Diana Extended: The Remixes

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Diana Extended: The Remixes
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Remix album by
ReleasedApril 12, 1994
Recorded1969–1991
Genre Dance/House
Length50:34
Label Motown
Diana Ross chronology
One Woman: The Ultimate Collection
(1993)
Diana Extended: The Remixes
(1994)
A Very Special Season
(1994)
Singles from Diana Extended: The Remixes
  1. "Someday We'll Be Together"
    Released: April 9, 1994
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Diana Extended: The Remixes is a remix album released by American soul singer Diana Ross in 1994. The album includes six tracks that were reworked by some of the biggest names in the industry at the time, covering Ross' career as a solo artist and as a member of The Supremes, with Frankie Knuckles updating "Someday We'll Be Together" from 1969. The album also contains a remix of "Chain Reaction", originally released during Ross' time at RCA. The seventh track is "You're Gonna Love It", a track from the album The Force Behind the Power . The version on Diana Extended: The Remixes is a short remix available previously on a 12" single.

Contents

The album was only moderately successful on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching #58 on the UK Albums Chart and #68 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, while missing the Billboard Top 200 entirely. "Someday We'll Be Together" was released as a single and peaked at #7 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts (April 1994). The album ultimately sold around 80,000 copies in the US. [2]

The US version of the album was released on Motown, and European/Japanese versions on EMI. Track listings were the same, but special editions were also issued. Many remixes, including those by Joey Negro, weren't included on the album but instead only on the many singles released for the club market.

Track listings and formats

  1. "The Boss" (David Morales Remix) – 6:31
  2. "Love Hangover" (Frankie Knuckles Remix) – 8:24
  3. "Upside Down" (David Morales & Satoshi Tomiie) – 8:06
  4. "Someday We'll Be Together" (Frankie Knuckles Remix) – 8:46
  5. "Chain Reaction" (Dewey B & Spike) – 6:15
  6. "You're Gonna Love It" (E-Smoove & Steve 'Silk' Hurley Remix) – 4:24
  7. "I'm Coming Out" (Maurice's Club Remix) – 8:08

Singles

Your Love

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

I'm Coming Out

Someday We'll Be Together

Remix and additional production by Frankie Knuckles for Def Mix Productions

The Best Years of My Life

  1. "The Best Years of My Life"
  2. "Upside Down" ('93 Remix)
  3. "Upside Down" (Morales Dub)
  4. "You Can't Hurry Love"

The Boss/I'm Coming Out

  1. "The Boss" (Radio edit) – 4:00
  2. "I'm Coming Out" (Radio edit) – 3:45
  3. "The Boss" (EP version) – 6:27
  4. "I'm Coming Out" (EP version) – 8:07
  5. "I'm Coming Out" (Bonus beats) 2:00

"The Boss" (Remix and additional production by David Morales for Def Mix Productions)
"I'm Coming Out" (Remix and additional production by Maurice Joshua 4 Vibe Productions)

Charts

Chart performance for Diana Extended: The Remixes
Chart (1994)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 68

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