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22/07/2009

With the finest soul music, past and present. Trevor's Album of the Week is Diana Ross's self-titled 1970 debut LP.

Trevor's Album Of The Week is Diana Ross' self-titled 1970 album.

As one third of Motown's most successful girl group of all time, Diana Ross was arguably taking a gamble by splitting from her bandmates and going it alone at the end of the 60s.

Her self-titled debut LP (later re-titled Ain't No Mountain High Enough after the single became a hit) was arguably her finest solo work at Motown and perhaps her best ever.

It was certainly among her most stunning. Everyone who doubted whether Diana Ross could sustain a career outside the Supremes found out immediately that she would be a star. The single Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) remains a staple in her shows, and is still her finest message track.

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Wed 22 Jul 200922:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Evelyn “Champagne” King

    I'm In Love

  • Donae’o

    I

  • Incognito

    Still A Friend Of Mine

  • Esther Williams

    I'll Be Your Pleasure

  • Jimmy Ruffin

    Tell Me What You Want

  • Your Jam

    • Derrick Dixon

      Gotta Get Her

  • Timmy Thomas

    Why Can't We Live Together

  • Session

    • Melanie Fiona

      Give It To Me Right

    • Melanie Fiona

      Sad Songs

  • Jay-Z - Lost One

  • Album Of The Week

    • Diana Ross

      Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)

  • The O’Jays

    My Favourite Person

  • Jamie Hawkins

    Lost My Mind

  • Tavares

    Never Had A Love Like This Before

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Jul 200922:00
    BBC Radio 2

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