Diana Ross - Surrender

LIMITED EDITION LP
DELUXE 180-GRAM REISSUE including original artwork & credits

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. 

Elemental Music, together with Universal Music Group, present the best selection of 60’s & 70’s R&B, Soul, Funk, Disco, Jazz, Blues, Pop-Rock and Folk out-of-print titles from the vaults of classic labels such as Polydor, Motown, Chess, MGM, A&M, Mercury or Capitol Records, among others.

Tracklist

SIDE 1

1. SURRENDER 2:53
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)
2. I CAN’T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU 3:06
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson/B. Holland)
3. REMEMBER ME 3:16
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)
4. AND IF YOU SEE HIM 2:50
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)
5. REACH OUT, I’LL BE THERE 4:50
(E. Holland/L. Dozier/B. Holland)

SIDE 2

1. DIDN’T YOU KNOW YOU’D HAVE TO CRY SOMETIME? 2:56
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)
2. A SIMPLE THING LIKE CRY 2:56
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)
3. DID YOU READ THE MORNING PAPER? 3:53
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson/Monica)
4. I’LL SETTLE FOR YOU 2:58
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)
5. I’M A WINNER 3:05
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)
6. ALL THE BEFORES 4:35
(N. Ashford/V. Simpson)

Credits

PRODUCED BY: NICKOLAS ASHFORD & VALERIE SIMPSON
Arranged by: PAUL RISER
Photography by: HARRY LANGDON

Released on December 9th, 2022.