Croonin'

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Croonin'
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Studio album by
Anne Murray
ReleasedNovember 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)
GenreCountry, pop standards
Length61:17
LabelEMI Canada
SBK (US)
Capitol[1]
ProducerAnne Murray
Tommy West
Anne Murray chronology
15 of the Best
(1992) 		Croonin'
(1993) 		The Best…So Far
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]

Croonin' is a 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."

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Cape Cod"Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus3:02
2."The Wayward Wind"Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman3:43
3."Secret Love"Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster3:56
4."Fever"Eddie Cooley, John Davenport3:22
5."When I Fall in Love"Edward Heyman, Victor Young3:34
6."Allegheny Moon"Al Hoffman, Dick Manning3:42
7."You Belong to Me"Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart3:05
8."Born to Be with You"Don Robertson2:43
9."True Love"Cole Porter2:36
10."Teach Me Tonight"Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul2:41
11."Cry Me a River"Arthur Hamilton4:07
12."Make Love to Me"George Brunies, Alan Copeland, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Bill Norvas, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo, Mel Stitzel2:49
13."Hey There"Richard Adler, Jerry Ross3:05
14."It Only Hurts for a Little While"Mack David, Fred Spielman2:43
15."I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)/I'm a Fool to Care"Ted Daffan, Doc Daugherty, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds4:19
16."Wanted"Jack Fulton, Lois Steele3:06
17."I Really Don't Want to Know"Howard Barnes, Robertson4:41
18."Moments to Remember"Robert Allen, Al Stillman3:04

Personnel[]

  • Anna Murray – lead and backing vocals
  • Doug Riley – keyboards, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, arrangements and conductor
  • Steve Sexton – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Mike "Pepe" Francis – electric guitar, classical guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Bob Mann – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Peter Cardinali – bass, arrangements and conductor
  • 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
  • Vivian Williams – backing vocals

Production[]

  • Tommy West – producer
  • Anne Murray – producer
  • Kevin Doyle – engineer, mixing
  • Danny Tremblay – assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Paul Cade – art direction, design
  • Denise Grant – photography
  • Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe stylist
  • Sheila Yakomov – hair stylist
  • George Abbott – make-up

Chart performance[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Canadian RPM Top Albums 14
Australia (ARIA Charts)[5] 60
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 54

References[]

  1. ^ "Croonin' - Anne Murray | Releases | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Cooper, Dan. "Croonin' review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  3. ^ 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...
  4. ^ "RPM Country Albums for September 11, 1993". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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