BEWARE

If I could, I wouldn't give a single star. Don't be a fool--this could be considered commercial cheating. In fact, the bonus CD has nothing to do with Diana Ross at all! And the person who wrote the liner notes was even intelligent enough not to sign. There's much better than this; this is going very low.

Horrible Remastering! Horrible Track Selection!

I purchased this CD because it looked cool and Diana Ross is my favorite singer. I was not expecting such a shoddy product!

Complaint #1: BAD SOUND! Whoever remastered this used noise reduction which is an absolute no-no. The result is an icy, glassy, slightly robotic sound that is audibly discernible. As the songs fade out, it sounds like seagulls are flying away! Where is the guru Bill Inglot when you need him?

Complaint #2: Bad track selection! In fact, it is an INACCURATE track selection! Disc 3 features 6 songs by The Supremes after Diana Ross left the group. This is bizarre and unfair to both Diana Ross AND The Supremes. True fans know who sang which songs, but what a disservice to do something like this, and not even mention it in the (skimpy) liner notes.

In summary, if you want a great 2-disc set of Diana Ross, get "The Motown Anthology" (released in 2001). And if you want a good 2-disc set of the 70s Supremes, get "The Supremes: The 70s Anthology" (2002).

The Ultimate Insult

In agreement with many reviewrs here, the folks at Universal who released this Ultimate Collection made an Ultimate Failure of doing so. The title is deceptive as Diana has no part of the 3rd disc of this collection at all. The remainder include songs with and without the Supremes which can hardly be inferred from the title. The powers that be at Universal are milking the Ross Legend for all it's worth, caring little for the material or the accuracy thereof. There are plenty of Diana Ross Compilations out there that put this piece to shame, "remastered" or not. Just about any other choice would be better than this one.