Anne Murray

Anne Murray, CC , ONS , LL.D (born Morna Anne Murray June 20, 1945), is a Canadian singer born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, known for her rich alto voice and her taste in choosing songs that appeal to pop, country and adult contemporary listeners alike. Her first hit, "Snowbird" (1970), reached the top ten on the US Pop charts, but was a surprise country hit, as well, and a number of her subsequent singles have charted both pop and country simultaneously. During 1970s and early 80s, her hits included "Danny's Song" (1972), "A Love Song" (1973), a remake of the Beatles' "You Won't See Me" (1974), "The Call" (1976), "You Needed Me" (1978), "Shadows in the Moonlight" (1979), a remake of The Monkees' "Daydream Believer" (1979), "Could I have this Dance" (from the movie Urban Cowboy, 1980), "Blessed Are the Believers" (1981), "A Little Good News" (1983), and "Time Don't Run Out on Me" (1985).. Her hits started to taper off into the mid '80s, and her last top 100 charting pop hit was "Now and Forever (You and Me)" from 1986 (also her last country #1-she has 11 #1 country songs in all). Though her singles continued to make the country charts for a few more years, by the early '90s, in the wake of country's neotraditionalist movement, her smooth, polished sound fell out of favor with country radio, as well. She still remains a top concert draw, and performs regularly in the US, Canada, and occasionally in Australia. Though they yielded no chart singles, recent albums, including a 1993 album of standards, "Croonin'", a 1999 collection of quasi-inspirational songs, "What a Wonderful World", and a 2002 album of country standards, "Country Croonin'", have all made the country, pop, and/or adult contemporary charts.

Albums on US Billboard charts (based on sales)

• 1970 Snowbird Country Albums 5 Pop Albums 41 (GOLD)
• 1971 Anne Murray Country Albums 11 Pop Albums 121
• 1971 Talk It Over In The Morning Country Albums 26 Pop Albums 179
• 1972 Anne Murray/Glen Campbell Country Albums 4 Pop Albums 128
• 1972 Annie Country Albums 14 Pop Albums 143
• 1973 Danny's Song Country Albums 4 Pop Albums 39
• 1974 Country Country Albums 6 Pop Albums 32 (GOLD)
• 1974 Love Song Pop Albums 24
• 1975 Highly Prized Possession Country Albums 8 Pop Albums 70
• 1976 Keeping In Touch Country Albums 26 Pop Albums 96
• 1976 Together Country Albums 15 Pop Albums 142
• 1978 Let's Keep It That Way Country Albums 2 Pop Albums 12 (PLATINUM)
• 1979 I'll Always Love You Country Albums 4 (GOLD)
• 1979 New Kind Of Feeling Country Albums 2 Pop Albums 23 (PLATINUM)
• 1980 Anne Murray's Greatest Hits Country Albums 2 Pop Albums 16 (4X PLATINUM)
• 1980 I'll Always Love You Pop Albums 24 (GOLD)
• 1980 Somebody's Waiting Country Albums 15 Pop Albums 88
• 1980 A Country Collection Country Albums 7 Pop Albums 73
• 1981 Where Do You Go When You Dream Country Albums 4 Pop Albums 55 (GOLD)
• 1982 Christmas Wishes Country Albums 34 Pop Albums 54 (GOLD)
• 1982 The Hottest Night Of The Year Pop Albums 90
• 1983 Greatest Hits The Billboard 200 177 (4X PLATINUM)
• 1983 Little Good News The Billboard 200 72 Country Albums 9 (GOLD)
• 1984 Christmas Wishes Top Country Albums 34 (2x PLATINUM)
• 1984 Heart Over Mind The Billboard 200 92 Country Albums 4 (GOLD)
• 1986 Something to Talk About The Billboard 200 68 Country Albums 2 (GOLD)
• 1987 Harmony The Billboard 200 149 Top Country Albums 9
• 1988 As I Am Top Country Albums 29
• 1989 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Top Country Albums 32
• 1990 You Will Top Country Albums 47
• 1992 15 of the Best Top Country Albums 62
• 1993 Croonin Top Country Albums 54
• 1998 An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray Top Country Albums 45
• 1999 What a Wonderful World: 26 Inspirational Classics The Billboard pop 200 38 Christian albums 1 Country Albums 4 (PLATINUM)
• 2001 What a Wonderful Christmas The Billboard 200 83 Top Contemporary Christian 4 Top Country Albums 6
• 2002 Country Croonin The Billboard 200 109 Top Country Albums 13 (GOLD)
• 2005 All of Me The Billboard 200 66 Top Country Albums 13

NOTE: The Very Best of Anne Murray (1997) went gold.

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