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 at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre
Soul, pop
Length 30:28
Label Motown
Producer
Michael Masser, Tom Baird, Ron Miller, Bob Gaudio

Diana Ross chronology






Diana & Marvin
(1973)
Last Time I Saw Him
(1973)
Live at Caesars Palace
(1974)


Singles from Last Time I Saw Him


  1. "Last Time I Saw Him / Save the Children"
    Released: December 6, 1973

  2. "Sleepin' / You"
    Released: April 4, 1974




Last Time I Saw Him is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records. It reached #52 in the USA (#12 R&B) and sold over 200,000 copies.[1] 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.




Contents






  • 1 Reception


  • 2 Track listing


    • 2.1 Original album


    • 2.2 CD re-issue, limited edition with bonus tracks




  • 3 Charts


    • 3.1 Singles




  • 4 External links


  • 5 References





Reception













Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic
3.5/5 stars [2]

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" 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.


"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



  1. "Last Time I Saw Him" (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 2:50

  2. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" (Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer) – 3:24

  3. "Love Me" (Tom Baird, Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses) – 2:56

  4. "Sleepin'" (Terry Etlinger, Ron Miller) – 4:41

  5. "You" (Terry Etlinger, Ron Miller) – 4:19

  6. "Turn Around" (Harry Belafonte, Allan Greene, Malvina Reynolds) – 2:28

  7. "When Will I Come Home to You" (Bob Gaudio, Al Ruzicka, Kathy Wakefield) – 3:14

  8. "I Heard a Love Song (But You Never Made a Sound)" (Bob Gaudio, Brit Gaudio) – 2:32

  9. "Stone Liberty" (Bob Gaudio, Kathy Wakefield) – 2:59

  10. "Behind Closed Doors" (Kenny O'Dell) – 2:46



CD re-issue, limited edition with bonus tracks


Disc 1


  1. "Last Time I Saw Him" (unreleased longer version) (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:10

  2. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:24

  3. "Love Me" (Baird, Fekaris, Zesses) – 2:56

  4. "Sleepin'" (Etlinger, Miller) – 4:41

  5. "You" (Etlinger, Miller) – 4:19

  6. "Turn Around" (Belafonte, Greene, Reynolds) – 2:28

  7. "When Will I Come Home to You" (Gaudio, Ruzicka, Wakefield) – 3:14

  8. "I Heard a Love Song (But You Never Made a Sound)" (Gaudio, Gaudio) – 2:32

  9. "Stone Liberty" (Gaudio, Wakefield) – 2:59

  10. "Behind Closed Doors" (O'Dell) – 2:46

  11. "Last Time I Saw Him" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Masser, Sawyer) – 2:54

  12. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:34

  13. "Love Me" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Baird, Fekaris, Zesses) – 2:57

  14. "Sleepin'" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Etlinger, Miller) – 4:41

  15. "You" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Etlinger, Miller) – 4:26

  16. "Turn Around "[Japanese Quad Edition] (Belafonte, Greene, Reynolds) – 2:26

  17. "When Will I Come Home to You" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Gaudio, Ruzicka, Wakefield) – 3:13

  18. "I Heard a Love Song (But You Never Made a Sound)" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Gaudio, Gaudio) – 2:36

  19. "Stone Liberty" [Japanese Quad Edition] (Gaudio, Wakefield) – 2:52

  20. "Behind Closed Doors" [Japanese Quad Edition] (O'Dell) – 2:49


Disc 2


  1. "I'll Be Here (When You Get Home)" (Bristol, Brown, Jones) – 3:50

  2. "Why Play Games" (Leonard Caston, Jr., Anita Poree) – 2:41

  3. "I Don't Care Where the Money Is" (Michael Randall) – 2:47

  4. "Get It All Together" (Poree, Sanders, Scarborough) – 4:01

  5. "Where Did We Go Wrong" [Version 1] (Baird, Miller) – 3:52

  6. "Since I Don't Have You" (James Beaumont, Wally Lester, Joe Rock, Jackie Taylor, Joe VerScharen, Janet Vogel) – 3:23

  7. "Let Me Be the One" (Nichols, Williams) – 2:27

  8. "I Want to Go Back There Again" (Chris Clark, Berry Gordy, Jr.) – 3:03

  9. "Old Funky Rolls" [alternate take] (Etlinger, Miller) – 3:47

  10. "Last Time I Saw Him" [original unedited version] (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:39



Charts


















Year
 Album
 Chart positions[3]

US
US
R&B
1974
Last Time I Saw Him
 52
 12


Singles



























Year
 Single
 Chart positions[4]

US
US
R&B
US
Dance
1973
 "Last Time I Saw Him"
 14
 15
 —
1974
 "Sleepin'"
 70
 50
 —


External links


  • Diana Ross-Last Time I Saw Him at Discogs


References





  1. ^ http://www.greasylake.org/the-circuit/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F116321-the-supremes-diana-ross-stevie-wonder-and-ray-charlesusa-album-sales%2F


  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r48317/review


  3. ^ "Diana Ross US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-16..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "Diana Ross US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-16.










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