I'm Still Waiting (Diana Ross song)
1971 single by Diana Ross
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"I'm Still Waiting" is a popular song, written and produced by Deke Richards and recorded by American singer Diana Ross; it first appeared on Ross's 1970 album Everything Is Everything. The song reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1971.[1] It also reached number one in Ireland.
| "I'm Still Waiting" | ||||
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| Single by Diana Ross | ||||
| from the album Everything Is Everything | ||||
| B-side | "A Simple Thing Like Cry" | |||
| Released | July 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter | Deke Richards | |||
| Producer | Deke Richards | |||
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"I'm Still Waiting" continued the vein of sophisticated soul as heard on Ross's breakthrough solo hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". However, it was only a modest success in the US, reaching No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and No. 40 on the R&B chart.[2]
Although it was initially intended only as an album track, BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Tony Blackburn featured it heavily on his morning programme, and persuaded EMI—which at the time issued all Tamla Motown material in the UK—to release it as a single. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in August 1971;[1] this prompted a retitling in the UK of the album Surrender as I'm Still Waiting.
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1990 remix
The track was remixed by DJ Phil Chill in 1990 and was released as a single, reaching No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart.[9] It is one of the few Ross remix songs to be released as a single.
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Cover versions
Former Supreme Scherrie Payne later covered this song for Ian Levine's UK Motorcity label.[citation needed]
Courtney Pine and Carroll Thompson had a minor UK hit single with the song in July 1990.[13]
