Beloved Canadian artist Anne Murray might be reissuing three of her albums on vinyl. ANNEversary editions of 1978’s Let’s Preserve It That Means, 1979’s New Form of Feeling, and the 1974 compilation Nation launch later this 12 months.
Over the weekend, Murray obtained the Lifetime Achievement Award on the Canadian Juno Awards. The award was given out for the primary time for the reason that Juno’s namesake, Pierre Juneau, obtained it in 1989. Murray, who at present holds the title of most awarded artist in Juno’s historical past, was launched by Sarah McLachlan, who stated, “Her songs were the soundtrack to my childhood and I still know the words to every one.” In her speech, Murray reminisced about her profession and what music has meant to her: “When I look back, it seems clear that singing never felt like a choice for me, I had to do it, it felt as natural as breathing.”
Let’s Preserve It That Means marked Murray’s return to the highest 10 of American nation charts, a milestone she had not reached since 1974’s Extremely Prized Possession. The album’s first single was a canopy of the Everly Brothers’ track “Walk Right Back.”
A second single, “You Needed Me,” was one in all Murray’s greatest hits. It topped the Canadian singles, nation, and grownup up to date charts. Within the U.S. it reached No. 1 on the pop charts, making it her sole chart-topper. “You Needed Me” gained the Grammy Award for Finest Feminine Pop Vocal Efficiency. In 2022, Murray stated: “When we went in to record that song, you knew it was a hit.”
1979’s New Form of Feeling was Murray’s fifteenth album. “Shadows in the Moonlight” was one other chart topper within the U.S. and Canada. One other single was a canopy of The Carpenters’ “I Just Fall In Love Again,” which appeared on their 1977 album Passage. The track hit No. 12 on the Billboard Scorching 100.
Nation compiled style classics together with materials that beforehand appeared on Murray’s second by way of fifth albums: 1969’s This Means Is My Means, 1970’s Honey, Wheat and Laughter, 1971’s Straight, Clear and Easy, and 1971’s Discuss It Over within the Morning. Nation reached No. 6 on the Billboard nation charts and No. 32 on the Billboard pop albums.
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