"The Morning After" is a song written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure, which won Best Original Song at the 45th Academy Awards. Billboard ranked it as the No. 28 song for 1973.
Beginnings
The song was written in March 1972 by 20th Century Fox songwriters Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn,
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|Australia (Kent Music Report)
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|Australia (Go Set)
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|Canada (RPM) AC / "Pop Music Playlist"
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|Canada (RPM) Top Singles
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|South Africa (Springbok)
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|US Billboard Hot 100
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|US Billboard Adult Contemporary
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Year-end charts
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!align="left"|Chart (1973)
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|Australia Kent Music Report
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|Canada Top Singles
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|US Billboard Hot 100
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Certifications
See also
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1973
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s