Anne Murray
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Morna Anne Murray , CC , ONS (* 20th June 1945 in Springhill , Nova Scotia ) is an award with the Grammy excellent Canadian Country - singer . In the course of her 40-year career, Murray sold over 14 million albums in the United States alone. Her biggest hit, You Needed Me , reached number one on the US charts in 1978 .
Career
Murray grew up as the only girl out of five brothers. She started out as a singer on the television series Singalong Jubilee . At that time she was still working full-time as a physical education teacher.
In 1968 she recorded her first album , What About Me, on a small, independent label . The music label Capitol Records noticed her and in 1969 offered her a contract . The first single Snowbird was already an international hit. It achieved high placements in both the pop and country charts .
It took a few years before she was able to place herself in the top 10 again in 1972 with Danny's song . In 1974 she had her first number one hit in the country charts with He Thinks I Still Care . In 1975 she received a Grammy for Love Song . In the same year she married. In 1976 Murray gave birth to their son William, in 1979 she gave birth to their daughter Dawn, who works as both a singer and a painter under the name Dawn Langstroth.
With You Needed Me , Murray had another number 1 hit in 1978, this time on the pop charts. This was followed by I Just Fall in Love Again as part of a long series of hits that lasted until the mid-1980s. In July 1989 the Anne Murray Center opened in Springhill, where she was born. The 6,894 square meter museum houses memorabilia from Murray's 40+ year career, a gift shop, and multi-purpose rooms where events take place. The center is open from mid-May to mid-October and has received over 400,000 visitors since 1989.
In 1993 she was honored with induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame . In the late 1990s she made a comeback in the USA with the CD What a Wonderful World: 26 Inspirational Classics .
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In November 2007 the album Anne Murray Duets Friends & Legends was released , on which Murray sings her most successful tracks as duets with well-known colleagues such as Shania Twain , Martina McBride , Nelly Furtado or Emmylou Harris and her daughter Dawn Langstroth.
Two years later, Anne Murray announced in several interviews as part of the promotion of her autobiography All of Me that she would retire from show business. She ruled out further concerts, television appearances and albums.
In 2010, Murray was allowed to carry the Olympic flag into the stadium with seven other celebrities as part of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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 US
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Country
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| 1971 | Anne Murray / Straight, Clean and Simple | - |
US121 (9 weeks) US |
Country11 (17 weeks) Country |
First published: February 26, 1971
Producer: Brian Ahern |
| Talk It Over in the Morning | - |
US179 (4 weeks) US |
Country26 (7 weeks) Country |
First published: 1971
Producer: Brian Ahern |
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| Anne Murray / Glen Campbell | - |
US128 (8 weeks) US |
Country4 (21 weeks) Country |
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| 1972 | Annie | - |
US143 (8 weeks) US |
Country14 (12 weeks) Country |
First published: April 1972
Producer: Brian Ahern |
| 1973 | Danny's song | - |
US39 (24 weeks) US |
Country4 (22 weeks) Country |
First published: April 1973
Producer: Brian Ahern |
| 1974 | Love song | - |
US24 (33 weeks) US |
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| Highly Prized Possession | - |
US70 (13 weeks) US |
Country8 (16 weeks) Country |
First published: November 1974
Producer: Brian Ahern |
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| 1976 | Together | - |
US142 (11 weeks) US |
Country15 (15 weeks) Country |
First published: November 1975
Producer: Tom Catalano |
| Keeping in touch | - |
US96 (6 weeks) US |
Country26 (6 weeks) Country |
First published: September 1976
Producer: Tom Catalano |
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| 1978 | Let's keep it that way | - |
US12  (52 weeks)US |
Country2 (91 weeks) Country |
First published: February 1978
Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
| 1979 | New Kind of Feeling | - |
US23 (29 weeks)US |
Country2 (51 weeks) Country |
First published: January 1979
Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
| I'll Always Love You | - |
US24  (23 weeks)US |
Country4 (44 weeks) Country |
First published: October 1979
Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
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| 1980 | Somebody's waiting | - |
US88 (15 weeks) US |
Country15 (23 weeks) Country |
First published: March 1980
Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
| 1981 | Where Do You Go When You Dream | - |
US55 (15 weeks)US |
Country4 (46 weeks) Country |
First published: 1981
Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
| 1982 | The Hottest Night of the Year | - |
US90 (12 weeks) US |
Country29 (10 weeks) Country |
First published: 1982
Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
| Christmas Wishes | - |
US54 × 2
(8 weeks)US |
Country34 (21 weeks) Country |
First published: 1982
Country charts: Re-entry December 1984 (5 weeks) Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
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| 1983 | A Little Good News | - |
US72 (24 weeks)US |
Country9 (62 weeks) Country |
First published: 1983
Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
| 1984 | Heart over Mind | - |
US92 (25 weeks)US |
Country4 (46 weeks) Country |
First published: December 1984
Producer: Jim Ed Norman |
| 1986 | Something to Talk About | - |
US68 (23 weeks)US |
Country2 (34 weeks) Country |
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| 1987 | Harmony | - |
US149 (6 weeks) US |
Country9 (22 weeks) Country |
First published: May 1987
Producers: Jack White, Mark Spiro |
| 1988 | As I Am | - | - |
Country29 (31 weeks) Country |
First published: October 1988
Producer: Kyle Lehning |
| 1990 | You will | - | - |
Country47 (21 weeks) Country |
First published: September 1990
Producer: Jerry Crutchfield |
| 1993 | Croonin ' | - | - |
Country54 (12 weeks) Country |
First published: November 2, 1993
Producers: Anne Murray, Tommy West |
| 1999 | What a Wonderful World: 26 Inspirational Classics |
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US38 (38 weeks)US |
Country4 (104 weeks) Country |
First release: October 19, 1989
Double album producers: Anne Murray, Tommy West |
| 2002 | Country croonin ' | - |
US109 (6 weeks)US |
Country13 (36 weeks) Country |
First released: October 22nd, 2002
Producers: Anne Murray, Tommy West |
| 2007 | Duets: Friends & Legends | - |
US42 (10 weeks) US |
Country8 (38 weeks) Country |
First published: November 13, 2007
Producer: Phil Ramone |
| 2008 | Anne Murray's Christmas Album | - |
US169 (1 week) US |
Country35 (9 weeks) Country |
First published: October 7, 2008
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Grammy Awards
- 1975: Best Country Vocal Performance - Female (for Love Song )
- 1979: Best Pop Vocal Female (for You Needed Me )
- 1981: Best Country Vocal Performance - Female (for Could I Have This Dance )
- 1984: Best Country Vocal Performance - Female (for A Little Good News )
literature
- Anne Murray, Michael Posner: All of Me . Knopf Canada, 2009, ISBN 978-0307398444 .
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- ↑ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=awards_by_artist#search_section
- ^ Canadian Music Hall of Fame - Inductees. Canadian Music Hall of Fame , accessed August 6, 2017 .
- ^ [1] Billboard Charts, What a Wonderful World: 26 Inspirational Classics, Allmusic
- ↑ An Interview with Anne Murray: All of Me, Part III / III , Video, CBC, Mansbridge One On One, 2009
- ↑ Zoomer News: Anne Murray Exclusive Interview , Video, November 2009
- ↑ Canada unveils its “landscape of dreams” to welcome athletes and world at the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games , vancouver2010.com
- ↑ Chart sources: Singles UK Billboard 200 Hot Country Songs Top Country Albums
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
Web links
- Official website
- Anne Murray Center
- Anne Murray at Allmusic (English)
- Anne Murray at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Murray, Anne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian country singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Springhill , Nova Scotia , Canada |