The Morning After (Maureen McGovern album)
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The Morning After was Maureen McGovern's first studio album, released in July 1973 (see 1973 in music).
The album was released on popular demand following McGovern's Academy Award win for Best Song for "The Morning After". After its 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."
Track listing
Side one
- The Morning After [Song from "The Poseidon Adventure"] - (Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn) - 2:20
- I Won't Last a Day Without You - (Paul Williams, R. Nichols) - 3:52
- And This I Find Is Beautiful - (Mack David, Larry Weiss) - 2:24
- Midnight Storm - (Maureen McGovern, J. Kennedy) - 2:41
- It Might as Well Stay Monday (From Now On) - (Bodie Chandler) - 3:09
Side two
- If I Wrote You a Song - (Maureen McGovern, J. Kennedy) - 3:07
- Don't Try to Close a Rose - (Ginger Greco) - 3:04
- Darlene - (Jonathan Cane) - 3:16
- Can't You Hear the Song - (C. Arnold, D. Martin, G. Morrow) - 3:40
- Until It's Time for You to Go - (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - 2:23
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | The Billboard 200 | 77 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 |