Diana Ross’ ‘Love Hangover’ is #1 on Billboard nearly 45 years after first topping charts

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Diana Ross sings at Carnegie Hall during the Rainforest Foundation's 1996 Benefit Gala Friday night on April 12, 1996.
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Diana Ross arrives at the Shubert Theater in New York, Sunday, June 5, 1977, for the annual presentation of the Tony Awards.
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Diana Ross in concert at the Palace Theater on June 14, 1976.
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Diana Ross, a member of the Supremes who went on to stardom in movies and solo singing, poses for a portrait in New York on Nov. 3, 1994. Ross published her memoirs the fall prior, and appeared on ABC in her first television movie, "Out of Darkness."
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A floral panel welcomes American singer Diana Ross arriving in Cannes, France to present "Lady sings the Blue" at the International Film Festival, May 25, 1973.
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Entertainer Diana Ross holds a sign identifying herself during a news conference for "The Wiz," the film version musical based on "The Wizard of Oz," in New York City on Sept. 28, 1977.
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Diana Ross poses in the press room with the lifetime achievement award at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Los Angeles.
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President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer Diana Ross during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Washington. Obama is recognizing 21 Americans with the nation's highest civilian award, including giants of the entertainment industry, sports legends, activists and innovators.
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A torrential downpour, with winds gusting to 55 miles per hour, pelt pop singer Diana Ross during a free outdoor concert in Central Park, her 'gift to New York' on July 21, 1983.
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Diana Ross horizons are opening wide on all sides, and the gold of those million-selling record albums and singles is shining on into her career as a solo performer. Since she left the popular Supremes singing group at the end of 1969, there have come along a television special, plans to star in her first movie, top female vocalist record sales in 1970, appearances in top night clubs, and now talk of a Broadway show. Success depends on trying hard enough, believes Diana, pictured on April 18, 1971 at home in Hollywood.
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Diana Ross belts out a song from atop the disco booth at Studio 54 on February 13, 1980.
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Singer Diana Ross was presented the Entertainer of the Year award by Cue Magazine Jan. 12. 1973. Ross is shown here at a New York Restaurant Friday Night shows her award.
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American singer Diana Ross is shown with her new husband Arne Naess, Jr. on their wedding day, Oct. 23, 1985, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Diana Ross promotes her latest recording "Diana Ross Live" The Lady Sings "Jazz and Blues," during a news conference at the Supper Club in New York, Tuesday, April 14, 1993.
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The Supremes with Diana Ross, front, Cindy Birdsong and Mary Wilson dance with their arms in the air as they perform at the annual "Bal pare" party in Munich, West Germany, January 21, 1968. The U.S. American singing trio was backed by the West German Rolf Hans Mueller big band and was celebrated with thundering applause.
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Diana Ross performs at the halftime show during Super Bowl XXX, where the Dallas Cowboys are playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996.
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Diana Ross performs a medley at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Diana Ross belts out a song during opening moments of her act at Radio City Music Music Hall on September 19, 1991.
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Singer Diana Ross is shown in a sheer top, as she attended the Muhammad Ali-Quarry bout in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 26, 1970.
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Singer Diana Ross shown at the 11th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 16, 1984.
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Singer-actress Diana Ross is shown at a New York City restaurant Friday night, Jan. 13, 1973.
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Singer Diana Ross greets holiday crowd at the 53d annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on November 22, 1979, from atop The Daily News' Big Apple float down Broadway with its floats and hoopla and enough giant helium balloons to set a yougster's heart thumping. Balmy weather with the temperature up into the 60s produced a larger turnout than usual, with youngsters of all ages lining the parade route, 25 deep in some places. So many eager parade watches filled the sidewsalks and overflowed into the street that a few of the wider floats had difficulty getting by.
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Diana Ross belts out a song to a crowd estimated at 350,000 during a free concert in New York's Central Park, July 21, 1983. The concert was shortened by a severe thunderstorm. At a repeat concert the next night, violence erupted at the end of her performance and spread to city streets, resulting in a number of arrests.
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Diana Ross performs at a ceremony honoring at the U.S. Open where the tennis center was renamed the Billie Jean King USTA Tennis Center. 8
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Diana Ross seems ready to take off at her concert in Central Park on July 21, 1983.

By Karu F. Daniels | kdaniels@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News

PUBLISHED: March 24, 2020 at 7:22 p.m. | UPDATED: March 25, 2020 at 12:56 a.m.

Diana Ross will be celebrating her birthday in grand style.

On Thursday, the legendary diva will turn 76.

The remix of her disco classic “Love Hangover” is at the top of Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart this week.

The song, recorded in 1975, catapulted to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously in May 1976.

Written by Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer, the Hal Davis-produced platter became the Motown Records queen’s fourth single to reach number one.

“It was a spontaneous thing that we captured on record and if I had to go back in and do it again, I couldn’t have,” Ross said of recording “Love Hangover” (according to J. Randy Taraborrelli’s 2007 biography “Diana.”) “The music was me and I was the music. Things came out of my mouth that I didn’t even expect.”

The song got its groove back at the hands of longtime Ross classic remix-master, Eric Kupper, revamping it for newer audiences.

“Love Hangover 2020” is the eighth number one club hit for the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who famously braved torrential thunderstorms to sing in Central Park in 1983.

The New York City-based master multi-instrumentalist and producer previously worked his magic Ross’ recent chart-topping remixes “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 2017,” “I’m Coming Out / Upside Down 2018,” and last year’s “The Boss 2019.”

“What an honor, but quite daunting as well,” Kupper said of breathing new life into Ross’ signature song, “Aint No Mountain High Enough.”

“The original is so magical and timeless. I’ve loved it since I was a child. My goal was to keep the integrity of the original while bringing it to a modern-day dance floor, but without adhering to trends.”

Throughout the past three decades, Kupper has remixed hits for the likes of Aretha Franklin, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Pink and club music powerhouses Inaya Day, Ultra Nate, Dawn Tallman, among others.

Last December, his remix of Judy Garland’s “The Man That Got Away” charting at No.10 on Dance Club Songs Billboard chart – marking the first entry for the late Hollywood legend in 74 years.