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Thank You (Diana Ross album)

Thank You is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on November 5, 2021, by Decca Records.[1] It marks Ross' first studio album since 2006's I Love You, and her first original material since 1999's Every Day Is a New Day.[2] The album was written during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and recorded in Ross's home studio.[3] Ross worked with songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff, as well as Jimmy Napes, Amy Wadge, Tayla Parx, and Spike Stent.[4] The title track was issued as the lead single on June 17, 2021, and is one of nine tracks on the album co-written by Ross. The album received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 65th Grammy Awards, Ross' first nomination since 1983.

Thank You
Studio album by
Diana Ross
ReleasedNovember 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)
Recorded2020
StudioDiana Ross's home studio
Length49:25
LabelDecca
Producer
Diana Ross chronology
Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz
(2015) 		Thank You
(2021)
Singles from Thank You
  1. "Thank You"
    Released: June 17, 2021
  2. "If the World Just Danced"
    Released: September 3, 2021
  3. "All Is Well"
    Released: October 22, 2021
  4. "I Still Believe"
    Released: November 3, 2021

Thank You received mixed reviews from critics. The album debuted at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and charted in several other countries. Themes of gratitude, love, and resilience are prevalent throughout the album, reflecting Ross's personal reflections during the pandemic.

The music video for the title track "Thank You" features Ross in various elegant settings, celebrating her illustrious career.

Singles

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Thank You debuted and peaked at No. 38 on the UK Singles Sales Chart and No. 37 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart on June 25, 2021.[5][6]

"If the World Just Danced", a house-pop song,[7] peaked at No. 57 on the UK Singles Sales Chart and 56 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart dated October 15, 2021.[8][9]

Tour

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Ross toured Europe and the UK in support of the album,[2] performed the title track during her closing act of the Queen's Jubilee concert on 4 June and embarked on the second leg of her Thank You Tour in the United States in late August 2022.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [11]
Entertainment WeeklyB[12]
The Guardian     [13]
NME     [14]
Pitchfork6.2/10[15]
PopMatters5/10[16]
Rolling Stone     [17]

On review aggregator Metacritic, the album holds a score of 60 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[10]

Chuck Arnold of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a positive review, writing, "Thank You is a powerful showcase for how good Ross is even after a two-decade absence. It also achieves her ultimate goal: to provide a light in troubling times."[18]

Commercial performance

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Thank You performed moderately on the charts. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her first top-10 album in 26 years.[19] In the United States, it entered Billboard Top R&B Albums Chart at No. 25.[20]

Track listing

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Thank You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Thank You"
Troy Miller3:45
2."If the World Just Danced"
  • D. Ross
  • Aliandro Prawl
  • Andre Pinckney
  • Scott M. Carter
  • Wadge
  • Vanessa Wood
  • Jaquetta Singleton
  • Triangle Park
  • Carter[v]
3:44
3."All Is Well"
  • D. Ross
  • Fred White
  • Rhonda Ross
Troy Miller4:32
4."In Your Heart"
4:16
5."Just in Case"
Troy Miller3:10
6."The Answer's Always Love"
Troy Miller4:33
7."Let's Do It"
  • D. Ross
  • White
  • Neff-U
  • D. Ross
  • White
  • Neff-U
  • Triangle Park
  • Carter[v]
3:40
8."I Still Believe"
3:38
9."Count on Me"Rhonda Ross
3:30
10."Tomorrow"
  • Prawl
  • Wadge
  • Alex Stacey
  • Pinckney
  • Carter
  • Chris Stevens
  • Kyla Moscovich
  • Wood
Triangle Park3:23
11."Beautiful Love"
  • D. Ross
  • White
Troy Miller4:00
12."Time to Call"
  • D. Ross
  • Teyana Miller
  • Troy Miller
Troy Miller3:31
13."Come Together"
  • Troy Miller
  • D. Ross[c]
3:43
Total length:49:25

Notes

  • ^[c] indicates a co-producer
  • ^[v] indicates a vocal producer

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Diana Ross – vocals, executive production, liner notes
  • Troy Miller – bass (1, 11), drums (1, 3, 11, 13), guitar (1, 6, 11), horn (1), percussion (1, 3), piano (1, 5, 6, 11–13), synthesizer (1, 3, 11), Rhodes (3), conductor, strings (6, 9, 12); Moog bass (6), celesta (11)
  • James Gardiner-Bateman – saxophones (1)
  • Nichol Thompson – trombone (1, 13)
  • Mike Davis – trumpet (1, 13)
  • Tom Walsh – trumpet (1, 13)
  • Vanessa Wood – background vocals (2, 4, 7, 10), vocal arrangement (2, 7), vocal programming (2, 4, 7)
  • André Pinckney – bass (2, 4, 7, 10), acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (4, 10), keyboards (7, 10)
  • Ali Prawl – keyboards, keyboards arrangement (2, 4, 7, 10); drum programming (2, 4, 10), programming (2, 10)
  • Scott M. Carter – programming, vocal programming (2, 4, 7, 10); drum programming (2, 7)
  • Althea Edwards – background vocals (3, 5)
  • Philly Lopez – background vocals (3, 5)
  • Sharlene Hector – background vocals (3, 5)
  • Teyana Miller – background vocals (3, 5, 13)
  • Brian Bender – bass (3)
  • John Ashton Thomas – conductor (3, 11, 13)
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – strings (3, 5, 11, 13)
  • James Morgan – conductor (5)
  • Keyon Harrold – trumpet (5)
  • London Symphony Orchestra – strings (6, 9, 12)
  • Fred White – background vocals (7, 11)
  • Theron Feemster – keyboards (7, 13), drum programming (13)
  • Autumn Rowe – background vocals (8)
  • Charlie McClean – background vocals, bass, conga, percussion, piano, synthesizer (8)
  • Evan Smith – background vocals, bass, electric guitar, flute, programming, saxophones, synthesizer (8)
  • Ruth-Anne Cunningham – background vocals (8)
  • Violet Skies – background vocals (8)
  • Jack Antonoff – bass, bongos, drums, electric guitar, programming, synthesizer, tambourine (8)
  • Mikey Freedom Hart – bass, electric guitar, keyboards, piano (8)
  • Annie Clark – electric guitar (8)
  • Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet (8)
  • Bobby Hawk – trumpet (8)
  • John Peters – digital piano, Moog bass, programming (9)
  • Rodney Kendrick – piano (9)
  • Michael Olatuja – upright bass (9)
  • Bernard Lambert – drums (10)
  • Chris Stevens – horn (10)
  • Kyla Moscovich – horn (10)
  • Aiden Miller – tambourine (12)
  • Prince Charlez – background vocals (13)
  • Paul Booth – baritone saxophone (13)
  • Timothy Bloom – bass guitar, electric guitar (13)

Technical

  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (1–4, 6–12)
  • Troy Miller – mixing (5, 13)
  • Danny Allin – engineering (1)
  • Matt Wolach – engineering (1–4, 6–12)
  • Scott M. Carter – engineering (2, 4, 7, 10), vocal engineering (2), vocal production (2, 4, 7)
  • Olga FitzRoy – engineering (3, 11, 13)
  • Lewis Jones – engineering (5, 6, 9, 12)
  • Laura Sisk – engineering (8)
  • Pete Min – engineering (11)
  • Patrick Collier – engineering (13)
  • Tom Walsh – engineering (13)
  • Vanessa Wood – additional engineering (4), vocal production (4)
  • John Rooney – engineering assistance (8)
  • Jon Sher – engineering assistance (8)

Artwork

  • Jeri Heiden – design
  • Nadia Flower Scribbles – illustrations
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Thank You
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 185
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 62
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 42
French Albums (SNEP)[25] 78
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] 33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 70
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[28] 97
Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 7
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[20] 25
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[32] 16

References

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  1. ^ Brandle, Lars (June 17, 2021). "Diana Ross Talks New Album, Shares Title Track 'Thank You': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Snapes, Laura (June 17, 2021). "Diana Ross announces first new album in 15 years". The Guardian. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Squires, Bethy (June 17, 2021). "Get Ready for the First Diana Ross Album in 15 Years". Vulture. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Coughlan, Ellen (June 16, 2021). "Diana Ross is set to release her first studio album in 15 years". MSN.com. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 25 June 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. June 25, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Diana Ross: Thank You review – an anaemic comeback that should have been great | Diana Ross | The Guardian". Amp.theguardian.com. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Thank You by Diana Ross Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Thank You – Diana Ross | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Arnold, Chuck (November 5, 2021). "Diana Ross' Thank You, her first album in 15 years, is a love letter to fans". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Petridis, Alexis (November 5, 2021). "Diana Ross: Thank You review – an anaemic comeback that should have been great". The Guardian. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Ryan, Gary (November 3, 2021). "Diana Ross – 'Thank You' review: plenty of gratitude, but lacking in attitude". NME. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  15. ^ Cardew, Ben (November 9, 2021). "Diana Ross: Thank You Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  16. ^ Horowitz, Steve (November 2, 2021). "Diana Ross Offers a 'Thank You' to Her Fans". PopMatters. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  17. ^ Browne, David (November 5, 2021). "On 'Thank You,' Diana Ross Wants to Pump. You. Up". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  18. ^ Arnold, Chuck (November 5, 2021). "Diana Ross' 'Thank You,' her first album in 15 years, is a love letter to fans". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  19. ^ Ainsley, Helen (November 12, 2021). "ABBA soar to tenth Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with Voyage: "We are absolutely over the moon"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  20. ^ a b ""Diana Ross Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  21. ^ "Part of Diana Ross ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022 page 2". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  22. ^ "Ultratop.be – Diana Ross – Thank You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – Diana Ross – Thank You" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  24. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Diana Ross – Thank You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  25. ^ "Top Albums – Semaine du 12 novembre 2021" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  26. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Diana Ross – Thank You" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  27. ^ "ダイアナ・ロス". Oricon. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  28. ^ "Hot Albums [2021/11/10 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  29. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  30. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Diana Ross – Thank You". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  31. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  32. ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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