Croonin'
| Croonin' | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1993 | |||
| Studios | Sounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | |||
| Genres | Country, pop standards | |||
| Length | 61:17 | |||
| Labels | EMI Canada SBK (US) Capitol[1] | |||
| Producers | Anne Murray (co-producer) Tommy West | |||
| Anne Murray chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| 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
[edit]Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Anne Murray – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Doug Riley – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3 organ
- Steve Sexton – synthesizers
- Mike "Pepe" Francis – acoustic rhythm guitars, electric rhythm guitars, classical guitar
- Bob Mann – acoustic lead guitars, electric lead guitars
- Peter Cardinali – bass
- Barry Keane – drums, percussion
- Peter Appleyard – vibraphone
- Brian Leonard – marimba
- Vern Dorge – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Melvin Berman – oboe
- Guido Basso – flugelhorn, harmonica
- 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)
- Vivienne Williams – backing vocals
Music arrangements
- Doug Riley – string quartet arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 18), oboe arrangements (3, 5)
- Peter Cardinali – string quartet arrangements and conductor (7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17), oboe arrangements (13)
Production
[edit]- Balmur Limited – executive producers
- Tommy West – producer
- Anne Murray – co-producer
- Kevin Doyle – recording, mixing
- Dany Tremblay – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, USA)
- Scott Thornley – cover design
- Denise Grant – photography
- Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe stylist
- Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
- George Abbott – make-up
Charts
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ↑ "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.
