GOOD BUT HAVE BEEN BETTER

Diana Ross' performance at the Wembley Arena stadium in 1989 during the time of her Workin Overtime tour. Whilst the ill fated Workin Overtime only sold moderatley, this album catapulted into the U.K top 40 charts and if anything was a reminder that Diana Ross is still a unique and fascinating performer. She performs some of her major hits such as I'M COMING OUT, AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH, CHAIN REACTION and MISSING YOU which occasionally steers into a cabaret sound whilst she skips through The Supremes medley at an uncomfortably fast pace but on the whole its a fairly good representation of her live concerts during the 1980s as she has certainly done many more superior ones since this which unfortunatley and questionably have never been released on record. Its worth having for the rarity of hearing her perform some of her lessr known material such as the sultry soul track DIRTY LOOKS and the rock sounding MIRROR,MIRROR. Diana Ross to this day still has that essential star quality and charisma which justifiably led to her being voted female entertainer of the twentith century. An enjoyable album on the whole.

Interesting....

This is an interesting collection but not Diana Ross's best. On some of the songs her voice does not seem as strong as it used to be. I think this was a good concert but not good enough to be released and sold. She seems to rush through several of the songs and can't reach the high notes.