Somebody's Waiting

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Not to be confused with Somebody Is Waiting.
Somebody's Waiting
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Studio album by
Anne Murray
ReleasedMarch 1980
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
ProducerJim Ed Norman
Anne Murray chronology
I'll Always Love You
(1979) 		Somebody's Waiting
(1980) 		A Country Collection
(1980)
Singles from Somebody's Waiting
  1. "Lucky Me"
    Released: March 1980
  2. "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You"
    Released: June 1980

Somebody's Waiting is the 15th studio album by Anne Murray released in March 1980 on Capitol Records. The album charted lower in the U.S. than most of Murray's other releases from the same period, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number 88 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. In Murray's native Canada, it reached number 32.

Its first single. "Lucky Me", reached the U.S. country Top Ten, peaking at number 9; it also reached number 42 on the U.S. pop singles charts. A second single, a cover of the Beatles' "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", made the country Top Thirty, and reached number 64 on the Hot 100 chart.

The song, "The French Waltz", was later recorded by Art Garfunkel on his 1981 album, Scissors Cut.

Track listing[]

  1. "Lucky Me" (Charlie Black, Rory Bourke) – 3:06
  2. "You Set My Dreams to Music" (Molly Ann Leikin, Steve Dorff) – 2:39
  3. "What's Forever For" (Rafe Van Hoy) – 3:36
  4. "Do You Think of Me" (Sandy Ross) – 3:38
  5. "The French Waltz" (Adam Mitchell) – 4:08
  6. "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:51
  7. "Moon Over Brooklyn" (Jimmy Lott, Alan Miles) – 3:56
  8. "Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You)" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) - 3:16
  9. "Beginning to Feel Like Home" (Colleen Peterson) – 2:43
  10. "Somebody's Waiting" (Aidan Mason, Gordon Adams) – 3:26

Personnel[]

  • Anne Murray – lead and backing vocals
  • Brian Gatto – keyboards
  • Pat Riccio, Jr – keyboards
  • Bob Mann – guitars
  • Aidan Mason – guitars
  • Brian Russell – guitars
  • Bob Lucier – dobro, steel guitar
  • Peter Cardinali – bass, horn and string arrangements
  • Jørn Anderson – drums, percussion
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Rick Wilkins – horn and string arrangements
  • Bruce Murray – backing vocals
  • Deborah Schaal – backing vocals

Production[]

  • Jim Ed Norman – producer
  • Balmur Ltd. – executive producer
  • Ken Friesen – engineer
  • Peter Holcomb – engineer
  • Ken Perry – mastering
  • Paul Cade – art direction, design
  • Gord Marci – photography
  • Recorded at Eastern Sound (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
  • Mastered at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California, USA).

Chart performance[]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Canadian RPM Top Albums 32
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 61
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 15
U.S. Billboard 200 88

References[]

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 212. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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