The Morning After (Maureen McGovern album)

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The Morning After
The Morning After cover
Studio album by Maureen McGovern
Released July, 1973
Recorded Spring 1973
Genre Pop
Length 29:56
Label 20th Century
Producer Carl Maduri
Professional reviews
Maureen McGovern chronology
The Morning After
(1973)		 Nice to Be Around
(1974)

The Morning After was Maureen McGovern's first studio album, released in July 1973 (see 1973 in music).

The album was released by popular demand following an Academy Award win for Best Song for "The Morning After", written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. After the song's subsequent rise up the Billboard Top 100 charts, the eponymous album was released, eventually peaking in September at #77 on the Billboard Hot 200 list of popular albums.

"The Morning After" is the first track on the record. McGovern composed the music for the fourth and sixth tracks. Cover versions include Paul Williams' "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (which was interestingly an adult-contemporary hit for McGovern before becoming a national hit for The Carpenters) and Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Until It's Time for You to Go."

McGovern dedicated the album to her parents, Mary and James McGovern.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side 1

  1. The Morning After [Song from "The Poseidon Adventure"] - (Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn) - 2:20
  2. I Won't Last a Day Without You - (Paul Williams, R. Nichols) - 3:52
  3. And This I Find Is Beautiful - (Mack David, Larry Weiss) - 2:24
  4. Midnight Storm - (Maureen McGovern, J. Kennedy) - 2:41
  5. It Might as Well Stay Monday (From Now On) - (Bodie Chandler) - 3:09

[edit] Side 2

  1. If I Wrote You a Song - (Maureen McGovern, J. Kennedy) - 3:07
  2. Don't Try to Close a Rose - (Ginger Greco) - 3:04
  3. Darlene - (Jonathan Cane) - 3:16
  4. Can't You Hear the Song - (C. Arnold, D. Martin, G. Morrow) - 3:40
  5. Until It's Time for You to Go - (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - 2:23

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1973 The Billboard 200 77

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1973 "The Morning After" The Billboard Hot 100 1
1973 "The Morning After" Billboard Adult Contemporary 6
1973 "I Won't Last a Day Without You" The Billboard Hot 100 89
1973 "I Won't Last a Day Without You" Billboard Adult Contemporary 14