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Anne Murray: Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances
Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945), known professionally as Anne Murray, is a Canadian singer in pop, country, and adult contemporary music whose albums have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her 40 year career. Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts, and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs, “Snowbird” (1970). She is often cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as k.d. lang, Céline Dion, and Shania Twain. She is also the first woman and the first Canadian to win “Album of the Year” at the 1984 Country Music Association Awards for her Gold-plus 1983 album A Little Good News. Murray has received four Grammys, a record 24 Junos, three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame, The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars in Nashville, and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and on Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto.
Anne Murray: Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances is a compilation 3CDs by Canadian Country vocalist Anne Murray, issue in 1990. It is a collection of fifty seven previously issued singles released between 1970 and 1980, as well as one new track, “Could I Have This Dance”, which was newly recorded for this album (and simultaneously appeared on the soundtrack to the film Urban Cowboy).
Video: Anne Murray-“Snowbird” (1970)
Tracklist:
3CDs 57 Songs:
CD. ONE 18 Songs 1. Snowbird 2. Danny’s Song 3. Shadows In The Moonlight 4. I Just Fall In Love Again 5. Daydream Believer 6. You Needed Me 7. Now And Forever (You And Me) 8. Could I Have This Dance? 9. Broken Hearted Me 10. Blessed Are The Believers 11. A Love Song 12. You Won’t See Me 13. Tennessee Waltz 14. Just Another Woman In Love 15. Hey Baby 16. Do You Think Of Me? 17. Time Don’t Run Out On Me 18. Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (With Dave Loggins) CD. TWO 19 Songs 1. Killing Me Softly With His Song 2. Where Do You Go When You Dream? 3. Lucky Me 4. Take Good Care of My Heart 5. I Say A Little Prayer/By The Time I Get To Phoenix (With Glen Campbell) 6. Our Love 7. You Set My Dreams To Music 8. The Frnch Waltz 9. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You 10. Cotton Jenny 11. Song For The Mira 12. Sing High-Sing Low 13. That’ll Keep Me Dreamin’ 14. Together 15. Part-Time Love 16. He Thinks I Still Care 17. Beautiful 18. What’s Forever For? 19. They Don’t Call It Magic For Nothing CD THREE 20 Songs 1. A Little Good News 2. I’ll Be Home 3. Sunday Sunrise 4. Lift Your Hearts to the Sun 5. Get Together 6. United We Stand (With Glen Campbell) 7. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again 8. Let Me Be The One (With Glen Campbell) 9. Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You) 10. Everything Old Is New Again 11. Canadian Sunset (With Glen Campbell) 12. You’ve got A Friend; Dream Lover 13. Rainin’ In My Hear 14. Day Tripper 15. Bitter They Are
