Customer Reviews
Revelatory Ross - By: R. M. Desjardins, 26 Jul 2008 
Motown writer & producer Deke Richards who played a major rolein the Supremes "Love Child" single & album was as he put it, "given the keys to the Rolls Royce of Motown." Along with Hal Davis & Berry Gordy, they masterminded Diana Ross' second solo album originally releasedin 1970, & only now availablein North Americain an expanded compact disc format. Worth the wait? You bet!
In the liner notes, Richards recalled Gordy wanting "something different out on Diana yesterday" & although "Everything Is Everything" is somewhat heavy with cover tunes, Ross finds nooks & cranniesin familiar songs to weave her magic.
Diana Ross wasin her vocal prime at the time of this recording & standout tracks include the Anna Gaye & Marvin Gaye composition "Baby It's Love" featuring alto sax riffs which took place during back-to-back overdub sessions for Marvin's classic "What's Going On," an Aretha Franklin cover, "I Love You (Call Me)," which earned Ross a nomination for Best Female R&B Performance Grammy, & "I'm Still Waiting," which was a huge hitin England, not once, but twice, the second time around with a 1990 remix version featuring a percolating bass line.
Two Lennon/McCartney songs hit the bulls eye as well, & a previously unreleased version of George Harrison's "Something" is included as a bonus. Richards had a future projectin mind, "Diana Takes On The Beatles" that never materialized. As an extra bonus, an 1982 "Revelations" remix of "Come Together" is included, but it lacks the punch & vitality of the original session.
Ross offers up a commanding performance of the Bacharach/David standard "(They Long To Be) Close To You," but it's the previously unreleased bonus tracks, "Wish I Knew" & "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" that stand out.
Once again Hip-O Select has done a masterful job dusting off a classic recording adding bonus tracks, with informative notes & previously unpublished photos. Diana Ross is one of those rare recording artists who deserves to have all her solo Motown albums releasedin CD format. Hopefully "Surrender" & "Baby It's Me" are due for re-releasein the near future.
supreme smile, diana ross - By: T. Bowles, 24 Jul 2008 Everything Is Everything its taken a while & thats far to long to get this album on to cd,but its arrived & it is still a great album to have. I'M STILL WAITING is the song most will know about & still sounds as fresh now & DOOBEDOO, is a silly title but a good song,THEY LONG TO BE CLOSE TO YOU is sung so well i dont think i have heard anyone do it any better you have 2 tracks that have not been released befor WISH I KNEW, & COME TOGETHER (1982 remix) both are fair. you dont see many covers now with diana smiling so its a treat & a great cover pic,has a small booklet that has some good info on the song writers & some good pics of a great diva,its allways good to hear diana trying to find her way with a song & chatting at the end to make sure it good enough. i have had this album from the day it was released so to have it on cd is much better & the sound is so clear,if its one you are just thinking about dont get it, you will enjoy every single track of a lady that can do no wrong.
It's been a long time. - By: Stephen W. Morgan, 05 Jun 2008 Although not regarded as one of Ross' finest albums, it has a mighty nostalgic kick for me as it was the first album I ever owned, & was bought for me by my grandmother for my 16th birthdayin December 1971. I had previously bought the single I'm Still Waiting earlierin the year as it rocketed to #1in the UK charts. It was the first single I ever bought with my own pocket money.
For me, Everything Is Everything is just that, Everything. I was captivated by the album, from the opening bars of My Place to the closing notes of Ross' cover of Bacharach's (They Long To Be) Close To You, & it would captivate me for many years until I lent it to an old girl friend who left it on the window sillin the hot summer sun of 1978. The result was a very warped & very unplayable record. I was devastated, & despite many attempts to replace the album over the years, it has remained lost to me, until now.
It is with eager anticipation that I await the release of this album, the joy of exploring the album design, the new photos, the album notes, & most of all the songs, particularly the bonus tracks, I can't wait to hear her version of Something, kudos to the team who sought out the tracks & liberated them from the archives for us to hearin all their glory.
As for the old familiar tracks, well, I'll be transported back to 1971 as soon as I sit down to listen, it will be good to hear them all after so many years, as Ross sings "Heaven must have sent you, & I'm not gonna let you go back" I will feel like shouting "Hallelujah" as "Somebody Strike(s) up the band" on what has to be Motown's longest, & most tongue twisting titles everin "Doobedoodn Doobee Doobedoodn Doobee Doobedoodn doo". This really has been The Long And Winding Road to get this album backin my collection. I can't wait.
So, What's next? Comein from the rain Baby It's Me?
Diana's Second Solo Album - By: David R. Bishop, 29 May 2008 Following hot on the heals of 'Let The Music Play' a double album of unreleased Diana Ross & The Supremes material, comes this Hip-o-select release of the second solo album from Diana Ross 'Everything Is Everything'.
Wheras her first & third album were written & produced by Nick Ashford & Val Simpson, this one was more of a rat-bag collection. I'm not saying it is bad, each song is at least passable, but it doesn't hang together too well as an album. It was rush-released towards the end of 1970 to cashin on the success of the first album.
There are some brilliant tracks. 'I'm Still Waiting' was debuted on here. Tony Blackburn picked up the song & kept playing it until they released it as a single. It shot to No 1in the UK. When Diana Ross was busyin production of 'Lady Sings The Blues', the British market was hungry for releases, so Doobe Dood(etc!) was released & made the upper reaches of our charts. It might have been even bigger, but people were embarassed to goin shops & say the title.
Diana's version of Aretha Franklin's 'I Love You Call Me' was Grammy nominated. No not the original, this version, no kidding. I would say it holds up well to the original, but I know some soul fans who would blanche at the thought of it!
The covers of the Beatles songs, & 'They Long To Be Close To You' are also noteworthy. Tracks 12 to 18 are bonus tracks, including George Harrison's 'Something', & the Phil Chil remix of 'I'm Still Waiting', which charted herein 1990.
I was considering giving this only four stars, but I know some of you guys would never forgive me. This is the last time that Diana Ross smiled on an album cover. Considering that she has the most beautiful smilein the world, that alone makes it worth five stars! The bonus tracks & tantalising snippets of studio chat seal the deal, so it is top marks!
This one & the above mentioned Diana Ross & The Supremes release, has satisfied for a while, my demand for new product from Motown's top Diva.
