Last Time I Saw Him
Encyclopedia
Last Time I Saw Him is a 1973
album released by American
singer Diana Ross
on the Motown Records
.
album, released in 1976.
An expanded 2-CD set was issued in 2007, including previously unreleased tracks.
Disc 2
1973 in music
-January–April:*January 9 – Mick Jagger's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug conviction, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones' plans to perform in Japan during their forthcoming tour.*January 14...
album released by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer Diana Ross
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...
on the Motown Records
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
.
Reception
The album yielded the charted singles "Last Time I Saw Him" (a #14 hit) and "Sleepin'" and would be the last studio album Ross issued in the next three years until the Diana RossDiana Ross (1976 album)
Diana Ross is a 1976 album by Diana Ross for the Motown label, her second self-titled LP .-Reception:...
album, released in 1976.
An expanded 2-CD set was issued in 2007, including previously unreleased tracks.
Original album
- "Last Time I Saw HimLast Time I Saw Him (song)"Last Time I Saw Him" is the title of a 1973 single release by Diana Ross, being a composition by Michael Masser and lyricist Pam Sawyer: the track was produced by Masser and released in December 1973 at the same time as Ross' Last Time I Saw Him album....
" (Michael MasserMichael MasserMichael Masser , a former stockbroker, is a composer and producer of popular music. He attended the University of Illinois College of Law, but left to pursue his interest in music...
, Pam SawyerPam SawyerPamela Sawyer, an American-based songwriter from Romford, East London.Sawyer worked with artists at Motown Records from 1967 to 1977. Before Motown she had been involved in hit records for the Young Rascals and Lulu, and wrote with Lori Burton with whom she also recorded as the Whyte Boots.Sawyer...
) – 3:10 - "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 MillerRon Miller (songwriter)Ronald Norman Miller was an American popular songwriter and record producer, who attained many Top 10 hits with ballads written for Motown artists in the 1960s and 1970s....
) – 4:41 - "You" (Terry Etlinger, Ron Miller) – 4:19
- "Turn Around" (Harry BelafonteHarry BelafonteHarold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s...
, Allan Greene, Malvina Reynolds) – 2:28 - "When Will I Come Home to You" (Bob GaudioBob GaudioRobert John "Bob" Gaudio is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons.-Early career:...
, 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 DoorsBehind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich song)"Behind Closed Doors" is a country song written by Kenny O'Dell and first recorded by Charlie Rich for his 1973 album Behind Closed Doors. The single became Rich's first number-one hit on the country charts, spent 20 weeks on this chart, and also became a crossover hit on the pop charts...
" (Kenny O'DellKenny O'DellKenny O'Dell is an American country music singer and songwriter.Early in his career he worked with guitar legand,Duane Eddy,and his own band, Guys and Dolls. He is best known for writing the country hit "Behind Closed Doors", which Charlie Rich recorded, and "Mama He's Crazy" for The Judds...
) – 2:46
CD re-issue, limited edition with bonus tracks
Disc 1- "Last Time I Saw HimLast Time I Saw Him (song)"Last Time I Saw Him" is the title of a 1973 single release by Diana Ross, being a composition by Michael Masser and lyricist Pam Sawyer: the track was produced by Masser and released in December 1973 at the same time as Ross' Last Time I Saw Him album....
" (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.Leonard Caston, Jr.Leonard Caston, Jr. is an American rhythm and blues songwriter, record producer, pianist and singer. He recorded for both the Chess and Motown labels in the 1960s and 1970s, and co-wrote or co-produced several major hit records, including Mitty Collier's "I Had A Talk With My Man" , The Supremes'...
, 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 RockJoe RockJoe Rock was an American movie producer, director, actor and screenwriter best remembered today for producing a series of 12 two reel comedies starring Stan Laurel in the 1920s....
, 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" [unedited version] (Masser, Sawyer) – 3:39
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1974 | Last Time I Saw Him Last Time I Saw Him Last Time I Saw Him is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records.-Reception:The album yielded the charted singles "Last Time I Saw Him" and "Sleepin'" and would be the last studio album Ross issued in the next three years until the Diana Ross album, released in... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1973 | "Last Time I Saw Him" | 14 | 16 | — |
| 1974 | "Sleepin'" | 70 | 50 | — |