| Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) | |
| Cover: | Mahogany-cover.jpg |
| Alt: | cover art |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Diana Ross |
| Album: | Mahogany |
| B-Side: | No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever |
| Released: | September 24, 1975 |
| Recorded: | 1975 |
| Genre: | Soul[1] |
| Length: | 3:25 |
| Label: | Motown |
| Producer: | Michael Masser |
| Prev Title: | Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love) |
| Next Year: | 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.[2] 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.
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 [the song] with consummate ease" and that "her frail but stunningly effective voice is captured amidst a soulful tapestry of sound."[3]
| Chart (1975–1976) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 38 | |
| scope=row | Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] | 6 |
| US Cashbox Top 100[6] | 1 | |
| Chart (1976) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 73 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 43 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] | 29 | |
| US Cashbox Top 100[10] | 51 |