Red Hot Rhythm & Blues

Studio album by Diana Ross

Released

May 1987

Recorded

1986–1987

Genre

R&B

Length

43:56 (US: 38:11)

Label

EMI (UK) RCA (US)

Producer

Tom Dowd, Luther Vandross

Diana Ross chronology

Eaten Alive
(1985)

Red Hot Rhythm & Blues
(1987)

Workin' Overtime
(1989)

Singles from Red Hot Rhythm & Blues

"Dirty Looks / So Close"
Released: April 29, 1987
"Tell Me Again / I Am Me"
Released: July 18, 1987
"Shockwaves / I Am Me"
Released: July 18, 1987 (U.K. release only)
"Mr. Lee"
Released: January 12, 1988

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Red Hot Rhythm and Blues is a 1987 studio album by the American singer Diana Ross released via EMI and RCA labels.

Overview

The album made the charts in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria, as well as reaching the top 20 in Sweden and Norway. It was Ross's final album for RCA Records. It peaked at No. 73 on the "Billboard album chart in the US despite an Emmy nominated television special that was a ratings success. It sold around 125,000 copies in the USA.^[2]

The album included "Dirty Looks" (US R&B #12, UK #49) written by Richard Scher & Lotti Golden, and the ballad "It's Hard for Me to Say", produced by Luther Vandross. It also included cover versions of several R&B classics, including The Bobbettes' "Mr. Lee" (UK #58), Jackie Ross' "Selfish One," Etta James' "Tell Mama", and The Drifters' "There Goes My Baby". A Shep Pettibone remix of "Shockwaves" was released as a single in the UK which peaked at #76.

The album was promoted with a TV special featuring Etta James, Little Richard, Billy Dee Williams, Leslie Nielsen, LL Cool J, Bernadette Peters and Wolfman Jack. The tracks "Mr Lee" and "Tell Mama" did not feature on the US version of the album and the mix of "Dirty Looks" was the UK version which differs from the US version.

The cover photography was by Herb Ritts.

Re-release in 2014

The album was remastered and re-released in September 2014 by Funky Town Grooves, as an "Expanded Edition" with bonus material on a second CD.^[3]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dirty Looks" (US Album Mix)	Richard Scher, Lotti Golden	4:09
2.	"Stranger In Paradise"	John Capek, Amy Sky	3:59
3.	"Summertime"	Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson	4:05
4.	"Shine"	Mick Hucknall	3:31
5.	"Tell Me Again"	Wintley Phipps	3:14

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Selfish One"	Carl Smith, Wilfred McKinley	3:23
2.	"Cross My Heart"	Sharon Robinson	4:11
3.	"There Goes My Baby"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, George Treadwell, Lover Patterson	3:03
4.	"It's Hard For Me To Say"	Luther Vandross	4:46
5.	"Shockwaves"	Diana Ross, Mark Cawley, Bill Wray	3:49

European Version - Side A
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dirty Looks" (European Album Mix)	Richard Scher, Lotti Golden	3:21
2.	"Stranger In Paradise"	John Capek, Amy Sky	3:59
3.	"Summertime"	Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson	4:05
4.	"Shine"	Mick Hucknall	3:31
5.	"Tell Me Again"	Wintley Phipps	3:14
6.	"Mr. Lee"	Emma Pought, Jannie Pought, Helen Gather, Laura Webb, Reather Dixon	3:06

European Version - Side B
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell Mama"	Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell	3:39
2.	"Selfish One"	Carl Smith, Wilfred McKinley	3:23
3.	"Cross My Heart"	Sharon Robinson	4:11
4.	"There Goes My Baby"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, George Treadwell, Lover Patterson	3:03
5.	"It's Hard For Me To Say"	Luther Vandross	4:46
6.	"Shockwaves"	Diana Ross, Mark Cawley, Bill Wray	3:49

2014 Expanded Edition CD1
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dirty Looks"	Richard Scher, Lotti Golden	4:09
2.	"Stranger In Paradise"	John Capek, Amy Sky	3:59
3.	"Summertime"	Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson	4:05
4.	"Shine"	Mick Hucknall	3:31
5.	"Tell Me Again"	Wintley Phipps	3:14
6.	"Selfish One"	Carl Smith, Wilfred McKinley	3:23
7.	"Cross My Heart"	Sharon Robinson	4:11
8.	"There Goes My Baby"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, George Treadwell, Lover Patterson	3:03
9.	"It's Hard For Me To Say"	Luther Vandross	4:46
10.	"Shockwaves"	Diana Ross, Mark Cawley, Bill Wray	3:49
11.	"Mr. Lee"	Emma Pought, Jannie Pought, Helen Gather, Laura Webb, Reather Dixon	3:06
12.	"Tell Mama"	Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell	3:39
13.	"Sweet Soul Music"	Sam Cooke, Arthur Conley, Otis Redding	2:12

2014 Expanded Edition CD2
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dirty Looks" (12" Mix)	7:49
2.	"Dirty Looks" (12" Instrumental)	5:52
3.	"Dirty Looks" (Bonus Beats)	2:47
4.	"Dirty Looks" (European Album Mix)	3:20
5.	"Shockwaves" (12" Mix)	6:40
6.	"Shockwaves" (12" Instrumental)	3:57
7.	"Shockwaves" (7" Remix)	3:56
8.	"Mr. Lee" (Swing Mix)	6:58
9.	"Mr. Lee" (Rare Groove Version)	6:47
10.	"Mr. Lee" (Swing Mix Edit)	3:10

Personnel

Diana Ross – vocals
Luther Vandross – background vocals
John Capek – keyboards
Chuck Rainey – bass
Tommy Vig – drums, percussion
Darryl Tookes – background vocals
Jocelyn Brown – background vocals
Dennis Collins – background vocals
Francisco Centeno – bass
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Benny Diggs – background vocals
Nathan East – bass
Steve Farris – guitar
Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion
Sammy Figueroa – percussion
Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
Eric Gale – guitar
Steve Goldstein – synthesizer
Lani Groves – background vocals
Ivan Hampden – drums
Joseph Joubert – keyboards
Jason Miles – synthesizer
Jeff Mironov – guitar
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
Richard Tee – keyboards

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ http://www.greasylake.org/the-circuit/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F116321-the-supremes-diana-ross-stevie-wonder-and-ray-charlesusa-album-sales%2F
↑ "Red Hot Rhythm And Blues (2 CD Deluxe Edition)". FunkyTownGrooves.com. FunkyTownGrooves.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

Diana Ross

Studio albums	Diana Ross (1970) Everything Is Everything (1970) Surrender (1971) Touch Me in the Morning (1973) Last Time I Saw Him (1973) Diana Ross (1976) Baby It's Me (1977) Ross (1978) The Boss (1979) diana (1980) Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981) Silk Electric (1982) Ross (1983) Swept Away (1984) Eaten Alive (1985) Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) Workin' Overtime (1989) The Force Behind the Power (1991) Take Me Higher (1995) Every Day Is a New Day (1999) Blue (2006) I Love You (2006) Diana Ross Sings Songs From The Wiz (2015)

Compilations	Greatest Hits (1972) Diana Ross' Greatest Hits (1976) 20 Golden Greats (1979) To Love Again (1981) All the Great Hits (1981) Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993) One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993) Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994) Voice of Love (1996) Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001) The Definitive Collection (2006) The Greatest (2011) Upside Down: The Collection (2012)

Live albums	Live at Caesars Palace (1974) An Evening with Diana Ross (1977) Greatest Hits Live (1989) Live: Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues (1992)

Soundtrack albums	Diana! (1971) Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Mahogany (1975) The Wiz (1978) Endless Love (1981)

Other albums	Diana & Marvin (1973) Christmas in Vienna (with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras) (1993) A Very Special Season (1994)

Singles (US/UK Top Ten)	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Remember Me" "Surrender" "I'm Still Waiting" "Touch Me in the Morning" "All of My Life" "You Are Everything" "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" "Love Hangover" "Upside Down" "I'm Coming Out" "My Old Piano" "It's My Turn" "Endless Love" "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" "Mirror, Mirror" "Work That Body" "Muscles" "Missing You" "Chain Reaction" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "One Shining Moment" "Not Over You Yet"

Tours	Return to Love Tour (2000) I Love You Tour (2007-08) More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour (2010-12) In the Name of Love Tour (2014)

Related topics	Discography The Supremes Rhonda Ross Kendrick (daughter) Tracee Ellis Ross (daughter) Evan Ross (son) Arne Næss, Jr. (second husband) Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (brother) Berry Gordy List of awards and nominations received by Diana Ross Diana Ross Playground

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