Last Time I Saw Him
Last Time I Saw Him | ||||
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Studio album by Diana Ross | ||||
Released | December 6, 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | Motown Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA) | |||
Genre | Pop, soul, R&B | |||
Length | 30:28 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Michael Masser, Tom Baird, Ron Miller, Bob Gaudio | |||
Diana Ross chronology | ||||
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Singles from Last Time I Saw Him | ||||
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Last Time I Saw Him is the fifth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on December 6, 1973 by Motown Records. It reached #52 in the USA (#12 R&B) and sold over 200,000 copies.[citation needed] It also helped Ross win the 1974 American Music Award for Favorite R&B Female.
The arrangements were by Gene Page, Michael Omartian, Tom Baird, David Blumberg, Bob Gaudio, James Carmichael and Paul Riser. Harry Langdon was credited with the cover photography.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The album yielded the title track single "Last Time I Saw Him", a multi-format hit that reached #1 (for three weeks) on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary, #14 on the Hot 100, and #15 on the Hot Soul singles. It peaked at #9 Pop on the Top 100 lists for both Cashbox and Record World, as well as #10 in Radio & Records. It also reached #35 in the United Kingdom.
"Sleepin'" was the second U.S. single, but despite a vocal performance that had shades of Billie Holiday, only reached #70 Pop and #50 R&B. In the U.K., the chosen 2nd single was the ballad "Love Me" (#38), whose lyrics were replete with double entendres.
"Behind Closed Doors" - previously a US #1 Country hit for Charlie Rich - was also released and became a Top 20 hit in South Africa, reaching number 14 as well as climbing as high as #2 on the singles chart in Zimbabwe. The album also included a cover version of the 60s hit "Turn Around" popularised by Dick and Dee Dee.
"Last Time I Saw Him" was a bit of a musical departure for Ross, with a sound combining country with Dixieland jazz. Shortly after its release, the song was remade by country music star Dottie West, who scored success with the single on the C&W charts, reaching #8.
The album had a disappointing chart run, reaching #52, and would be the last studio album Ross issued in the next three years until the Diana Ross album, released in 1976.
An expanded 2-CD set was issued by Hip-O Select in 2007, including previously unreleased tracks.
Track listing
Original album
- "Last Time I Saw Him" (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 2:50
- "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever” (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 3:24
- "Love Me" (Tom Baird, Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses) – 2:56
- "Sleepin'" (Terry Etlinger, Ron Miller) – 4:41
- "You" (Terry Etlinger, Ron Miller) – 4:19
- "Turn Around" (Harry Belafonte, Allan Greene, Malvina Reynolds) – 2:28
- "When Will I Come Home to You" (Bob Gaudio, Al Ruzicka, Kathy Wakefield) – 3:14
- "I Heard a Love Song (But You Never Made a Sound)" (Bob Gaudio, Brit Gaudio) – 2:32
- "Stone Liberty" (Bob Gaudio, Kathy Wakefield) – 2:59
- "Behind Closed Doors" (Kenny O'Dell) – 2:46
CD re-issue, limited edition with bonus tracks
Disc 1
- "Last Time I Saw Him" (unreleased longer version) (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:10
- "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:24
- "Love Me" (Baird, Fekaris, Zesses) – 2:56
- "Sleepin'" (Etlinger, Miller) – 4:41
- "You" (Etlinger, Miller) – 4:19
- "Turn Around" (Belafonte, Greene, Reynolds) – 2:28
- "When Will I Come Home to You" (Gaudio, Ruzicka, Wakefield) – 3:14
- "I Heard a Love Song (But You Never Made a Sound)" (Gaudio, Gaudio) – 2:32
- "Stone Liberty" (Gaudio, Wakefield) – 2:59
- "Behind Closed Doors" (O'Dell) – 2:46
- "Last Time I Saw Him" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Masser, Sawyer) – 2:54
- "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:34
- "Love Me" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Baird, Fekaris, Zesses) – 2:57
- "Sleepin'" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Etlinger, Miller) – 4:41
- "You" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Etlinger, Miller) – 4:26
- "Turn Around "[Japanese Quad Edition] (Belafonte, Greene, Reynolds) – 2:26
- "When Will I Come Home to You" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Gaudio, Ruzicka, Wakefield) – 3:13
- "I Heard a Love Song (But You Never Made a Sound)" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Gaudio, Gaudio) – 2:36
- "Stone Liberty" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Gaudio, Wakefield) – 2:52
- "Behind Closed Doors" [Japanese Quad Edition] (O'Dell) – 2:49
Disc 2
- "I'll Be Here (When You Get Home)" (Bristol, Brown, Jones) – 3:50
- "Why Play Games" (Leonard Caston, Jr., Anita Poree) – 2:41
- "I Don't Care Where the Money Is" (Michael Randall) – 2:47
- "Get It All Together" (Poree, Sanders, Scarborough) – 4:01
- "Where Did We Go Wrong" [Version 1] (Baird, Miller) – 3:52
- "Since I Don't Have You" (James Beaumont, Wally Lester, Joe Rock, Jackie Taylor, Joe VerScharen, Janet Vogel) – 3:23
- "Let Me Be the One" (Nichols, Williams) – 2:27
- "I Want to Go Back There Again" (Chris Clark, Berry Gordy, Jr.) – 3:03
- "Old Funky Rolls" [alternate take] (Etlinger, Miller) – 3:47
- "Last Time I Saw Him" [original unedited version] (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:39
Charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 50 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] | 68 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 41 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 52 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 12 |
References
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him (1973) album review, credits & releases | AllMusic". AllMusic.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 259. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4959b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Diana Ross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Diana Ross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
External links
- Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him (1973) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him (1973) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
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