To Love Again (Diana Ross album)

To Love Again is a compilation album by American singer Diana Ross, released on February 17, 1981 by Motown Records. It featured both new recordings and previously released material. The album was produced by Michael Masser. It reached number 32 in the USA (#16 R&B) and sold around 200,000 copies.[1]

To Love Again
Compilation album by
Diana Ross
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1981
Recorded1973-1981
GenreSoul, R&B
Length33:11
LabelMotown
ProducerMichael Masser
Diana Ross chronology
Diana
(1980)		 To Love Again
(1981)		 All the Great Hits
(1981)
Singles from To Love Again
  1. "It's My Turn"
    Released: September 29, 1980
  2. "One More Chance"
    Released: February 27, 1981
  3. "Cryin' My Heart Out for You"
    Released: May 21, 1981

Overview

Following the success of 1980's Diana, produced by Chic, Motown released this set in early 1981 consisting of old and newly recorded love songs by Ross and Masser.

"It's My Turn" was the main theme from a 1980 movie starring Michael Douglas and Jill Clayburgh and had been released both on the soundtrack album and as a single prior to the To Love Again compilation, becoming a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Two of the three new recordings, "One More Chance" and "Cryin' My Heart Out for You", were also issued as singles. The final new recording, "Stay With Me", was previously recorded by Roberta Flack in 1979. All tracks on side 2 of the original vinyl were previously released archive recordings by Ross and Masser from the 1970s.

To Love Again was to be Ross' last album of new material for Motown (before her return in 1989) after signing a $20 million contract with RCA.

In 2003 Motown/Universal Music re-released the album doubling the number of tracks with a range of assorted ballads from her back catalogue. Two of the tracks, "We're Always Saying Goodbye" and "Share Some Love", had been previously unreleased. It also marked the first time many of the songs appeared on compact disc.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

Original album

Side One

  1. "It's My Turn" (Masser, Sager) - 3:58
    • From the 1980 original motion picture soundtrack It's My Turn
  2. "Stay with Me" (Goffin, Masser) - 3:43
    • 1981 recording
  3. "One More Chance" (Goffin, Masser) - 4:24
    • 1981 recording
  4. "Cryin' My Heart Out for You" (Masser, Willis) - 3:49
    • 1981 recording

Side Two

  1. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Goffin, Masser) - 3:26
  2. "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" (Masser, Sawyer) - 3:27
  3. "To Love Again" (1981 Mix) (Goffin, Masser) - 4:08
    • From the 1978 album Ross. Originally recorded for Mahogany OST sessions, 1975
  4. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" (Masser Sawyer) - 3:24
  5. "Touch Me in the Morning" (Single mix, with a short fade as opposed to the 30-second fadeout of the original) (Masser, Miller) - 3:26

2003 edition
  1. "It's My Turn" (Masser, Sager) - 3:58
  2. "Stay with Me" (Goffin, Masser) - 3:43
  3. "One More Chance" (Goffin, Masser) - 4:24
  4. "Cryin' My Heart Out for You" (Masser, Willis) - 3:49
  5. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Single mix) (Goffin, Masser) - 3:26
  6. "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" (Masser, Sawyer) - 3:27
  7. "To Love Again" (1978 Mix) (Goffin, Masser) - 4:11
  8. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" (Single mix) (Masser, Sawyer) - 3:21
  9. "Touch Me in the Morning" (Masser, Miller) - 3:58
  10. "Love Me" (Baird, Fekaris, Zesses) - 2:55
    • From Last Time I Saw Him
  11. "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" (Alternate mix created for this edition) (Duet with Marvin Gaye) (T. Bell, Creed) - 2:58
  12. "Together" (Single mix) (Masser, Sawyer) - 3:18
    • 1975 non-album single B-side. Remixed version included on Ross
  13. "After You" (Masser, Miller) - 4:13
    • From Mahogany and Diana Ross
  14. "Too Shy to Say" (Wonder) - 3:17
  15. "Come In from the Rain" (Manchester, Sager) - 4:02
    • From Baby It's Me
  16. "Never Say I Don't Love You" (Patterson, Wright) - 3:53
    • From Ross
  17. "Share Some Love" (Patterson, Wright) - 4:07
    • Previously unreleased recording
  18. "Dreaming of You" (Duet with Lionel Richie) (McClary, Richie) - 4:34
    • From the 1981 original motion picture soundtrack Endless Love
  19. "Endless Love" (Duet with Lionel Richie) (Richie) - 4:28
    • From Endless Love OST
  20. "We're Always Saying Goodbye" (Etlinger, Miller) - 2:31
    • Previously unreleased recording

Charts

Album
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 39
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 62
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 26
US Billboard 200[8] 32

Singles
Single Chart Position
"It's My Turn" US Billboard Hot 100 9
"It's My Turn" USA Billboard Hot Soul Singles 14
"It's My Turn" UK Singles Chart 16
"One More Chance" US Billboard Hot 100 79
"One More Chance" US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 39
"One More Chance" UK Singles Chart 49
"Crying My Heart Out for You" UK Singles Chart 58

References
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  6. "Swedishcharts.com – Diana Ross – To Love Again". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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  8. "Diana Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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