The Morning After (Maureen McGovern album)

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

The Morning After
Studio album by
Maureen McGovern
ReleasedJuly 1973
RecordedSpring 1973
GenrePop
Length29:56
Label20th Century
ProducerCarl Maduri
Maureen McGovern chronology
The Morning After
(1973)		 Nice to Be Around
(1974)
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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 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.

Track listing
Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Morning After" ([Song from The Poseidon Adventure])Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn2:20
2."I Won't Last a Day Without You"Paul Williams, Roger Nichols3:52
3."And This I Find Is Beautiful"Mack David, Larry Weiss2:24
4."Midnight Storm"Maureen McGovern, Jimmy Kennedy2:41
5."It Might as Well Stay Monday (From Now On)"Bodie Chandler3:09
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Wrote You a Song"Maureen McGovern, Jimmy Kennedy3:07
2."Don't Try to Close a Rose"Ginger Greco3:04
3."Darlene"Jonathan Cane3:16
4."Can't You Hear the Song"Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow3:40
5."Until It's Time for You to Go"Buffy Sainte-Marie2:23

Personnel and production
  • Arranged by Joe Hudson (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7), Michel Rubini (tracks 2 & 8), Gene Page (tracks 3, 6 & 10), Gary Kekel (in tandem with Joe Hudson on track 4) & Bob Hill (track 9)
  • Conducted by Joe Hudson (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7) & Bob Hill (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 & 10)
  • Produced by Carl Maduri for Belkin-Maduri Productions
  • Engineered and mixed by Arnie Rosenberg
  • All guitars by Bob Fraser
  • Drums and percussion by Bill Severance
  • Recorded at: Agency Recording Studios 1730 E. 24th Cleveland, OH 44114

Charts
Year Chart Position
1973 Billboard Top LPs & Tapes 77
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1973 "The Morning After" The Billboard Hot 100 1
Billboard Easy Listening 6
"I Won't Last a Day Without You" The Billboard Hot 100 89
Billboard Easy Listening 14
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