Touch Me in the Morning [IMPORT]

Diana Ross

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 2003)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1973
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram UK
• ASIN: B000026OGE
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,027 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Touch Me in the Morning

2. All of My Life

3. We Need You

4. Leave a Little Room

5. I Won't Last a Day Without You

6. Little Girl Blue

7. My Baby (My Baby My Own)

8. Imagine

9. Brown Baby/Save the Children [Medley]

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

1973 solo album featuring the hit title track & a cover of John Lennon's 'Imagine'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soul Supreme, October 30, 2002

By	Ian Phillips (Bolton, Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews

Where the Lady Sings The Blues soundtrack (1972) totally shrugged off her style and usual sound with The Supremes, the Touch Me In The Morning (1973) album steered even further away, completley abandoning her previous combination of R&B/Pop. The mood is mellow, deep and soulful throughout.
The title track Touch Me In The Morning is a masterpiece itself and is one of Dianas' most mememroable and timeless classics. The rhythm builds to the exciting chrous which Diana tackles with style and finesse. After a sluggish start on the U.S charts, Touch Me In The Morning eventually catapulted into pole position, whilst gliding into the U.K Top 10. Another timeless ballad, All Of My Life became a Top 10 success in the U.K deservedly. This soul classic contains a fantastic, stirring vocal performance from its star whilst the mood quickly turns chilly on the yearning, We Need You. Of equally strong musical merit was the effective Leave A Little Room, where Diana glides through the verses and is joined by a gospel-influenced choir on the tracks chrous. Diana surprisingly makes her version of The Carpenters, I Won't Last a Day Without You, her own but its the latter half of the album that displays a lot of true artistic flair. Perharps holding onto Lady Sings The Blues in some way, Diana delivers two Jazz/Blues numbers that are both startlingly atmospheric. Her performance is almost dreamy on Little Girl Blue whilst the mood goes deeper and more sombre on the haunting My Baby (My Own). Her striking vocal delivery virtually turns into a subdued howl at the climax of this track. She then delivers a magnificent, stylish and sophisticated reading of John Lennons' famous classic, Imagine, and then finally the albums winds down to its climax with the startling medley Brown Baby/Save The Children. Both these number are chilly and hauntingly atmospheric and both display Dianas' versatile vocal expertise.

The Touch Me in The Morning album is a fantastic, unique affair all round and was one of her most artistic efforts. And the bonus was it proved to be another massive commercial success where it rapidly jumped into the U.K and U.S Top 10 Album Charts, becoming one of her biggest sellers of that era. A Classic!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Diana's Early 70s Masterpiece, April 11, 2005

By	M. Edwards "grenadines" (Buckinghamshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Every artist has a defining moment in their career. For Diana Ross, there have been several moments of brilliance and 1973's "Touch Me in the Morning" was one of them.

Historically, the timing for the release of the album was of significant importance. Diana had stunned the world with her Oscar nominated and Golden Globe Award winning performance in "Lady Sings the Blues". It was time to return to the studios and the result was a collection of beautiful, timeless classics that have stood the test of time.

The album opens with that ever popular Ross ballad, "Touch Me in the Morning" which has to rank as one of the finest pop/R&B singles of the modern pop era. Diana demonstrated previously undiscovered nuances in her delivery, and displayed a talent for ballads that was fresh and exciting. Furthermore, Diana's voice was incredibly smooth, supple and dreamy. It all makes for pleasant listening.

There are no dance cuts here, just classy ballads. My personal favourites are "Leave A Little Room", "Little Girl Blue", and "My Baby, My Own". The "Brown Baby/Save the Children" medley is awesome. "Save the Children" is quite an intense experience, with Diana singing with passion and conviction. Both tracks were produced by Ms Ross.

This classy album should be part of the collection of any Ross fan. This was Diana at her best.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars diana will touch you with this cd, March 28, 2005

By	David Hess "music fan" (baltimore,md) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

this is one of dianas best lps from 1973.it includes the title cut that was a #1 pop hit and helped push this lp to #5 on the pop charts here in the us.the lp gently moves from classic pop with the tilte track to smooth r@b to jazz as the cd glides along with one great performance after another from ross.i think this lp could have done without the cover of the Carpenters songs and perhaps included some of the unreleased tracks Ross recorded for her unreleased standards lp from that time period.perhaps one day we will get a deluxe treatment for this cd.this is without a doubt one of her best ...even with the carpenters cover.a lovely performance by ross.should have also included the extended version of the tilte cut as well.