Diana Ross (1970 album) 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. "Diana Ross" made its debut on the Billboard 200 on the chart dated July 11th, 1970, the album made its debut at number 71. On the chart issue dated October 3, 1970, the album 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. Diana Ross (1970 album) Diana Ross (later reissued rarely as Ain't No Mountain High Enough) was
Diana Ross actually named her "Diane", but, a clerical error resulted in her name being recorded as "Diana" on her birth certificate. She was listed as "Diane" during the first Supremes records, and she introduced herself as "Diane" until early in the group's heyday. Her friends and family still call her "Diane". Ross's grandfather John E. Ross, a native of Gloucester County, Virginia, was born to Washington Ross and Virginia Baytop. Virginia Baytop's mother Francis "Frankey" Baytop was a former slave who had become a midwife after the Civil War. Ross and her family originally lived on Belmont Road in the North