Anne Murray's New All-Star Collaborative Album, 'Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends,' to Be Released January 15 by Manhattan/EMI America
Anne Murray's New All-Star Collaborative Album, 'Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends,' to Be Released January 15 by Manhattan/EMI America
New Duets Album Pairs Music Legend Anne Murray with a Who's-Who of Top Female Recording Artists, Including Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Nelly Furtado, Carole King, k.d. lang, Shelby Lynne, Olivia Newton-John, Shania Twain and More
Anne Murray to Tour to Several U.S. Cities in February and March 2008
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Music icon Anne Murray has sold more than 50 million albums in a distinguished career that spans four decades. On January 15th, Manhattan/EMI America Records will release Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends, an exceptional 17-track collection of her top hits and favorites, newly recorded as duets with some of the world's top female recording artists.
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Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends showcases a wide variety of Anne's favorite female vocalists. Among the album's tracks and collaborating artists are "Snowbird" with Sarah Brightman, "You Needed Me" with Shania Twain, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" with Anne's daughter Dawn Langstroth, "Danny's Song" with Martina McBride, "Another Pot O' Tea" with Emmylou Harris, "A Little Good News" with Indigo Girls, "Cotton Jenny" with Olivia Newton-John, "Could I Have This Dance" with Amy Grant, "Daydream Believer" with Nelly Furtado, "A Love Song" with k.d. lang, "Time Don't Run Out On Me" with the song's writer, Carole King, and more.
In 1979, Anne and Dusty Springfield each recorded the song "I Just Fall In Love Again." Anne's version became a hit single that garnered her Canada's Juno Award for "Single of the Year" in 1980. Anne and Dusty remained friends until Dusty's passing in 1999, and for Anne, releasing an album with this type of sisterly theme wouldn't seem complete without Dusty's inclusion. With the blessing of the Springfield family and estate, a new version pairing Dusty's original with Anne's newly recorded vocals is featured on the album.
Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends was produced by one of the most respected music producers in the world, Phil Ramone (Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel), who counts 14 Grammy Awards and 32 Grammy nominations among his many honors. Together, Anne and Phil decided they would treat the songs on their own terms and not adhere rigidly to the arrangements of Anne's classic versions. While Anne had designs on how she imagined the arrangements, she gave Phil free rein to rework the songs.
"We approached the sessions as if we were just handed these songs and told to make this record," explains Ramone. "While arrangements were changed, there are also licks on some songs that I didn't mess with. We stayed true to the song."
Working with Anne for the first time, Ramone adds, was an easy task. "What I love about Anne is there are no words minced about whatever she feels," he says. "This is not a person you have to think, 'Will she tell me the truth?' When we met for a few hours in Michigan before we started, we agreed we wanted to bring some daring ideas and some freshness to this album."
"I said to Phil," joked Anne, "The only reason I asked you was that I'm the only singer left that you haven't worked with!"
"I've done duets throughout my career," Anne says. "I did duets when I started out on (CBC Television's) 'Singalong Jubilee.' I did a duets album in 1971 with Glen Campbell. Growing up I did lot of group singing at school and sang with my brothers. I've always loved singing harmony."
Since releasing her debut album in 1967, Anne Murray has been honored with a spectacular number of awards. She is the proud recipient of four Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, three Canadian Country Music Association Awards and twenty-four Juno Awards. Anne has also been honored with the Legacy Award from the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2006), the East Coast Music Association Directors' Special Achievement Award (2001), induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2002), and induction into the Juno Hall of Fame (1993).
Anne Murray will tour to several U.S. cities in February and March 2008 (confirmed tour dates listed below). For updates and additional information, visit Anne Murray's official Website: http://www.annemurray.com/
Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends (CD and Digital Album) 1. Danny's Song Martina McBride 2. I Just Fall in Love Again Dusty Springfield 3. Another Pot O' Tea Emmylou Harris 4. Daydream Believer Nelly Furtado 5. Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye Jann Arden 6. Song For The Mira Celtic Woman 7. Time Don't Run Out on Me Carole King 8. Cotton Jenny Olivia Newton-John 9. A Love Song k.d. lang 10. You Needed Me Shania Twain 11. Nobody Loves Me Like You Do Dawn Langstroth 12. You Won't See Me Shelby Lynne 13. Could I Have This Dance Amy Grant 14. A Little Good News Indigo Girls 15. Snowbird Sarah Brightman 16. When I Fall in Love (live) Celine Dion 17. Si Jamais Je Te Revois Isabelle Boulay (If I Ever See You Again) Anne Murray: Confirmed U.S. Tour Dates (2008) FEBRUARY 09 Providence, RI Providence Performing Arts Center 10 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun 12 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre 13 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre 14 Shippensburg, PA H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University 16 New York, NY Avery Fisher Hall 17 Morristown, NJ Community Theatre at the Mayo Center for the Performing Arts 18 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre 20 Greenville, SC Peace Concert Hall - The Peace Center 22 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 23 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall 24 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall 26 Melbourne, FL Maxwell C. King Center for Performing Arts 27 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center 28 Coral Springs, FL Coral Springs Center for the Arts MARCH 03 Lakeland, FL The Lakeland Center - Youkey Theatre 04 Lakeland, FL The Lakeland Center - Youkey Theatre 06 Fort Myers, FL Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall 08 Silver Springs, FL Silver Springs Park - Twin Mansion Theatre 09 Jacksonville, FL Times Union Center - Moran Theatre 11 Columbus, GA River Center for the Performing Arts 12 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre 13 Charleston, SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center 15 Myrtle Beach, SC Alabama Theatre 16 Charlotte, NC Belk Theatre 18 Bethesda, MD The Music Center at Strathmore 19 Easton, PA State Theatre 20 Lowell, MA Memorial Auditorium
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