I'm Still Waiting
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"I'm Still Waiting" is a popular song by Diana Ross
which first appeared on her 1970 album Everything Is Everything.
Written and produced by Deke Richards
,"I'm Still Waiting" continued the vein of sophisticated soul
as heard on her breakthrough solo hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough
." Despite this, it was a mild success in the US, reaching #63 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart. In the UK singles chart
, it reached #1 for four weeks in August 1971, prompting a retitle of the album Surrender
in the UK to the title of I'm Still Waiting.
Although initially intended only as an album track, BBC Radio 1
disc jockey Tony Blackburn
featured it heavily on his morning programme and persuaded EMI
, who then issued all Tamla Motown material in the UK, to release it as a single.
The track was remixed by DJ Phil Chill in 1990 and was released as a single, reaching #21 in the UK Singles Chart. It is one of the few Ross remix songs to be released as a single.
later covered this song for Ian Levine
's UK Motorcity
label.
Chinese diva Faye Wong
also covered the song, with Cantonese lyrics by Richard Lam, on her early album You're the Only One
.
Courtney Pine
and Carroll Thompson
had a minor UK hit single with the song in 1990.
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
which first appeared on her 1970 album Everything Is Everything.
Written and produced by Deke Richards
Deke Richards
Deke Richards, also known as Dennis Lussier and Deke Lussier, is a songwriter and record producer, one of many white musicians/songwriters who were affiliated with Motown...
,"I'm Still Waiting" continued the vein of sophisticated soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
as heard on her breakthrough solo hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla Motown label. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, becoming a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes...
." Despite this, it was a mild success in the US, reaching #63 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart. In the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, it reached #1 for four weeks in August 1971, prompting a retitle of the album Surrender
Surrender (Diana Ross album)
Surrender was a 1971 album by singer Diana Ross, her third solo LP for the Motown label.Ross' previous album, Everything is Everything, failed to generate interest due to Motown's rush and hurried efforts to further Ross' solo career, and did not chart as highly as expected. Surrender, however, was...
in the UK to the title of I'm Still Waiting.
Although initially intended only as an album track, BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
disc jockey Tony Blackburn
Tony Blackburn
Tony Blackburn is an English disc jockey, who broadcast on the "pirate" stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in 1967. In 2002 he was the winner of the ITV reality TV programme I'm a Celebrity.....
featured it heavily on his morning programme and persuaded EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, who then issued all Tamla Motown material in the UK, to release it as a single.
The track was remixed by DJ Phil Chill in 1990 and was released as a single, reaching #21 in the UK Singles Chart. It is one of the few Ross remix songs to be released as a single.
Cover versions
Former Supreme Scherrie PayneScherrie Payne
Scherrie Payne is an American singer. The younger sister of singer/actress Freda Payne, Scherrie Payne was the co-lead singer of The Supremes from 1973 to 1977, after Jean Terrell left the group in the fall of 1973...
later covered this song for Ian Levine
Ian Levine
Ian Levine is an English songwriter, producer, and DJ. He is also a well-known fan of the long-running television show Doctor Who.Levine attended Arnold School in Blackpool from 1963 to 1970...
's UK Motorcity
Motorcity Records
Motorcity Records is a British record label formed by producer Ian Levine in 1989. The label aimed to record new material with former Motown artists.-History:...
label.
Chinese diva Faye Wong
Faye Wong
Faye Wong is a highly successful and influential Chinese singer-songwriter and actress who is usually referred to as a diva . Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong . Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and rose to stardom in the early 1990s by singing...
also covered the song, with Cantonese lyrics by Richard Lam, on her early album You're the Only One
You're the Only One (Faye Wong album)
You're the Only One is a 1990 album recorded by Chinese Cantopop singer Faye Wong when she was based in Hong Kong.-Track listing:#美麗的震盪 - Beautiful Vibration#又繼續等 - Still Waiting...
.
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine CBE is an English jazz musician. At school he studied the clarinet, although he is known primarily for his saxophone playing. Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet, bass Clarinet and keyboards...
and Carroll Thompson
Carroll Thompson
Carroll Thompson is an English lovers rock singer, best known for her work in the 1980s.-Biography:Thompson sang in school and church choirs as a girl, but initially studied for a career in pharmacy. In the mid-1970s, she began working as a backing singer at several recording studios after...
had a minor UK hit single with the song in 1990.
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Diana RossDiana RossDiana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
- Instrumentation by assorted Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
musicians