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!

True Love
Anne Murray Lyrics

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Suntanned, windblown
Honeymooners at last alone
Feeling far above par
Oh, how lucky we are

While I give to you and you give to me
True love, true love
So on and on it will always be

True love, true love

For you and I have a guardian angel
On high, with nothing to do
But to give to you and you give to me
Love forever, true.

For you and I have a guardian angel
On high, with nothing to do
But to give to you and you give to me
Love forever, true.

Love forever, true

Overall Meaning

The Anne Murray song "True Love" is a romantic ballad about two newlyweds who are on their honeymoon and experiencing the joy and luck of being in love. The opening lines, "Suntanned, windblown, honeymooners at last alone / Feeling far above par, oh, how lucky we are," suggest that the couple is enjoying their time together in a beautiful, idyllic location. They are so happy and grateful to have found each other.

As the song progresses, the lyrics speak of the enduring love that the couple shares. "While I give to you and you give to me / True love, true love / So on and on it will always be / True love, true love." The repetition of the phrase "true love" reinforces the idea that their love is authentic, genuine, and enduring.

The final lines of the song suggest that the couple's love is blessed by a guardian angel. "For you and I have a guardian angel / On high, with nothing to do / But to give to you and you give to me / Love forever, true." This angel is a symbol of their love's purity and sanctity, highlighting the fact that their love is truly meant to be.

Line by Line Meaning

Suntanned, windblown
Our sun-drenched skin and tousled hair showing that we've been basking in the beauty of nature

Honeymooners at last alone
Finally, just the two of us are enjoying privacy and intimacy as newlyweds

Feeling far above par
We're exceedingly happy and content here - can't be better than this!

Oh, how lucky we are
Expressing our gratitude for our amazing love life and companionship; feeling blessed.

While I give to you and you give to me
We keep exchanging love and affection, knowing that it's a two-way street

True love, true love
Our love is genuine, real and sincere

So on and on it will always be
Our love will remain evergreen and continue to thrive

For you and I have a guardian angel
We cherish the feeling of being cared for by a divine force

On high, with nothing to do
Our angel is always watching over us, ready to intervene on our behalf

But to give to you and you give to me
The angel's role is to promote exchange and harmony between us

Love forever, true.
An affirmation of our perpetual love, as well as an incantation to keep the flame of love burning.