In 1959, Ross was brought to the attention of Milton Jenkins, the manager of the local doo-wop group The Primes, by Mary Wilson. Primes member Paul Williams convinced Jenkins to enlist Ross in the sister group The Primettes, which included Wilson, Florence Ballard and Betty McGlown.
In 1976, Billboard magazine named her the female entertainer of the century. In 1993, The Guinness Book Of World Records listed her as the most successful female artist ever (the title is now attributed to Madonna), partly due to her combined total of eighteen number-one singles, six of them recorded solo and the remaining dozen from her work with the Supremes.
Ross was also one of the few pop singers to find modest success in the acting world winning an Academy Award nomination for her role as Billie Holiday in the 1972 film, "Lady Sings the Blues" as well as having hits with other film roles such as "Mahogany", "Out of Darkness" and "Double Platinum", not to mention her role in "The Wiz".
Ross has been awarded many lifetime achievement accolades from many organizations and media outlets: she has been featured on BET, Soul Train, and awarded multiple times at the NAACP Image Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007 and given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement in 2011.
Ross' professional vocal collaborators have included the following during her career: Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Julio Iglesias, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Smokey Robinson, among many others.
Love will make it right
Diana Ross Lyrics
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I knew from the first time I saw you
I wanted you for myself
You feel the same though it's got to be wrong
We each belong to somebody else
Once it was vague desire
Those things that people are saying
Can't keep our love on the shelf
How long can we talk about it
What good is life without it
Love will make it right
Love will make it right
Love will choose the night
Love will make it right
Four friends are driving on Sunday
Our smiles a useless disguise
By now they know what's inside our hearts
My sweet, it shows in your eyes
Through all the foolish laughter
They know just what we're after
How long can we keep on living
This life of unspoken lies
Some will be touched with sadness
But how can we stop the madness
Love will make it right
Love will make it right
Love will choose the night
Love will make it right
Some will be touched with sadness
But how can we stop the madness
Love will make it right
Love will make it right
Love will choose the night
Love will make it right
The song "Love Will Make It Right" by Diana Ross is an emotionally charged ballad about two people who are in love but belong to somebody else. The lyrics begin with the singer confessing her desire towards the person whom she loves, even though both of them are in a relationship with someone else. Despite knowing that their love is wrong, they cannot help the way they feel. The lyrics describe the intensity of their passion, which has now turned into a raging fire. They cannot keep their love on the shelf, and people talking about it cannot stop them from being together.
The second verse talks about the four friends who are driving on Sunday the singer and her lover among them. Their smiles are a useless disguise as their love for each other is apparent. Through all their foolish laughter, their friends know what they are after. The lyrics lament the unspoken lies that the singer and her lover must live with. They are aware that some people will be touched with sadness, but they cannot stop the madness. The chorus repeats that love will make everything right and that it will choose the night.
The message of "Love Will Make It Right" is clear that love is powerful, and it can conquer anything. The lyrics speak of how love can overcome obstacles and how it can make everything better, even when everything seems like it's falling apart.
Line by Line Meaning
I knew from the first time I saw you
Since the very first time I saw you, I have known that I wanted to be with you.
I wanted you for myself
I desired only to have you for myself.
You feel the same though it's got to be wrong
You share the same feelings as I, yet we both know it is not right.
We each belong to somebody else
We both are involved with other people.
Once it was vague desire
At first, it was just a general feeling of wanting to be with you.
Now it's a raging fire
Now the feeling has become an all-consuming passion.
Those things that people are saying
The rumors and gossip that people are spreading about us.
Can't keep our love on the shelf
We cannot deny our love and let it go unnoticed.
How long can we talk about it
We cannot keep talking about our love without acting on it.
What good is life without it
Life is meaningless without experiencing the love we feel.
Love will make it right
Our love has the power to overcome any obstacle.
Love will choose the night
Our love will prevail through the darkest hours.
Four friends are driving on Sunday
The four of us are out driving on Sunday.
Our smiles a useless disguise
Our smiles fail to conceal what is really in our hearts.
By now they know what's inside our hearts
Our friends by now have realized what we are feeling.
My sweet, it shows in your eyes
The depth of our love is apparent in the look in your eyes.
Through all the foolish laughter
Despite all of the silly, frivolous laughter one finds in life.
They know just what we're after
Our friends know exactly what we want.
How long can we keep on living
We cannot continue living our lives in secret.
This life of unspoken lies
Hiding our true feelings means living a life of deceit.
Some will be touched with sadness
Some people may be hurt by our love.
But how can we stop the madness
But how can we stop our feelings, no matter the consequences?
Love will make it right
Our love will make everything right.
Love will choose the night
Our love will persevere even through the darkest times.
Love will make it right
Our love can conquer all.
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Patrick McDonald
You can feel Steely Dan on this one. They wrote and produced it.
Tanya Kelly
This is a beautiful song it feels so good it seems she is singing this to me
Grant Evans
Fabulous!
Harold Beckham
My favorite Diana Ross record
Alan Traish
Just love this . Thanks
357CLOUDY Black Feather
Nice... a timely song.
Paula Eduarda
I knew from the first time I saw you
I wanted you for myself
You feel the same though it's got to be wrong
We each belong to somebody else
Once it was vague desire
Now it's a raging fire
Those things that people are saying
Can't keep our love on the shelf
How long can we talk about it
What good is life without it
Love will make it right
Love will make it right
Love will choose the night
Love will make it right
Four friends are driving on Sunday
Our smiles a useless disguise
By now they know what's inside our hearts
My sweet, it shows in your eyes
Through all the foolish laughter
They know just what we're after
How long can we keep on living
This life of unspoken lies
Some will be touched with sadness
But how can we stop the madness
Love will make it right
Love will make it right
Love will choose the night
Love will make it right
Some will be touched with sadness
But how can we stop the madness
Love will make it right
Love will make it right
Love will choose the night
Love will make it right
Paula Eduarda
Did you like it dear?
Star Gal
Jorja smith brought me here
Herson Nuvunga
me 2 lol