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 (1970 album) Diana Ross (1970 album) Diana Ross (later reissued rarely as Ain't No Mountain High Enough) was the debut solo album of American-singer Diana Ross. It reached number 19 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. The album would later go onto sell 500,000 copies in America. The album was the ultimate test to see if the former Supremes frontwoman could make it as a solo act. With the help of the songwriting-producing team of Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, Ross turned out a successful album. Ross did extensive work with other producers before settling