The Morning After (Maureen McGovern album)
The Morning After was Maureen McGovern's first studio album, released in July 1973.
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" 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
Personnel and production
- Arranged by Joe Hudson, Michel Rubini, Gene Page, Gary Kekel & Bob Hill
- Conducted by Joe Hudson & Bob Hill
- 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 | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1973 | "The Morning After" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1973 | "The Morning After" | Billboard Easy Listening | 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 Easy Listening | 14 |