''Danny's Song'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian

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artist

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, released in 1973 via

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. It was produced and arranged by Brian Ahern for Happy Sack Productions. Tracks 6–10 were recorded live at the

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. The album peaked at number 4 on the

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Country Albums chart and number 39 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Anne Murray – lead vocals, backing vocals * Pat Riccio, Jr. – keyboards, backing vocals (6-10) * Brian Ahern – guitars (1-5) *

Lenny Breau Leonard Harold Breau (August 5, 1941 – August 12, 1984) was an American-Canadian guitarist. He blended many styles of music, including jazz, country, classical, and flamenco. Inspired by country guitarists like Chet Atkins, Breau used fingers ...

– guitars (6-10) * Miles Wilkinson – guitars (6-10), backing vocals (6-10) *

Ben Keith Bennett Keith Schaeufele (March 6, 1937 – July 26, 2010), better known by his stage name Ben Keith, was an American musician and record producer. Known primarily for his work as a pedal steel guitarist with Neil Young, Keith was a fixture of ...

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(1-5) * Skip Beckwith – bass, horns 6-10) * Andy Cree – drums, percussion *

Brent Titcomb Brent Arthur Titcomb (born August 10, 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor and musician. He plays guitar, percussion, harmonica, and jaw harp. Music career Titcomb was the original member of the folk-rock group 3's A Crowd ...

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(1-5) * Don Thompson – saxophone (6-10), flute (6-10), horns (6-10) * Rick Wilkins – strings (1-5), horns (6-10) *

Terry Black Terry Black (February 3, 1949 – June 28, 2009) was a Canadian pop singer and teen idol, born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Black's debut U.S. single, " Unless You Care", was released in 1964, when Black was 15. The song was writ ...

– backing vocals (6-10) *

Dianne Brooks Gwendolyn Dianne Brooks (January 3, 1939 – April 29, 2005), was a soul, r&b and jazz singer from New Jersey. With the Three Playmates, Brooks recorded several songs in 1957. She moved to Toronto shortly thereafter. Her part in Canadian soul m ...

– backing vocals (6-10) * Joanne Brooks – backing vocals (6-10) * Brenda Gordon – backing vocals (6-10) * Brian Russell – backing vocals (6-10) * Laurel Ward – backing vocals (6-10)

Production

* Brian Ahern – producer, arrangements, engineer * Paul White – A&R * Chris Skene – engineer * Miles Wilkinson – engineer * Don Newlands – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1973 albums Anne Murray albums Albums produced by Brian Ahern (producer) Capitol Records albums {{1970s-country-album-stub