Diana Ross may have hand-selected the 14 songs on this disc, but as its executive producer she didn t do her domineering reputation justice. Arrangements sag when they should snap-to. At times they re dozy. Occasionally, as in Berlin s Take My Breath Away, they drown themselves in melancholy. But the good news is that they don t pull Diana s vocals down with them. There are moments on I Love You when the world s most distinguished diva positively purrs (Harry Nilsson s classic Remember, which opens and closes the disc), and others when she digs deep ( To Be Loved ); 40-plus years into her career, her voice is still her own. In addition to the arrangements, problems with this imperfect disc include the songs themselves which, in this age of carefully calculated comebacks, could have been better edited (Spiral Staircase s More Today Than Yesterday is Ross s speed; Paul McCartney s contemplative I Will isn t). Still, when Diana goes for redemption she does it up big, true to form, and where I Love You redeems itself best is on its sole original composition. Title track I Love You is pure valentine; a heartfelt burst that, in three sweetly sung words, speaks volumes.

Tracklisting:

01. Remember 3:32
02. More Today Than Yesterday 2:51
03. I Want You 4:34
04. I Love You 5:30
05. What About Love 4:25
06. The Look Of Love 4:28
07. Lovely Day 4:09
08. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 3:15 (With Brian May)
09. Only You 3:58
10. To Be Loved 4:01
11. I Will 2:48
12. This Magic Moment 3:27
13. You Are So Beautiful 3:34
14. Always And Forever 4:07
15. Remember Reprise 1:24