Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross

Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross
Greatest hits album by Diana Ross
Released	January 15, 2001
Label	EMI
Producer	Various
Diana Ross chronology
Every Day Is a New Day (1999) Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001) Blue (2006)
Singles from Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross
"Goin' Back" Released: 2001

Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross is a compilation album by American singer Diana Ross. It was released by EMI in 2001. The double disc, 41-track album, which was not released commercially in the United States, details Ross' career as a solo artist and with The Supremes. Also included are duets with singers Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, and R&B band The Temptations ("I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" sung with The Supremes). A single-disc edition of Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross was also released, featuring Ross' 1995 cover of "I Will Survive."

The album became a top thirty success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked it number 28 on the UK Albums Chart, and was eventually certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 300,000 copies. The only new track in the set, a cover of the Goffin-King song "Goin' Back," a 1966 international hit for English singer Dusty Springfield, recorded especially for this collection and served as a single in several markets.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic editor Andrew Hamilton called the compilation a "splendid [...] very comprehensive and thoughtfully chosen package [...] This is as good as it gets. Compiling a more complete and pleasing package with the same number of tracks to work with will never happen. The circus-sounding "The Happening" is a nuisance, but you can skip or program it out entirely if it bothers you." ^[1]

Track listings

Double disc edition

Disc One: Life

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Chain Reaction"	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	Eaten Alive (1985)	3:48
2.	"Baby Love" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Where Did Our Love Go (1964)	2:36
3.	"Where Did Our Love Go" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Where Did Our Love Go (1964)	2:35
4.	"You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966)	2:54
5.	"Stop! In the Name of Love" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	More Hits by The Supremes (1965)	2:53
6.	"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (1967)	2:54
7.	"The Happening" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Greatest Hits (1967)	2:52
8.	"Reflections" (Diana Ross & The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Reflections (1968)	2:52
9.	"Love Hangover" (7" edit)	Marilyn McLeod Pam Sawyer	Diana Ross (1976)	3:45
10.	"The Boss"	Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards	The Boss (1979)	3:58
11.	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"	Frankie Lymon George Goldner	Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)	2:55
12.	"Mirror, Mirror"	Dennis Matkosky Michael Sembello	Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)	4:05
13.	"Muscles"	Michael Jackson	Silk Electric (1982)	4:03
14.	"Work That Body"	Diana Ross Paul Jabara Ray Chew	Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)	3:36
15.	"The Force Behind the Power"	Stevie Wonder	The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:04
16.	"Wokin' Overtime"	Rodgers Edwards	Workin' Overtime (1989)	4:17
17.	"Take Me Higher"	Narada Michael Walden Sally Jo Dakota Nikita Germaine	Take Me Higher (1995)	4:19
18.	"Until We Meet Again" (Hex Hector remix)	Denise Rich Gen Rubin	Every Day Is a New Day (1999)	3:53
19.	"Not Over You Yet" (Metro radio edit)	Malik Pendleton Kenneth Kelly	Every Day Is a New Day (1999)	4:04
20.	"I'm Coming Out"	Rodgers Edwards	diana (1980)	3:56
21.	"Upside Down"	Rodgers Edwards	diana (1980)	4:06
22.	"My Old Piano"	Rodgers Edwards	diana (1980)	3:57

Disc Two: Love

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"You Are Everything" (with Marvin Gaye)	Thom Bell Linda Creed	Diana & Marvin (1973)	3:09
2.	"Touch Me in the Morning"	Michael Masser Ron Miller	Touch Me in the Morning (1973)	3:27
3.	"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"	Masser Gerry Goffin	Mahogany soundtrack (1975)	3:25
4.	"I'm Still Waiting"	Deke Richards	Everything Is Everything (1971)	3:43
5.	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson	Diana Ross (1970)	3:30
6.	"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (with The Supremes & The Temptations)	Kenny Gamble Leon Huff Jerry Ross	Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968)	3:07
7.	"Someday We'll Be Together"	Johnny Bristol Jackey Beavers Harvey Fuqua	Cream of the Crop (1969)	3:26
8.	"Remember Me"	Ashford Simpson	diana (1980)	3:30
9.	"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" (with Marvin Gaye)	Bell Creed	Diana & Marvin (1973)	2:55
10.	"Good Morning Heartache"	Irene Higginbotham Ervin Drake Dan Fisher	Lady Sings the Blues (1972)	2:22
11.	"It's My Turn"	Masser Carole Bayer Sager	It's My Turn soundtrack (1980)	3:59
12.	"One Shining Moment"	Masser Goffin	The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:46
13.	"In the Ones You Love"	Liz Vidal Marsha Malamet	Voice of Love (1996)	4:17
14.	"Your Love"	David Friedman	One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993)	4:03
15.	"The Best Years of My Life"	Will Jennings Allen Davis	One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993)	4:23
16.	"Goin' Back"	Goffin Carole King	previously unreleased	3:40
17.	"If We Hold On Together"	James Horner Will Jennings	The Land Before Time soundtrack (1988) & The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:10
18.	"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"	Albert Hammond John Bettis	The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:12
19.	"Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie)	Richie	Endless Love soundtrack (1981)	4:27

Single disc edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Can’t Hurry Love" (with The Supremes)	2:54
2.	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	3:30
3.	"You Keep Me Hangin’ On" (& The Supremes)	2:54
4.	"I’m Still Waiting"	3:43
5.	"Touch Me In The Morning"	3:27
6.	"You Are Everything"	3:07
7.	"Love Hangover"	3:45
8.	"Upside Down"	4:06
9.	"I’m Coming Out"	3:56
10.	"Do You Know Where You’re Going To?"	3:25
11.	"Mirror, Mirror"	4:05
12.	"Muscles"	4:03
13.	"Work That Body"	3:36
14.	"Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie)	4:27
15.	"Why Do Fools Fall In Love"	2:55
16.	"Chain Reaction"	3:48
17.	"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"	4:12
18.	"One Shining Moment"	4:46
19.	"I Will Survive"	3:49
20.	"Not Over You Yet" (Metro Radio Edit)	4:04
21.	"Goin’ Back"	3:40

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 132 Scottish Albums (OCC) [3] 28 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 34 UK Albums (OCC) [5] 28

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross Chart (2001) Position UK Albums (OCC) [6] 171

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7]	Platinum	300,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross". AllMusic . Retrieved November 1, 2020.
2. "Part of Diana Ross ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022 page 2". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
3. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 11/11/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
4. "Swedishcharts.com – Diana Ross – Love & Life - The Very Best Of Diana Ross". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
5. "Official Albums Chart on 11/11/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
6. "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved March 4, 2021.
7. "British album certifications – Diana Ross – Love And Life - Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.