Diana Ross - Last Time I Saw Him

Limited to 5000 copies.

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℗ © 2007 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Distributed by Universal Music Distribution.

Booklet:

Disc One

1/11 Last Time I Saw Him
Working title last Time I Saw Her
Track recorded August 17, 1973, all other dates unknown

2/12 No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever
Track recorded July 11, 1972, background vocals August 28, 1973, string and horn overdubs September 26, 1973, lead November 6, 1973

3/13 Love Me
Track recording date unknown, lead recorded November 1, 1973, background vocals November 2, 1973, all other dates unknown. Post-release, guitar overdubs were recorded on June 21, 1974, and these overdubs can be heard on the quad mix

4/14 Sleepin'
Track recorded September 18, 1973, instrumentals overdubbed/re-recorded September 24, 1973, background and additional instruments October 10, 1973, lead October 25 and 30, 1973

5/15 You
Track recorded September 18, 1973, most instruments overdubbed/re-recorded September 24, 1973, background vocals October 6, 1973, drums October 8, 1973, lead October 25, 1973

6/16 Turn Around
Recorded during sessions for To The Baby, reel date August 9, 1972, exact dates unknown

7/17 When Will I Come Home To You
Working title Remember Me
Track recorded August 10, 1973, lead August 22, 1973, all other dates unknown

8/18 I Heard A Love Song (But You Never Made A Sound)
Track recorded August 10, 1973 and August 22, 1973, lead October 30, 1973, all other dates unknown

9/19 Stone Liberty
Track recorded August 2, lead August 22 & 23, 1973, background vocals and piano Augiust 28, 1973, all other dates unknown

10/20 Behind Closed Doors
Track recording date unknown, strings recorded August 31, 1973, lead recorded November 7, 1973, all other dates unknown

Original album credits:

Recorded at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Release Information:
U.S.: Motown M812V1, December 1973; #12 R&B, #52 Pop
U.K.: Tamla Motown [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/951289]STML 11255[/url], February 1974
Quad Version (tracks 11-20) issued in CD4 format in Japan only, Tamla-Motown CD4W-7108

Singles from the album (U.S.):
Last Time I Saw Him b/w Save The Children (from Touch Me In The Morning), Motown 1278, December 1973; #15 R&B, #14 Pop; #1 AC (3 weeks)

Sleepin' b/w You, Motown 1295, April 1974; #50 R&B, #70 Pop

No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever was issued as the B-side of The Theme From Mahogany, Motown 1377, October 1975

Singles from the album (U.K.):
Last Time I Saw Him b/w Everything Is Everything (from Everything Is Everything), Tamla Motown [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1965436]TMG 893[/url], April 1974; #35 U.K.

Love Me b/w Save The Children (from Touch Me In The Morning), Tamla Motown [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2350256]TMG 917[/url], September 1974; #38 U.K.

No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever was issued as the B-side of Theme From Mahogany, Tamla Motown [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1987133]TMG 1010[/url], October 1975

Gettin' Ready For Love (A-side issued on Baby It's Me) b/w Stone Liberty, issued as single Tamla Motown [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1977072]TMG 1090[/url], October 1977

A note about the original album mixes:
In mastering this album for compact disc, we were sure to do so from the original flat two-track masters for the first time. Every track sounds vastly superior to any previous releases, including CD versions of tracks used in compilations. Additionally, "cutting notes" in the tape boxes, which are for the vinyl pressing plant operator, suggests early fades for "Last Time I Saw Him", "Stone Liberty" and "Behind Closed Doors." We left them as they were, meaning this collection includes the same mixes with slightly longer fades.

A note about the Quad mixes:
In the early 1970s, long before surround sound, record companies tried their hand at the Quadrophonic market. "Quad" albums needed special decoding equipment and four speakers. Motown's Japanese affiliate released several albums remixed for four-channel, including live records from the Supremes, Jackson 5 and The Temptations, plus two Diana Ross studio albums, Diana & Marvin and Last Time I Saw Him. However, the companies used differing technologies and the format died. The albums have become collector's items. Even when played on traditional stereo equipment, the Quad albums offer different mixes with extended fades and alternate vocals.

Disc Two
First Time I Saw Him:
Unreleased Bonus Tracks

1 I'll Be Here (When You Get Home)
Track recorded September 21, 1971, demo October 18, 1971, strings and horns May 15, 1972, all other dates unknown

2 Why Play Games *
Track recording date unknown, lead vocals July 22, 1972, guitars July 24, 1972, background vocals August 1, 1972, moog synthesizer August 4, 1972

3 I Don't Care Where The Money Is
Track recorded July 20, 1972, lead July 24, 1972, brass and horns Aiugust 14, 1972
Note: "Leave A Little Room," previously released on Touch Me In The Morning, was recorded at this same session

4 Get It All Together *
Track recorded August 14 & 22, 1973, lead vocals August 26, 1973, additional instrumentation overdubbed/re-recorded September 24, 1973, guitar and brass overdubs December 28, 1973 (after LP release)

5 Where Did We Go Wrong Version 1 *
Working title "Why Don't You Believe In Love"
Track recorded April 9, 1973, lead November 30, 1973, piano June 6, 1974, background vocals June 11, 1974 (after LP release)
Note: Another version was re-recorded and issued on Ross, Motown M907, September 1978

6 Since I Don't Have You *
Track recorded February 19, 1973, lead March 13, 1973, all other dates unknown
Note: Gaudio intended this track for the Diana & Marvin album, but Marvin never recorded his vocals (Gaudio produced "Pledging My Love" for that album)

7 Let Me Be The One
Lead recorded August 22, 1973, all other dates unknown

8 I Want To Go Back There Again
Lead recorded August 27, 1973, all other dates unknown

9 Old Funky Rolls Alternate*
Basic track, including piano, backgrounds and tap dancing, recorded January 7, 1974, drums April 24, 1974, background vocals April 26, 1974, lead vocal and car horn June 4, 1974, strings, horns, harp and lead June 6, 1974, background vocals June 7, 1974
Note: The single version, released as Motown [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2084957]1626[/url] (B-side of "We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again") in July 1982, used a "comp" vocal - a vocal compiling the best of four takes. This version uses only vocal take two

And One More...

10 Last Time I Saw Him Unedited Version
Track recorded August 17, 1973, all other dates unknown
Previously released on [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4893699]Diana Ross: The Motown Anthology[/url], March 2001

Expanded Edition Credits:

Mastered and *mixed at Universal Mastering Studios-East.
Special thanks to: Shannon Gaudio, Richard Ketler, Dawn Miller, J. Randy Taraborrelli & technical wizard Suha Gur
Package Design for HackMart

Side One
Last Time I Saw Him
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

Love Me
Stein & Van Stock, Inc. & Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

Sleepin'
Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (ASCAP)

You
Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (ASCAP)

Side Two
Turn Around
Clara Music Publishing Corp. (ASCAP)

When Will I Come Home To You
Sun Country Music (ASCAP)

I Heard A Love Song (But You Never Made A Sound)
Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Sun Country Music (ASCAP)

Stone Liberty
Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Sun Country Music (ASCAP)

Behind Closed Doors
House Of Gold Music, Inc. (BMI)

℗1973 Motown Record Corporation ©1973 Motown Record Corporation