The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)
1973 single by Maureen McGovern
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"The Morning After" is a song written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure, which won Best Original Song at the 45th Academy Awards.[1] Following this success, Maureen McGovern recorded a single version that became a No. 1 hit in the US for two weeks during August 1973, with Gold record sales.[2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 28 song for 1973.
| "The Morning After" | ||||
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 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Maureen McGovern | ||||
| from the album The Morning After | ||||
| B-side | "Midnight Storm" | |||
| Released | May 1973 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:14 | |||
| Label | 20th Century | |||
| Songwriters | Joel Hirschhorn Al Kasha[1] | |||
| Producer | Carl Maduri | |||
| Maureen McGovern singles chronology | ||||
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Beginnings
The song was written in March 1972 by 20th Century Fox songwriters Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn,[1] who were asked to write the love theme for The Poseidon Adventure in one night. The finished product was called "Why Must There Be a Morning After?" but changes by the record label resulted in the more optimistic lyric "there's got to be a morning after".
In the film the song is performed by the character of Nonnie, played by Carol Lynley, but actually sung by the vocal double Renee Armand. It appears twice: during a warm-up rehearsal and then later during the New Year's Eve party early in the film, before the passengers must escape the sinking wreck. The title appears in the end credits as "The Song from The Poseidon Adventure".
Personnel
- Maureen McGovern - lead and backing vocals
- Joe Hudson - arrangement, conductor
- Bob Fraser - guitar
- Bill Severance - drums, percussion
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[14] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||