Experience (Diana Ross song)

1986 single by Diana Ross

"Experience"

Single by Diana Ross
from the album  Eaten Alive
Released| April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04)
Recorded| 1985
Genre|

* Pop
* soul
* R&B

Length| 4:57
Label| Capitol
Songwriter(s)|

* Barry Gibb
* Maurice Gibb
* Robin Gibb
* Andy Gibb

Producer(s)|

* Barry Gibb
* Albhy Galuten
* Karl Richardson

Diana Ross singles chronology
| "Chain Reaction"
(1985)  | "Experience"
(1986)  | "Dirty Looks"
(1987)

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Music video
"Experience" on YouTube

"Experience" is a song recorded by American singer Diana Ross for her fifteenth studio album Eaten Alive (1985). It was written by Barry, Maurice, Robin and Andy Gibb, while Barry produced the track along with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson.

## Chart performance

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The song was released as the third and final single from the album on April 4, 1986 by Capitol Records, in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, due to the popularity of the previous single "Chain Reaction" in these territories. In the UK, it reached number 47 and spent three weeks on the chart.[1] In the Dutch Single Top 100 chart, the single reached number 45;[2] while on the Dutch Top 40, it reached the Tipparade, peaking at number three during an eight-week chart run.[3] In Ireland, it cracked the top 20 of the chart.[4]

## Music video

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A music video was shot to promote the song, with Ross herself involved in the production, and such directors as Marcelo Epstein and Kenny Ortega were attracted as consultants.[5] The producer was Chris Mathur from Pendulum Productions.[6] The music video was released in May 1986.[7]

## Track listing

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7" single[8]
A "Experience" – 4:54
B "Oh Teacher" – 3:37

12" single[9]
A "Experience" (Special Dance Remix) – 5:45
B1 "Experience" (Instrumental) – 4:50
B2 "Experience" (Single Version) – 4:07

12" single[10]
A "Experience" (Special Dance Remix) – 5:45
B1 "Experience" (Instrumental) – 4:50
B2 "Oh Teacher" – 3:37

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Experience"  Chart (1986)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 64
Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] | 45
Netherlands (Tipparade)[12] | 3
UK Singles (OCC)[1] | 47

## References

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1. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
2. ^ a b "Diana Ross – Experience" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
3. ^ "Diana Ross - Experience" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
4. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Experience". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
5. ^ "Video Track" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 22\. May 31, 1986. p. 45\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
6. ^ "New Video Clips" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 21\. May 24, 1986. p. 58\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
7. ^ "Diana Ross: Experience (Music Video 1986)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
8. ^ "Diana Ross – Experience (1986, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
9. ^ "Diana Ross – Experience (1985, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
10. ^ "Diana Ross – Experience (1986, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
12. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 30, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

## External links

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* "Experience" at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
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Diana Ross

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Diana Ross (1970)
* Everything Is Everything (1970)
* Surrender (1971)
* Touch Me in the Morning (1973)
* Diana & Marvin (1973)
* Last Time I Saw Him (1973)
* Diana Ross (1976)
* Baby It's Me (1977)
* Ross (1978)
* The Boss (1979)
* Diana (1980)
* Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)
* Silk Electric (1982)
* Ross (1983)
* Swept Away (1984)
* Eaten Alive (1985)
* Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987)
* Workin' Overtime (1989)
* The Force Behind the Power (1991)
* A Very Special Season (1994)
* Take Me Higher (1995)
* Every Day Is a New Day (1999)
* Blue (2006)
* I Love You (2006)
* Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz (rec. 1978, rel. 2015)
* Thank You (2021)

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits (1972)
* Diana Ross' Greatest Hits (1976)
* 20 Golden Greats (1979)
* To Love Again (1981)
* All the Great Hits (1981)
* Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993)
* One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993)
* Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994)
* Voice of Love (1996)
* Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001)
* The Definitive Collection (2006)
* The Greatest (2011)
* Upside Down: The Collection (2012)
* Supertonic: Mixes (2020)

Live releases|

* Live at Caesars Palace (1974)
* An Evening with Diana Ross (1977)
* Greatest Hits Live (1989)
* Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues (1993)
* Christmas in Vienna (1993)

Soundtrack albums|

* Diana! (1971)
* Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
* Mahogany (1975)
* The Wiz (1978)
* Endless Love (1981)

Video albums|

* Live in Central Park (2012)

Singles|

* "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"
* "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
* "Remember Me"
* "Reach Out (I'll Be There)"
* "Surrender"
* "I'm Still Waiting"
* "Good Morning Heartache"
* "Touch Me in the Morning"
* "You're a Special Part of Me"
* "Last Time I Saw Him"
* "My Mistake (Was to Love You)"
* "You Are Everything"
* "Don't Knock My Love"
* "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
* "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right"
* "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
* "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)"
* "Love Hangover"
* "One Love in My Lifetime"
* "Gettin' Ready for Love"
* "Your Love Is So Good for Me"
* "You Got It"
* "Lovin', Livin' and Givin'"
* "Ease on Down the Road"
* "Pops, We Love You"
* "What You Gave Me"
* "The Boss"
* "No One Gets the Prize"
* "It's My House"
* "Upside Down"
* "I'm Coming Out"
* "My Old Piano"
* "It's My Turn"
* "One More Chance"
* "Cryin' My Heart Out for You"
* "Endless Love"
* "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
* "Mirror, Mirror"
* "Work That Body"
* "Muscles"
* "So Close"
* "Pieces of Ice"
* "All of You"
* "Swept Away"
* "Touch by Touch"
* "Missing You"
* "Eaten Alive"
* "Chain Reaction"
* "Experience"
* "Dirty Looks"
* "If We Hold On Together"
* "Workin' Overtime"
* "This House" / "Paradise"
* "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
* "Someday We'll Be Together"
* "Take Me Higher"
* "I Will Survive"
* "Not Over You Yet"
* "Goin' Back"
* "I've Got a Crush on You"
* "Thank You"
* "If the World Just Danced"
* "Turn Up the Sunshine"

Featured singles|

* "A Brand New Day"
* "We Are the World"

Tours and concerts|

* Super Bowl XXX halftime show (1996)
* Return to Love Tour (2000)
* I Love You Tour (2006–2008)
* More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour (2010–2012)
* In the Name of Love Tour (2013–2017)
* The Essential Diana Ross: Some Memories Never Fade (2015–2017)

Related topics|

* The Supremes
* Rhonda Ross Kendrick (daughter)
* Tracee Ellis Ross (daughter)
* Evan Ross (son)
* Arne Næss Jr. (second husband)
* Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (brother)
* Diana Ross Playground
* Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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