Diane Ernestine Earle Ross (born March 26, 1944), better known as Diana Ros… Read Full Bio ↴Diane Ernestine Earle Ross (born March 26, 1944), better known as Diana Ross, is an American soul, R&B and pop singer and actress born in Detroit, Michigan. Ross is one of the most successful female artists of her era, both due to her solo work and her role as lead singer of The Supremes during the 1960s.

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.

Once In The Morning
Diana Ross Lyrics

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Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
Ooh, baby

Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
Once in the morning
Once in the evening

That'll be enough
That'll be enough of your good good lovin' stuff
That'll be enough
Ooh yeah
Take away the yearning
Take away the burning

Baby, baby
Just once in the morning
Once in the evening
Just once in the morning
Once in the evening

It's not all you're thinking
I promise you we'll make it, very hard
Our love has to do with
Your conditions as to how and would we start

It's gotta be once in the morning
Once in the evening
Once in the morning
Once in the evening
That'll be enough
That'll be enough of your good good lovin' stuff
That'll be enough
That'll be enough
Take away the yearning
Take away the burning
Baby, baby
Just once
Yeah

Ooh...

It's seven when I rise
Eleven, close my eyes
It's seven when I rise
Eleven, close my eyes
I want you to be, be, be there
I want you to be, be, be there
Be there
Seven when I rise
Eleven, close my eyes

I promised that I'll be
Good enough for me
Once, once in the evening
That'll be enough
Once in the morning
Once in the evening
That'll be enough
Once in the morning
Once in the evening
Give it to me
Give it to me

Once in the morning
Once in the evening

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Diana Ross's song "Once In The Morning" are about the singer's desire for their lover's affection and physical attention. The singer says they only need it once in both the morning and the evening. As the song progresses, the singer expresses their need for their lover to take away their yearning and burning for them. The song implies a fiery yet highly needed desire for attention from the lover.

The song also mentions that the love shared between the two is not solely physical but also emotional. The singer promises their lover that their love will make it no matter how difficult the circumstances are. The need for their lover's attention is expressed through the repetition of the line "that'll be enough of your good good lovin' stuff."

Overall, the lyrics to "Once In The Morning" are an exploration of a person's desire for both physical and emotional attention from their lover. The lyrics showcase the need for love to be satisfyingly present in the context of the relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Just once in the morning
I want to be with you only once in the morning

Once in the evening
I want to be with you only once in the evening

Ooh, baby
I desire you, my dear

That'll be enough
Once a day is sufficient for me

That'll be enough of your good good lovin' stuff
I don't need more of your love, just once a day is enough

Take away the yearning
Reduce my desire for you

Take away the burning
Reduce my passion for you

It's not all you're thinking
My request is not as daring as you might think

I promise you we'll make it, very hard
I assure you that our intimate times will be passionate

Our love has to do with
Our intimacy is linked to

Your conditions as to how and would we start
Your requirements on how we engage in intimacy and when are crucial