Maureen McGovern
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Maureen Therese McGovern (born July 27, 1949) is an American
singer and Broadway
actress, well known for her premier renditions of the Oscar winning songs "The Morning After"
from the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure, and "We May Never Love Like This Again
" from The Towering Inferno
in 1974.
, the daughter of James Terrence McGovern and Mary Rita (née
Welsh). She has Irish ancestry. As a child, McGovern would listen to her father's singing quartet rehearse in their home. She was told by her elders that she began singing at the age of three, and would sometimes sing herself to sleep with things she heard on the radio. She decided at age eight that she wanted to be a professional singer. Her influences include Barbra Streisand
and Dionne Warwick
.
in 1967, she worked as a secretary and performed part-time as a singer for a local folk band called Sweet Rain. Her singing caught the attention of Russ Regan
(then head of 20th Century Records
) in 1972 when he heard a demonstration she had recorded. At the time, Regan was searching for a singer to record "The Morning After"
(the theme from The Poseidon Adventure) for release as a record. He hired McGovern sight unseen to record the song, which resulted in her contracting with 20th Century Records
. After it won an Oscar
for Best Original Song
, "The Morning After" scored well on the popular music charts, reaching #1 during 1973. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc
by the R.I.A.A. in August 1973. Following the success of "The Morning After," she received a Grammy Award
nomination in 1974 for Best New Artist.
During 1974, she recorded two movie themes: "We May Never Love Like This Again
" from the disaster film The Towering Inferno
, in which she made a short appearance when she is seen singing the song as the evening's entertainment, and "Wherever Love Takes Me" from the British disaster film Gold. The former won an Oscar
(though it was only a minor pop hit), and the latter received an Oscar nomination.
In 1976, she recorded her cover version
of "The Continental
", the very first Oscar winning track for Best Original Song. It proved to be her only hit in the UK Singles Chart
, where it peaked at #16.
18 May 2009, McGovern stated that exorbitant fees charged by her manager (40%) together with her band being on a full-time salary, whether she was performing or not, was the cause of her perilous financial state. Ready to begin her life over again, she moved to Marina del Rey and took a secretarial job under an assumed name, Glenda Schwartz. Nevertheless, she was still in demand occasionally for international live concerts. Her career improved when McGovern was asked to record a version of "Can You Read My Mind
", the love theme from 1978's Superman, which was not recorded for the film. The single achieved minor success on the Popular charts. Toward the end of the decade, McGovern recorded "Different Worlds"
, the theme from the ABC TV sitcom Angie
. The song, her only other Top 40 Pop single aside from "The Morning After"
, soared to #18 on the Billboard Hot 100
during 1979 and hit at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. During 1980, McGovern made a brief appearance as Sister Angelina, the singing nun, in the comedy-disaster movie Airplane!
.
, despite not having any acting experience. During 1981, she made her Broadway
debut as Mabel in a revival of Gilbert & Sullivan's musical The Pirates of Penzance
, taking over for fellow 1970s popular singer Linda Ronstadt
. She then performed in two productions with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera: The Sound of Music
(1981; as Maria) and South Pacific
(1982; as Nellie Forbush). She continued her theatrical career throughout the 1980s and originated the role of Mary in the Off-Broadway
production of Brownstone
in 1985. She also was in Little Women The Musical as Marmee.
She also returned to touring and performing in concerts and began establishing herself as a nightclub and cabaret performer. Starting in 1987, she released three albums for CBS in three years - Another Woman in Love
(a voice/piano album), State of the Heart
(a fully orchestrated album), and Naughty Baby
(Recorded LIVE on November 20, 1988, Studio A at Clinton Recording Studios, New York City - it features a very first recording of a lost Gershwin song "A Corner of Heaven With You" (written ca. 1917). The album was released in 1989 coinciding with McGovern's Gershwin concert at Carnegie Hall). In 1989, she performed her first concert in Carnegie Hall
, singing a collection of songs by George Gershwin
.
In 2003, Out of This World and The Music Never Ends were re-released by Fynsworth Alley Records; both albums included bonus tracks, the former two, and the latter three.
In 2005, McGovern returned to the Broadway stage as Marmee opposite Sutton Foster
's Jo in the musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott
's Little Women
. With negative reviews, it ended quickly, but McGovern reprised her role for the successful subsequent national tour.
She continues to appear in concert as a headliner and as a guest with symphony orchestras around the country. Her new CD A Long and Winding Road, on the PS Classics
label, salutes singer–songwriters of the 1960s like Paul Simon
, Joni Mitchell
, Lennon–McCartney and Randy Newman
. She performed a concert act based on this material at the Metropolitan Room in New York City, the Rrazz Room in San Francisco and will tour with it throughout the next few years.
McGovern also continues her work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association
, where she appears annually on the Jerry Lewis
MDA Telethon.
She created, along with Philip Himberg, a one woman biographical musical Carry It On which premiered at Geva Theatre Center
October 12 - November 14, 2010.
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer and Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
actress, well known for her premier renditions of the Oscar winning songs "The Morning After"
The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)
"The Morning After" is a song first released in May 1973. It was the first success for singer Maureen McGovern and used as the love theme for the film The Poseidon Adventure, which was released late the year before.-Beginnings:The song was written in March 1972 by 20th Century Fox songwriters Al...
from the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure, and "We May Never Love Like This Again
We May Never Love Like This Again
"We May Never Love Like This Again" is a song written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for the 1974 film, The Towering Inferno. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1974, and was performed by Maureen McGovern both for the film score and, briefly, in the film itself with McGovern...
" from The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American action disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.A co-production between Twentieth Century-Fox and Warner Bros...
in 1974.
Early life
McGovern was born in Youngstown, OhioYoungstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, the daughter of James Terrence McGovern and Mary Rita (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Welsh). She has Irish ancestry. As a child, McGovern would listen to her father's singing quartet rehearse in their home. She was told by her elders that she began singing at the age of three, and would sometimes sing herself to sleep with things she heard on the radio. She decided at age eight that she wanted to be a professional singer. Her influences include Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
and Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
.
Breakthrough recording
After graduating from Boardman High SchoolBoardman High School (Mahoning County, Ohio)
Boardman High School is a public high school in Boardman, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Boardman Local School District. The first high school, located on Market Street, is now Boardman Center Middle School. In 1969, the new high school was built on Glenwood Ave...
in 1967, she worked as a secretary and performed part-time as a singer for a local folk band called Sweet Rain. Her singing caught the attention of Russ Regan
Russ Regan
Russ Regan is a long-time record executive who was President of both UNI Records, and 20th Century Records. Regan also worked at Motown among other companies. He started with Berry Gordy at Motown and promoted many artists including Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes and Smokey Robinson...
(then head of 20th Century Records
20th Century Records
20th Century Fox Records, also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century Records, was a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox.-History:It began in 1958 as 20th Fox Records. In 1963, 20th Fox Records became 20th Century-Fox Records...
) in 1972 when he heard a demonstration she had recorded. At the time, Regan was searching for a singer to record "The Morning After"
The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)
"The Morning After" is a song first released in May 1973. It was the first success for singer Maureen McGovern and used as the love theme for the film The Poseidon Adventure, which was released late the year before.-Beginnings:The song was written in March 1972 by 20th Century Fox songwriters Al...
(the theme from The Poseidon Adventure) for release as a record. He hired McGovern sight unseen to record the song, which resulted in her contracting with 20th Century Records
20th Century Records
20th Century Fox Records, also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century Records, was a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox.-History:It began in 1958 as 20th Fox Records. In 1963, 20th Fox Records became 20th Century-Fox Records...
. After it won an Oscar
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
, "The Morning After" scored well on the popular music charts, reaching #1 during 1973. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the R.I.A.A. in August 1973. Following the success of "The Morning After," she received a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nomination in 1974 for Best New Artist.
During 1974, she recorded two movie themes: "We May Never Love Like This Again
We May Never Love Like This Again
"We May Never Love Like This Again" is a song written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for the 1974 film, The Towering Inferno. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1974, and was performed by Maureen McGovern both for the film score and, briefly, in the film itself with McGovern...
" from the disaster film The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno (film)
The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American action disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.A co-production between Twentieth Century-Fox and Warner Bros...
, in which she made a short appearance when she is seen singing the song as the evening's entertainment, and "Wherever Love Takes Me" from the British disaster film Gold. The former won an Oscar
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
(though it was only a minor pop hit), and the latter received an Oscar nomination.
In 1976, she recorded her cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of "The Continental
The Continental
"The Continental" may refer to:* The Continental , a 1952–53 television series on CBS* "The Continental" , a recurring sketch the NBC program...
", the very first Oscar winning track for Best Original Song. It proved to be her only hit in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, where it peaked at #16.
Challenges
McGovern's contract with 20th Century ended during 1976. Her career declined and so did her finances. In an interview on BBC Woman's HourWoman's Hour
Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.-History:Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme . It was transferred to its current home in 1973...
18 May 2009, McGovern stated that exorbitant fees charged by her manager (40%) together with her band being on a full-time salary, whether she was performing or not, was the cause of her perilous financial state. Ready to begin her life over again, she moved to Marina del Rey and took a secretarial job under an assumed name, Glenda Schwartz. Nevertheless, she was still in demand occasionally for international live concerts. Her career improved when McGovern was asked to record a version of "Can You Read My Mind
Can You Read My Mind
"Can You Read My Mind" is the love theme from the 1978 feature film Superman, with music by John Williams and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.The music is a theme for Lois Lane, whose role in the film was performed by Margot Kidder...
", the love theme from 1978's Superman, which was not recorded for the film. The single achieved minor success on the Popular charts. Toward the end of the decade, McGovern recorded "Different Worlds"
Different Worlds (song)
"Different Worlds" is the theme song from the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Angie" starring Donna Pescow. The song was written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox and sung by Maureen McGovern. "Different Worlds" peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number one on the...
, the theme from the ABC TV sitcom Angie
Angie (TV series)
Angie is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast by the ABC network from February 1979 until October 1980.-Premise:Philadelphia coffee shop waitress Angie Falco starts a romance with customer Bradley Benson...
. The song, her only other Top 40 Pop single aside from "The Morning After"
The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)
"The Morning After" is a song first released in May 1973. It was the first success for singer Maureen McGovern and used as the love theme for the film The Poseidon Adventure, which was released late the year before.-Beginnings:The song was written in March 1972 by 20th Century Fox songwriters Al...
, soared to #18 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
during 1979 and hit at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. During 1980, McGovern made a brief appearance as Sister Angelina, the singing nun, in the comedy-disaster movie Airplane!
Airplane!
Airplane! is a 1980 American satirical comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures...
.
Broadway career
At the beginning of the 1980s, McGovern gave up movie themes to begin a career on BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
, despite not having any acting experience. During 1981, she made her Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut as Mabel in a revival of Gilbert & Sullivan's musical The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences...
, taking over for fellow 1970s popular singer Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
. She then performed in two productions with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera: The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
(1981; as Maria) and South Pacific
South Pacific (musical)
South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
(1982; as Nellie Forbush). She continued her theatrical career throughout the 1980s and originated the role of Mary in the Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
production of Brownstone
Brownstone
Brownstone is a brown Triassic or Jurassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a terraced house clad in this material.-Types:-Apostle Island brownstone:...
in 1985. She also was in Little Women The Musical as Marmee.
Carnegie Hall performance
She slowly returned to music during the mid-1980s, contributing songs to musical soundtracks and recording for various-artist compilations.She also returned to touring and performing in concerts and began establishing herself as a nightclub and cabaret performer. Starting in 1987, she released three albums for CBS in three years - Another Woman in Love
Another Woman in Love
-Album credits:*Piano: Mike Renzi*Arrangements by: Mike Renzi*Cover design: Christopher Austopchuk*Cover photo: Nancy LeVine*Liner notes: Mel Tormé*Management: Barron ManagementCounterpoint Studios:*Engineers: Hugo Dwyer and Michael Golub...
(a voice/piano album), State of the Heart
State of the Heart (Maureen McGovern album)
-Album credits:Musical supervision and conducting by: Ettore StrattaArrangements*"The Same Moon," "Sometime Soon," "State of the Heart," and "Night Flight" arranged by: Jeffrey D...
(a fully orchestrated album), and Naughty Baby
Naughty Baby (Maureen McGovern album)
-Album credits:Musicians*Jeff Harris - piano, conductor*Jay Leonhart - double bass*Grady Tate - drums*Lou Marini - reeds*Mark Sherman - percussion and vibesArrangements...
(Recorded LIVE on November 20, 1988, Studio A at Clinton Recording Studios, New York City - it features a very first recording of a lost Gershwin song "A Corner of Heaven With You" (written ca. 1917). The album was released in 1989 coinciding with McGovern's Gershwin concert at Carnegie Hall). In 1989, she performed her first concert in Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
, singing a collection of songs by George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
.
Recent career
From the 1990s into the 21st century, McGovern continued her careers in musical theatre, performing in concerts, and recording albums, and she occasionally made guest appearances on television. Other recordings include Baby I'm Yours (1992), a collection of her favorite songs from 1955 to 1970, and Out of This World (1996), a collection of songs by Harold Arlen. She was nominated twice for a Grammy, for her albums The Music Never Ends (1997), a collection of songs by Alan & Marilyn Bergman, and The Pleasure of His Company (1998), another voice/piano album.In 2003, Out of This World and The Music Never Ends were re-released by Fynsworth Alley Records; both albums included bonus tracks, the former two, and the latter three.
In 2005, McGovern returned to the Broadway stage as Marmee opposite Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster
Sutton Lenore Foster is an American actress, singer and dancer. Foster has received two Tony Awards, in 2002 for her role of Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie and in 2011 for her role of Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes...
's Jo in the musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Little Women was set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, and published in 1868...
's Little Women
Little Women (musical)
Little Women is a musical with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland.Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and...
. With negative reviews, it ended quickly, but McGovern reprised her role for the successful subsequent national tour.
She continues to appear in concert as a headliner and as a guest with symphony orchestras around the country. Her new CD A Long and Winding Road, on the PS Classics
PS Classics
PS Classics is a record label that specializes in musical theatre and standard vocals. Founded in 2000 by Grammy-nominated freelance producer Tommy Krasker and singer/actor Philip Chaffin, their releases have been critically acclaimed for their meticulous sonic detail and high-quality packaging and...
label, salutes singer–songwriters of the 1960s like Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
, Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, Lennon–McCartney and Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
. She performed a concert act based on this material at the Metropolitan Room in New York City, the Rrazz Room in San Francisco and will tour with it throughout the next few years.
McGovern also continues her work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is an American organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public...
, where she appears annually on the Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...
MDA Telethon.
She created, along with Philip Himberg, a one woman biographical musical Carry It On which premiered at Geva Theatre Center
Geva Theatre Center
Geva Theatre Center is Rochester's leading professional theatre, operating in the Naval Armory-Convention Hall. It is the birthplace of many new and popular works such as Gregg Coffin's Convenience and Five Course Love. Geva is an abbreviation of Genesee Valley Arts Foundation...
October 12 - November 14, 2010.
Other projects
McGovern voiced the character of Rachel in the animated film Joseph: King of DreamsJoseph: King of Dreams
Joseph: King of Dreams is a 2000 American animated musical film and the first direct-to-video release from DreamWorks Animation. The film is an adaptation of the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis in the Bible and also serves as a prequel to the 1998 film The Prince of Egypt.- Plot :Joseph is...
.
Studio albums
- 1973: The Morning AfterThe Morning After (Maureen McGovern album)-Personnel and production:*Arranged by Joe Hudson , Michael Rubini , Gene Page , Gary Kekel & Bob Hill...
- 1974: Nice to Be AroundNice to Be Around (Maureen McGovern album)Nice to Be Around is Maureen McGovern's second studio album, released in 1974 . The title track was the theme from the 1973 film Cinderella Liberty...
- 1975: Academy Award Performance
- 1979: Maureen McGovernMaureen McGovern (album)-Album credits:*Produced and engineered by: Michael Lloyd*Arranged by: John D'Andrea*Tracks engineered by: Humberto Gatica and Michael Lloyd*Second engineer: Jim Crosby*Mastered: Bob McCloud at Artisan*Musician contracting: Shaun Harris...
- 1987: Another Woman in LoveAnother Woman in Love-Album credits:*Piano: Mike Renzi*Arrangements by: Mike Renzi*Cover design: Christopher Austopchuk*Cover photo: Nancy LeVine*Liner notes: Mel Tormé*Management: Barron ManagementCounterpoint Studios:*Engineers: Hugo Dwyer and Michael Golub...
- 1988: State of the HeartState of the Heart (Maureen McGovern album)-Album credits:Musical supervision and conducting by: Ettore StrattaArrangements*"The Same Moon," "Sometime Soon," "State of the Heart," and "Night Flight" arranged by: Jeffrey D...
- 1990: Christmas With Maureen McGovern
- 1992: Baby I'm YoursBaby I'm Yours (Maureen McGovern album)Baby I'm Yours was Maureen McGovern's eighth studio album , released in 1992.This is a cover album of 15 songs from the years 1955 to 1970. Inside the album cover are notes that McGovern made about her youth in Youngstown, Ohio and specific notes on all of the selected songs on the album and how...
- 1996: Out of This WorldOut of This World (Maureen McGovern album)-Album credits:*Produced by: Maureen McGovern and Brian Panella*Executive producer: Pat Moran*Arranged by: Mike Renzi *Piano and keyboards: Mike Renzi*Bass: Jay Leonhart...
(reissued in 2003 with two bonus tracks) - 1997: The Music Never Ends (reissued in 2003 with three bonus tracks)
- 1998: The Pleasure of His Company
- 2008: A Long and Winding RoadA Long and Winding Road-Album credits:*Music director/arranger – Jeff Harris*Special guest appearance by – Jay Leonhart*Produced by – Jeffrey Lesser*Co-produced by – Maureen McGovern*Executive producer – Dan Fortune*A&R director – Philip Chaffin...
Compilations
- 1990: Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Maureen McGovern album)Greatest Hits is the first collection of Maureen McGovern's previously recorded material. It is not accurate to call this album "Greatest Hits", as it is more a re-release of McGovern's self-titled album from 1979, with her biggest hit, "The Morning After", replacing a memorable album track titled...
- 2005: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Maureen McGovern
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1973 | "The Morning After The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song) "The Morning After" is a song first released in May 1973. It was the first success for singer Maureen McGovern and used as the love theme for the film The Poseidon Adventure, which was released late the year before.-Beginnings:The song was written in March 1972 by 20th Century Fox songwriters Al... " (Oscar-winning; recorded in 1972) |
1 | 6 | - | The Morning After |
| "I Won't Last a Day Without You I Won't Last a Day Without You "I Won't Last a Day Without You" is a song composed by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols. Williams released his version as a single in 1973, but garnered only minor success. Maureen McGovern recorded the song and also released it as a single in 1973 , with results similar to those of Williams... " |
89 | 14 | - | ||
| 1974 | "Nice to Be Around" (Oscar-nominated) |
101 | 28 | - | Nice to Be Around |
| "Give Me a Reason to Be Gone" | 71 | 12 | - | ||
| "We May Never Love Like This Again We May Never Love Like This Again "We May Never Love Like This Again" is a song written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for the 1974 film, The Towering Inferno. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1974, and was performed by Maureen McGovern both for the film score and, briefly, in the film itself with McGovern... " (Oscar-winning) |
83 | 20 | - | Academy Award Performance | |
| 1975 | "Even Better Than I Know Myself" | - | - | - | |
| "Love Songs Are Getting Harder to Sing" | - | 24 | - | ||
| 1976 | "The Continental The Continental (song) "The Continental" is a song written by Con Conrad with lyrics by Herb Magidson, and was introduced by Ginger Rogers in the 1934 film, The Gay Divorcee. "The Continental" won the first Academy Award for Best Original Song to be awarded. Major record hits at the time of introduction included Jolly... " (Oscar-winning) |
- | - | 16 | Academy Award Performance |
| 1979 | "Can You Read My Mind" | 52 | 5 | - | Maureen McGovern |
| "Different Worlds Different Worlds (song) "Different Worlds" is the theme song from the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Angie" starring Donna Pescow. The song was written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox and sung by Maureen McGovern. "Different Worlds" peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number one on the... " |
18 | 1 | - | ||
| "Can't Take My Eyes off You" | - | 27 | - | ||
| 1980 | "We Could Have It All" | - | 16 | - | |
| 1981 | "Halfway Home" | - | 24 | - |
- "Very Special Love" (1979)
External links
- Official Maureen McGovern Web Site
- Maureen McGovern at Discogs
- Maureen McGovern at the Internet Broadway DatabaseInternet Broadway DatabaseThe Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....