Diana Ross – Lady Sings The Blues (1972/2021) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

After being leader of the #1 Female Group of All Time (to date a half century) and #1 American Vocal Group of the 60s, “Diana Ross & The Supremes”, Diana completely flipped the script embracing the jazz of Billie Holiday, this soundtrack mesmerizes. Along with reviving interest in Holiday, Diana makes these classics her own. Honestly, by 1972, I was only vaguely familiar with Billie’s music. I eventually grew to love and know the entire soundtrack. Coming off a stellar career with The Supremes, this album alone gave her a full new repertoire of material. By 1972, Diana had earned 3 Gold singles including the #1/Grammy nominated reworking of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”. She no longer would have to rely on her massive body of work with The Supremes. Standouts includes the “Great American Songbook Standards”, “My Man”, “God Bless the Child” and “Good Morning Heartache”. The movie and the soundtrack endured over a year on the charts and in movie theaters in pre-home video era. The album hit #1 for 2 weeks, certified multi-platinum and spawning 2 more jazz-influenced albums for Diana.

Tracklist

1. Diana Ross – The Arrest
2. Diana Ross – Lady Sings The Blues
3. Diana Ross – Baltimore Brothel
4. Diana Ross – Billie Sneaks Into Dean & Dean’s / Swingin’ Uptown
5. Blinky Williams – T’Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
6. Diana Ross – Big Ben / C.C. Rider
7. Diana Ross – All Of Me (With Dialogue)
8. Diana Ross – The Man I Love
9. Diana Ross – Them There Eyes
10. Diana Ross – Gardenias From Louis
11. Diana Ross – Cafe Manhattan / Had You Been Around / Love Theme
12. Diana Ross – Any Happy Home
13. Diana Ross – I Cried For You (Now It’s Your Turn To Cry Over Me) (Pt. 1)
14. Diana Ross – Billie & Harry / Don’t Explain
15. Diana Ross – Mean To Me
16. Diana Ross – Fine And Mellow (Pt. 1)
17. Diana Ross – What A Little Moonlight Can Do
18. Diana Ross – Louis Visits Billie On Tour / Love Theme
19. Diana Ross – Cafe Manhattan Party
20. Diana Ross – Persuasion/ T’Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
21. Diana Ross – Agent’s Office
22. Diana Ross – Love Is Here To Stay
23. Diana Ross – Fine And Mellow (Pt. 2)
24. Diana Ross – Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
25. Diana Ross – You’ve Changed
26. Diana Ross – Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer)
27. Diana Ross – Good Morning Heartache
28. Diana Ross – All Of Me (Without Dialogue)
29. Michel Legrand – Love Theme
30. Diana Ross – My Man (Mon Homme)
31. Diana Ross – Don’t Explain
32. Diana Ross – I Cried For You (Now It’s Your Turn To Cry For Me) (Pt. 2)
33. Diana Ross – Strange Fruit
34. Diana Ross – God Bless The Child
35. Michel Legrand – Closing Theme