Music icon Anne Murray has sold more than 50 million albums in a distinguis… Read Full Bio ↴Music icon Anne Murray has sold more than 50 million albums in a distinguished career that spans four decades. On January 15th, Manhattan/EMI 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.

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: www.annemurray.com
In 2011, Billboard ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest Adult Contemporary Artists Ever, and on July 1, 2017, in celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary, the Toronto Sun listed Anne at #1 in Canada’s Top 160 Influences that helped define Canadian culture!

A Fool Such As I
Anne Murray Lyrics

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It's been a blue, blue day
I feel like runnin' away
I feel like runnin' away from it all

My love is been untrue
He's found somebody new
It's been a blue, blue day for me

I feel like cryin', dyin'
What can I do?
I feel like prayin', sayin'
I'm gladly through

It's been a blue, blue day
I feel like runnin' away
I feel like runnin' away from the blues

I cannot make believe
That I don't sit and grieve
It's been a blue, blue day for me

I can't pretend and say
That I don't love you anyway
It's been a blue, blue day for me

I feel like cryin', dyin'
What can I do?
I feel like prayin', sayin'
I'm gladly through

It's been a blue, blue day
I feel like runnin' away

I feel like runnin' away from the blues
I feel like runnin' away from the blues

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Anne Murray's song "A Fool Such As I" depict the feelings of heartbreak and betrayal that arise when a lover finds out their significant other has been unfaithful. Murray sings about feeling like running away from it all, crying, and praying in the wake of this news. She can't pretend that she doesn't love her partner, but at the same time, she can't continue to be in a relationship with someone who has betrayed her trust.

The repeated phrase "it's been a blue, blue day" emphasizes the depth of Murray's sadness and the feeling of being lost in a state of melancholy. The image of running away from the blues highlights the idea that sometimes we feel so overwhelmed by our emotions that the only way to cope is to distance ourselves from the source of that pain.

Overall, the lyrics to "A Fool Such As I" are a poignant expression of the pain of heartbreak and the struggle to come to terms with the end of a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

It's been a blue, blue day
I'm feeling very sad and down today

I feel like runnin' away
I want to escape from my problems

I feel like runnin' away from it all
I want to leave everything behind and start fresh

My love is been untrue
My partner has cheated on me

He's found somebody new
My partner has found someone else to be with

It's been a blue, blue day for me
I'm having a very sad day due to my partner's infidelity

I feel like cryin', dyin'
I'm so upset that I feel like crying and even dying

What can I do?
I don't know how to handle this situation

I feel like prayin', sayin'
I want to turn to prayer or express my feelings to someone

I'm gladly through
I'm ready to move on from this difficult time

I cannot make believe
I can't pretend that everything is okay

That I don't sit and grieve
I'm sitting and feeling sad about what has happened

It's been a blue, blue day for me
I'm still feeling very sad about my partner's infidelity

I can't pretend and say
I can't act like I'm not hurt by what happened

That I don't love you anyway
Despite everything, I still have feelings for my partner

It's been a blue, blue day for me
The sadness of the situation is continuing to affect me

I feel like runnin' away from the blues
I want to escape from the sadness and pain of the situation

I feel like runnin' away from the blues
The pain and sadness of the situation is overwhelming me

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: William Marvin Trader

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