Croonin'

Croonin'
Studio album by
Anne Murray
ReleasedNovember 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)
StudioSounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
GenreCountry, pop standards
Length61:17
LabelEMI Canada
SBK (US)
Capitol[1]
ProducerAnne Murray (co-producer)
Tommy West
Anne Murray chronology
15 of the Best
(1992) 		Croonin'
(1993) 		The Best…So Far
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Cape Cod"Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus3:02
2."The Wayward Wind"Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman3:43
3."Secret Love"Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster3:56
4."Fever"Eddie Cooley, John Davenport3:22
5."When I Fall in Love"Edward Heyman, Victor Young3:34
6."Allegheny Moon"Al Hoffman, Dick Manning3:42
7."You Belong to Me"Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart3:05
8."Born to Be with You"Don Robertson2:43
9."True Love"Cole Porter2:36
10."Teach Me Tonight"Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul2:41
11."Cry Me a River"Arthur Hamilton4:07
12."Make Love to Me"George Brunies, Alan Copeland, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Bill Norvas, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo, Mel Stitzel2:49
13."Hey There"Richard Adler, Jerry Ross3:05
14."It Only Hurts for a Little While"Mack David, Fred Spielman2:43
15."I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)/I'm a Fool to Care"Ted Daffan, Doc Daugherty, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds4:19
16."Wanted"Jack Fulton, Lois Steele3:06
17."I Really Don't Want to Know"Howard Barnes, Robertson4:41
18."Moments to Remember"Robert Allen, Al Stillman3:04

Personnel

  • 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

  • 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

Chart performance for Croonin'
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

  1. ^ "Croonin' - Anne Murray | Releases | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Cooper, Dan. "Croonin' review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  3. ^ 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...
  4. ^ "RPM Country Albums for September 11, 1993". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 196.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Anne Murray – Croonin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2022.