Swept Away (Diana Ross album)

Swept Away
Studio album by Diana Ross
Released	September 13, 1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	R&B, pop, Dance
Length	43:38
Label	Capitol (Europe) RCA (North America)
Producer	Diana Ross, Arthur Baker & Daryl Hall, Lionel Richie, Bernard Edwards, Richard Perry
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Swept Away is the fourteenth studio album by American entertainer Diana Ross released on September 13, 1984 via Capitol and RCA labels.

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.^[2]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Missing You"	Lionel Richie	4:05
2.	"Touch By Touch"	Arthur Barrow, Joe Esposito, Richie Zito	4:11
3.	"Rescue Me"	Raynard Miner, Carl Smith	2:41
4.	"It's Your Move"	Stephen Kipner, Terry Shaddick	3:34
5.	"Swept Away"	Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, spoken intro written by Diana Ross	5:23

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Telephone"	Bernard Edwards, Denzil Miller	4:10
2.	"Nobody Makes Me Crazy (Like You Do)"	Robby Benson, Karla DeVito	4:20
3.	"All of You" (featuring Julio Iglesias)	Cynthia Weil, Julio Iglesias, Tony Renis	4:02
4.	"We Are The Children Of The World"	Mary Anne Kelly, Peppy Castro	4:24
5.	"Forever Young"	Bob Dylan	4:49

2014 "Expanded Edition" CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Swept Away" (12" Long Version)	7:38
2.	"Swept Away" (12" Instrumental)	7:20
3.	"Swept Away" (7" Single Mix)	4:04
4.	"Touch By Touch" (12" Single Mix)	5:31
5.	"Touch By Touch" (12" Instrumental)	4:04
6.	"Touch By Touch" (Alternate Single Mix)	3:55
7.	"Telephone" (Edited Version)	3:48
8.	"Missing You" (7" Single Mix)	4:16
9.	"Fight For It" (7" Single Version)	4:10

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
• Arthur Barrow - keyboards, bass, arranging on "Touch by Touch"

Production

• Diana Ross, Arthur Baker & Daryl Hall, Lionel Richie, Bernard Edwards, Richard Perry - producers
• Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Swept Away (2 CD Deluxe Edition)". FunkyTownGrooves.com. FunkyTownGrooves.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.