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Diana Ross - Ease On Down The Road '1978

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Ease On Down The Road
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Album name Ease On Down The Road
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Date 1978
GenreDisco
Play time 00:09:30
Format / Bitrate 24 BIT Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
Media WEB
Size 201 mb (+3%rec.)
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“Ease on Down the Road” is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical The
Wiz, performed in the original production by Stephanie Mills and Hinton Battle.
It was also released in 1978 as a duet between Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.

The 1978 duet was released as the theme song of the film adaptation of The Wiz
(itself an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), and produced by Quincy
Jones. The Charlie Smalls–composed tune was an R&B re-interpretation of
both “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” and “We’re Off to
See the Wizard” from the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. In the song,
Dorothy (portrayed in the film by Ross) and the Scarecrow (played by Jackson)
dance their way down the Yellow Brick Road and give each other words of
encouragement.

“Ease on Down the Road” is performed four times in The Wiz film:
once by Dorothy and the Scarecrow, once by the two of them and the Tin Man
(played in the movie by Nipsey Russell), by the three of them and the Cowardly
Lion (played by Ted Ross), and finally during the end credits. In the album
version, Jackson and Ross sing by themselves. The recording was one of
Jackson’s first collaborations with Quincy Jones, who became his main
producer during the late 1970s and 1980s.

In 1980, Jackson was a guest on Kraft Salutes Disneyland’s 25th
Anniversary and, along with Disney characters (Mickey Mouse, The Seven Dwarves,
Donald Duck, Pinocchio, Minnie Mouse, Chip ‘n’ Dale, Pluto, Winnie
the Pooh, The Three Little Pigs and Goofy), performed the song in a medley with
the Disney signature song, “When You Wish Upon a Star”.

It also earned Jackson his first Grammy Award nomination with Ross (previous two
with his family group, The Jacksons) in the category of Best R&B Performance by
a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1979.

Released as a single by MCA Records in late summer 1978, the song missed the
U.S. Top 40 by one position, peaking at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached
#17 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart the same year.


Tracks:

SIDE A:
Ease On Down The Road (Full Length US Version) 6:04

SIDE B:
Poppy Girls 3:26

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