The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)

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"The Morning After"
side-A label
Side A of the US single
Single by Maureen McGovern
from the album The Morning After
B-side "Midnight Storm"
Released May 1973
Genre Pop
Length 2 : 14
Label 20th Century
Songwriter(s) Joel Hirschhorn
Al Kasha [1]
Producer(s) Carl Maduri
Maureen McGovern singles chronology
" The Morning After "
(1973) 		" I Won't Last a Day Without You "
(1973)

" The Morning After " is a song written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure , winning Best Original Song at the 45th Academy Awards . [1] Following this success, Maureen McGovern recorded a single version that became a No. 1 hit in the US for two weeks during August 1973, with Gold record sales. [2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 28 song for 1973 .

Beginnings [ edit ]

The song was written in March 1972 by 20th Century Fox songwriters Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn , [1] who were asked to write the love theme for The Poseidon Adventure in one night. The finished product was called "Why Must There Be a Morning After?" but changes by the record label resulted in the more optimistic lyric "there's got to be a morning after".

In the film the song is performed by the character of Nonnie, played by Carol Lynley , but actually sung by the vocal double Renee Armand. It appears twice: during a warm-up rehearsal and then later during the New Year's Eve party early in the film, before the passengers must escape the sinking wreck. The title appears in the end credits as " The Song from The Poseidon Adventure ".

Personnel [ edit ]

  • Maureen McGovern - vocals
  • Joe Hudson - arrangement, conductor
  • Bob Fraser - guitar
  • Bill Severance - drums, percussion

Chart performance [ edit ]

Certifications [ edit ]

Region Certification Certified units /sales
Australia ( ARIA ) [14] Gold 50,000 ^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136. ISBN   1-904994-10-5 .
  2. ^ "Songs from the Year 1973" . Tsort.info . Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
  3. ^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF) . worldradiohistory.com . Cash Box. 21 July 1973. p. 39.
  4. ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)" . Australian-charts.com . Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
  5. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 28 July 1973" . Poparchives.com.au . 1973-07-28 . Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
  6. ^ "RPM AC / Pop Music Playlist - September 8, 1973" (PDF) .
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 22, 1973" (PDF) .
  8. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 ? 1989 Acts (M)" . Rock.co.za . Retrieved 8 September 2018 .
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961?1993 . Record Research. p. 159.
  11. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - Top Records for the Year of 1973" . Poparchives.com.au . Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
  12. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of '73 - December 29, 1973" (PDF) .
  13. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1973/Top 100 Songs of 1973" . Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved 2016-10-08 .
  14. ^ "GOLD MORNING AFTER UNDER" (PDF) . Cash Box . October 25, 1975. p. 45 . Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via World Radio History.

External links [ edit ]

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