Diana Ross at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14, 1970. In May 1970, Ross released her eponymous solo debut, which included her signature songs, "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", the latter becoming Ross' first number-one solo single. Follow-up albums, "Everything Is Everything" and "Surrender" came out shortly afterwards. In 1971, the ballad "I'm Still Waiting" became her first number-one single in the UK. Later in 1971, Ross starred in her first solo television special, "Diana!", which included the Jackson 5. In 1972, the soundtrack to her film debut, "Lady Sings the
Diana Ross Return to Love tour launched in June 2000, to a capacity audience in Philadelphia. The tour's final performance was at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The tour was cancelled by SFX shortly thereafter, due to mediocre ticket sales, despite glowing reviews from media as varied as "Billboard" magazine, "The Detroit Free Press", the "Los Angeles Times" and "The Village Voice" newspapers. On December 5, 2000, Ross received a Heroes Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). The Heroes Award is the highest distinction bestowed by the New York Chapter. Diana Ross' first public post-RTL appearance