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| Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends | 
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| Creators: Anne Murray, Celine Dion, Nelly Furtado, Olivia Newton-john, Carole King
Label: Manhattan Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (55 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3619
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 86278
UPC: 094638627821
EAN: 0094638627821
ASIN: B000WW2AGS
Release Date: January 15, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Danny's Song | | • | I Just Fall In Love Again | | • | Another Pot O' Tea | | • | Daydream Believer | | • | Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye | | • | Song For the Mira | | • | Time Don't Run Out On Me | | • | Cotton Jenny | | • | A Love Song | | • | You Needed Me | | • | Nobody Loves Me Like You Do | | • | You Won't See Me | | • | Could I Have This Dance | | • | A Little Good News | | • | Snowbird | | • | When I Fall In Love | | • | Si Jamais Je Te Revois (If I Ever See You Again) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
There's a feeling you get when you put on an Anne Murray record, and--apologies in advance to all you anti-sentimentalists--it's best summarized by the vocal legend herself in the classic tune "I Just Fall in Love Again." You can't help yourself; you fall in love. Those who've been listening along swollen-heartedly since the 1970s know the feeling well, and those who are about to discover Murray via this duets album and its handful of younger-skewing songs--the Nelly Furtado team-up on "Daydream Believer" especially--are going to have a hard time not submitting. It's the tenderness that hooks you: Murray's deep, confident voice manages to be maternal without being claustrophobic, an effect magnified here by expert vocal partners like Carole King, Emmylou Harris, and Olivia Newton John. The few left-field choices--Indigo Girls, k.d. lang, a ghostly appearance by Dusty Springfield--aren't hard-left enough to muck up the mood. And the song selection doesn't strike a false note either: "Cotton Jenny" sounds as right on an Anne Murray CD as "You Needed Me." Which means that if you have a soft spot for Murray at all, even one that's not quite as cushy as it used to be, you should prepare to be sucked in. It happens every time, as the song goes. --Tammy La Gorce
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 Glad to hear her voice again. June 2, 2008
It was great to hear this wonderful lady again. She sounds as good as ever and those accompanying her add to the pleasure. If you like her, you'll want to get - no you should get - this CD.
And if you're not familiar with her singing, you don't know what you're missing.
George
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 listen again May 31, 2008
As a lifelong fan, this album was a bit of a shocker the first time around. When you've heard these songs a thousand times, it takes a while to acclimate yourself to the re-makes. I might not have given it another listen if it hadn't been for my better half who loved this CD on first listening.
Some of these duets are better than the originals. First of all, there's the enthusiastic pairing with Nelly Furtado on Daydream Believer. In the liner notes, Furtado confesses she sounds like a wailing cat, and she does, but it works. Then there's Another pot o' tea with Emmylou - beautifully arranged and executed. Jann Arden inspires Anne to deliver a dramatic vocal on Somebody's always saying goodbye. By far the best track is the duet with Shania Twain on You needed me, never one of my favorites, but this call and response version is the definitive one; both are in great voice. And believe it or not, the Snowbird duet with Sarah Brightman is a revelation. The perfect closing track is with Isabelle Boulay on Si jamais je te revois where the choir builds to a haunting crescendo.
Honorable mention goes to Anne's duet with Olivia on Cotton Jenny. Though it doesn't improve on the original, it's great fun to hear these old pros sing together. Ditto for the pairing with Dusty Springfield. It's not one of the diva's better recordings, but Anne's harmony and Ramone's arrangement lift it to a higher level.
Anne's voice is rougher these days and, sad to say, has lost its soft and lyrical tone. Unfortunately, on some of these songs, she's stuck with the lower harmony (read: A love song, with k.d. lang, whose absence in the liner notes is conspicuous) where the wear and tear is beginning to show. She's actually safer in the upper range where her pitch remains secure. I've read more than a time or two that her next album should be a compilation of duets with men. That's a great idea and I hope the producer will take advantage of the grittiness on display in her self-titled CD of 1996, the most rock oriented album in her catalog. Take that sound and pair it with country's (past and present) male stars and you can't lose.
super Anne Murray May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For anyone enjoying Anne Murray this is a truly delightful musical experience. She and her guests bring back the songs we remember Ms Murray singing for us in past years. Most relaxing and enjoyable.
Anne Murray Duets May 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Amazon had what I wanted to order, I ordered it easily, sent to me as expected.
Super review May 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD is just the greatest. Anne is wonderful and with the other singers it is just the greatest.
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