Croonin'
1993 studio album by Anne Murray
Croonin' | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Anne Murray | ||||
Released | November 2, 1993 (1993-11-02) | |||
Studio | Sounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | |||
Genre | Country, pop standards | |||
Length | 61:17 | |||
Label | EMI Canada SBK (US) Capitol[1] | |||
Producer | Anne Murray (co-producer) Tommy West | |||
Anne Murray chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Croonin' is the twenty-seventh studio album by Canadian country vocalist Anne Murray. It was released by EMI Music Canada and SBK Records on November 2, 1993.[3] The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart.[4] Heartland Records put out a Croonin' album with two bonus tracks, and Murray sings Perry Como's hit "Round and Round" and Dean Martin's hit "Memories Are Made of This." This album was also released on vinyl LP.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Old Cape Cod" | Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus | 3:02 |
2. | "The Wayward Wind" | Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman | 3:43 |
3. | "Secret Love" | Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster | 3:56 |
4. | "Fever" | Eddie Cooley, John Davenport | 3:22 |
5. | "When I Fall in Love" | Edward Heyman, Victor Young | 3:34 |
6. | "Allegheny Moon" | Al Hoffman, Dick Manning | 3:42 |
7. | "You Belong to Me" | Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart | 3:05 |
8. | "Born to Be with You" | Don Robertson | 2:43 |
9. | "True Love" | Cole Porter | 2:36 |
10. | "Teach Me Tonight" | Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul | 2:41 |
11. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | 4:07 |
12. | "Make Love to Me" | George Brunies, Alan Copeland, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Bill Norvas, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo, Mel Stitzel | 2:49 |
13. | "Hey There" | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross | 3:05 |
14. | "It Only Hurts for a Little While" | Mack David, Fred Spielman | 2:43 |
15. | "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)/I'm a Fool to Care" | Ted Daffan, Doc Daugherty, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds | 4:19 |
16. | "Wanted" | Jack Fulton, Lois Steele | 3:06 |
17. | "I Really Don't Want to Know" | Howard Barnes, Robertson | 4:41 |
18. | "Moments to Remember" | Robert Allen, Al Stillman | 3:04 |
Personnel
- Anna Murray – lead and backing vocals
- Doug Riley – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3 organ, string quartet arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 18), oboe arrangements (3, 5)
- Steve Sexton – synthesizers
- Mike "Pepe" Francis – acoustic and electric rhythm guitars, classical guitar
- Bob Mann – acoustic and electric lead guitars
- Peter Cardinali – bass, string quartet arrangements and conductor (7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17), oboe arrangements (13)
- Barry Keane – drums, percussion
- Peter Appleyard – vibraphone
- Brian Leonard – marimba
- Vern Dorge – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Guido Basso – harmonica, flugelhorn
- Melvin Berman – oboe
- Richard Armin – cello
- Terrence Helmer – viola
- Adele Armin – violin
- Vern Tarnowsky – violin
- Shirley Eikhard – backing vocals
- Bruce Murray – backing vocals
- Colina Phillips – backing vocals
- Debbie Schaal Ankeny – backing vocals
- Tommy West – backing vocals, lead vocals (9)
- Vivian Williams – backing vocals
Production
- Balmur Limited – executive producer
- Tommy West – producer
- Anne Murray – co-producer
- Kevin Doyle – recording, mixing
- Dany Tremblay – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Scott Thornley – art direction, design
- Denise Grant – photography
- Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe stylist
- Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
- George Abbott – make-up
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 60 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 14 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 20 |
US Billboard Top Country Albums | 54 |
References
- ^ "Croonin' - Anne Murray | Releases | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Cooper, Dan. "Croonin' review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ Murray, Anne (1993). Croonin' (back cover). New York, NY: EMI Music Canada/SBK Records.
℗© 1993 EMI Music Canada. Distributed by SBK Records, a division of ERG...
- ^ "RPM Country Albums for September 11, 1993". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 196.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Anne Murray – Croonin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- v
- t
- e
- What About Me
- This Way Is My Way
- Honey, Wheat and Laughter
- Straight, Clean and Simple
- Talk It Over in the Morning
- Anne Murray / Glen Campbell
- Annie
- Danny's Song
- Love Song
- Highly Prized Possession
- Together
- Keeping in Touch
- There's a Hippo in My Tub
- Let's Keep It That Way
- New Kind of Feeling
- I'll Always Love You
- Somebody's Waiting
- Where Do You Go When You Dream
- The Hottest Night of the Year
- A Little Good News
- Heart over Mind
- Something to Talk About
- Harmony
- As I Am
- You Will
- Yes I Do
- Croonin'
- Anne Murray
- What a Wonderful World
- Country Croonin'
- I'll Be Seeing You
- Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends
- Christmas Wishes
- What a Wonderful Christmas
- Anne Murray's Christmas Album
- Snowbird
- Country
- A Country Collection
- Anne Murray's Greatest Hits
- Greatest Hits Volume II
- 15 of the Best
- The Best... So Far
- All of Me
- "Snowbird"
- "Sing High, Sing Low"
- "A Stranger in My Place"
- "It Takes Time"
- "Talk It Over in the Morning"
- "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
- "Cotton Jenny"
- "Danny's Song"
- "What About Me"
- "A Love Song"
- "He Thinks I Still Care"
- "Son of a Rotten Gambler"
- "You Won't See Me"
- "You Needed Me"
- "I Just Fall in Love Again"
- "Shadows in the Moonlight"
- "Broken Hearted Me"
- "Daydream Believer"
- "Lucky Me"
- "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
- "Could I Have This Dance"
- "Blessed Are the Believers"
- "We Don't Have to Hold Out"
- "It's All I Can Do"
- "Another Sleepless Night"
- "Hey! Baby"
- "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye"
- "A Little Good News"
- "Just Another Woman in Love"
- "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (with Dave Loggins)
- "Time Don't Run Out on Me"
- "Now and Forever (You and Me)"
- "Thirsty Boots"
- "Put Your Hand in the Hand"
- "Night Owl"
- "Robbie's Song for Jesus"
- "Everything's Been Changed"
- "Send a Little Love My Way"
- "Just One Look"
- "Day Tripper"
- "Uproar"
- "Sunday Sunrise"
- "The Call"
- "Golden Oldie"
- "Things"
- "Walk Right Back"
- "Hold Me Tight"
- "That's Not the Way (It's S'posed to Be)"
- "I Don't Think I'm Ready for You"
- "Who's Leaving Who"
- "Are You Still in Love with Me"
- "Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak"
- "Perfect Strangers"
- "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Kenny Rogers)
- "Feed This Fire"
- "Bluebird"
- "I Can See Arkansas"
- "Make Love to Me"
- "The Wayward Wind"
- "Born to Be with You"
- "Over You"
- "That's What My Love Is For"
- "That's the Way It Goes"
- "What a Wonderful World"
- Category