''Maureen McGovern'' is
Maureen McGovern's fourth studio album (and her first in four years), released in 1979 on Curb Records. It reached #162 on the
Billboard Hot 200 list of popular albums.
This album contains McGovern's movie theme ("Can You Read My Mind," the love theme from the 1978 film ''
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'') and "
Different Worlds," the theme from the TV series ''
Angie'', which peaked at #1 for two weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart and #18 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1979.
It shows a new image that McGovern created for herself; she had her long blonde hair cut short and dyed it brown (she would change her image a few more times over the years, particularly during the 1980s). It was also McGovern's last album to concentrate on pop music and movie themes, as she would soon quit this work to begin a career on
Broadway; she returned to the music industry a few years later as a singer of standards and showtunes.
Cover versions include
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's "
Can't Take My Eyes Off You,"
the Beatles' "
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You,"
the Crystals' hit "
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" (written by
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),
Barbara Mason's "
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", and the standard
Carolina Moon". (In 1980, McGovern continued to record for Curb Records, releasing the singles "
We Could Have It All," which reached #16 on the U.S. AC charts and #6 on the Canadian AC charts,
as well as "Bottom Line," but no follow-up album on Curb was ever released.)
In 1990, Curb Records released this album on CD, but replaced the fan favorite album cut "Life's a Long Way To Run" with the hit "
The Morning After" and re-titled the CD "
Greatest Hits".
Track listing
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
*Background vocals: The Pearl Divers
*Management: Marcia Day, Day 5 Productions
*Art direction: Peter Whorf
*Design: Brad Kanawyer
*Photography: Luis Lizarraga
Charts
References
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1979 albums
Maureen McGovern albums
20th Century Fox Records albums