Last Time I Saw Him | ||||
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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 | |||
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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.
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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.
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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 |