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!

Let It Be Me
Anne Murray Lyrics

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I bless the day I found you,
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you, let it be me.

Don't take this heaven from one,
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever, let it be me.

Each time we meet, love,
I find complete love.
Without your sweet love
What would life be?

So never leave me lonely,
Tell me you'll love me only
And that you'll always let it be me.

If for each bit of gladness
Someone must taste of sadness
I'll bear the sorrow, let it be me.

No matter what the price is
I'll make no sacrifices.
Through each tomorrow let it be me.

To you I'm praying,
Hear what I'm saying.
Please, let your heart beat
For me, just me.

And never leave me lonely,
Tell me you'll love me only

And that you'll always let it be me,
Let it be me.

Overall Meaning

Anne Murray's song "Let It Be Me" is a heartfelt plea for love and commitment. The lyrics express the singer's deep love and devotion to someone they have found and want to be with. The song starts with the singer blessing the day they found the person, and expressing their desire to stay by their side. They beg the person to choose them and let them be the one they cling to.

The chorus emphasizes the importance of their love, declaring that without it, life would be incomplete. The singer asks the person to never leave them lonely and to assure them that they will love them exclusively. They want to be the one who brings happiness and gladness into the person's life, even if it means experiencing sadness themselves.

The song's message is about the willingness to make sacrifices and endure any hardships for love. The singer is ready to face whatever challenges may come, as long as they can be with the person they love. They pray for the person's heart to beat for them and ask for a lifelong commitment, promising to always be there for them.

Overall, "Let It Be Me" is a tender and passionate declaration of love, with the singer expressing their deep devotion and desire to be the chosen one in their partner's life.

Line by Line Meaning

I bless the day I found you,
I express gratitude for the day I discovered you,

I want to stay around you
I desire to remain close to you

And so I beg you, let it be me.
Therefore, I plead with you to choose me.

Don't take this heaven from one,
Do not deprive one person of this heavenly experience,

If you must cling to someone
If you feel the need to hold onto someone

Now and forever, let it be me.
Both now and in perpetuity, choose me.

Each time we meet, love,
Whenever we reunite, my beloved,

I find complete love.
I discover a love that fulfills me entirely.

Without your sweet love
Without the affection and tenderness you provide

What would life be?
What purpose would life hold?

So never leave me lonely,
Thus, never abandon me to loneliness,

Tell me you'll love me only
Promise me your exclusive love

And that you'll always let it be me.
And assure me that you will always choose me.

If for each bit of gladness
If, for every ounce of happiness

Someone must taste of sadness
Someone must experience moments of sorrow

I'll bear the sorrow, let it be me.
I will willingly endure the pain, choose me.

No matter what the price is
Regardless of the cost involved

I'll make no sacrifices.
I will not hesitate to make sacrifices.

Through each tomorrow let it be me.
In every future, select me.

To you I'm praying,
I am earnestly praying to you,

Hear what I'm saying.
Please listen attentively to my words.

Please, let your heart beat
Kindly allow your heart to beat

For me, just me.
Exclusively for me.

And never leave me lonely,
And never abandon me to loneliness,

Tell me you'll love me only
Promise me your exclusive love

And that you'll always let it be me,
And assure me that you will always choose me,

Let it be me.
Select me.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gilbert Becaud, Manny Kurtz, Pierre Delanoe

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