Last Time I Saw Him


Last Time I Saw Him is a 1973 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the Motown Records. It reached #52 in the USA and sold over 200,000 copies. 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.

Reception

The album yielded the title track single "Last Time I Saw Him", a multi-format hit that reached #1 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", 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.

Track listing

Original album

  1. "Last Time I Saw Him" – 2:50
  2. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever” – 3:24
  3. "Love Me" – 2:56
  4. "Sleepin'" – 4:41
  5. "You" – 4:19
  6. "Turn Around" – 2:28
  7. "When Will I Come Home to You" – 3:14
  8. "I Heard a Love Song " – 2:32
  9. "Stone Liberty" – 2:59
  10. "Behind Closed Doors" – 2:46

    CD re-issue, limited edition with bonus tracks

;Disc 1
  1. "Last Time I Saw Him" – 3:10
  2. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" – 3:24
  3. "Love Me" – 2:56
  4. "Sleepin'" – 4:41
  5. "You" – 4:19
  6. "Turn Around" – 2:28
  7. "When Will I Come Home to You" – 3:14
  8. "I Heard a Love Song " – 2:32
  9. "Stone Liberty" – 2:59
  10. "Behind Closed Doors" – 2:46
  11. "Last Time I Saw Him" – 2:54
  12. "No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever" – 3:34
  13. "Love Me" – 2:57
  14. "Sleepin'" – 4:41
  15. "You" – 4:26
  16. "Turn Around " – 2:26
  17. "When Will I Come Home to You" – 3:13
  18. "I Heard a Love Song " – 2:36
  19. "Stone Liberty" – 2:52
  20. "Behind Closed Doors" – 2:49
;Disc 2
  1. "I'll Be Here " – 3:50
  2. "Why Play Games" – 2:41
  3. "I Don't Care Where the Money Is" – 2:47
  4. "Get It All Together" – 4:01
  5. "Where Did We Go Wrong" – 3:52
  6. "Since I Don't Have You" – 3:23
  7. "Let Me Be the One" – 2:27
  8. "I Want to Go Back There Again" – 3:03
  9. "Old Funky Rolls" – 3:47
  10. "Last Time I Saw Him" – 3:39

    Charts

Singles