My Old Piano

"My Old Piano"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Diana
B-side
  • "Where Did We Go Wrong"
  • "Now That You're Gone"
Released September 19, 1980 (1980-09-19)
Format
Recorded 1979—Spring 1980
Genre
Length 3:55
Label Motown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Bernard Edwards
Diana Ross singles chronology
"I'm Coming Out"
(1980)		 "My Old Piano"
(1980)		 "It's My Turn"
(1980)

"I'm Coming Out"
(1980)		 "My Old Piano"
(1980)		 "It's My Turn"
(1980)

"My Old Piano" is a song by American singer Diana Ross. The song written and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, was released as the third and final single in the United States, and the second single in the United Kingdom and other countries, from her tenth studio album, Diana (1980).

Ross sings the song about the joy of playing a piano, describing it as if it were a person.

Unlike 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 UK, where it earned her a British Phonographic Industry silver disc award for sales in excess of 250,000 copies.

In the music video, Ross appears performing the song in an apartment with an old piano.[1]

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

Chart (1980-81) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 25
Austrian Singles Chart 20
Belgian Singles Chart 4
French Singles Chart 3
German Singles Chart 15
Dutch Top 40 2
UK Singles Chart 5
Billboard Hot 100 [U.S.] 109 [#9 Bubbling Under]

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ music video in Dailymotion.com
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "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.
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