On May 22, 1980, “Motown” label released “Diana”, the tenth Diana Ross album. It was recorded December 1979-March 1980, at “Power Station”, and “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Studios” in Hollywood and was produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Diana Ross –lead vocals
- Nile Rodgers– guitar
- Andy Barrett (Schwartz) –piano
- Raymond Jones – keyboards
- Bernard Edwards– bass guitar
- Tony Thompson– drums
- Eddie Daniels –saxophone
- Meco Monardo– trombone
- Bob Milliken –trumpet
- Valerie Haywood (The Chic Strings) –strings
- Cheryl Hong (The Chic Strings) – strings
- Karen Milne (The Chic Strings) – strings
- Gene Orloff– conductor
- Alfa Anderson –backing vocals
- Fonzi Thornton– backing vocals
- Luci Martin – backing vocals
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
- Bob Clearmountain– engineer
- Bill Scheniman – engineer
- James Farber – engineer
- Neil Dorfsman– engineer
- Ralph Osborn – engineer
- Abdoulaye Soumare – engineer assistant
- Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
- Lucy Laurie – engineer assistant
- Peter Robbins – engineer assistant
- Dennis King –mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.
- Upside Down
- Tenderness
- Friend to Friend
- I’m Coming Out
- Have Fun (Again)
- My Old Piano
- Now That You’re Gone
- Give Up
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