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.
You
Diana Ross Lyrics
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Weak Strong True
Warm Real
Touch Feel
Mind Love You
We are every season
You are every reason
You made me believe
I could believe
In me once again
I'm free once again
You make this world
A better place
Give me your hand
I want to face it again
I got life
I got love
I got you
Me
I needed the simplicity of love
Find
Never dreamed that I find that kind of depth for what we have today
Body
For the closeness of our bodies
Mind
Is a beautiful expression of the intimacy as we share in our minds
Weak
And because we are willing to acknowledge each others human weakness
Strong
We are able to find the strength we need for our love to grow
True
From attraction, to closeness, to companionship as our new phase
Warm
For that kind of love is as true as the warmth of the sun
Real
And is as real as a child's tear
Touch
'Cause that's something I can touch, something you can't explain
Feel
But something you can feel
I got life
I got love
I got you
Me
You just need to be there
Find And babe then you find me there
Body Love my body
Mind And live live in my mind
Weak Together we'll find
Strong Where we can be strong
True True love 's never wrong
Warm You make me warm
Real You make me real
Touch Now I can touch
Feel What I feel in my heart
I got life
I got love
I got you
Me Mind Body...
You're weak and your strong
Strong, True
The lyrics to Diana Ross's song "You" express the depth and power of love in a simple, yet poignant way. The song highlights how love can make everything in life better and stronger. The lyrics "Me Find Body Mind / Weak Strong True / Warm Real / Touch Feel" highlights the various aspects of love, including physical connection, emotional depth, strength, and authenticity.
The chorus of the song expresses gratitude to the person whom the singer loves, thanking them for helping her find belief in herself once again. The lyrics "You make this world / A better place / Give me your hand / I want to face it again" demonstrate that the love of another person can give us the strength and motivation to face the challenges of life.
The rest of the lyrics in the song focus on the ways in which the singer's love for the other person has transformed her and made her feel alive. The lyrics "You make me warm / You make me real / Now I can touch / What I feel in my heart" highlights the transformative power of love and the way it can make us feel alive and connected to ourselves and others.
Overall, "You" is a beautiful song that celebrates the power of love to transform and elevate our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Me Find Body Mind
I needed the simplicity of love, for the closeness of our bodies, and the beautiful expression of intimacy we share in our minds
Weak Strong True
Because we are willing to acknowledge each other's human weakness, we are able to find the strength we need for our love to grow - a love that is true
Warm Real
That kind of love is as true as the warmth of the sun and is as real as a child's tear
Touch Feel
Although something you can touch, it is something you can't explain, but something you can feel in your heart
Mind Love You
You live in my mind and we'll find true love together
We are every season
Our love changes with the seasons of our lives
You are every reason
You are the reason for my love and everything I do
Thank you baby 'cause you
Thank you for making me believe in myself again, and for making this world a better place
You made me believe
You gave me the confidence to believe in myself again
I could believe
I could finally believe in myself again
In me once again
I found my confidence in myself again
I'm free once again
I am finally free to be myself again, thanks to you
You make this world
You make the world a better place just by being in it
A better place
Your presence in this world improves it
Give me your hand
Take my hand, and we will face whatever comes together
I want to face it again
Together, we can face any challenges that come our way
I got life
I have a life filled with love and passion
I got love
I have found true love and happiness
I got you
And most importantly, I have you by my side
You're weak and you're strong
You are both strong and weak, but our love helps us find strength and grow together
Strong, True
Our love is strong, and always true
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management
Written by: TERRY M ETLINGER, RONALD MILLER, RONALD N. MILLER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Cicilo1983
Thanks so much for posting this. I actually didn't know there was an international edition of this album. I wish this was on the North American edition of the album, certainly one of her finest, most cohesive albums ever. It's not even available on iTunes - well, not iTunes Canada, actually...