Diana Ross - Single Versions On CD

Many of Diana Ross's singles are the same as their LP versions.

If you're looking for a single disc collection that has 45 versions, you could try the "Ultimate Collection" (Motown 14530428). It has the 45 versions of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Love Hangover". "Upside Down" and "Missing You" are the LP length on this CD, but those are just early fades of the LP versions. However, this one does not have "Swept Away", which has a unique 45 version.

IIRC, isn't the single version of "Touch Me In The Morning" longer than the LP version?

No. I have the single and the original LP of "Touch Me In The Morning", and it is the exact same as the original LP. The longer version first appeared in the 80s.

The stereo edit of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" that you hear on oldies radio is not the same as the actual 45. It is plain wrong in terms of mix and edits. It's wrong on the Motown year By year 1970 CD too. The only way that i'm aware of to get that 45 version is on the first Motown Hitsville box set or the Motown Complete Singles Collection Volume 10.

Thanks for the into on "So Close" from 1982. I'll have to get that 45 now.

Help desperately needed!

"Gettin' Ready For Love" - does the single feature the Baby It's Me LP version, or the vastly superior remix that runs the same length, found on the 1986 Diana Ross Anthology?

"The Boss" - did the single feature the LP version, or was it faded slightly early as it is on several compilations?

Ron, I thought we'd long ago posted the answers to all of your new Diana Ross timing questions to the Board, and I found that we had. So you may wanna browse the old posts for next time, my friend. :) But since you sound in a big hurry, I will summarize the old posts for you here. From the commercial 45's:

-Last Time I Saw Him: listed (2:45); actual (2:48)(the only db appearance for this song longer than (2:48) is a (3:38) "complete recording session" version on the "newer" Motown Anthology CD; db has the Command Compact Performances v as running (2:40), :08 shorter than the 45)
-Gettin' Ready For Love: listed (2:55); actual (2:45) (db makes no distinction between Anthology/Baby It's Me versions)
-The Boss: listed & actual (3:59) (Pat says some commercial copies show a listed time of 3:34) (only "The Boss" CDv runs as long as (3:58); all other db CDs do run slightly shorter, as you note)
-Touch Me In The Morning: there were 2 different stock 45s for this song released in 1973, so which one is the "single version" is certainly up for interpretation:
-listed (3:15); actual (3:26)
-listed (3:51); actual (3:53)

Edited by jimct