Diana Ross - 20 Lesser known album tracks & B Sides

As it's still pretty quiet on the new release front, I'll post some vintage stuff while waiting from something new to appear.

An artist which, if we were honest, many soulies overlook and disregard as perhaps a bit of a 'pop princess' who went very MOR when she left The Supremes. However, if you pick through some of her B sides and album tracks there are quite a few hidden gems. I've put together a playlist of twenty of them. There's a mix of Northern, crossover, modern and even some ballads in here spanning her twenty studio albums from her 1970 eponymous debut solo album to her last studio album in 2006. 

The selected tracks include a couple of covers of Northern Soul classics from Jackie Ross, The Velvelettes and Spiral Starecase, covers of Aretha Franklin's 'Call Me', Marvin Gaye's 'I Want You' and a slowed down version of Four Tops' Reach Out', a hidden CD track and a previously unreleased track. There are a few good modern soul steppers she did in the 90s.

Tracks are in chronological order and there's a playlist below.

1970 - Diana Ross

Dark Side Of The World (UK B side to Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand))

Something On My Mind

Keep An Eye (UK B side to Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo)

These Things Will Keep Loving You (Velvelettes cover)

Time And Love (previously unreleased bonus track on 2002 release)

1970 - Everything Is Everything

How About You (B side to Remember Me 1970)

Baby It's Love (UK B side to Touch Me In The Morning)

I Love You (Call Me) (Aretha Franklin cover)

1971- Surrender

I'm A Winner (UK B side to Surrender)

And If You See Him (Album only 'Surrender')

I'll Settle For You (Album only 'Surrender')

Reach Out I'll Be There (Four Tops cover)

1987 - Red Hot Rhythm & Blues

Selfish One (a half decent, cover of Jackie Ross)

1991 - The Force Behind The Power

Heavy Weather

No Matter What You Do (Hidden CD Track)

1994 - Keep It Higher

Keep It Right There (stepper)

1999 - Every Day Is A New Day

Not Over You Yet (stepper)

Every Day Is A New Day (stepper)

2006 - I Love You

More Today Than Yesterday (Spiral Starecase cover)

I Want You (Marvin Gaye cover)