DIANA
| 仕様 | 価格 | 新品 | 中古品 |
|
CD, 限定版, 2018/5/16
"もう一度試してください。" | 限定版 | ¥1,000 | ¥500 |
|
CD, CD, インポート, 2006/5/23
"もう一度試してください。" | 輸入盤 |
—
| — | ¥449 |
|
CD, 1992/12/2
"もう一度試してください。" | 1枚組 |
—
| — | ¥580 |
|
CD, 1990/4/21
"もう一度試してください。" | 1枚組 |
—
| — | ¥800 |
|
CD, 限定版, 2014/12/3
"もう一度試してください。" | 限定版 |
—
| — | ¥1,200 |
|
CD, CD, 2012/9/19
"もう一度試してください。" | CD |
—
| — | ¥1,230 |
|
CD, CD, オリジナルレコーディングのリマスター, 2003/7/29
"もう一度試してください。" | CD, オリジナルレコーディングのリマスター |
—
| — | ¥7,255 |
|
CD, インポート, 1992/2/10
"もう一度試してください。" | インポート |
—
| — | ¥7,378 |
|
CD, 限定版, 2012/12/5
"もう一度試してください。" | 限定版 | — | ¥10,000 |
この商品をチェックした人はこんな商品もチェックしています
曲目リスト
| 1 | Upside Down |
| 2 | Tenderness |
| 3 | Friend To Friend |
| 4 | I'm Coming Out |
| 5 | Have Fun |
| 6 | My Old Piano |
| 7 | Now That You're Gone |
| 8 | Give Up |
商品の説明
Amazonレビュー
Perhaps Ms. Ross's most indispensable solo work, the 1980 Diana hooks her up with the Chic organization and eight good to really, really great songs for a disc that glows with rhythm and good feeling. The Boss herself has rarely sounded finer, as Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers seem to anticipate just what she can do vocally and aim the music at the bull's-eye. One bets that Debbie Harry wished she'd gotten hold of the sassy "Give Up" for her own Edwards/Rodgers-helmed KooKoo. --Rickey Wright
Product Description
The second biggest album of her career, a #2 smash from 1980-now remastered and priced to thrill! Her infectious #1 pop hit Upside Down is joined by I'm Coming Out (#5 pop hit) and the rest of the original album. Undeniably one of Diana's all-time best.
登録情報
- メーカーにより製造中止になりました : いいえ
- 製品サイズ : 14.71 x 14.5 x 0.99 cm; 92.13 g
- メーカー : MOTOW
- EAN : 0731453092723
- 商品モデル番号 : CD530927
- オリジナル盤発売日 : 2006
- SPARSコード : DDD
- レーベル : MOTOW
- ASIN : B00000J2RG
- ディスク枚数 : 1
- Amazon 売れ筋ランキング: - 244,463位ミュージック (ミュージックの売れ筋ランキングを見る)
- - 205位モータウン
- - 402位ディスコ
- - 775位ブラックコンテンポラリー
- カスタマーレビュー:
-
トップレビュー
上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
それまではソウル、R&B路線の王道のアルバムが多かったのですが、このアルバムで当時流行りのディスコを取り入れ、そのはしりのようなグループChicが全面協力、そのNile Rodgersが曲を書き作り上げたアルバム。
当時それまでDianaにあまり興味がなかった人たちもこぞって取り上げ、大ヒットしました。
オリジナル盤を持っていましたが、このボーナストラックが大幅に追加された2枚組のDeluxe Editionを知り、再度購入。ボーナストラックの中には、Dianaが収録を見送ったChicとのオリジナルヴァージョンや12インチのロングヴァージョン、またおまけでSuprems時代のメドレーや過去のヒット曲も収録されています。
アップサイド・ダウンのロング・バージョンはこのアルバムでしっかり聴けますし、ダイアナがダメ出ししたシックのボツ・バージョンもデラックスでは聴けます。
そういう意味で、これはとてもお買い得なアルバムです。
但し、デラックスに追加されているそれ以外の曲の多くは、以前のアルバムに収録されていた渋い曲で、これらに目新しさはありません。
シングルでは大ヒット1位連発のダイアナ・ロスですが、ソロ・アルバムで1位を取ったのは意外にもサントラの1枚だけで、これはそれを除けば最大のヒットアルバム(2位)となりました。
実はこれ以前、ダイアナはポップス・モータウン色が強くてマンネリ化しており、ちょっと不振気味だったのですが、このアルバムで、それまでのキャラを一新して、都会的でセクシーで格好良い女性にイメチェンし、成功を収めてます。
この後、エンドレス・ラブの空前の大ヒットで、また元のキャラに戻り、今や米国音楽界の大御所となっているのはご存じのとおりです。
そういう意味でちょっと異色なアルバムなのですが、今聴いても全然色褪せません。
90年代からのヒップポップで、後世ずっと聴かれるアルバムや曲はそんなに多くはないでしょう。
黒人しか楽しめない、米国人しか分からない、そういう風に音楽が変わる前の名盤です。
黒人も白人も、米国や英語圏だけでなく世界中の人々に音楽を発信していた頃の音楽です。
他の国からのトップレビュー
After the look inside one's soul that "The Wiz" purported to be, "The Boss" dealt with deeply moving issues and had her singing at a level we had not heard before. "The Boss" could be an intense listening experience. I had a friend who only knew how to celebrate and listen to "The Boss" with such intended passion. "diana" would prove to be a little off course. Diana reportedly felt like the album sounded too much like a Chic album. Some Diana fans felt like it didn't sound enough like a Chic album to insure a hit. The artwork was cutting edge and hot. After "The Boss", we thought it would be difficult to top that au naturel cover of the album. Well, "diana" took it one step further with some stunning shots by Francesco Scavullo. We had not seen this mediterrean Diana before.
The song titles sounded light and refreshing and easy though none of them sounded like I thought they would upon reading the titles of the songs. I thought surely "I'm Coming Out" was going to be more lyrically political, but, alas, it was more existential and ethereal. When it was finally decided that "Upside Down" would be the first single, it shot into the Top 10 in 4 weeks and spent 4 weeks at the top of the singles chart. My favorite part of that song had to be the extended instrumental break. That was different for a Diana Ross record. It takes a real secure singer to allow instrumental passages to near rival the vocal riffs. But she did it and it worked in her favor.
"Tenderness" would have been an instant 4th single if they edited to keep the bulk of the instrumental passage at the end. But with Motown also releasing the soundtrack to "It's My Turn", Diana celebrated 3 Top 10 singles in the states at once with "Upside Down", "I'm Coming Out" and "It's My Turn". "My Old Piano" was one of my favorites, supposedly the only song not written specifically for this album. Though it wasn't released as a single in the states, it was an international top 5 smash. Diana's recording career was always healthier international after 1985 when "Chain Reaction" was the #1 International Smash for 7 weeks and hardly made a dent in the Hot 100 here after a 2nd release. But as far back as her second "Everything is Everything" album gave Diana her second international #1 after "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", with "I"m Still Waiting". "I'm Still Waiting" would barely make an impression in the states. On "Touch Me in the Morning", she would have two back to back hits internationally off that album with "All of My Life" hitting Top 10 while not even being released in the states. So it came as little surprise that "diana" posted 4 singles internationally that undoubtedly took the album to its 10 million global sales making it Diana's biggest solo success until "The Force Behind the Power" would return her to the upper echelon of the international charts again.
For once, that was no heart swept ballad on "diana". "Friend to Friend" and "Now That You're Gone" are both nice songs but nothing that allows Diana to truly sink her soul into like "All for One" on "The Boss" and "Endless Love" the follow-up in a sense to the hysteria caused by "diana" globally. (The "diana" full length art stayed on a vacant showcase window on the Champs de Ellysess for the rest of the decade into the early 90s. I am sure it is gone by now).
I gave this album 5 stars for its performance not necessarily for my connection to the content. Years later, I still love the instrumental breather at the end of the Diana Chic version of "Upside Down" and the extended vamp on the Diana Chic version of "Tenderness". Tony Thompson's drumming on "Im Coming Out" is still something to marvel. Since it was yet another album from our Diva that was self titled, it has come to known as "diana Chic", "Chic diana", "diana '80, etc.
Here it is nearly 35 years later, and I keep getting clearer messages of what this album was designed to accomplish. It was the 2nd album In a row that Diana recorded out of the Motown system. Recorded at the Power Station, "diana" bristles with a renewed freshness that has really, really taken me and the classic Motown sound and flips it inside/out. Yet in other ways, it is very much a Motown album, as we look at the vast amount of classic albums Motown began releasing in the 70s, NARAS' blatant rejection of the Motown dynasty becomes even more offensively obvious. By rights, "diana" should have been a Grammy multi-nominated album. It didn't even register a token R&B nod.
Its taken me a lifetime to fully acclimate myself to the vision of Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards into Diana's world. Better late than never I guess. Like a great vintage bottle of wine, "diana" keeps fermenting.......so much so, I would love Diana to perform the album in its entirety. It would further give perspective to all parties from diana & Nile & Bernard & Berry & Russ. Did Diana and Russ Terrana do the right thing remixing the original recordings? 10 million in sales confirm that question. Would the Chic mixes have performed as well? We may never know. I just now know that I have done a 180 in my perception of the original mixes.....Diana wasn't sure, Berry couldn't hear it, Russ went along with Diana's confusion and Berry's rejection....but, Nile and Bernard weren't resting on their laurels. There is an undeniable "Chicness" about the album.....but it doesn't sound like any previously released Chic or Sister Sledge album. In fact, it inspired "Real People", the edgiest Chic album to date, "KooKoo" a fresh take at Deborah Harry as a solo artist into Nile's incredible run as a more rock oriented producer, transforming Madonna, Duran Duran and The Power station. An adversely shelving a Johnny Mathis album that could have suffered Diana's fate and underscore a myth, that Nile and Bernard surely knew how to "Have Fun (Again)".
Klare Empfehlung
Il y a d'abord le tube imparable "Upside Down", bien cochon finalement dans le texte. Autre tour de force, le conquérant "I'm Coming Out", qui fait de Diana Ross une nouvelle icône gay. Les autres morceaux sont un petit cran en-dessous mais demeurent globalement très bons, du pur Chic, soit des titres efficaces, profilés pour les dancefloors, et qui, même quand la composition est un peu facile, ne sont jamais pris en défaut du point de vue de la musicalité. Sur tous les morceaux, il y a la guitare vivifiante et tonique de Nile Rodgers, parfaitement secondée par la basse ronde et chaude de Bernard Edwards. Sans oublier la batterie intraitable de Tony Thompson. Du groove moderne et acéré impitoyable.
Grosse affaire que cette édition Deluxe qui contient le mix original de Chic refusé à l'époque par Berry Gordy, le patron de la Motown. Rodgers et Edwards avaient poussé de grands cris, on aurait dénaturé l'album, ruiné leur musique. A l'écoute, il n'y a pas vraiment de quoi fouetter un chat. Chez Chic, les morceaux étaient parfois un peu plus longs, comprenant des parties instrumentales qui seront supprimées par Gordy et, globalement, le son est plus resserré et brut. Rien de bien fondamental, cette version plaira sans doute surtout aux musiciens, elle est plus pure. Pour autant, Gordy, en y apposant une petite couche de vernis, a ourdi un mix très efficace et aéré qui fonctionne à merveille. Bref, ce qu'on gagne d'un côté, on le perd peut-être un peu de l'autre. Il y a donc les deux versions présentes, de toute façon, chacun choisira donc sa préférée mais, encore une fois, pas de grand bouleversement. L'album demeure dans tous les cas ce petit classique du début des années 80.
Le deuxième CD prouve bien que Diana Ross délivrait de la bonne musique avant de vraiment retrouver le grand public avec cet album car il propose plus de 75 minutes de morceaux datant de la seconde moitié des seventies, souvent dans des versions maxi, donc longues et, surtout, bien troussées. C'est juste que ces morceaux ne tranchaient sans doute pas assez avec le reste de la production de l'époque. Et donc, sans rencontrer un grand succès, ils sont globalement quand même très bons car souvent bien composés (Ashford et Simpson, ce genre) et parfaitement exécutés, de la dance bien fichue et bien balancée.
Voici donc une belle et riche édition d'un album marquant son époque avec un CD supplémentaire bien garni qui complète idéalement le couplage des deux mix avec une sorte de best of de la seconde moitié des seventies. Quelque part, c'est très bon même si, certes, ce n'est plus de la soul de la grande époque. L'album collait de toute façon parfaitement à la sienne et ne se voulait pas du tout rétrograde, bien au contraire. A vrai dire, difficile d'y résister: Nile Rodgers et Bernard Edwards, dans leurs grands jours (et cet album en fait partie) étaient d'une efficacité diabolique. Let's dance !
Diana did the right thing by remixing the album with Russ Terrana--especially on "Upside Down", by scaling back the strings and giving the song a slightly starker production overall. Her redone vocals are also less cheery-sounding and serve the record better. Over thirty years after it's debut "Upside Down" remains my favorite single of all-time. I will never tire of the lush strings, scratchy guitars and Lady Di's cool, detached vocal. The anthematic "I'm Coming Out" of course being the other winner here with it's exuberant keyboard exclamation and incessant shotgun drumming matching Diana's excited and celebratory delivery. Diana seems to be having the most fun on the cheery-sounding ode to "My Old Piano". Musically, this one's most similar to "Upside Down" except it's happier and Diana naturally executes the tricky verses with expertise.
The two slow jams "Friend to Friend" and "Now That You're Gone" are anything but boring. The production is breathtaking, awash with plucky strings underneath crystal-clear vocals that will give the listener goosebumps.
Though the production is still top-notch, the writing is not as sharp on the remaining cuts. "Have Fun (Again)" possesses more of an urban vibe that Rogers would employ the following year on Debbie Harry's solo debut "Koo Koo". The song goes on longer than it should. The same can be said for "Give Up", but this one gets the edge because of stronger lyrics.
I bought the expanded 2-disc edition just to get the original version of the album that Nile Rogers mixed himself but I admit I don't listen to the second disc of bonus tracks very often.
Anyone who (correctly) perceives Diana as a singles artist and is wary of purchasing an album of hers can rest easy--this is one that won't disappoint. Fans of CHIC and Sister Sledge or Nile Rogers' work will be sure to enjoy.
Upside Down 5/5
Tenderness 4/5
Friend to Friend 5/5
I'm Coming Out 5/5
Have Fun (Again) 4/5
My Old Piano 5/5
Now That You're Gone 5/5
Give Up 4/5
Album rating: FOUR STARS.
In comparing the 2 editions, there are 3 things that are consistent across all the tracks.
- The overall sound is more compressed on the Terrana mix and more ambient on the Chic mix.
- Diana's vocals are more prominent, sped up, and smoothed out on the Terrana mix. The Chic mixed presented a more raw and lively vocal sound.
- Nile Rodger's guitar presence is lessened (and in some places, eliminated) on the majority of the tracks.
So, which version is better? Let's take it track by track:
"Upside Down": They are definately distinct from each other. The Chic mix is more funky sounding but doesn't quite flow as well as the Terrana mix. A toss-up.
"Tenderness": Terrana sucked the life out of this track. The driving Chic mix is much more energetic and enjoyable. Chic mix wins hands down.
"Friend to Friend": Chic mix makes this track sound ethereal and dreamy, but the guitar is a bit too much in spots. Terrana's mix is better for reining in the excess.
"I'm Coming Out": Both tracks are well done, but the Chic mix was more quirky and playful, especially in the trombone solo. Edge goes to the Chic mix.
"Have Fun (Again)": Similar to "Upside Down" in that the Chic mix had more rhythmic drive, but isn't necessarily an improvement. Another toss-up.
"My Old Piano": Oddly enough, it is the Terrana mix that gives Diana's vocals like and verve despite more prominent instrumentation. Edge to the Terrana mix.
"Now That You're Gone": This is the track where there is the least difference between the mixes, another toss-up.
"Give Up": The Chic mix features a nice break near the end. Gives it the edge it needs.
Overall, I tend to favor the Chic mix, but cannot deny that both make for great albums.
ウェブプレーヤーを開く






