Released September 13, 1984 Length 43:38 Artist Diana Ross Label RCA Records | Recorded 1984 Swept Away
(1984) Eaten Alive
(1985) Release date 13 September 1984 | |
Genres Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Pop music, Dance music Producers Diana Ross, Arthur Baker, Daryl Hall, Lionel Richie, Bernard Edwards, Richard Perry Similar Diana Ross albums, Soul music albums | ||
Swept Away is the fourteenth studio album by the American entertainer Diana Ross, released on September 13, 1984 by RCA Records in North America and by Capitol Records in Europe.
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Diana ross missing you
Overview
This album yielded several US hit singles, the most successful of which was "Missing You" (#10 Pop, #1 R&B, #4 AC). "Missing You", which became Ross' final top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 was also produced by former labelmate and collaborator Lionel Richie and was a tribute to late soul singer Marvin Gaye, Ross and Richie's former Motown Records label-mate. Other singles included the Daryl Hall and Arthur Baker-produced "Swept Away" (#19 Pop, #3 R&B, #1 Dance) and the Julio Iglesias duet, "All of You" (#19 Pop, #38 R&B, #2 AC, #1 Spain). All three of these singles were accompanied by popular music videos. The album also included the single, "Telephone" (#13 R&B), produced by Bernard Edwards. The song "Touch by Touch" became a hit across Europe, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Belgium and Norway and also charting inside the top 20 in Canada, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Swept Away was certified Gold by the end of 1984. It peaked at #26 on Billboard Pop albums chart, also reaching #40 in the UK. The album also made the top ten in the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.
Re-release in 2014
The album was remastered and re-released as an "Expanded Edition" on September 2, 2014 by Funky Town Grooves, with bonus material on a second CD.
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Missing You4:19
2Touch by Touch4:13
3Rescue Me2:42