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Anne Murray / Glen Campbell (1971)

Where the lyrics of Anne Murray / Glen Campbell take you, and where it was really made.

Two singers from different countries share this album, and it holds duet versions of songs each had already recorded alone.

Key places

Recorded at Capitol Studios (1971)

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Album story

Overview

• Anne Murray / Glen Campbell: album by American singer Glen Campbell and the sixth studio album by Canadian singer Anne Murray
• Released in 1971
• Contains new material and duet versions of songs each artist had recorded individually
• Includes an early version of “You're Easy to Love”, which later became a hit for Hank Snow
• Includes the standard “Canadian Sunset” and Brotherhood of Man's 1970 hit “United We Stand”
• Track listing: 12 songs across two sides, seven on side one and five on side two

Background

• Duet versions of Campbell's “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and Murray's “Bring Back the Love”
• “I Say a Little Prayer” sung by Murray appears in the album's medley with Campbell's song
• Murray's sixth studio album, placing it within her early catalogue

Recording

• Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California
• Arrangements by Bruce Ahern, Al De Lory, Rick Wilkins and Marty Paich
• Bass by Bill Graham; Campbell plays acoustic and electric guitar
• Produced by Brian Ahern and Al De Lory; executive producer Al Coury

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born April 22, 1936 in Billstown, Arkansas; began as a session guitarist in Los Angeles from 1960.
• Joined the studio group later known as The Wrecking Crew and played on recordings by many major artists.

Career

• Began a solo career in 1961; breakthrough hits included "Gentle on My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", and "Wichita Lineman" in 1967–1968.
• Hosted The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS from 1969 to 1972.
• Released 64 albums across five decades and sold over 45 million records worldwide.
• Hit "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" in the mid-1970s were both US number one songs.
• Won four Grammys in 1967 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

Personal and final years

• Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011; retired in 2013 after recording his final song.
• Died August 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 81.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• First single: medley of “By The Time I get to Phoenix” (sung by Campbell) and “I Say a Little Prayer” (sung by Murray)
• Medley runs 3:15 in the track listing
• Album pairs both singers on new material and on reworked solo recordings as duets
• Track list mixes original compositions with covers by other writers, such as “Canadian Sunset” and “Love Story (You & Me)”

Records

• Canadian RPM album chart: peaked at No.12, on 18 March 1972
• Billboard (United States) album and singles charts are listed, with no positions given
• Canadian chart placement is the only chart position stated for the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The first single was a medley pairing Campbell's “By The Time I get to Phoenix” with Murray's “I Say a Little Prayer”
• “You're Easy to Love” appeared in an early version on this album and later became a hit for Hank Snow
• “Canadian Sunset” is listed as a standard on the album
• “United We Stand” was a 1970 hit for Brotherhood of Man before its appearance here
• Campbell and Murray both recorded “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and “Bring Back the Love” individually before the duet versions

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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