My Old Piano Explained

My Old Piano
Cover:My Old Piano.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Diana Ross
Album:Diana
Released:September 19, 1980 (UK) / November, 1981 (US)[1]
Recorded:1979–Spring 1980
Studio:Power Station, New York City
Length:3:55
Label:Motown
Prev Title:I'm Coming Out
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:It's My Turn
Next Year:1980

"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 on September 19, 1980 as the album's third and final single by Motown Records 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, 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

  1. "My Old Piano" 3:55
  2. "Where Did We Go Wrong" 3:59

12" Single

  1. "My Old Piano" 3:55
  2. "Where Did We Go Wrong" 3:59
  3. "Now That You're Gone" 3:59

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980–1982)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 25
US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)[4] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 34
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 35

References

  1. Web site: Diana Ross - My Old Piano.
  2. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcysa_diana-ross-my-old-piano_music music video in Dailymotion.com
  3. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6 .
  4. Web site: US Hot 100 Bubbling Under. Top40Weekly.com . May 27, 2020.
  5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1980. Ultratop. February 20, 2022.
  6. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980. Dutch Top 40. February 20, 2022.
  7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980. dutchcharts.nl. February 20, 2022.