One Woman: The Ultimate Collection

One Woman: The Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by Diana Ross
Released	October 18, 1993
Recorded	1964–1993
Genre	Soul pop
Label	EMI
Diana Ross chronology
Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993) One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993) Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994)
Singles from One Woman: The Ultimate Collection
"The Best Years of My Life" Released: October 18, 1993 (US) March 15, 1994 (UK) "Your Love" Released: November 29, 1993

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Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

One Woman: The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album by American singer Diana Ross, released on October 18, 1993 by EMI Records. The single-disc collection was the alternative to Ross' 1993 four-CD box set, Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs , which was a 30th anniversary commemorative of her hit-making years over three decades including work with The Supremes. This collection was similar featuring both Supremes hits and solo hits.

It became Ross' best-selling album in the United Kingdom, selling over 1,200,000 copies (4× platinum). It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart for two non-consecutive weeks, first over the Christmas week of 1993 ^[2] and again in January 1994. ^[3] The success of this release in the United Kingdom meant that Ross would embark on her most extensive tour of the UK in her 28 years of touring in that market since her maiden tour with The Supremes on "The Motortown Revue" in 1965.

The album, conceived by advertising agency Mitchell Patterson Aldred Mitchell, was first introduced to UK, European and international markets with a four-week sequential advertising campaign before its release, on prime time television. The first week began with a shot of Ross' legs laying down and accompanying music that included the newly-released single "Chain Reaction '93"; the second week her mid-torso was shown along with teaser quotes inviting the viewer to guess who it was, though the music gave huge cues of her next single "The Best Years of My Life". The third week, her upper torso was now visible, and the final week, days before the album's commercial release, Ross was revealed in full, lying down, in a photo shoot by Albert Watson, including a megamix of Ross' biggest hits.

According to Soundscan, One Woman: The Ultimate Collection sold over 275,000 in the United States despite never making the charts there.^{[ citation needed ]} It also went Platinum in Belgium and Gold in France. ^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

International edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Where Did Our Love Go" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Where Did Our Love Go (1964)	2:36
2.	"Baby Love" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Where Did Our Love Go (1964)	2:37
3.	"You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966)	2:54
4.	"Reflections" (Diana Ross & The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Reflections (1968)	2:53
5.	"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"	Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson	Diana Ross (1970)	3:01
6.	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (7" edit)	Ashford Simpson	Diana Ross (1970)	3:30
7.	"Touch Me in the Morning"	Michael Masser Ron Miller	Touch Me in the Morning (1973)	3:28
8.	"Love Hangover" (7" edit)	Marilyn McLeod Pam Sawyer	Diana Ross (1976)	3:45
9.	"I'm Still Waiting"	Deke Richards	Everything Is Everything (1971)	3:44
10.	"Upside Down"	Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards	diana (1980)	4:07
11.	"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"	Masser Gerry Goffin	Mahogany soundtrack (1975) & Diana Ross (1976)	3:26
12.	"Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie)	Richie	Endless Love soundtrack (1981)	4:30
13.	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"	Frankie Lymon George Goldner	Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)	2:55
14.	"Chain Reaction"	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	Eaten Alive (1985)	3:47
15.	"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"	John Bettis Albert Hammond	The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:13
16.	"One Shining Moment"	Vaneese Thomas	The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:47
17.	"If We Hold on Together"	James Horner Will Jennings	The Land Before Time soundtrack (1988) & The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:11
18.	"The Best Years of My Life"	Jennings Allen Davis	previously unreleased	4:22
19.	"Your Love"	David Friedman	previously unreleased	4:04
20.	"Let's Make Every Moment Count"	Goffin Tom Snow	previously unreleased	4:21

North American edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Where Did Our Love Go" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Where Did Our Love Go (1964)	2:36
2.	"Baby Love" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Where Did Our Love Go (1964)	2:37
3.	"Stop! In the Name of Love" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	More Hits by The Supremes (1965)	2:53
4.	"You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966)	2:54
5.	"Reflections" (Diana Ross & The Supremes)	Holland–Dozier–Holland	Reflections (1968)	2:53
6.	"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"	Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson	Diana Ross (1970)	3:01
7.	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (7" edit)	Ashford Simpson	Diana Ross (1970)	3:30
8.	"Touch Me in the Morning"	Michael Masser Ron Miller	Touch Me in the Morning (1973)	3:28
9.	"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"	Masser Gerry Goffin	Mahogany soundtrack (1975) & Diana Ross (1976)	3:26
10.	"Love Hangover" (7" edit)	Marilyn McLeod Pam Sawyer	Diana Ross (1976)	3:45
11.	"Upside Down"	Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards	diana (1980)	4:07
12.	"Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie)	Richie	Endless Love soundtrack (1981)	4:30
13.	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"	Frankie Lymon George Goldner	Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)	2:55
14.	"Missing You"	Richie	Swept Away (1984)	4:19
15.	"Chain Reaction"	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	Eaten Alive (1985)	3:47
16.	"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"	John Bettis Albert Hammond	The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:13
17.	"One Shining Moment"	Vaneese Thomas	The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:47
18.	"If We Hold on Together"	James Horner Will Jennings	The Land Before Time soundtrack (1988) & The Force Behind the Power (1991)	4:11
19.	"The Best Years of My Life"	Jennings Allen Davis	previously unreleased	4:22
20.	"Someday We'll Be Together" (single remix)	Jackey Beavers Johnny Bristol Harvey Fuqua	Cream of the Crop (1969)	4:03

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993–1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6]	119
European Top 100 Albums ( Music & Media ) [7]	10
Irish Albums (IRMA) [8]	3
UK Albums (OCC) [9]	1

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for One Woman: The Ultimate Collection

Chart (1993)	Rank
UK Albums (OCC) [10]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA) [4]	Platinum	50,000*
France (SNEP) [5]	Gold	100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [11]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Official Albums Chart on 26/12/1993". Official Charts. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
3. "Official Albums Chart on 16/1/1994". Official Charts. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
4. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1996". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
5. "French album certifications – Diana Ross – One Woman (The Ultimate Collection)" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved January 20, 2023.Select DIANA ROSS and click OK. 
6. "Part of Diana Ross ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". 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.
7. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. January 15, 1994. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
8. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
9. "Diana Ross Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
10. "Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week . January 15, 1994. p. 25. Retrieved May 21, 2022– via World Radio History.
11. "British album certifications – Diana Ross – One Woman - Ultimate Collection". British Phonographic Industry.