RETURN TO LOVE

THE DIVA INSTITUTE

Let's face it, Diana Ross is not the original diva.  That claim can easily be applied to any of the countless of other breathless performers who preceded her, like Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Josephine Baker, Hedy Lamarr and other grand dames of the screen and music.  But Diana Ross personified it...

Listed below are just a few performers who achieved or are vying for "DIVA STATUS".  Many owe their paths to Diana Ross and/or The Supremes, who revolutionized the way the public paid attentiion to them.

I'm not going to go into great details about them, I just wanted to give you enough to wet your feet, but if you want to jump into the water, I've included links.  So take a look. . .before you leap...

BRANDY MARIAH CAREY KAREN CARPENTER CHER CELINE DION EN VOGUE ARETHA FRANKLIN JUDY GARLAND HONEY CONES GLORIA ESTEFAN WHITNEY HOUSTON JANET JACKSON GLADYS KNIGHT PATTI LABELLE CYNDI LAUPER ANNE LENNOX MADONNA BETTE MIDLER LIZA MINELLI DONNA SUMMER BARBRA STREISAND TINA TURNER DIONNE WARWICK

BRANDY THE SONGS Almost Doesn't Count Baby, Baby Stittin' Up In My Room (from the movie 'Waiting to Exhale')   AT THE MOVIES/T.V. Cinderella (T.V.) Double Platinum (T.V.) I Still Know What You Did Last Summer  Moesha (T.V.)

MARIAH CAREY THE SONGS Alone In Love All I Want For Christmas All In Your Mind Always Be My Baby Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme from Mahogany) Dreamlover Emotions Endless Love w/Luther Vandross Fantasy w/O.D.B. Hero Honey I Don't Wanna Cry I Still Believe I'll Be There w/Trey Lorenz Joy to the World Love Takes Time Loverboy My All One Sweet Day w/Boys II Men Prisoner Sent From Up Above Someday Sweetheart w/JD There's Got To Be A Way Vanishing Vision of Love Whenever You Call w/Brian McKnight Without You You Need Me   THE ALBUMS #1's Butterfly Mariah Carey Visions of Love   AT THE MOVIES "Glitter" Her first starring role (2001)

KAREN CARPENTER THE SONGS A Song For You Bless the Beast and the Children (from the movie of the same name) Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Close to You (They Long to Be) For All We Know Hurting Each Other Superstar Top Of The World We've Only Just Begun   AT THE MOVIES (none)

CHER THE SONGS A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done w/Sonny After All w/Peter Cetera All I Ever Need Is You w/Sonny All I Really Want To Do All or Nothing Baby I'm Yours (from the movie 'Mermaids') Bang-Bang The Beat Goes On w/Sonny Believe Carousel Man Dark Lady Dead Ringer For Love w/Meat Loaf Don't Come Cryin' To Me Don't Hide Your Love Dove L'Amore Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves Half-Breed Heart of Stone I Found Someone I Got You Babe w/Sonny I Hate To Sleep Alone I Saw A Man and He Danced With His Wife If I Could Turn Back Time Just Like Jessie James Living In A House Divided  Love and Understanding Love Can Build A Bridge Love Hurts Love Is The Groove Many Rivers to Cross Oh No Not My Baby One on One Runaway Save Up All Your Tears The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (from the movie 'Mermaids') Strong Enough Take Me Home Takin' Back My Heart Taxi Taxi Train of Thought Walking in Memphis The Way of Love We All Sleep Alone When You Say Love w/Sonny   THE ALBUMS Believe Cher (1987) Dark Lady Greatest Hits Greatest Hits - 1965/1992 Half-Breed Heart of Stone If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher's Greatest Hits Love Hurts Mermaids Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits   AT THE MOVIES/T.V. The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (T.V.) Cher (T.V.) Chastity Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean (Golden Globe nominated - Best Supporting Actress) Mask (Cannes Film Festival - Best Actress) Mermaids Moonstruck (Academy Award Winner - Best Actress) Silkwood (Academy Award Nominee - Best Supporting Actress) Suspect Tea with Mussolini The Witches of Eastwick

CELINE DION THE SONGS All By Myself All The Way w/Frank Sintra Beauty and the Beast w/Peobo Bryson (from the movie 'Beauty and the Beast) Because You Love Me (from the movie 'Up Close and Personal) I Hate You Then I Love You w/Luchiano Pavaroti I Love You If These Walls Could Talk If You Asked Me To I'm Your Angel w/R.Kelly It's All Coming Back to Me Now Let's Talk About Love Love Can Move Mountains My Heart Goes On (from the movie 'Titanic') That's The Way It Is The Power of the Dream The Power of Love The Reason Tell Him w/Barbara Streisand To Love You More When I Fall In Love w/Clive Griffin (from the movie, 'Sleepless in Seattle) Where Does My Heart Beat Now   AT THE MOVIES (none)

EN VOGUE THE SONGS Never Gonna Get It Something He Can Feel What A Man w/Salt n' Pepper   AT THE MOVIES (none)

ARETHA FRANKLIN THE SONGS A Deeper Love A Rose is Still a Rose All the King's Horses Angel Another Night Baby I Love You Bridge Over Troubled Water Call Me Chain of Fools Day Dreaming Do Right Woman, Do Right Man Don't Play That Song (You Lied) Gimme Your Love w/James Brown Freeway of Love I Knew You Were Waiting For Me w/George Michael I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Loved You) I Say A Little Prayer If Ever A Love There Was w/The Four Tops and Kenny G It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be w/Whitney Houston Jump To It Jumpin' Jack Flash Let It Be Love All The Hurt Away w/George Benson Respect Rock Steady See Saw Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves w/The Eurythmics Something He Can Feel Son Of A Preacher Man Spanish Harlem Spirit of the Dark Think Through the Storm w/Elton John Until You Come Back To Me Willing To Forgive Who's Zoomin' Who You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman You're All I Need To Get By THE ALBUMS Greatest Hits Through the Storm AT THE MOVIES Blues Brothers Blues Brothers 2000

GLORIA ESTEFAN THE SONGS 1-2-3 70's Medley Always Tomorrow Anything For You Bad Boy Christmas Through Your Eyes Coming Out of the Dark Conga Don't Wanna Lose You Get On Your Feet Go Away Heaven What I Feel Here We Are I See Your Smile Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) Rhythm is Gonna Get You Words Get in the Way THE ALBUMS Cuts Both Ways (Epic 45217) Eyes of Innocence (Epic 39622) Greatest Hits (Epic EK 53046) Into the Light (Epic 46988) Let It Loose (Epic 40769) Primitive Love (Epic 40131) Twelve Inch Mixes (Sony 468989 2)   AT THE MOVIES Music of the Heart

JUDY GARLAND THE SONGS Cry Me A River Get Happy Happy Days Are Here Again Lover Come Back My Man Somewhere Over the Rainbow The Trolly Song   AT THE MOVIES Easter Parade The Wizard of Oz

HONEY CONES THE SONGS Innocent 'Till Proven Guilty One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Stick-Ups Want Ads   AT THE MOVIES (None)

WHITNEY HOUSTON THE SONGS All At Once All the Man That I Need Count on Me w/Cece Winans (from the movie 'Waiting to Exhale') Didn't We Almost Have It All Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (from the movie 'Waiting to Exhale') For The Love Of You Greatest Love of All Heartbreak Hotel w/Faith Evans and Kelly Price Hold Me How Will I Know I Believe In You and Me (from the movie 'The Preacher's Wife') I Belong To You I Have Nothing (from the movie 'The Bodyguard) I Know Him So Well w/Cissy Houston I Learned From the Best I Was Made to Love You I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) I Will Always Love You (from the movie 'The Bodyguard') I'm Every Woman (from the movie 'The Bodyguard') I'm Your Baby Tonight If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful w/Jermaine Jackson It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be w/Aretha Franklin It's Not Right But It's Okay Just the Lonely Talking Again Love Is A Contact Sport Love Will Save The Day Miracle Moment of Truth My Love Is Your Love My Name is Not Susan Nobody Loves Me Like You Do Queen of the Night (from the movie 'The Bodyguard') Run To You (from the movie 'The Bodyguard') Saving All My Love For You So Emotional Someone For Me Something In Common w/Bobby Brown Star Spangled Banner (from 'Superbowl XXV on Jan 27, 1991) Step by Step (from the movie 'The Preacher's Wife') Take Good Care of My Heart w/Jermaine Jackson Thinking About You You Give Good Love You're Still My Man We Didn't Know w/Stevie Wonder When You Believe w/Mariah Carey (from the movie 'The Prince of Egypt') Where Do Broken Hearts Go Where You Are Why Does It Hurt So Bad (from the movie 'Waiting To Exhale')   THE ALBUMS The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) I'm Your Baby Tonight My Love Is Your Love The Preacher's Wife (Soundtrack) Waiting To Exhale (Soundtrack) Whitney Whitney Houston   AT THE MOVIES The Bodyguard The Preacher's Wife Waiting To Exhale Cinderella (T.V.)

JANET JACKSON THE SONGS Alright And On and On Any Time, Any Place Because of Love Best Things In Life Are Free w/Luther Vandross (from the movie 'Mo' Money') Black Cat Come Back To Me Control Diamonds w/Herb Alpert Escapade If (sample 'Someday We'll Be Together) Let's Wait A While Love Will Never Do (Without You) Miss You Much Nasty Pleasure Principle The Rhythm Nation Runaway Say You Do State of The World That's The Way Love Goes Throb Together Twenty Foreplay You Want This (sample 'Love Child) What Have You Done For Me Lately What'll I Do When I Think of You Where Are You Now Whoops Now   THE ALBUMS Control Design of a Decade - 1986/1996 Rhythm Nation - 1814 Janet The Velvet Rope   AT THE MOVIES Poetic Justice Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Good Times (T.V.)

GLADYS KNIGHT THE SONGS A Perfect of Love w/the Pips All I Need Is Time w/the Pips Baby Don't Change Your Mind w/the Pips Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me w/the Pips Between Her Goodbye and My Hello w/the Pips Choice of Colors Come Back and Finsh What You Started w/the Pips Come See About Me w/the Pips Daddy Could Swear I Declare w/the Pips Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime) w/the Pips The End of Our Road w/the Pips End of the Road Medley (live) Every Little Bit Hurts w/the Pips Everybody Needs Love w/the Pips Feel Like Makin' Love w/the Pips Friendship Train w/the Pips Georgia on my Mind w/the Pips Giving Up w/the Pips Guilty Help Me Make It Through the Night w/the Pips Here I Am Again w/the Pips Home Alone Home is Where the Heart Is w/the Pips I Can See Clearly Now w/the Pips I Don't Wanna Do Wrong w/the Pips I Don't Want to Know I Feel A Song (In My Heart) w/the Pips I Heard it Through the Grapevine w/the Pips I Wish It Would Rain w/the Pips If I Were Your Woman w/the Pips I'll Fall In Love If You Hang Around I'm Coming Home Again w/the Pips It Should Have Been Me w/the Pips It's Better than a Good Time w/the Pips It's Time to Go Now w/the Pips I've Got to Use My Imagination w/the Pips Just Walk In My Shoes w/the Pips Letter Full of Tears w/the Pips License to Kill (from the James Bond movie of the same name) Love Finds Its' Own Way w/the Pips Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To w/the Pips Make Yours a Happy Home w/the Pips (from the movie 'Claudine') Men Midnight Train to Georgia w/the Pips Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye) w/the Pips Next Time The Nitty Gritty w/the Pips On and On w/the Pips (from the movie 'Claudine') The One and Only w/the Pips(from the movie of the same name) Operator w/the Pips Our Love Part Time Love w/the Pips So Sad the Song w/the Pips (from the movie 'Pipedreams') Somehow He Loves Me Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right w/the Pips Take Me In Your Arms and Love Me w/the Pips That's What Friends Are For w/Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder & Elton John Try to Remember/The Way We Were w/the Pips Where Peaceful Waters Flow w/the Pips You and Me Against the World w/the Pips You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) w/the Pips     THE ALBUMS 60's Ultimate Collection (Sabam Marginal 076, 1967) Best of Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah BDK 5653) Claudine (Soundtrack) Compact Command Performances (Motown MCD09044MD) I Feel A Song Just For You (MCA MCAD 10946) Midnight Train to Georgia (Karussel 5507352) Pipe Dreams (Soundtrack) The Ultimate Collection (Motown 314530826-2)   AT THE MOVIES Pipe Dreams

PATTI LABELLE THE SONGS If Only You Knew If You Asked Me To Kiss Away the Pain Lady Marmalade w/Labelle Love, Need and Want You New Attitude Oh People On My Own w/Michael McDonald Over the Rainbow w/The Bluebelles Stir It Up   THE ALBUMS Greatest Hits   AT THE MOVIES

CYNDI LAUPER THE SONGS Girls Just Wanna Have Fun I'm Gonna Be Strong She Bops True Colors   AT THE MOVIES

ANNE LENNOX THE SONGS Angel Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves w/Aretha Franklin Sweet Dreams Are Made of These There Must Be An Angel

MADONNA THE SONGS American Pie Angie Beautiful Stranger (from movie 'Austin Powers:  The Spy Who Shagged Me) Borderline Cherish Crazy For You (from 'Desperately Seeking Susan') Don't Cry for Me Argentina (from 'Evita') Dress You Up Everybody Express Yourself Holiday I Want You w/Massive Attack I'll Remember (from the movie 'With Honors') Into The Groove (from 'Desperately Seeking Susan') Justify My Love La Isla Bonita Like A Prayer Like A Virgin Live To Tell  Material Girl Music Oh Father Open Your Heart Papa Don't Preach Ray of Light Take A Bow This Use to be My Playground True Blue Rain Rescue Me Shanghi Express Vogue You'll See   THE ALBUMS Evita Holiday Like A Prayer Like A Virgin Madonna The Immaculate Collection Music Something to Remember True Blue   AT THE MOVIES Desperately Seeking Susan Evita Madonna: Truth or Dare The Next Best Thing

BETTE MIDLER THE SONGS Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Do You Wanna Dance From A Distance The Rose To Deserve You Wind Beneath My Wings   THE ALBUMS Bette Midler From A Distance Thighs and Whispers   AT THE MOVIES For the Boys Isn't She Great The Rose (Academey Award Nominee - Best Actress) Ruthless People

LIZA MINELLI THE SONGS Losing My Mind New York, New York   AT THE MOVIES Arthur Caberet (Academy Award - Best Actress) New York, New York The Sterile Cuckoo (Academy Award Nominee - Best Actress)

DONNA SUMMER THE SONGS Autumn Changes Bad Girls Can't We Just Sit Down (and Talk It Over) Carry On w/Giorgio Moroder Could It Be Magic Dim All the Lights Dinner With Gershwin Faster and Faster to Nowhere Heaven Knows w/Brooklyn Dreams Hot Stuff I Feel Love I Love You I Remember Yesterday I Will Go With You Last Dance (from the movie 'Thank God It's Friday) Love Is A Healer Love Is In Control Love Has A Mind Of It's Own Love To Love You Baby Love's Unkind McArthur's Park Suite Melody Of Love (I Wanna Be Loved) No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) w/Barbra Streisand On the Radio Once Upon A Time Rumour Has It Spring Affairs She Works Hard For the Money Summer Fever Sunset People Theme from 'The Deep' (Down, Deep Inside) (from the movie of the same name) This Time I Know It's For Real Try Me I Know We Can Make It Unconditional Love w/Musical Youths Winter Melody Walk Away With Your Love (from the movie 'Thank God It's Friday')   THE ALBUMS All Systems Go Dance Collection Endless Summer - Greatest Hits Four Seasons of Love Live and More Love To Love You Baby Thank God It's Friday VH1 Presents:  Donna Summer - Live & More...Encore!   AT THE MOVIES Thank God It's Friday

BARBRA STREISAND THE SONGS All In Love Is Fair Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home As If We Never Said Goodbye All I Ask of You (from 'The Phantom of the Opera') Best Things in Life are Free Coming In and Out of Your Life Cry Me A River Don't Rain On My Parade (from 'Funny Girl') Evergreen (Love Theme from 'A Star Is Born') Eyes of A Prisoner (Theme From 'The Eyes of Laura Mars') Guilty w/Barry Gibb Happy Days Are Here Again He Touched Me Heart (Don't Change My Mind) I've Dreamed of You Kiss Me In the Rain Lost Inside Of You (from 'A Star Is Born) The Main Event/Fight (from 'The Main Event') Memory (from the musical 'Cats') My Heart Belongs to Me My Man (from the movie 'Funny Girl') No More Tears (Enough is Enough) w/Donna Summer Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out) On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (from movie of the same name) Ordinary Miracles Over the Rainbow People (from 'Funny Girl') Places That Belong To You (from 'The Prince of Tides') Second Hand Rose Somewhere (from 'West Side Story') Songbird Superman Stoney End Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead Tell Him w/Celine Dion The Way He Makes Me Feel (from 'Yentl') The Way We Were (from movie of the same name) We're Not Making Love Anymore What Kind of Fool w/Barry Gibb Where You Lead Woman In Love You Don't Bring Me Flowers w/Neil Diamond You'll Never Know   THE ALBUMS A Collection:  Greatest Hits...And More A Happening In Central Park A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) Back to Broadway Barbra Joan Streisand Barbra Streisand Album Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments Barbra Streisand "The Concert" The Broadway Album Butterfly Color Me Barbra Classical Barbra Funny Girl (Soundtrack) Funny Lady (Soundtrack) Greatest Hits Volume II Guilty Harold and Arlen (with Friends) Hello Dolly (Soundtrack) I Can Get It For You Wholesale (Broadway Soundtrack) Just for the Record (Box Set) The Main Event (Soundtrack) Memories My Name is Barbra Nuts (Soundtrack) On A Clear Day You Can See Forever One Voice The Owl and the Pussycat People Pins and Needles The Prince of Tides (Soundtrack) The Second Barbra Streisand Album Simply Streisand Songbird Stoney End Streisand Superman The Third Album The Way We Were (Soundtrack) The Way We Were Till I Loved You Wet Yentl (Soundtrack)   AT THE MOVIES A STAR IS BORN FUNNY GIRL FUNNY LADY THE MAIN EVENT THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES NUTS THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT THE PRINCE OF TIDES UP THE SANDBOX THE WAY WE WERE WHAT'S UP DOC YENTL

TINA TURNER THE SONGS A Fool In Love w/Ike Turner Acid Queen (from the movie 'Tommy') All The Woman Better Show Some Respect Bold Sold Sister w/Ike Turner Disco Inferno (from the movie 'What's Love Got To Do With It') I Can't Stand the Rain I Don't Wanna Fight (from the movie 'What's Love Got To Do With It') I Might Have Been Queen (from the movie 'What's Love Got To Do With It') It's Gonna Work Out Fine  Let's Stay Together Nutbush City Limits w/Ike Turner River Deep, Mountain High w/Ike Turner On Silent Wings Proud Mary w/Ike Turner We Don't Need Another Hero What's Love Got To Do With It (from the movie 'What's Love Got To Do With It') What You See Is What You Get Whatever You Need When The Heartache Is Over Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (from the movie 'What's Love Got To Do With It')   THE ALBUMS   Private Dancer Twenty Four Seven What's Love Got To Do With It (Soundtrack) Wildest Dreams   AT THE MOVIES Mad Max III - Thunderdome Tommy

DIONNE WARWICK (Born:  December 12, 1940, East Orange New Jersey) THE SONGS A House Is Not A Home After You Alfie All the Love In the World Anyone Who Had A Heart The April Fools Are You There (With Another Girl) Deja Vu Do You Know the Way to San Jose Don't Make Me Over Going Out Of My Head The Green Grass Starts to Grow Heartbreaker Here I Am (from the movie 'What's New Pussycat') How Many Days of Sadness How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye w/Luther Vandross I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself I Say A Little Prayer I'll Never Fall In Love Again Let Me Go To Him The Look Of Love Love Power w/Jeffrey Osborne and Kenny G Make It Easy On Yourself Message to Michael No Night So Long Promises, Promises Reach Out For Me Reservations For Two w/Kashif Slaves (from the movie of the same name) That's What Friends Are For w/Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder Theme from 'Valley of the Dolls' Then Came You w/The Spinners (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me (They Long To Be) Close To You This Girl's In Love With You Trains, Boats and Planes Walk On My What The World Needs Now Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow w/The Shirelles - Doris Jackson, Beverly Lee, Shirley Alston The Windows of the World Wishin' and Hopin' You Are The Heart of Me You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) You're My World You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin     THE ALBUMS A Man and A Woman w/Issac Hayes Alfie (Soundtrack) Anthology 1962-1969 Aquarela Do Brasil The Definitive Collection Dionne The Dionne Warwick Collection Finder of Lost Loves Friends Can Be Lover Friends In Love Great Songs of the Sixties Greatest Motion Picture Hits (1969) Heartbreaker Her All-Time Greatest Hits Here I Am  Here Where There Is Love (first gold album) Hidden Gems Hot! Live! And Otherwise. (live) Love At First Sight The Magic of Believing (Scepter, 1967) Make Way for Dionne Warwick Presenting Dionne Warwick Promises, Promises (Scepter, 1969) Slaves (Soundtrack) Track of the Cat Valley of the Dolls The Windows of the World   AT THE MOVIES Slaves Solid Gold (T.V. Series)

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