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!
All I Have To Do Is Dream
Anne Murray Lyrics
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When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you
All I have to do is dream
Dream, dream, dream.
When I feel blue in the night
When I need you to hold me tight
All I have to do is dream, dream.
I can make you mine
Taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I'm dreaming my life away.
I need you so, that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you
All I have to do is dream
Dream, dream, dream
Dream.
I can make you mine
Taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I'm dreaming my life away.
I need you so, that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you
All I have to do is dream
Dream, dream, dream.
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
The lyrics to Anne Murray's song All I Have To Do Is Dream express a feeling of longing and yearning for someone. The singer is expressing that whenever they think of this person, all they have to do is dream and they are with them. The lyrics are essentially reflecting the lover's desire for their significant other, and the belief that they can have them whenever they want, even if it's only in their dreams.
Throughout the lyrics, the singer expresses their deep love for this person and their desperation to be with them, singing "I need you so that I could die, I love you so and that is why". Additionally, the lyrics mention the idea of being held tight and tasting "lips of wine", which further emphasizes the idea of physical connection and intimacy. However, the singer is also acknowledging the difficulty of only being able to dream about this person and not actually having them in their life, stating "Only trouble is, gee whiz, I'm dreaming my life away".
Overall, the lyrics to All I Have To Do Is Dream represent the deep yearning and longing that one might feel for someone they cannot be with. The idea of being able to have this person whenever they want through their dreams reflects the idea that dreams can sometimes be an escape from reality and a way to fulfill one's desires.
Line by Line Meaning
When I want you in my arms
When I desire to hold you close to me
When I want you and all your charms
When I want to embrace all your positive qualities and personality traits
Whenever I want you
Whenever I have the longing or desire for you
All I have to do is dream
All I need to do is imagine or fantasize about you
Dream, dream, dream.
Continue to fantasize about the thought of being with you
When I feel blue in the night
When I'm feeling sad or down during the nighttime
When I need you to hold me tight
When I require a comforting hug from you
I can make you mine
I can have you as my own
Taste your lips of wine
Kiss you passionately and feel intoxicated by your love
Anytime night or day
At any moment, regardless of the time
Only trouble is, gee whiz
The only issue or problem is
I'm dreaming my life away.
I'm wasting my time fantasizing about you instead of actually experiencing you
I need you so, that I could die
I require you so desperately that it feels like a life or death situation
I love you so and that is why
I have strong affection towards you and that's why I need you so badly
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Continuously dream and fantasize about having you in my life
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Keep imagining, longing and obsessing about the thought of you
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Indulge in my fantasies of being with you, over and over again
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Written by: Boudleaux Bryant
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Robert Thompson
on Me Too
Lyrics found here are completely wrong; completely different song.