''Live at Caesars Palace'' is a live album by the American singer Diana Ross, released in 1974. It was recorded during a 1973 performance at

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' Caesars Palace. It was the first of two live albums Ross recorded for Motown. It reached No. 64 in the USA (#15 R&B).

Critical reception

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wrote that "the staged conversations, often awkward monologues, and rough pacing were balanced by some excellent performances, and the album was produced well enough to keep her voice at the core of the sound."

Track listing

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/ My World Is Empty Without You /

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) - 5:19 #"

Ain't No Mountain High Enough "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and ...

" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:57 Side B: #"Corner of the Sky"

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Good Morning Heartache "Good Morning Heartache" is a song written by Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher. It was recorded by jazz singer Billie Holiday on January 22, 1946. Bill Stegmeyer and his Orchestra (Decca Session No. 54) New York City, January 22, ...

/ 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do"" (

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, Ervin Drake, Porter Grainger,

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, Dan Fisher,

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) - 7:24 #" The Lady Is a Tramp" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:29 #" My Man" (Channing Pollack) - 4:25

Personnel

*Diana Ross - vocals * Gil Askey - arranger, conductor *Marty Harris - piano *Gene Pello - drums *Greg Poree - guitar *Jerry Steinholtz - percussion, conga *Nat Brandwynne and His Orchestra * Devastating Affair - background vocals *Pepito Hernandez - bass ;Technical *Armin Steiner - recording engineer *John E. Mills, Ralph Lotten - remix engineers *Bill "The Blade" Lazerus - engineer *David Larkham,

Ed Caraeff Ed Caraeff (born April 18, 1950) is an American photographer, illustrator and graphic designer, who has worked largely in the music industry. He has art directed, photographed and designed more than 400 record album covers from 1967 to 1981 for ...

, Michael Ross - art direction, package concept *Ed Caraeff - photography

The Devastating Affair

The Devastating Affair, consisting of Andrew Porter, Greg Wright, Harold Johnson, Karin Patterson, and Olivia Foster, were an American

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of soul vocalists that evolved into a Motown travelling opening and backing vocalist act for Diana Ross. Both albums the group recorded (the first, ''Devastating Affair Mountain'' (1972) on MoWest, and then a second album, titled ''The Devastating Affair'' (1973) on Motown) were unfortunately shelved. The group performed backing vocals on Ross & Marvin Gaye's hit single " You're a Special Part of Me" from the 1973 album ''

Diana & Marvin ''Diana & Marvin'' is a duets album by American soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 on Motown. Recording sessions for the album took place between 1971 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood, Californi ...

'', after the 3 male members of the group co-wrote the single and submitted the demo for inclusion, as well as Ross's 1970 album '' Everything Is Everything''. During their tenure as a group, three singles were released: "I Want To Be Humble/My Place" (1971 - MoWest), "That's How It Was (Right From The Start)" (1973 - MoWest), and "You Don't Know (How Hard It Is To Make It)" (1974 - Motown).

Charts

References

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