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"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Mahogany and Diana Ross
B-side	"No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever"
Released	September 24, 1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Soul
Length	3:25
Label	Motown
Songwriter(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)

"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin and produced by Masser. It was initially recorded by American singer Thelma Houston in 1973, and then by Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown/Paramount film Mahogany that also starred Ross. The song was released on September 24, 1975 by Motown Records as the lead single for both the film's soundtrack and Ross' seventh studio album, Diana Ross. Masser and Goffin received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 48th Academy Awards. Also, the song was nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list constructed by the American Film Institute in 2004.

Production notes

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

Record World said that "Diana handles with consummate ease" and that "her frail but stunningly effective voice is captured amidst a soulful tapestry of sound."

Personnel

• Diana Ross – vocals
• Leland Sklar – electric bass
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Lee Holdridge – arranger

Release and track listing

Chart performance

Other versions

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• Singer Thelma Houston was the first artist to record the song in 1973.
• French singer Nicole Rieu released a French-language version the song (titled "En courant") as a single in 1976.
• Dinah Shore recorded the song for her album Dinah! in 1976.
• Johnny Mathis included the song on his album I Only Have Eyes for You in 1976.
• Shirley Bassey included the song on her album Sings the Movies in 1995.
• Mariah Carey included the song on her album Number 1's (Mariah Carey album) in 1998.
• Jennifer Lopez included the song on her album On the 6 in 1999.

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.)
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1976

References

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2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003). "Diana Ross". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (eds.). All Music Guide to Soul. Allmusic. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 587. ISBN 0-87930-744-7. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
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External links

• List of cover versions of "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" at SecondHandSongs.com
• "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) (Alternate Version #2)") on YouTube
• "Mariah Carey - Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme from "Mahogany") (Official Audio)" on YouTube
• "Medley: Secretly / Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) (from Let's ..." on YouTube
• "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" on YouTube

• 1973 songs
• 1975 singles
• 1976 singles
• Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
• Cashbox number-one singles
• Diana Ross songs
• Thelma Houston songs
• Mariah Carey songs
• Pop ballads
• Songs written for films
• Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin
• Songs written by Michael Masser
• 1975 songs
• Motown singles
• Soul ballads
• Rhythm and blues ballads
• 1970s ballads