Diane Ernestine Earle Ross Born March 26 1944 Better Known As Diana Ross Is An American Soul R&B And Pop Singer And Actress Born In Detroit Michigan. Ross Is One Of The Most Successful Female Artists Of Her Era Both Due To Her Solo Work And Her Role As Lead Singer Of The Supremes During The 1960s.
In 1959 Ross Was Brought To The Attention Of Milton Jenkins The Manager Of The Local Doo-Wop Group The Primes By Mary Wilson. Primes Member Paul Williams Convinced Jenkins To Enlist Ross In The Sister Group The Primettes Which Included Wilson Florence Ballard And Betty McGlown.
In 1976 Billboard Magazine Named Her The Female Entertainer Of The Century. In 1993 The Guinness Book Of World Records Listed Her As The Most Successful Female Artist Ever The Title Is Now Attributed To Madonna Partly Due To Her Combined Total Of Eighteen Number-One Singles Six Of Them Recorded Solo And The Remaining Dozen From Her Work With The Supremes.
Ross Was Also One Of The Few Pop Singers To Find Modest Success In The Acting World Winning An Academy Award Nomination For Her Role As Billie Holiday In The 1972 Film "Lady Sings The Blues" As Well As Having Hits With Other Film Roles Such As "Mahogany" "Out Of Darkness" And "Double Platinum" Not To Mention Her Role In "The Wiz".
Ross Has Been Awarded Many Lifetime Achievement Accolades From Many Organizations And Media Outlets She Has Been Featured On BET Soul Train And Awarded Multiple Times At The NAACP Image Awards The Kennedy Center Honors In 2007 And Given The Grammy Lifetime Achievement In 2011.
Ross' Professional Vocal Collaborators Have Included The Following During Her Career Marvin Gaye Lionel Richie Rod Stewart Stevie Wonder Michael Jackson Julio Iglesias Jose Carreras Placido Domingo And Smokey Robinson Among Many Others. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Touch Me In The Morning
"Touch Me In The Morning" Is A Popular Song Recorded By Diana Ross On The Motown Label. In 1973 It Became Ross' Second Solo Number 1 Single And 14th Careerwise On The Billboard Hot 100. It Was Conceived By Then-Unproven Songwriter And Producer Michael Masser. He Had Been Recruited By Motown CEO Berry Gordy And A&R Chief Suzanne De Passe. Masser Teamed Up With The Proven Ballad Lyricist Ron Miller To Write It. According To Masser In A Video Documentary About Ross She "always Tried To Push Hard To Get The Vocals Right For This Particular Song" Calling It A "draining Experience" That Resulted In Several Near-Emotional Breakdowns When She Wasn't Up To Her Abilities. It Was Recorded In The Early Morning Hours As Was Her Custom After She Began Raising Her Children. In A Barbara Walters Mother's Day Interview Special Her Second-Oldest Daughter Tracee Ellis Ross Said Diana Would Put Them To Bed And Record All Night In Order To Wake Her Children And Send Them To School The Next Morning. Motown Released The Song As A Single And It Hit Number 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart Becoming Her Longest-Charting Record Remaining On The Chart For 21 Weeks. It Also Spent A Week At Number 1 On The Adult Contemporary Chart Her First Number 1 On That Chart. Sherlie Matthews Clydie King And Venetta Fields Sang Background Vocals. It Marked A Turning Point In Both Ross And Masser's Careers It Reinvigorated Ross' Singing Career Coming Immediately After Her Academy Award Nomination For Best Actress In Her Acting Debut Lady Sings The Blues And It Introduced Masser To An Audience That Would Become Accustomed To His Prowess At Writing Good Love Songs. Andy Williams Released A Version In 1974 On His Album The Way We Were. Ross' Original Version Was Used In The 1996 Movie Phenomenon Starring John Travolta As Well As On The Television Show The Sopranos In The Episode "Remember When."