Diana Ross: 1980s albums reissued with comprehensive bonus tracks
Diana Ross‘s albums recorded during the RCA/EMI era (1981-88) have been expanded for reissue later this year.
Soul, funk and disco reissue specialists Funky Town Grooves have remastered (from the original tapes) all six albums from the period in question, and the releases will either take the form of expanded single disc editions (Why Do Falls Fall In Love, Silk Electric, Ross) or two-CD deluxe editions (Swept Away, Eaten Alive, Red Hot Rhythm and Blues).
The label also appear to have done a decent job in tracking down the various edits and remixes of the singles with multiple versions of virtually every 45 making an appearance. Full track listings are available below.
All these reissues will be released on 14 October 2014.
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Expanded Edition)
- • UK Pre-order: Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Expanded Edition)
- • USA Order: Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Expanded Edition)
Silk Electric (Expanded Edition)
Ross (Expanded Edition)
Swept Away (2CD Deluxe)
Eaten Alive
Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
- • UK Pre-order: Red Hot Rhythm And Blues (2 CD Deluxe Edition)
- • USA Order: Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (2 CD Deluxe Edition)
Track listings
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1981)
- 1. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
- 2. Sweet Surrender
- 3. Mirror,Mirror
- 4. Endless Love
- 5. It’s Never Too Late
- 6. Think I’m In Love
- 7. Sweet Nothings
- 8. Two Can Make It
- 9. Work That Body
- 10. Mirror, Mirror (7 Inch Mix)
- 11. Mirror, Mirror (7 Inch Alternate Version)
- 12. Work That Body (7 Inch Mix)
- 13. Work That Body (12 Inch Mix)
- 14. Work That Body (Extended Mix)
- 15. Endless Love (Edited Version)
- 16. Endless Love (Vocal Version)
- 17. Endless Love (Instrumental)
Silk Electric (1982)
- 1. Muscles
- 2. So Close
- 3. Still in Love
- 4. Fool for Your Love
- 5. Turn Me Over
- 6. Who
- 7. Love Lies
- 8. In Your Arms
- 9. Anywhere You Run To
- 10. I Am Me
- 11. Muscles (Edited Version)
- 12. Muscles (12″ Version)
- 13. So Close (Single Version)
- 14. I Am Me (Edited Version)
Ross (1983)
- 1. That’s How You Start Over
- 2. Love Will Make It Right
- 3. You Do It
- 4. Pieces of Ice
- 5. Let’s Go Up
- 6. Love or Loneliness
- 7. Up Front
- 8. Girls
- 9. Piece of Ice (12 Inch Mix)
- 10. Pieces of Ice (12 Inch Instrumental)
- 11. Pieces of Ice (7 Inch Mix)
- 12. Up Front (7 Inch Mix)
- 13. Up Front (Special Club Mix)
- 14. Up Front (12 Inch Mix)
- 15. Let’s Go Up (7 Inch Mix)
Swept Away (1984)
Disc: 1
- 1. Missing You
- 2. Touch by Touch
- 3. Rescue Me
- 4. It’s Your Move
- 5. Swept Away
- 6. Telephone
- 7. Nobody Makes Me Crazy (Like You Do)
- 8. All of You
- 9. We Are the Children of the World
- 10. Forever Young
Disc: 2
- 1. Swept Away (12 Inch Long Version)
- 2. Swept Away (12 Inch Instrumental)
- 3. Swept Away (7 Inch Single Mix)
- 4. Touch by Touch (12 Inch Single Mix)
- 5. Touch by Touch (12 Inch Instrumental)
- 6. Touch by Touch (Alternate Single Mix)
- 7. Telephone (Edited Version)
- 8. Missing You (7 Inch Single Mix)
- 9. Fight for It (7 Inch Single Version)
Eaten Alive (1985)
Disc: 1
- 1. Eaten Alive
- 2. Oh Teacher
- 3. Experience
- 4. Chain Reaction
- 5. More and More
- 6. I’m Watching You
- 7. Love on the Line
- 8. (I Love) Being in Love with You
- 9. Crime of Passion
- 10. Don’t Give Up on Each Other
Disc: 2
- 1. Eaten Alive (Single Mix)
- 2. Eaten Alive (Single Mix Instrumental)
- 3. Eaten Alive (Hot Extended Dance Mix)
- 4. Eaten Alive (12 Inch Instrumental)
- 5. Experience (Special Dance Mix)
- 6. Experience (Instrumental)
- 7. Experience (Single Version)
- 8. Chain Reaction (Special Dance Mix)
- 9. Chain Reaction (Special Single Mix)
Red Hot Rhythm and Blues (1987)
Disc: 1
- 1. Dirty Looks (US Album Version)
- 2. Stranger In Paradise
- 3. Summertime
- 4. Shine
- 5. Tell Me Again
- 6. Selfish One
- 7. Cross My Heart
- 8. There Goes My Baby
- 9. It s Hard For Me To Say
- 10. Shockwaves
- 11. Mr. Lee (European Album Version)
- 12. Tell Mama (European Album Version)
- 13. Sweet Soul Music (Previously Un-Released)
Disc: 2
- 1. Dirty Looks (Remix Version)
- 2. Dirty Looks (Instrumental)
- 3. Dirty Looks (Bonus Beats)
- 4. Dirty Looks (UK Album Mix)
- 5. Shockwaves (12 Remix)
- 6. Shockwaves (Instrumental)
- 7. Shockwaves (7 Remix)
- 8. Mr. Lee (Swing Mix)
- 9. Mr. Lee (Rare Groove Version)
- 10. Mr Lee (7″ Swing Beat Mix)
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Expanded Edition)
Silk Electric (Expanded Edition)
Ross (Expanded Edition)
Swept Away (2CD Deluxe)
Eaten Alive
Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
By Paul Sinclair
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