said that while there were two or three good songs, the rest came off bland and boring, also saying that the album did not age well since its release. In a positive review, Daryl Easlea of BBC stated that despite the album cover making it look more bland and uninteresting, that the album and its songs made up for this. Commercial performance Diana Ross made its debut on the US Billboard 200 on the chart dated July 11, 1970, debuting at number 71. On the chart issue dated October 3, 1970, it reached its peak at number 19. The album eventually was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of 500,000 copies. Track listing Original release 2002 expanded edition Personnel Diana Ross – lead vocals (all tracks) Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson – producers, backing vocals (tracks A1–A3, A5–B6) Johnny Bristol – producer, additional vocals (on "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You") Paul Riser – arranger The Andantes – backing vocals Jackey Beavers – backing vocals Maxine & Julia Waters – backing vocals (on "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You") The Funk Brothers – instrumentation (all tracks) Technical Harry Langdon - photography Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1970 (U.S.) References Diana Ross (album) Diana Ross (album) Albums arranged by Paul Riser Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson Albums produced by Johnny Bristol Albums produced by Bones Howe Motown albums