Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross

"Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross" is a compilation album by American soul singer Diana Ross released in 2001.

The double disc, 41-track album (which was not released commercially in the United States) details Ross' career as a solo artist and with The Supremes. Also included are duets with Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, and The Temptations ("I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" sung with The Supremes). The only new track in the set is a cover of the Goffin-King song "Goin' Back," recorded especially for this collection and released as a single in several markets.

The album was an immediate success in Europe being certified Gold upon release.

A single-disc edition was also released, featuring Ross' 1995 cover of "I Will Survive."

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