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!
Sea Of Heartbreak
Anne Murray Lyrics
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I'm like a lost ship adrift on the sea
The sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress, so divine
I wish you were mine again my dear.
I'm on a sea of tears, a sea of heartbreak.
How did I lose you, oh, where did I fail
The sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress, so divine
I wish you were mine again my dear
I'm on a sea of tears, a sea of heartbreak.
Oh what I'd give to sail back to shore
Back in your arms once more.
Come to my rescue, come here to me
Take me and keep me away from this sea.
This sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress, so divine, I wish you were mine
Again my dear. I'm on a sea of tears, a sea of heartbreak.
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress, so divine, I wish you were mine
Again my dear. I'm on a sea of tears, a sea of heartbreak.
Sea of a heartbreak
Sea of a heartbreak
Sea of a heartbreak
In Anne Murray's song "Sea of Heartbreak," the singer is expressing his/her feelings of lost love and loneliness. The song opens up with the image of lights in the harbor, which seem to represent hope, but they don't seem to be shining for the singer. The singer feels like a lost ship adrift on the sea, which is a metaphor for being lost and unsure of what to do. The sea of heartbreak is a metaphor for the deep sadness and pain that the singer is feeling due to the loss of their love. The memories of the caress of the beloved are still vivid in the singer's mind and the singer is overwhelmed with the desire to be with them again.
The second stanza of the song seems to be expressing the singer's confusion about what went wrong. The singer questions why the love was lost, where they failed, and why they were left to sail on this sea of heartbreak. There is still a deep longing for the beloved, as the singer wishes to be reunited with them again.
The final stanza of the song is a plea to the beloved to come back and rescue the singer from this sea of heartbreak. The singer wants to return to the safety of the beloved's arms and no longer be lost at sea. Overall, the song is a powerful expression of the pain that comes with a lost love and the desire to be reunited with that love.
Line by Line Meaning
The lights in the harbor don't shine for me
I feel lost and alone, with no guiding light to show me the way.
I'm like a lost ship adrift on the sea
I am directionless and lost, with no clear destination or purpose.
The sea of heartbreak, lost love and loneliness
I am trapped in a place of sadness and pain, unable to break free from my heartbreak.
Memories of your caress, so divine
I am haunted by memories of the happiness and joy that we once shared together.
I wish you were mine again my dear.
I long for the love and connection that we once had, and wish for a reunion with my lost love.
I'm on a sea of tears, a sea of heartbreak.
I am consumed by my sadness and heartache, crying an ocean of tears with no end in sight.
How did I lose you, oh, where did I fail
I question how our love fell apart, wondering where I went wrong and what I could have done differently.
Why did you leave me? Always to sail
I am left struggling to understand why my love has abandoned me, always sailing away from my grasp.
Oh what I'd give to sail back to shore
I would do anything to return to a place of safety and happiness, away from the endless sea of heartbreak.
Back in your arms once more.
I yearn to be held once again by the one I love, seeking comfort and refuge from the pain of my current situation.
Come to my rescue, come here to me
I feel helpless and in need of someone to save me from my despair, calling out for my lost love to return.
Take me and keep me away from this sea.
I beg for my love to rescue me from the sea of heartbreak, hoping to be released from the pain and isolation that I am currently experiencing.
Lost love and loneliness
My heartbreak has left me feeling completely alone, with no one to share my pain with.
Sea of a heartbreak
I am engulfed by a vast and endless sea of sadness and heartache, unable to escape its crushing weight.
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Written by: Hal David, Paul Hampton
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Robert Thompson
on Me Too
Lyrics found here are completely wrong; completely different song.