Silk Electric

Silk Electric
Studio album by Diana Ross
Released	September, 1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Pop, R&B, Funk, Disco
Length	37:31
Label	RCA
Producer	Diana Ross, Michael Jackson
Diana Ross chronology
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981) Silk Electric (1982) Ross (1983)
Singles from Silk Electric
"Muscles / I Am Me" Released: September 17, 1982 "So Close / Fool For Your Love" Released: January 7, 1983 "Who / Anywhere You Run To (not released in the US)" Released: April 5, 1983

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Silk Electric is a 1982 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the RCA label. It reached #27 in the USA (#5 R&B), #33 in the UK and the top 20 in Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. The album cover was designed by Andy Warhol. The LP contained Ross' Top 10, Grammy-nominated single, "Muscles", which was produced and written by Michael Jackson. All other tracks were produced by Ross.

Ross toured in support of the album in the US, Europe, Australia and Asia.

In 1984, with a different arrangement, the song "In Your Arms", written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser, was covered by Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston as "Hold Me".

Track listing

Side A

1. "Muscles" (Michael Jackson) - 4:36
2. "So Close" (Bill Wray, Rob Mounsey) - 4:12
3. "Still In Love" (Randy Handley) - 4:06
4. "Fool For Your Love" (Bill Wray, Ray Chew) - 3:47
5. "Turn Me Over" (Steve Goldstein) - 1:10

Side B

1. "Who" (Barry Blue, Rod Bowkett) - 3:45
2. "Love Lies" (Allan Chapman, Michael Hanna) - 4:05
3. "In Your Arms" (Linda Creed, Michael Masser) - 3:30
4. "Anywhere You Run To" (David Roberts) - 3:30
5. "I Am Me" (Freddie Gorman, Janie Bradford) - 3:50

Personnel

• Diana Ross - vocals, producer
• Michael Jackson - producer
• Patti Austin - vocals
• Luther Vandross - vocals
• Rob Mounsey - string & horn arrangement
• Bill Wolfer - synthesizer
• Paul Shaffer - keyboards
• Tawatha Agee - vocals
• Joe Bargar - piano
• Errol Bennett - percussion
• Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
• Ray Chew - keyboards
• Cissy Houston - vocals
• Eric Gale - guitar
• Steve Goldstein - synthesizer
• Lucio Hopper - bass
• Yogi Horton - drums
• Neil Jason - bass
• Bob Kulick - guitar
• Paulette McWilliams - vocals
• Rick Marotta - drums
• Daniel Miller - keyboards
• Jeff Mironov - guitar
• Jonathan Moffett - drums
• Julia Tillman Waters - vocals
• Greg Smith - synthesizer
• Ed Walsh - synthesizer
• Maxine Willard Waters - vocals
• David Williams - guitar
• Nathan Watts - bass

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