Croonin'
| Croonin' | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 2, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Sounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | |||
| Genre | Country, pop standards | |||
| Length | 61:17 | |||
| Label | EMI Canada SBK (US) Capitol[1] | |||
| Producer | Anne Murray (co-producer) Tommy West | |||
| Anne Murray chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Croonin' is the twenty-seventh studio album by Canadian country vocalist Anne Murray. It was released by EMI Music Canada and SBK Records on November 2, 1993.[3] The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart.[4] Heartland Records put out a Croonin' album with two bonus tracks, and Murray sings Perry Como's hit "Round and Round" and Dean Martin's hit "Memories Are Made of This." This album was also released on vinyl LP.
Track listing
[edit]Personnel
[edit]- Anna Murray – lead and backing vocals
- Doug Riley – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3 organ, string quartet arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 18), oboe arrangements (3, 5)
- Steve Sexton – synthesizers
- Mike "Pepe" Francis – acoustic and electric rhythm guitars, classical guitar
- Bob Mann – acoustic and electric lead guitars
- Peter Cardinali – bass, string quartet arrangements and conductor (7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17), oboe arrangements (13)
- Barry Keane – drums, percussion
- Peter Appleyard – vibraphone
- Brian Leonard – marimba
- Vern Dorge – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Guido Basso – harmonica, flugelhorn
- Melvin Berman – oboe
- Richard Armin – cello
- Terrence Helmer – viola
- Adele Armin – violin
- Vern Tarnowsky – violin
- Shirley Eikhard – backing vocals
- Bruce Murray – backing vocals
- Colina Phillips – backing vocals
- Debbie Schaal Ankeny – backing vocals
- Tommy West – backing vocals, lead vocals (9)
- Vivian Williams – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Balmur Limited – executive producer
- Tommy West – producer
- Anne Murray – co-producer
- Kevin Doyle – recording, mixing
- Dany Tremblay – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Scott Thornley – art direction, design
- Denise Grant – photography
- Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe stylist
- Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
- George Abbott – make-up
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 60 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 14 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 20 |
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 54 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Croonin' - Anne Murray | Releases | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Cooper, Dan. "Croonin' review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ Murray, Anne (1993). Croonin' (back cover). New York, NY: EMI Music Canada/SBK Records.
℗© 1993 EMI Music Canada. Distributed by SBK Records, a division of ERG...
- ^ "RPM Country Albums for September 11, 1993". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 196.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Anne Murray – Croonin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
