Every Day Is a New Day

Every Day is a New Day
Every Day is a New Day
Studio album by Diana Ross
Released	May 4, 1999
Genre	R&B
Length	54:54
Label	Motown
Producer	Chuckii Booker; Bobby Guy; Ernie Lake; Arif Mardin; Malik Pendleton; Gen Rubin; Daryl Simmons; Steve Skinner; Ric Wake;
Diana Ross chronology
Singles from Every Day Is a New Day
	"Until We Meet Again"; Released: 1999; "Not Over You Yet"; Released: April 1999; "Every Day Is a New Day"; Released: 1999;

Every Day is a New Day is the twenty-second studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on May 4, 1999, by Motown Records. Ross consulted a number of new collaborators to work with her on the album, including Arif Mardin, Chuckii Booker, Christopher Ward, Malik Pendleton, Ric Wake, and Daryl Simmons. Its release coincided with the broadcast of the ABC television motion picture, Double Platinum (1999), in which Ross co-starred with singer Brandy and her character performed several songs from Every Day is a New Day

The album debuted and peaked at number 108 on the US Billboard 200 and number 47 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, also reaching number 73 in the United Kingdom, where it became her lowest-charting album of original material since Ross (1978). Every Day is a New Day marked Ross' final contractual album released during her second Motown tenure until the label released her previously-shelved jazz standards album, Blue, a 1970s studio album, in 2006 and would also be Ross' last studio album of new material for another seven years.

Background

On this album, Ross continued to contribute to compositions, co-writing the bonus tracks "Free (I'm Gone)" and "Drop the Mask". These tracks were only available on the Japanese edition of the album. The album also includes cover versions of Martha Wash's 1992 US club hit "Carry On" and "He Lives in You" from The Lion King musical.

Ross delivered several television specials throughout the millennium years.^[2] UK TV promotion for the album included the ITV special An Audience with Diana Ross. On the special, along with past hits, the songs Ross performed from Every Day Is a New Day were "He Lives in You" and the single "Not Over You Yet", recreating elements of the music video with choreography. Singer Boy George duetted with her on the number one single "Upside Down".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Every Day Is a New Day Ross' "most carefully conceived album in years, filled with immaculate productions that appealed either to the dancefloor or adult contemporary radio. The problem is, there wasn't much to recommend in the way of songs. Although the album sounds good, nothing on it truly catches hold the way [...] As a result, Every Day Is a New Day stands as nothing more than a stylish but failed comeback."^[1] Alec Foege wrote in his review for People that Every Day Is a New Day was "an album that melds her enduring style with fresh substance [...] For more than 30 years, Ross has lured her fans. Looks like she’ll be keeping them."^[4] Chicago Sun Times critic Miriam DiNunzio found that "There is much to celebrate about this twelve-cut songfest from the supreme pop diva."^[4]

Chart performance

In the United States, Every Day Is a New Day peaked at number 108 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 47 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[5] This marked Ross' highest-charting release since her 1991 studio album The Force Behind the Power.^[5] Elswehere, the album failed to chart. It, however, reached, number 73 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her lowest-charting album of original material since Ross (1978).^[6] The album sold around 275,000 copies worldwide on release.^{[citation needed]}

Every Day Is a New Day yielded several singles, including Ross' final hit single of the 1990s in the UK, "Not Over You Yet", which was remixed and became a top ten hit, peaking at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.^[6] A remix of "Until We Meet Again" reached number 2 on the US Dance Club Songs.^[5] "Sugarfree", though not released as a single, received urban adult airplay in the United States and peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"He Lives in You"	Mark A. Mancina Jay Rifkin Lebonhang Morake	Arif Mardin	4:51
2.	"Love Is All That Matters"	Diane Warren	Mardin	4:08
3.	"Until We Meet Again"	Denise Rich Gen Rubin	Ric Wake Rubin	4:27
4.	"Got to Be Free"	Malik Pendleton Nicole Johnson	Pendleton	4:14
5.	"Not Over You Yet"	Pendleton Kenneth Kelly	Pendleton	5:03
6.	"So They Say"	Pendleton Mary Brown	Pendleton	5:12
7.	"Every Day Is a New Day"	Pendleton Juanita Wynn Tracey Anderson	Pendleton	5:55
8.	"Sugarfree"	Chuckii Booker Tami Booker	C. Booker	4:46
9.	"Someone That You Loved Before"	Warren Eric Carmen	Mardin	3:48
10.	"Hope Is an Open Window"	Christopher Ward Tim Tickner Diana Ross	Daryl Simmons	4:56
11.	"Carry On" (Remix)	Eric Beall	Steve Skinner Mardin Bobby Guy Ernie Lake	3:43
12.	"Until We Meet Again" (Hex Hector Remix)	Rich Rubin	Wake Rubin Hector^[a]	8:04
Total length:				54:47

UK Track list
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Not Over You Yet" (Metro Radio Edit)	Pendleton Kelly	Pendleton Mark Taylor^[a] Brian Rawling^[a]	4:03

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Drop the Mask"	Ward Tickner Ross	Ward Tickner	4:46
13.	"Free (I'm Gone)"	Ward Tickner Ross	Ward Tickner	3:38
14.	"Until We Meet Again" (Hex Hector Remix)	Rich Rubin	Wake Rubin Hector^[a]	8:04

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	71
US Billboard 200^[5]	108
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	47

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Diana Ross: Every Day Is a New Day". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "Ask Every Day Is A New Day - Diana Ross". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
^ Diana Ross: Every Day Is a New Day. Rolling Stone. 2004. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ifkovic, Ed (October 2007). Diana's Dogs: Diana Ross and the Definition of a Diva. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595471041. Retrieved November 1, 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Diana Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Diana Ross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[AllMusic-1] "Diana Ross: Every Day Is a New Day". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[2] "Ask Every Day Is A New Day - Diana Ross". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

[3] Diana Ross: Every Day Is a New Day. Rolling Stone. 2004. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[Ed-Ifkovic-4] Ifkovic, Ed (October 2007). Diana's Dogs: Diana Ross and the Definition of a Diva. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595471041. Retrieved November 1, 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[us-5] "Diana Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[uk-6] "Diana Ross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Diana_Ross-7] "Diana Ross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

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