Lionel Richie) (Richie) – 4:30
  13. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Goldner, Lymon) – 2:55
  14. "Missing You" (Lionel Richie) – 4:19
  15. "Chain Reaction" (Gibb, Gibb, Gibb) – 3:47
  16. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Bettis, Hammond) – 4:13
  17. "One Shining Moment" (Thomas) – 4:47
    • From The Force Behind the Power
  18. "If We Hold on Together" (Horner, Mann, Jennings) – 4:11
  19. "The Best Years of My Life" (Davis, Jennings) – 4:22
    • 1993 recording
  20. "Someday We'll Be Together" (Single Remix) (Jackey Beavers, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua) – 3:03

Charts[]

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