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FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Diana Ross peaked at #1 this month (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending September 19 through October 3, 1970. (Source: Billboard)
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Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who during the 1960s became Motown’s most successful act, and are the best-charting female group in US history, as well as one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time.
The group released a record-setting twelve number-one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: “Where Did Our Love Go”, “Baby Love”, “Come See About Me”, “Stop! In the Name of Love”, “Back in My Arms Again”, “I Hear a Symphony”, “You Can’t Hurry Love”, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, “Love is Here and Now You’re Gone”, “The Happening”, “Love Child”, and “Someday We’ll Be Together”.
Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross released her eponymous debut solo album that same year, featuring the No. 1 Pop hit “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”.
In May 1970, Ross released her eponymous solo debut, which included her signature songs, “Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, the latter becoming Ross’ first number-one solo single. Follow-up albums, Everything Is Everything and Surrender came out shortly afterwards. In 1971, the ballad “I’m Still Waiting” became her first number-one single in the UK
She later released the album Touch Me in the Morning in 1973; its title track was her second solo No. 1 hit.
She continued a successful solo career through the 1970s, which included hits albums like Mahogany and Diana Ross and their No. 1 hit singles, “Theme from Mahogany” and “Love Hangover”, respectively.
“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” is the debut solo single of singer Diana Ross, released in April 1970.
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Source: Diana Ross; Wikipedia
Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) * acapella
—DIANA ROSS—
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Released May 2, “Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” peaked at #7 (charted 9 total weeks R&B overall) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1970. B-side: “Dark Side Of The World”
MOTOWN 1165 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY’S HAND) [INST.; AUDIO ENHANCED] * DIANA ROSS
REMEMBER ME * Diana Ross * MOTOWN (1970)
Today, Motor City Radio Flashbacks’ presents our 50th Motown instrumentals install, recalling, honoring the sound of Detroit’s legendary Funk Brothers. You will find every single one of our Funk Brothers audio sessions featured and cataloged on this website to date thus far, by GOING HERE. More to come!
