Voice of Love

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Voice of Love
AvoiceofLove DianaRoss.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 1996
Length75:30
Label EMI
Diana Ross chronology
Take Me Higher
(1995)
Voice of Love
(1996)
Every Day is a New Day
(1999)
Singles from Voice of Love
  1. "In the Ones You Love"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Promise Me You'll Try"
    Released: February 8, 1997

Voice of Love is a compilation album by American singer Diana Ross. It was released by EMI International on November 11, 1996. [1] The album consists of some of Ross' best known love songs and also included three previously unreleased songs: "In the Ones You Love", "I Hear (The Voice of Love)," co-written by Ross, and a take on Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone," penned by R. Kelly. Photographer Randee St. Nicholas was commissioned to create the album cover art, tour merchandising and the high fashion music video for lead single "In the Ones You Love".

Contents

The album peaked at number 42 on the UK Albums Chart and was eventually certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2019. [2] In support of Voice of Love, Ross embarked on a 28 market European tour in 1997, selling out venues across Great Britain and makings rare appearances in Central and Eastern Europe markets like Bucharest, Brussels and Vienna. In Asian markets, the album title was Gift of Love. The set included three songs not found on any other Diana Ross CD, including a hit in Pan Asian territories, "Promise Me You'll Try".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Touch Me in the Morning" Touch Me in the Morning 3:26
2."You're All I Need to Get By" Diana Ross 3:25
3."Your Love"David Friedman Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs 4:04
4."So Close" Silk Electric 4:13
5."It's My Turn" It's My Turn 3:58
6."You Are Everything" (duet with Marvin Gaye) Diana & Marvin 3:09
7."When You Tell Me That You Love Me" The Force Behind the Power 4:13
8."Forever Young" Bob Dylan Swept Away 4:50
9."I Am Me"Silk Electric3:50
10."One Shining Moment" Vaneese Thomas The Force Behind the Power4:45
11."If We Hold on Together" The Land Before Time 3:43
12."Only Love Can Conquer All"
Take Me Higher 4:10
13."I'm Still Waiting" Deke Richards Everything Is Everything 3:43
14."Missing You" Lionel Richie Swept Away4:16
15."Gone" Jon-John Robinson Take Me Higher5:16
16."In the Ones You Love"
  • Liz Vidal
  • Marsha Malamet
previously unreleased4:18
17."You Are Not Alone" R. Kelly previously unreleased4:16
18."I Hear (The Voice of Love)"
  • Ross
  • Stan Scates
previously unreleased4:32
A Gift of Love
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Promise Me You'll Try"Peter Zizzopreviously unreleased3:56
2."Your Love"David FriedmanForever Diana: Musical Memoirs4:04
3."If We Hold on Together"
  • Horner
  • Jennings
The Land Before Time 
4."When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
  • Hammond
  • Bettis
The Force Behind the Power4:13
5."That's Why I Call You My Friend"
  • Ross
  • Bettis
  • Toshifumi Hinata
That's Why I Call You My Friend3:43
6."When You Dream"
  • Wray
  • Ross
  • Peter Asher
  • Hinata
When You Dream3:21
7."I Hear (The Voice of Love)"
  • Ross
  • Stan Scates
previously unreleased4:32
8."So Close"
  • Wray
  • Mounsey
  • Ross
Silk Electric4:13

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
scope="row" UK Albums (OCC) [3] 42

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  2. "UK Certified Awards Search > Diana Ross". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
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  4. "British album certifications – Diana Ross – Voice of Love". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 6, 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Voice of Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.