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!

Peace In The Valley
Anne Murray Lyrics

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Well, I'm tired and so weary but I must go along
Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away
Oh, the morning's so bright and the lamb is the light
And the night, night is as black as the sea.

There will be peace in the valley for me some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow, no trouble I see

There will be peace in the valley for me for me.

Well the bear will be gentle and the wolves will be tame
And the lion shall lie down by the lamb
And the beasts from the wild shall be led by a child
And I'll be changed from this creature that I am.

There will be peace in the valley for me some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow, no trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me for me.

There will be peace in the valley for me for me.

Overall Meaning

Anne Murray’s song “Peace In The Valley” is a hymn expressing weariness and humans’ desire for an afterlife free from hardship. The opening lines of the song convey a sense of tiredness and a longing for rest, even though life must go on until the Lord calls the singer away. The repetition of the phrase “calls me away” emphasizes that the singer is looking forward to the end of life and an afterlife spent in peace.

The second verse then paints a picture of what such a peaceful afterlife might look like. The brightness of the morning and the light of the lamb suggest purity and innocence. Meanwhile, the phrase “night is as black as the sea” simultaneously evokes both the vastness of the ocean and the darkness of night. The idea of a “peaceful valley” is then repeated in the chorus, along with the hope that there will be no more troubles in the afterlife. The idea of peace is further developed with the imagery of all the animals becoming gentle and tame, the lion lying down by the lamb, and the wild beasts being led by a child. Finally, the last line reinforces the personal quality of this experience by repeating “for me” twice.

This song is a testament to the human desire for redemption and a hopeful future beyond earthly troubles, expressed through the lens of Christian imagery.

Line by Line Meaning

Well, I'm tired and so weary but I must go along
Although I am exhausted, I must continue on my journey

Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away
Until God calls me to come home

Oh, the morning's so bright and the lamb is the light
The dawn is illuminated by the lamb

And the night, night is as black as the sea.
The darkness of night is all-consuming

There will be peace in the valley for me some day
I will eventually find peace in my struggles

There will be peace in the valley for me, Lord I pray
I pray to God that I may find peace eventually

There'll be no sadness, no sorrow, no trouble I see
All my struggles will be resolved and I will no longer experience pain

There will be peace in the valley for me for me.
In the future, I will find tranquility in all aspects of life

Well the bear will be gentle and the wolves will be tame
All aggressive and irrational aspects of life will be peaceful

And the lion shall lie down by the lamb
Even the most ferocious animals will be able to coexist peacefully

And the beasts from the wild shall be led by a child
A child will be able to guide even the wildest animals

And I'll be changed from this creature that I am.
I will be transformed from my current state of being

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Written by: Thomas A. Dorsey

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