Silk Electric (1982)

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Title: Silk Electric
Artist: Diana Ross
Genre: Soul
Released: 1982

Tracks:
1 - Muscles - 4:40
2 - So Close - 4:14
3 - Still In Love - 4:08
4 - Fool for Your Love - 3:48
5 - Turn Me Over - 1:08
6 - Who - 3:38
7 - Love Lies - 3:47
8 - In Your Arms - 4:07
9 - Anywhere You Run To - 3:31
10 - I Am Me - 3:52
11 - Muscles (edited version) - 4:05
12 - Muscles (12" version) - 6:40
13 - So Close (single version) - 3:53
14 - I Am Me (extended mix) - 4:27

Overview:
Silk Electric is the thirteenth studio album by American R&B singer Diana Ross, released on September 10, 1982, by RCA Records. It was Ross' second of six albums released by the label during the decade. It reached No. 27 on the US Billboard 200 (No. 5 R&B), No. 33 in the UK Albums Chart and the Top 20 in Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. The album cover was designed by Andy Warhol.

The album contains Ross' US Top 10, Grammy-nominated single, "Muscles", which was written and produced by Michael Jackson. All other tracks were produced by Ross, including the US Top 40 follow-up single "So Close" featuring prominent background vocal arrangements by Luther Vandross.

The song "In Your Arms", written by Linda Creed and Michael Masser, was covered by Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston as "Hold Me" the following year. The song "I Am Me" was co-written by Ross (and incorrectly listed as co-written by Cindy Birdsong instead of Janie Bradford on the Greatest Hits: The RCA Years compilation album). The album was certified Gold in the US and Silver in the UK.

Ross toured in support of the album in the US, Europe, Australia and Asia.

The album was remastered and re-released on September 2, 2014 by Funky Town Grooves as an "Expanded Edition", with bonus material.
(Wikipedia)
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