Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)

"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Mahogany
B-side "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever"
Released October 1975
Format 7"
Genre Pop
Length 3:25
Label Motown
Writer(s) Michael Masser, Gerald Goffin
Producer(s) Michael Masser
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right"
(1975)
"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
(1975)
"I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)"
(1976)
45 RPM promotional copy
Special issue colored vinyl single

"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin, and recorded by American singers Thelma Houston in 1973, and most notably Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown/Paramount film Mahogany.[1]

Production notes

Produced by Masser, the song is a ballad that portrays its protagonist (Ross) as a black woman who becomes a successful Rome fashion designer.

Recorded with a full orchestral accompaniment, "Theme from Mahogany" became one of the most recognizable elements of the film, receiving praise from many critics.

Later released as a single, "Theme from Mahogany" became a number-one hit on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and the Easy Listening charts.[2]

The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song. Ross performed the song live at the Academy Awards ceremony via satellite from the Netherlands.

Track listing

  1. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
  2. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever"

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1975–76) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles [3] 4
UK [4] 5
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Cashbox Top 100 [5] 1
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 14
US Billboard Easy Listening 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Position
Canada [6] 56
UK [7] 73
US Billboard [8] 43
US Cash Box [9] 51

Succession

Preceded by
"I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
January 24, 1976 (one week)
Succeeded by
"Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players

Covers

See also

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003). "Diana Ross". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; and Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. All Music Guide to Soul. Allmusic. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 587. ISBN 0-87930-744-7. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 210.
  3. "CAN Charts > Diana Ross". RPM. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. "UK Charts > Diana Ross". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  5. http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1976.html
  6. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=tbic14a4kgbgvqfqi1chsi9h32
  7. http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1976.shtml
  8. http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1976.htm
  9. http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1976YESP.html

External links

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