Somebody's Waiting
Somebody's Waiting | ||||
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Studio album by Anne Murray | ||||
Released | March 1980 | |||
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Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Jim Ed Norman | |||
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Singles from Somebody's Waiting | ||||
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Somebody's Waiting is the seventeenth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray, released in March 1980 via Capitol Records. The album charted lower in the U.S. than most of Murray's other releases from the same period, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number 88 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. In Murray's native Canada, it reached number 32.
The album's first single. "Lucky Me", reached the U.S. country Top Ten, peaking at number 9; it also reached number 42 on the U.S. pop singles charts. A second single, a cover of the Beatles' "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You", made the country Top Thirty, and reached number 64 on the Hot 100 chart.
The song, "The French Waltz", was later recorded by Art Garfunkel on his 1981 album, Scissors Cut.
Critical reception
Billboard's reviewer praised Jim Ed Norman's production by saying that it "suited exactly to her warm vocal ambiance; imaginative musical flourishes show up all through this fine package". He also noted that on this LP Murray is "back to doing what she does best: wrapping her voice around a pleasant, well-chosen variety of tunes with ballads predominant throughout."[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lucky Me" | Charlie Black, Rory Bourke | 3:06 |
2. | "You Set My Dreams to Music" | Molly Ann Leikin, Steve Dorff | 2:39 |
3. | "What's Forever For" | Rafe Van Hoy | 3:36 |
4. | "Do You Think of Me" | Sandy Ross | 3:38 |
5. | "The French Waltz" | Adam Mitchell | 4:08 |
6. | "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:51 |
7. | "Moon Over Brooklyn" | Jimmy Lott, Alan Miles | 3:56 |
8. | "Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You)" | Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar | 3:16 |
9. | "Beginning to Feel Like Home" | Colleen Peterson | 2:43 |
10. | "Somebody's Waiting" | Aidan Mason, Gordon Adams | 3:26 |
Personnel
- Anne Murray – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Brian Gatto – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6), accordion (5)
- Pat Riccio, Jr. – keyboards (1-6, 9, 10)
- Doug Riley – keyboards (1-4, 7, 8, 10)
- Bob Mann – guitars (1-6, 10)
- Brian Russell – guitars (1-3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
- Jim Pirie – guitars (4)
- Aidan Mason – guitars (6)
- Bob Lucier – steel guitar (3, 4, 8)
- Jack Zaza – mandolin (5)
- Tom Szczesniak – bass (1-5, 8-10)
- Barry Keane – drums (1-5, 8-10)
- Jørn Anderson – drums (6)
- Michael Brecker – saxophone (6, 7)
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica (8)
- Rick Wilkins – horn and string arrangements (1, 2, 4, 7-10), conductor (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
- Peter Cardinali – horn and string arrangements (3, 5, 6), conductor (3, 5, 6), bass (6)
- Bruce Murray – backing vocals
- Debbie Schaal – backing vocals
Production
- Balmur Ltd. – executive producers
- Jim Ed Norman – producer
- Ken Friesen – engineer
- Peter Holcomb – assistant engineer
- Ken Perry – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California, USA)
- Paul Cade – art direction, design
- Gord Marci – photography
Chart performance
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 32 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 61 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 15 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 88 |
References
- ^ "Review: Anne Murray – Somebody's Waiting" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 18. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 3 May 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 212. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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