My Old Piano
"My Old Piano" | ||||
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Single by Diana Ross | ||||
from the album Diana | ||||
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Released | September, 1980 (UK) / November, 1981 (US)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1979—Spring 1980 | |||
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Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
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Diana Ross singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"My Old Piano" on YouTube |
"My Old Piano" is a song by American R&B singer Diana Ross. It was written and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards for her self-titled tenth studio album (1980). In it, Ross sings about the joy of playing a piano, describing it as if it were a person. The song was released as the album's third and final single in the United States, and the second single elsewhere. In an accompanying music video, Ross appears performing the song in an apartment with an old piano.[2]
Unlike previous singles "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out", "My Old Piano" was not as successful in the United States (as it was issued as a single nearly two years after the album's release, by which time Ross had departed Motown Records); however, it was a commercial success in Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom, where it was a Top 10 hit and earned her a British Phonographic Industry (BPI) silver disc award for sales in excess of 250,000 copies.
Track listings
7" Single
- "My Old Piano" 3:55
- "Where Did We Go Wrong" 3:59
12" Single
- "My Old Piano" 3:55
- "Where Did We Go Wrong" 3:59
- "Now That You're Gone" 3:59
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1980–1982) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 25 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 20 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 4 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] | 2 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 5 |
US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] | 9 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 15 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1980) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 34 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 32 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] | 35 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Diana Ross - My Old Piano".
- ^ music video in Dailymotion.com
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Diana Ross – My Old Piano" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Diana Ross – My Old Piano" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1980" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Diana Ross – My Old Piano" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "US Hot 100 Bubbling Under". Top40Weekly.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Diana Ross – My Old Piano" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "British single certifications – Diana Ross – My Old Piano". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type My Old Piano in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.