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!

Can't Help Falling In Love With You
Anne Murray Lyrics

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Wise men say, only fools rush in,
But I can't help falling in love
With you.
I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay, would it be a sin,
If I can't help falling in love
With you.

Like a river flows,
Surely to the sea.
Darling, so it goes.
Some things are mean't to be.
Take my hand,
Take my whole life too,
For I can't help falling in love
With you.

Like a river flows,
Surely to the sea.
Darling, so we go
Some things are mean't to be.
Take my hand,
Take my whole life too,
I can't help falling in love
With you.

For I can't help falling in love
With you.

Yes I can't help falling in love with you
No I can't help falling in love with you

Overall Meaning

The song "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Anne Murray is a beautiful love song that reflects the vulnerability and romantic longing of being in love. The lyrics suggest that the singer recognizes that love can be risky, especially if one rushes into it carelessly. The opening line "Wise men say, only fools rush in" proposes that the rush of love can lead one to take imprudent and irrational actions. However, the singer acknowledges that despite the risks, they cannot help falling in love with this person.

The following lyrics in the chorus strengthen the singer's point even further: "I can't help falling in love with you." The repetition of this phrase emphasizes the intensity and power of the singer's emotions. The second verse asks a rhetorical question: "Shall I stay, would it be a sin, if I can't help falling in love with you?" This suggests that the singer is so heavily invested in this relationship that it feels sinful to consider leaving it.

The metaphor of the river in the bridge is crucial to these lyrics as it reflects the natural flow of events. Certain things are meant to be, just like how the river flows towards the sea; the love between the two characters is inevitable. Finally, the chorus is repeated, and the singer concludes that they cannot help falling in love with this person. It highlights that sometimes we do not have control over our feelings, and when we are in love, it is difficult to fight or resist it.

Line by Line Meaning

Wise men say, only fools rush in,
According to some wise people, acting on impulse in matters of the heart is foolish.

But I can't help falling in love With you.
Despite this advice, I cannot help but fall in love with you.

I can't help falling in love with you
I am unable to control my feelings and emotions towards you, resulting in falling in love with you.

Shall I stay, would it be a sin,
If I choose to stay with you, would it be considered immoral or wrong?

If I can't help falling in love With you.
If I cannot control my feelings and emotions towards you, resulting in falling in love with you.

Like a river flows, Surely to the sea.
Just like how a river naturally flows towards the sea, I too am naturally drawn towards you.

Darling, so it goes. Some things are mean't to be.
This is just how it is, my dear. Some things are meant to happen, and I believe this love between us is one of them.

For I can't help falling in love With you.
Again, I emphasize that I am unable to control my emotions and feelings towards you, resulting in falling in love with you.

Take my hand, Take my whole life too,
I am willing to give you everything I have, including my heart and soul, if you would accept it.

I can't help falling in love With you.
Once again, I cannot control my feelings and emotions towards you, resulting in falling in love with you.

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, IMAGEM MUSIC INC
Written by: GEORGE WEISS, HUGO PERETTI, LUIGI CREATORE

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