Swept Away (Diana Ross album)
| Swept Away | ||||
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| Studio album by Diana Ross | ||||
| Released | September 13, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop, Dance | |||
| Length | 43:38 | |||
| Label | Capitol (Europe) RCA (North America) |
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| Producer | Diana Ross, Arthur Baker & Daryl Hall, Lionel Richie, Bernard Edwards, Richard Perry | |||
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| Singles from Swept Away | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Swept Away is the fourteenth studio album by American entertainer Diana Ross on the RCA label.
This album yielded several US hit singles, the most successful of which was "Missing You" (#10 Pop, #1 R&B, #4 AC). "Missing You", which became Ross' final top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 was also produced by former labelmate and collaborator Lionel Richie and was a tribute to late soul singer Marvin Gaye, Ross and Richie's former Motown Records label-mate. Other singles included the Daryl Hall and Arthur Baker-produced "Swept Away" (#19 Pop, #3 R&B, #1 Dance) and the Julio Iglesias duet, "All of You" (#19 Pop, #38 R&B, #2 AC, #1 Spain). All three of these singles were accompanied by popular music videos. The album also included the single, "Telephone" (#13 R&B), produced by Bernard Edwards. The song "Touch by Touch" became a hit across Europe, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Belgium and Norway and also charting inside the top 20 in Canada, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Swept Away was certified Gold by the end of 1984. It peaked at #26 on Billboard Pop albums chart, also reaching #40 in the UK. The album also made the top ten in the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.
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The album was remastered and re-released as an "Expanded Edition" on September 2, 2014 by Funky Town Grooves, with bonus material on a second CD.[2]
Track listing
| Side A | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Missing You" | Lionel Richie | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Touch By Touch" | Arthur Barrow, Joe Esposito, Richie Zito | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Rescue Me" | Raynard Miner, Carl Smith | 2:41 |
| 4. | "It's Your Move" | Stephen Kipner, Terry Shaddick | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Swept Away" | Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, spoken intro written by Diana Ross | 5:23 |
| Side B | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Telephone" | Bernard Edwards, Denzil Miller | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Nobody Makes Me Crazy (Like You Do)" | Robby Benson, Karla DeVito | 4:20 |
| 3. | "All of You" (featuring Julio Iglesias) | Cynthia Weil, Julio Iglesias, Tony Renis | 4:02 |
| 4. | "We Are The Children Of The World" | Mary Anne Kelly, Peppy Castro | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Forever Young" | Bob Dylan | 4:49 |
| 2014 "Expanded Edition" CD2 | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Swept Away" (12" Long Version) | 7:38 |
| 2. | "Swept Away" (12" Instrumental) | 7:20 |
| 3. | "Swept Away" (7" Single Mix) | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Touch By Touch" (12" Single Mix) | 5:31 |
| 5. | "Touch By Touch" (12" Instrumental) | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Touch By Touch" (Alternate Single Mix) | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Telephone" (Edited Version) | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Missing You" (7" Single Mix) | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Fight For It" (7" Single Version) | 4:10 |
Personnel
- Diana Ross – vocals
- Jeff Beck – guitar
- Nile Rodgers – guitar
- G. E. Smith – guitar
- Arthur Baker – keyboards, synthesizers
- Bernard Edwards – bass
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Michael Brecker – saxophone
- Randy Brecker – horns
- Arthur Barrow - keyboards, bass, arranging on "Touch by Touch"
Production
- Diana Ross, Arthur Baker & Daryl Hall, Lionel Richie, Bernard Edwards, Richard Perry - producers
- Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
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