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Summary: A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS DIANA ROSS FAN!
Review: At last we have a book that truly celevrates the music of this legendary soul diva. No bitching, no backstabbing (unlike, DREAMGIRL: MY LIFE AS A SUPREME - MARY WILSON and CALL HER MISS ROSS - J.RANDY TAROBERELLI), just a very warm, intelligent and entertaining over-view of Diana Ross's triumphantly succesful career. It's obvious the passion Sharon Davis has for Diana and it really shines through making very enjoyable reading. This book chronicles her humble rise as a sassy, streetwise girl growing up in the ghetto area's of Detroit into the first class, world-wide superstar she now is. There are career highlights sections mentioning notable events such as the disastorous Central Park concert where a torrential rain storm occured mid way through her performance, as well as when she was voted Best Female Artist and also mentioning the various awards she scooped over the years for record sales. Her reviews on selected albums, contain a livley, energetic style of writing that has been renowned for years and she also welcomingly writes about the many business corporations Diana owns. Overly a thoroughly excellent book that is lavishly illustrated with some never-seen-before photo's of the singer. Sharon Davis, a highly accomplished writer, does the Diana Ross legend proud and this follows in the footsteps of her other two excellent books, MOTOWN: THE HISTORY and MARVIN GAYE: I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. Highly recommended as fans will be delighted!
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Summary: Soft Focus Is More Like It
Review: I got this book because of the author Sharon Davis' past work, in particular Motown: The History, a thorough look at Motown from its humble beginnings through the mid-80s that featured vivid portraits of even the lesser known, talented, artists like Blinky, the Monitors, and the Elgins.Unfortunately, this book is not so objective as that effort. Ross cooperated with the creation of this book and it is easy to see why. Davis portrays her in only flattering tones - and, as anyone who has followed Miss Ross and her career knows, she is a complex, often difficult, diva. Also frustrating are Davis' evaulations of Ross' musical, tv, and film ventures. Every project Ross did is considered to be a major success. Even duds like Ross' '80s tv special Red Hot Rhythm & Blues which failed to crack the Nielsen ratings' top 50 in the US, and her box-office disaster The Wiz. Curiously, this book, which is supposed to be solely focused on Miss Ross, devotes a large section to the post-Ross Supremes. While among the more interesting reading in the book, it is clearly out of place in this Ross lovefest. Where this book does succeed is as eye candy. It is over-sized, with beautiful, full-page pictures (some previously unpublished) and would make a nice addition to any coffee table.
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Summary: This Book Does No Justice To The Diva :o(
Review: The diva, Miss Ross has got to be my all-time favorite female artist. I have many of her concerts on tape: TCB, GIT with the Tempts, Central Park, An Evening with (1977) and many of her world-wide tours from Japan and Denmark. I've also read 4 bio's about her and even invested in her 4 CD box-set. Having read the outstanding work Davis did on Marin Gaye, 'I heard it through the Grapevine', I was anxious to pick this one up. I'm sorry I wasted my money-although new insight on Ross is always a good thing, this FOCUS gave little, if none at all. Any decent Diana Ross fan website can fill you in on the reviews of her CD's, chart placement of her singles or awards she's won. Davis also GLAZES over many known details, such as the 'success' of Motown 25. We all know that Ross pushed Mary twice during the telecast and tried to grab the microphone away from her when she tried to speak to Gordy. It may not be nice but we all love Ross for her jaunty behavior :o). Davis also called Ross's Working Overtime CD a 'healthy seller'. Any Ross fan-even Ross herself-knows her return to Motown was a dismal failure due to lack of promotion. I have the CD in my Walkman right now and there's no reason why 'Overtime' did not score at least two top ten hits. Even the cancellation of her much hyped Return to Love Tour is glazed over. No talk about the controversy, no talk about Mary or Cindy and no talk about the tour not even selling out Detroit! Oh well, the book does have decent never before seen pics of the diva and the 70's Supremes but any other work on Diana has the same stuff times 4. For Die-hard Ross fans just borrow this one for the pics. Long live Diana! I'm waiting for her Real Bio, not 'Secrets', to set the world straight. We love Ross!
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Summary: Diana is still a Legend
Review: This book is one of the greatest out there of the Diva herself. Includes ALOT of rare pictures and descriptions on the Singles albums and movies that made Diana a "Supreme" Superstar. It's definitly worth buying.
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Summary: A Cool Overview
Review: this is a cool Book&Overview on Diana Ross.Diana Ross always had Style&you couldn't take your eye off Her.also She is a very Attractive Lady.I've enjoyed Her Music mainly the Older stuff of course but She is something else.this is a cool Book.
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Summary: A Cool Overview
Review: this is a cool Book&Overview on Diana Ross.Diana Ross always had Style&you couldn't take your eye off Her.also She is a very Attractive Lady.I've enjoyed Her Music mainly the Older stuff of course but She is something else.this is a cool Book.
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Summary: miss ROSS is still the BOSS.
Review: this is a great tribute to a living legend=singer & actress Diana Ross... pretty photos & inside info on one of the Greatest Pop Icons of the 20th century. buy it NOW!!! LR
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