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	• The Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Diana Ross & Supremes Motown, 1999 average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Maybe the best of Diana Ross and The Supremes

This is one of those Cd's I grabbed just because of the title. But I have to say it was one great grab. From track 1 to track 11 it is one hit after another making it worth the price. Sound quality in my opinion is very good. But that is due to some debate seeing I wasn't around the 1st time these were heard coming off new vinyl records. To me most Cd's sound kinda harsh there lacking the warmth of the old vinyl.

5 stars for content, 2 for execution

For years now, Universal has been cranking out basic, mid-priced compilation CD's of artists in their huge catalog of labels. In many cases, these CD's have been welcomed as they have provided overview collections for some artists that have not been collected before or are an improvement, sonically and/or content-wise, over existing product. However, with the myriad of CD's available for supergroups such as the Supremes, there really is no need for this collection but here it is anyway. If by some chance a music fan does not already own a Supremes collection, this would be a decent sampling but unfortunately, the sound quality here leaves a lot to be desired. So while it's hard to dispute getting all number one tunes with one number two side, this CD falls on its face when it comes to how it performs. Much of the early Motown stuff is muddy-sounding and when mastered for lp the high end was pumped up to compensate for the warming effect of going to vinyl. However, use these masters for CD and without the smoothing out effect of vinyl, these sound terribly shrill and harsh. Two of the tracks here, "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me" are particularly difficult to listen to for this reason. Since stereo versions are available on other Supremes' CD's there is little reason to purchase this only to get sound that is inferior to that which can be obtained elsewhere. With their monumental charting success, a second Millennium collection volume was necessary to merely skim off the Supreme's biggest hits and that companion volume to this one is a bit better technically. Nonetheless, neither of these collections offer anything new and are actually a step down. Better Supremes collections are easily found elsewhere and are preferable to these Millennium pieces.

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Great Song Choices

The 20th Century Masters collections are infamous for leaving off hits when it comes to many artists. However, this one is pretty well done and put together. Of course, the Supremes had a ton of hits so not everyone of their big songs are here *although a majority are.* Every song on here is instantly recognizable. Everyone knows "Stop In the Name of Love," "Baby Love," and "Where Did Our Love Go." My personal favorite is the great closing track "Someday We'll Be Together." My only complaint is the omission of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me." That's probably my favorite song by them and it would've made a good addition. Oh, well.

The Supremes were definitely THE girl supergroup. They paved the way for others such as Destinys Child, Expose, and En Vogue. Very few artists have as many hits to back them up as them.

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The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."
To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.
UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.

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Tracks
Where Did Our Love Go | Baby Love | Come See About Me | Stop! In the Name of Love | Back in My Arms Again | I Hear a Symphony | You Can't Hurry Love | You Keep Me Hangin' On | Reflections | Love Child - Diana Ross, Dean, R. | Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross, Beavers, Jackey

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