Diana Ross

• 180 GRAM VINYL

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• GATEFOLD EDITION

The third studio album by American singer Diana Ross, Surrender was released by Motown Records on July 6, 1971. The album saw her reuniting with writer-producer team Ashford & Simpson who had overseen her self-titled debut album in 1970.

Some of the tracks from the LP had previously been recorded by other Motown artists, including Gladys Knight & The Pips ("Didn't You Know"), Martha Reeves & The Vandellas ("I'm a Winner"), Rita Wright ("I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You"), and The Four Tops ("Reach Out"). The album reached #56 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at #10 on the US Top R&B Albums, selling over 200,000 copies.

The title tune cracked the R&B Top 20 and pop Top 40. Ross would later turn to a more exaggerated, self-conscious, mock-sophisticate style, but on her early Motown albums, she retained the mix of innocence, anguish, and sexiness that made her a legendary vocalist.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. SURRENDER
• A2. I CAN'T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU
• A3. REMEMBER ME
• A4. AND IF YOU SEE HIM
• A5. REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE

• SIDE B
• B1. DIDN'T YOU KNOW YOU'D HAVE TO CRY SOMETIME?
• B2. A SIMPLE THING LIKE CRY
• B3. DID YOU READ THE MORNING PAPER?
• B4. I'LL SETTLE FOR YOU
• B5. I'M A WINNER
• B6. ALL THE BEFORES