Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop,

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, and

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, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs, "

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" (1970). Murray is also well known for her Grammy Award-winning 1978 number 1 US hit "

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". She is often cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as

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, and

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. She is also the first woman and the first Canadian to win "Album of the Year" at the 1984

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for her Gold-plus 1983 album '' A Little Good News''. Murray has received four Grammys, a record 24 Junos, three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame, The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and

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. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars in

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and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in

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and on Canada's Walk of Fame in

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. In 2011, '' Billboard'' ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest

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Artists Ever.

Early life

Morna Anne Murray was born in the coal-mining town of

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, to her parents, Dr. James Carson Murray, the town's physician, and Marion Margaret (née Burke) Murray, a nurse involved in community charity work. Anne has five brothers. Murray's father died of leukemia aged 72 in 1980; her mother died on April 10, 2006, aged 92 after a series of strokes during heart surgery. Murray's youngest brother Bruce died of pancreatic cancer aged 69 on September 15, 2020. After expressing an early interest in music, she studied piano for six years. By 15 she was taking voice lessons. Every Saturday morning, she took a bus ride from Springhill to

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, for singing lessons. One of her earliest performances was of the song "Ave Maria" at her high school graduation in 1962. Following high school, Murray attended

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in Halifax for one year. She later studied Physical Education at

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in Fredericton. After receiving her degree in 1966 she taught physical education at a high school in

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, for one year. Her brother Bruce Murray released several recordings of his own.

Career

Early years

In 1965, Murray appeared on the

student project record "The Groove" (500 pressed). She sang two songs on the record – "

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" and "Little Bit of Soap". On the label her name was misspelled "Anne Murry". While there, she was encouraged to audition for the 1960s CBC musical variety television show ''

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'', but was not offered a singing position. After a summer of singing in local venues across the Maritimes, Murray began teaching physical education at the high school in

. After one year of teaching, she was cast to ''Singalong Jubilee''. As a regular member of the "Singalong Jubilee" cast, Murray appeared on the ''Singalong Jubilee Vol. III'' soundtrack and ''Our Family Album – The Singalong Jubilee Cast'' records released by Arc Records. The show's musical director, Brian Ahern, advised Murray that she should move to Toronto and record a solo album. Her first album, ''What About Me'', was produced by Ahern in Toronto and released in 1968 on the Arc label.

Chart success, 1970s–1980s

" What About Me," the lead single and title cut on her debut album, was written by

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and was a sizable Canadian radio hit. The project covered songs by Joni Mitchell,

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, and John Denver. After a year-long stint on Arc, Murray switched to Capitol Records in 1969 to record her second album, ''This Way Is My Way'', which was released in the fall of 1969. It featured the single that launched her career, "

", which became a No. 1 hit in Canada. "Snowbird" became a surprise hit on the U.S. charts as well, reaching No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1970. It was also the first of her eight No. 1 Adult Contemporary hits. "Snowbird" was the first Gold record ever given to a Canadian artist in the United States (RIAA certified Gold on November 16, 1970). As one of the most successful female artists at that time, she became in demand for several television appearances in Canada and the United States, eventually becoming a regular on the hit U.S. television series ''

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''. After the success of "Snowbird", she had a number of subsequent singles that charted both pop and country simultaneously. During the 1970s and 1980s, her hits included

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's "

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" (1972) (peaked at No. 7 on the Hot 100), " A Love Song" (1973), " He Thinks I Still Care",

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' "

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" (1974); her all-time biggest Hot 100 hit "

" (1978), "

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", "

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", " Broken Hearted Me" (1979), "

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" (1980), which hit No. 64 on the Hot 100 and #23 on the Country chart,

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' 1967 No. 1 hit "

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", " Could I Have This Dance" from the ''

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'' motion picture soundtrack (1980), " Blessed Are the Believers" (1981), " Another Sleepless Night" (1982), " A Little Good News" (1983), " Just Another Woman in Love", "

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", and "Time, Don't Run Out on Me" (1985). She performed "

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" at the first

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baseball game played in Canada on April 7, 1977, when the

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played the

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. She reprised the Canadian national anthem prior to the first World Series game held in Canada, Game 3 of the 1992 World Series at the SkyDome. Following the last game at

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, she concluded the arena's closing ceremony by singing "

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" at centre ice wearing a

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jersey. Murray was a celebrity corporate spokeswoman for The Bay, and she also did commercials and sang the company jingle ("You Can Count on the Commerce") for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (

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). Murray's last Hot 100 hit was "Now and Forever (You and Me)" from 1986; it was also her last No. 1 on both the American and Canadian country charts.

1990s–2000s

Murray's last charting single in the U.S. was 1991's "Everyday", which appeared on ''Billboard''s Country Singles chart. In 1996, Murray signed on with a new manager, Bruce Allen. She recorded her first live album in 1997, and in 1999 she released ''

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'', a platinum inspirational album, which went to No. 1 Contemporary Christian, No. 4 Country and No. 38 pop. Her last charting single in Canada was the title track "

" in 2000. She released ''

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'' in 2002, the follow-up to her successful 1993 album, ''

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''. In 2004, she released '' I'll Be Seeing You'' in Canada only, which features a collection of songs from the early 20th century to the mid-1940s. The 2005 American version, titled '' All of Me'', features a bonus disc containing many of her hit singles. The album is dedicated to her friend Cynthia McReynolds who died of cancer. On December 26, 2004, Murray joined other Canadian music stars in the Canada for Asia Telethon, a three-hour, tsunami relief concert broadcast on CBC Television (January 13, 2005) to support CARE Canada's efforts.

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and Murray closed the show with a duet, "What Would It Take". On October 10, 2007, Murray announced that she would embark on her final major tour. She toured in February and March 2008 in the U.S. on the "Coast-to-Coast – One Last Time" tour followed by a run in April and May in Canada. Murray's final public concert was held at the Sony Centre in Toronto on May 23, 2008. '' Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends'' was released in November 2007 in Canada and January 2008 in the U.S. The album comprised seventeen tracks that included many of Murray's biggest hits over her four-decade career, re-recorded as duets with other established, rising, and – in one case – deceased female singers. These artists included

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's Isabelle Boulay, Murray's daughter Dawn Langstroth,

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, Emmylou Harris,

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, Carole King, the

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, Irish sextet Celtic Woman,

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, and Sarah Brightman. The duet with soprano Brightman was of her 1970 hit song, "Snowbird". ''Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends'' was recorded in four cities – Toronto, Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles. According to '' Billboard'' magazine, the album reached No. 2 on the Canadian pop album charts and was certified Double Platinum in Canada after merely two months, representing sales of over 200,000 units. The album was the second-highest debuting CD on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 albums chart for the week ending February 2, 2008. It entered the chart at No. 42, making it her highest-charting U.S. CD release since 1999's ''What a Wonderful World'', which peaked at No. 38 on the Top 200 and was certified Platinum by the

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(RIAA). Also for the week ending February 2, 2008, the CD debuted at No. 8 on '' Billboard''s Top Country Albums chart and at No. 3 on its Top Internet Albums chart. Murray was nominated for the 2008

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for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year. Olympic flag carried into BC Place at 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony (cropped)

Murray's album ''What a Wonderful World'' was re-released in July 2008 in North America as a 14-song package. A new Christmas album, titled '' Anne Murray's Christmas Album'' with bonus DVD was released in October 2008. Sony BMG Music also released an

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Christmas album, titled ''

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'' on October 14, 2008, featuring a virtual duet of "Silver Bells" with Murray. Murray retired from both recording and performing after the issue of her final Christmas album in 2008, later explaining, "I did it for 40 years and that's long enough to do anything...I wanted to go out still singing well, and not having to make excuses." Despite continuing offers to take part in live concert appearances, duets and other recording activities, Murray has remained firmly retired since then, and insists she hasn't second-guessed the decision for a moment: "I was one of those who couldn't. I have too much trouble settling for less."

Television

Murray has had five highly rated U.S. specials on CBS (over 40 million viewers each) and several Canadian specials on CBC including ''Anne Murray in Nova Scotia'', ''Intimate Evening with Anne Murray'', ''Anne Murray RSVP'', ''A Special Anne Murray Christmas'', ''Legends & Friends'', ''Greatest Hits II'', ''What a Wonderful World'', ''Ladies Night Show'', ''Anne Murray in Walt Disney World'' and ''Anne Murray's Classic Christmas''. Her 2008 television special, ''Family Christmas'', garnered a 43 per cent share on CBC with 4.2 million viewers. She has appeared on ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Solid Gold'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Dean Martin Summer Show'', ''Singalong Jubilee'', ''Dinah!'', ''The Today Show'', ''

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, ''Perry Como's Christmas in New Mexico'', ''

'', ''Night of a 100 Stars'', ''

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'', ''Royal Canadian Air Farce'' and ''Good Morning America''. Her 2005 CBC special ''Anne Murray: The Music of My Life'' broke ratings records for a Thursday night, with more than 7 million Canadian viewers tuned in. She also appeared on ABC-TV's '' American Bandstand'', and on regional US dance/variety programs. On August 25, 2008, Murray appeared on the popular TV program '' Canadian Idol'' as a mentor. '' Anne Murray: Full Circle'', a documentary film by Adrian Buitenhuis and Morgan Elliott, was broadcast by

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in 2021.

Personal life

In 2009, Murray released her autobiography, ''All of Me'', and embarked on a 15-city book signing tour, starting in Nashville on October 27, 2009, and ending in Ottawa on November 24, 2009. The tour also included a special ''In Conversation'' interview with Michael Posner at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto on October 30, 2009. She is

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Marriage and children

In 1975 Murray married Bill Langstroth, music producer and longtime host of ''

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(born 1979). Dawn is a singer-songwriter and artist who has recorded with her mother a number of times, including the duet "Let There Be Love" in 1999 for Murray's ''What a Wonderful World'' album. Murray and Dawn were featured in a mother–daughter duet of "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" on Murray's hit 2008 U.S. CD (released in late 2007 in Canada), ''Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends''. Murray and Langstroth separated in 1997 and divorced the following year. Langstroth died in May 2013. In January 1998, Murray and Dawn performed at a benefit concert for Sheena's Place, an eating disorder treatment centre in Toronto. Both have spoken publicly about Dawn's struggle with

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, which developed when she was 10 years old. Dawn has since sought treatment and continues to pursue a career in music. Murray lived in

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, for over forty years, from the late 1970s through 2019. In 2019, she returned to live in her home province of

, settling in Halifax.

Philanthropy and support for causes

Murray kept close ties with her hometown,

, located about an hour east of

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, and 1.5 hours north of

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. The Anne Murray Centre, located in Springhill, opened on July 28, 1989, and houses a collection of memorabilia from both her personal life and professional career in a series of displays. A registered Canadian charity, the centre aims to foster tourism in the area and promote awareness of the music of Nova Scotia and Canada. All the revenue generated from its operation is used to provide employment for local people and for its ongoing maintenance. Murray was involved in the construction of the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre in Springhill, Nova Scotia. She served as the honorary chair of the fundraising campaign to replace the town arena that collapsed after a peewee hockey game in 2002. Named for her parents, the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre sports an NHL-size ice sheet with seating for 800 people, a walking track, multi-purpose room, community room with seating for up to 300, and a gym. The Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre has become an integral part of the Springhill community since opening on September 15, 2004. Murray was involved in a variety of charitable organizations. In addition to being the Honorary National Chairperson of the Canadian Save The Children Fund, she served as a spokeswoman for many charities throughout her career – most recently Colon Cancer Canada. On May 20, 2009, Colon Cancer Canada launched the inaugural Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic. Over C$150,000 was raised through the event. On February 12, 2010, Murray was one of the eight Canadians who carried the

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during the opening ceremonies of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Murray was a public supporter of Canadian environmentalist and geneticist David Suzuki's Nature Challenge.

Hobbies

A longtime golf enthusiast, Murray made history in October 2003 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in

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, by becoming the first woman to score a hole-in-one on the 108-yard, par 3, 17th hole at the Kaluhyat Golf Club. On May 11, 2007, ''Golf For Women'' magazine named Murray the world's best female celebrity golfer, noting her 11 handicap.

Discography

Since 1968, Murray has had 32 studio albums and 15 compilation albums. :Studio albums * '' What About Me'' (1968) * '' This Way Is My Way'' (1969) * '' Honey, Wheat and Laughter'' (1970) * '' Straight, Clean and Simple'' (1971) * '' Anne Murray / Glen Campbell'' (1971) (with

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) * '' Talk It Over in the Morning'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''

'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1974) * '' Highly Prized Possession'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' Keeping in Touch'' (1976) * ''

There's a Hippo in My Tub ''There's a Hippo in My Tub'', rereleased as ''Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation'', is a 1977 children's album by Anne Murray. Although the album did not make any of the major charts in the US or Canada, it was certified Platinum ...

'' (1977) * ''

Let's Keep It That Way ''Let's Keep It That Way'' is the 12th studio album by Anne Murray, released in February 1978. On the Canadian charts the album topped both the country and pop album charts. In the U.S., the album returned Murray to the top ten on the country albu ...

'' (1978) * ''

New Kind of Feeling ''New Kind of Feeling'' is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian country and pop vocalist Anne Murray, issued in January 1979 on Capitol Records. The recording continued her chart success from the previous year's ''Let's Keep It That Way'', with ...

'' (1979) * '' I'll Always Love You'' (1979) * ''

Somebody's Waiting ''Somebody's Waiting'' is the fifteenth 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 ...

'' (1980) * ''

Where Do You Go When You Dream ''Where Do You Go When You Dream'' is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray, released in 1981 via Capitol Records. It reached #4 on the U.S. country album charts, and #55 on the pop album charts. In her native Cana ...

'' (1981) * '' The Hottest Night of the Year'' (1982) * '' A Little Good News'' (1983) * '' Heart over Mind'' (1984) * '' Something to Talk About'' (1986) * '' Harmony'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * '' You Will'' (1990) * '' Yes I Do'' (1991) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2002) * '' I'll Be Seeing You'' (2004) * '' Duets: Friends & Legends'' (2007)

Awards and honours

Anne Murray won four Grammys (including one in the pop category), three American Music Awards, three CMA Awards, and a record 24 Juno Awards. In 1995, Murray received a

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for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. Murray was ranked No. 24 in Country Music Television's ''40 Greatest Women of Country Music'' in 2002. Murray was invested as an

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in 1975 and promoted to

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in 1984, the second highest honour that can be awarded to a Canadian civilian. She was also one of the first recipients of the newly established

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in 2002. In 2006, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame chose her and

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as recipients of the Legacy Award for their contributions to and support of the Canadian songwriting industry. Murray was recognized for her support of Canada's songwriters, through her performances and her recordings. On June 29, 2007, Canada Post issued the limited edition Anne Murray stamp. She was recognized along with three other Canadian recording artists:

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, and Joni Mitchell. On May 20, 2016, Anne Murray was granted an

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. Grammy Award Nominations/Wins: * 1970 – Best New Artist; Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female, "Snowbird" * 1973 – Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, "Danny's Song" * 1974 – Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, ''Love Song'' (WON) * 1978 – Record of the Year, "You Needed Me"; Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, "Walk Right Back"; Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, "You Needed Me" (WON) * 1979 – Best Recording for Children, ''Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation'' * 1980 – Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, "Could I Have This Dance" (WON) * 1983 – Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, "A Little Good News" (WON) * 1984 – Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, ''Heart Over Mind''; Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" Billboard Top 100 Year-End Rankings: * 1970 - "Snowbird" - #42 * 1974 - "You Won't See Me" - #54 * 1974 - "A Love Song" - #80 * 1978 - "You Needed Me" - #63 * 1979 - "I Just Fall in Love Again" - #72 * 1980 - "Daydream Believer" - #61 * 1980 - "Broken Hearted Me" - #92

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Anne Murray Centre's official website
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Entry at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
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