Everything Is Everything (Diana Ross album)

Everything Is Everything is the second studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on November 3, 1970 by Motown Records. After her self-titled debut and its accompanying two singles, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," Motown rushed the release of its follow-up. Musicians Deke Richards and Hal Davis were commissioned to produce Everything is Everything as slightly more pop than her soulful debut with Ashford & Simpson and the album included cover versions of contemporary hits by The Beatles and The Carpenters.

The album reached number 42 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number five on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling over 200,000 copies. Lead single "I'm Still Waiting" became a number-one hit in the UK in 1971, while follow-up "Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo" reached number 12. Ross' rendering of Aretha Franklin's "Call Me (I Love You)" was nominated for a Grammy in 1971 in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category. An expanded edition of the album featuring remixes and unreleased outtakes had its first CD release in the US on April 18, 2008. It includes another Beatles cover ("Something") as well as "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" also recorded by Barbra Streisand.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Christgau's Record Guide	C+

Allmusic editor Lindsay Planer wrote in his retrospective review that "although Everything Is Everything failed to exceed – or even meet – the chart achievements of its long-playing predecessor, many enthusiasts consider it to be a worthy companion."

Track listing

Original release

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Place"	Hal Davis Mel Larson Jerry Marcellino	2:46
2.	"Ain't No Sad Song"	Davis Berry Gordy Chico Ross	2:42
3.	"Everything Is Everything"	Margaret Gordy	2:27
4.	"Baby It's Love"	Marvin Gaye Anna Gordy Gaye Charles Laskey	3:09
5.	"I'm Still Waiting"	Deke Richards	3:44
6.	"Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo"	Richards	4:52

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come Together"	John Lennon Paul McCartney	5:39
2.	"The Long and Winding Road"	Lennon McCartney	3:26
3.	"I Love You (Call Me)"	Aretha Franklin	3:23
4.	"How About You"	Richards Sandra Sanders David Van De Pitte	2:47
5.	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	4:07

2008 expanded edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Place"	Davis Larson Marcellino	2:46
2.	"Ain't No Sad Song"	Davis B. Gordy Ross	2:42
3.	"Everything Is Everything"	M. Gordy	2:27
4.	"Baby It's Love"	Gaye Gordy Gaye Laskey	3:09
5.	"I'm Still Waiting"	Richards	3:44
6.	"Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo"	Richards	4:52
7.	"Come Together"	Lennon McCartney	6:40
8.	"The Long and Winding Road"	Lennon McCartney	3:26
9.	"I Love You (Call Me)"	Franklin	3:23
10.	"How About You"	Richards Sanders Van De Pitte	2:47
11.	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	Bacharach David	4:07
12.	"Wish I Knew"	Debbie Dean Richards	3:30
13.	"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"	Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman Michel Legrand	3:25
14.	"Something"	George Harrison	3:11
15.	"Ain't No Sad Song"	Davis Gordy Ross	3:16
16.	"Baby It's Love" (Alternate Version)	Gaye Gordy Gaye Laskey	3:42
17.	"Come Together" (1982 Revelations Remix)	Lennon McCartney	4:04
18.	"I'm Still Waiting" (1990 Phil Chill Remix)	Richards	4:08

Charts

Chart performance for *Everything Is Everything*
Chart (1970)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	67
UK Albums (OCC)	31
US Billboard 200	42
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	5

References

^ Planer, Lindsay. Everything Is Everything - review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
"Greasy Lake Community". 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 3736". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
"Diana Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
"Diana Ross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Diana Ross (1970) Everything Is Everything (1970) Surrender (1971) Touch Me in the Morning (1973) Diana & Marvin (1973) Last Time I Saw Him (1973) Diana Ross (1976) Baby It's Me (1977) Ross (1978) The Boss (1979) Diana (1980) Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981) Silk Electric (1982) Ross (1983) Swept Away (1984) Eaten Alive (1985) Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) Workin' Overtime (1989) The Force Behind the Power (1991) A Very Special Season (1994) Take Me Higher (1995) Every Day Is a New Day (1999) Blue (2006) I Love You (2006) Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz (rec. 1978, rel. 2015) Thank You (2021)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1972) Diana Ross' Greatest Hits (1976) 20 Golden Greats (1979) To Love Again (1981) All the Great Hits (1981) Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993) One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993) Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994) Voice of Love (1996) Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001) The Definitive Collection (2006) The Greatest (2011) Upside Down: The Collection (2012) Supertonic: Mixes (2020)
Live releases	Live at Caesars Palace (1974) An Evening with Diana Ross (1977) Greatest Hits Live (1989) Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues (1993) Christmas in Vienna (1993)
Soundtrack albums	Diana! (1971) Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Mahogany (1975) The Wiz (1978) Endless Love (1981)
Video albums	Live in Central Park (2012)
Singles	"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Remember Me" "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" "Surrender" "I'm Still Waiting" "Good Morning Heartache" "Touch Me in the Morning" "You're a Special Part of Me" "Last Time I Saw Him" "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" "You Are Everything" "Don't Knock My Love" "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" "Love Hangover" "One Love in My Lifetime" "Gettin' Ready for Love" "Your Love Is So Good for Me" "You Got It" "Lovin', Livin' and Givin'" "Ease on Down the Road" "Pops, We Love You" "What You Gave Me" "The Boss" "No One Gets the Prize" "It's My House" "Upside Down" "I'm Coming Out" "My Old Piano" "It's My Turn" "One More Chance" "Cryin' My Heart Out for You" "Endless Love" "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" "Mirror, Mirror" "Work That Body" "Muscles" "So Close" "Pieces of Ice" "All of You" "Swept Away" "Touch by Touch" "Missing You" "Eaten Alive" "Chain Reaction" "Experience" "Dirty Looks" "If We Hold On Together" "Workin' Overtime" "This House" / "Paradise" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Someday We'll Be Together" "Take Me Higher" "I Will Survive" "Not Over You Yet" "Goin' Back" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Thank You" "If the World Just Danced" "Turn Up the Sunshine"
Featured singles	"A Brand New Day" "We Are the World"
Tours and concerts	Super Bowl XXX halftime show (1996) Return to Love Tour (2000) I Love You Tour (2006–2008) More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour (2010–2012) In the Name of Love Tour (2013–2017) The Essential Diana Ross: Some Memories Never Fade (2015–2017)
Related topics	The Supremes Rhonda Ross Kendrick (daughter) Tracee Ellis Ross (daughter) Evan Ross (son) Arne Næss Jr. (second husband) Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (brother) Diana Ross Playground Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
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