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!
You Belong To Me
Anne Murray Lyrics
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Sponge textured soul so porous i cant drain
I just absorb violations of the pledge
You swore to me your perjury
Detours the life of my child
Chicanery from you for me violates natural instincts in you
Dissolve does the sibling
You braid the noose you hang me in guilt your guilt
You blame me septen up the empathy
Broken lover in your head
Mental material mother she left and dead
Glacial feeling inherited
Pathetic mode of principle
Now i see the industry where you belong is killing
My deception in life was you
You bring all the pain that im used to
Double vision is my view
Conditions that tear right through my mind pain
In my head i harness
It keeps my faith frigid love
In my body doesn't breathe hate
don't know how much i fuckin' hate you
Look what you've done to me
You won't leave me alone
Come back
No no no
The above lyrics from Anne Murray's song "You Belong To Me" are complex in their interpretation. They seem to be about a relationship that started off with a promise and pledge from one partner to another. However, the promise is later broken, causing pain and violation. The singer absorbs this as "violations of the pledge" and feels a sense of betrayal. The broken promise affects the child's life, and the other partner's deception violates natural instincts.
The lyrics also talk about the guilt that the other partner feels but projects it onto the singer. The singer feels like they are being hung in the noose that their partner braid for them out of guilt. The relationship has broken the singer, and they carry a lot of pain, which is their "double vision." The second-half of the lyrics, however, show that despite the pain, the singer is trying to find love and faith amongst all the chaos.
Overall, the lyrics talk about a relationship where one partner has broken the promise they made, causing pain to the other person. The singer is trying to deal with the betrayal while trying to love and find faith.
Line by Line Meaning
My perspective on life is pain
I see life as nothing but pain and suffering.
Sponge textured soul so porous i cant drain
My soul is so absorbent that I cannot get rid of the pain that seeps into it.
I just absorb violations of the pledge
All the promises made to me are broken, and I just accept the pain that comes with it.
You swore to me your perjury
You promised me things that you never intended to keep.
Detours the life of my child
Your lies and betrayal have affected the life of my child.
Chicanery from you for me violates natural instincts in you
Your trickery and deceit go against your own human nature.
Dissolve does the sibling
My sibling has disappeared or passed away.
Artificial sympathy
Your sympathy towards me is insincere and fake.
You braid the noose you hang me in guilt your guilt
You create problems for me and then blame me for them, making me feel guilty for no reason.
You blame me septen up the empathy
You accuse me of causing a lack of empathy towards you.
Broken lover in your head
You are mentally damaged and cannot love properly.
Mental material mother she left and dead
My mother was emotionally unstable and is no longer alive.
Glacial feeling inherited
I have inherited a cold and emotionless demeanor.
Pathetic mode of principle
My principles are weak and ineffective.
Now i see the industry where you belong is killing
I realize that your job or lifestyle is causing harm to yourself and those around you.
My deception in life was you
You were the source of my disillusionment with life.
You bring all the pain that im used to
You are the cause of all the pain that I have grown accustomed to.
Double vision is my view
I see everything from two conflicting perspectives.
Conditions that tear right through my mind pain
The circumstances I am in cause me intense mental suffering.
In my head i harness
I keep my thoughts and emotions under control.
It keeps my faith frigid love
My emotional detachment keeps me from fully trusting or loving anyone.
In my body doesn't breathe hate
I try my best not to let my body be consumed by hate.
don't know how much i fuckin' hate you
I cannot even begin to express how much I hate you.
Look what you've done to me
You have caused me so much pain and suffering.
You won't leave me alone
You continue to haunt me with your presence and actions.
Come back
I am so consumed by my pain that I want you back, even though I hate you.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart
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Robert Thompson
on Me Too
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