- Swept Away (Diana Ross album)
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Swept Away 
Studio album by Diana Ross Released September 13, 1984 Recorded 1984 Genre R&B, pop Length 43:38 Label RCA Producer Diana Ross, Arthur Baker & Daryl Hall, Lionel Richie, Bernard Edwards, Richard Perry Professional reviews Diana Ross chronology Ross
(1983)Swept Away
(1984)Eaten Alive
(1985)Singles from Swept Away - "All of You"
Released: June 12, 1984 (charted June 30) - "Swept Away"
Released: August 14, 1984 (charted September 1) - "Touch by Touch (not released in the US)"
Released: October, 1984 - "Missing You"
Released: November 13, 1984 (charted December 1) - "Telephone"
Released: May, 1985 (exact release date not listed in RCA's data log. This 45 was only issued to R&B stations in the US.)
Swept Away is a 1984 album released by American singer Diana Ross on the RCA label. The album followed Diana's disappointing 1983 release, Ross, which sold only 300,000 in the United States.
This album yielded major hit singles with the Daryl Hall-produced "Swept Away" (#19 Pop, #3 R&B) and the Julio Iglesias duet, "All of You" (#19 Pop, #32 R&B, #2 AC), as well as the Lionel Richie-produced "Missing You" (#10 Pop, #1 R&B, #4 AC) which was a tribute to late soul singer Marvin Gaye, who was Ross and Richie's former Motown Records label mate. All three singles were accompanied by hugely successful music videos.
The album also included the #13 R&B single, "Telephone", produced by Bernard Edwards.
Swept Away was certified Gold by the end of the 1984. It eventually sold nearly 900,000 copies by the time it was taken out of print. It peaked at #26 on Billboard Top 200 albums chart, making this her last album to break the Top 40 until "I Love You" in 2007, 23 years later.
Track listing
- Side A
- "Missing You" (Lionel Richie) – 4:16
- "Touch by Touch" (Arthur Barrow, Joe Esposito, Richie Zito) – 4:13
- "Rescue Me" (Raynard Miner, Carl Smith) – 2:40
- "It's Your Move" (Stephen Kipner, Terry Shaddick) – 3:31
- "Swept Away" (Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, Diana Ross) – 5:20
- Side B
- "Telephone" (Bernard Edwards, Denzil Miller) – 4:08
- "Nobody Makes Me Crazy Like You Do" (Robbie Benson, Karla DeVito) – 4:16
- "All of You" (featuring Julio Iglesias) (Lyrics, Cynthia Weil; music, Julio Iglesias, Tony Renis) – 3:57
- "We Are the Children of the World" (Mary Anne Kelly, Peppy Castro, Diana Ross) – 4:21
- "Forever Young" (Bob Dylan) – 4:46
Personnel
- Diana Ross – vocals
- Jeff Beck – guitar
- Nile Rodgers – guitar
- G. E. Smith – guitar
- Arthur Baker – keyboards, synthesizers
- Bernard Edwards – bass
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Michael Brecker – saxophone
- Randy Brecker – horns
Diana Ross Studio albums Diana Ross (1970) · Everything Is Everything (1970) · Surrender (1971) · Touch Me in the Morning (1973) · Last Time I Saw Him (1973) · Diana Ross (1976) · Baby It's Me (1977) · Ross (1978) · The Boss (1979) · diana (1980) · Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981) · Silk Electric (1982) · Ross (1983) · Swept Away (1984) · Eaten Alive (1985) · Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) · Workin' Overtime (1989) · The Force Behind the Power (1991) · Take Me Higher (1995) · Every Day Is a New Day (1999) · Blue (2006) · I Love You (2006)Compilations Greatest Hits (1972) · Diana Ross' Greatest Hits (1976) · 20 Golden Greats (1979) · To Love Again (1981) · All the Great Hits (1981) · Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs (1993) · One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (1993) · Diana Extended: The Remixes (1994) · Voice of Love (1996) · Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (2001) · The Definitive Collection (2006)Live albums Live at Caesars Palace (1974) · An Evening with Diana Ross (1977) · Greatest Hits Live (1989) · Live: Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues (1992)Soundtrack albums Diana! (1971) · Lady Sings the Blues (1972) · The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1978) · Endless Love (1981)Other albums Diana & Marvin · (1973) Christmas in Vienna (with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras) (1993) · A Very Special Season (1994)Singles
(US/UK Top Ten singles)"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" · "Remember Me" · "Surrender" · "I'm Still Waiting" · "Touch Me in the Morning" · "All of My Life" · "You Are Everything" · "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" · "Love Hangover" · "Upside Down" · "I'm Coming Out" · "My Old Piano" · "It's My Turn" · "Endless Love" · "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" · "Mirror, Mirror" · "Work That Body" · "Muscles" · "Missing You" · "Chain Reaction" · "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" · "One Shining Moment" · "Not Over You Yet"
Films Lady Sings the Blues (1972) · Mahogany (1975) · The Wiz (1978) · Out of Darkness (1994) · Double Platinum (1999)
Tours Return to Love Tour (2000) · I Love You Tour (2007-08) · More Today Than Yesterday (2010-11)
Related topics Discography · The Supremes · Berry Gordy · Rhonda Ross Kendrick · Tracee Ellis Ross · Chudney Ross · Ross Næss · Evan Ross · Arne Næss, Jr. · List of awards and nominations received by Diana Ross · Diana Ross Playground
There was the excellent B-side of "Missing You" and theB-side to Euro single, "Touch by Touch". It was co-written and produced by Diana Ross. It would have definitely made "Swept Away" and even stronger album contender. It is rare and difficult to find.
Categories:- 1984 albums
- Diana Ross albums
- Albums produced by Bernard Edwards
- Albums produced by Richard Perry
- RCA Records albums
- "All of You"
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